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Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

'The judge actually congratulated me': Boss forces full-time employee to sign a freelance contract, then fires them illegally seven months later, employee gathers all the evidence to win in court

'The judge actually congratulated me': Boss forces full-time employee to sign a freelance contract, then fires them illegally seven months later, employee gathers all the evidence to win in court

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'Employee of the year' secretly working 3 jobs gets video of speech posted on LinkedIn and YouTube: 'I had to... ask them to get it removed'

Employee gets even with stingy boss after he refuses to allow employees to ask for replacement pens if they lost theirs: 'You had to turn in [your] old out-of-ink pen to get another'

Employee gets even with stingy boss after he refuses to allow employees to ask for replacement pens if they lost theirs: 'You had to turn in [your] old out-of-ink pen to get another'

'Everyone is replaceable': Boss refuses to give hardworking employee a raise, claiming he can find someone else to do the job if needed, employee quits and proves boss wrong

'Everyone is replaceable': Boss refuses to give hardworking employee a raise, claiming he can find someone else to do the job if needed, employee quits and proves boss wrong

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New boss refuses to acknowledge engineering contractor's resignation or even discuss renewing their contract, tries to dictate their own bizarre notice terms: 'I've just decided your last day will be 2 months from now'

Boss goes on record claiming it's legal to fire employees for discussing their wages after two coworkers discover their pay is not the same, company lawyer and HR get involved: ‘It causes distress to the agency’

Boss goes on record claiming it's legal to fire employees for discussing their wages after two coworkers discover their pay is not the same, company lawyer and HR get involved: ‘It causes distress to the agency’

Over-worked staff left questioning "legality", after boss tells employees to run errands using personal cars, without reimbursement for expenses: 'Using our own gas and putting wear on our personal vehicles'

Over-worked staff left questioning "legality", after boss tells employees to run errands using their personal cars, without reimbursement for expenses: 'Using our own gas and putting wear on our personal vehicles'

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Boss demands IT send "detailed daily reports" for everything little task they do on the job, IT sends an 87-page novel in response: ‘8:02 AM: Logged into system’

Boss demands IT send "detailed daily reports" for everything little task they do on the job, IT sends an 87-page novel in response: ‘8:02 AM: Logged into system’

Employee's access to software gets revoked by IT, so they send IT a list of all the tasks they need to take over: ‘Within 30 minutes, the decision was reversed and I had my access back’

Employee's access to software gets revoked by IT, so they send IT a list of all the tasks they need to take over: ‘Within 30 minutes, the decision was reversed and I had my access back’

26-year-old quits after first week after receiving less than half of the pay he was promised: 'I received my first paycheck, and after taxes, it's just over $500'

26-year-old quits during first week after receiving less than half of the pay he was promised: 'I received my first paycheck, and after taxes, it's just over $500'

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'What on earth is happening?': Manager demands employee participate in the team group chat, employee complies, sending random texts in every language but English

'What on earth is happening?': Manager demands employee participate in the team group chat, employee complies, sending random messages in every language but English

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Employee admits to coworker she's the reason they resigned from their job, after months of doing all her neglected tasks: ‘I couldn't continue working with her’

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Boss tells supervisor they have to work 2 extra hours every day or quit, totaling an extra 10 hours of unpaid work every week: 'HR backed my supervisor up. They agreed.'

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'[I] got fired 4 hours into my first day': Entitled coworker gets new warehouse employee fired for working too slowly even though it was his first day

'[I] got fired 4 hours into my first day': Entitled coworker gets new warehouse employee fired for working too slowly even though it was his first day

‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

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Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

21-year-old tenant throws out roommate’s food from her private fridge after setting clear boundaries, roommate lashes out: 'She kept treating my fridge like it was hers'

21-year-old tenant throws out roommate’s food from her private fridge after setting clear boundaries, roommate lashes out: 'She kept treating my fridge like it was hers'

35-year-old agrees to officiate her 29-year-old sister's 3rd wedding even though she thinks they're rushing it, family drama ensues but big sister still has her little sister's back: ‘My job is to be supportive.'

35-year-old agrees to officiate her 29-year-old sister's 3rd wedding even though she thinks they're rushing it, family drama ensues but big sister still has her little sister's back: ‘My job is to be supportive.'

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