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Employee gets falsely accused and fired after asking for a raise when they hadn't gotten one for 3 years: ' I asked why I was fired, and he still wouldn’t even give me a reason'

Boss demands employee stop taking advantage of their flexible hours and end workdays at exactly 4 pm, then takes it back after realizing the effects on company output: ‘He admitted he was wrong’

Boss demands employee stop taking advantage of their flexible hours and end workdays at exactly 4 pm, then takes it back after realizing the effects on company output: ‘He admitted he was wrong’

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Boss asks employee to stay late on a Friday when it's already 4pm, the employee tells them they can't because they already have plans, boss says they're not a "team player": 'I've been working here for 8 months and I always stay late when needed'

Remote employee quits job after CEO demands they attend team building events, their manager resigns in solidarity: ‘The people are poorly valued’

Remote employee quits job after CEO demands they attend team building events, their manager resigns in solidarity: ‘The people are poorly valued’

Boss demands employee send him pictures of all transactions and deposits they make, employee complies, causing boss's phone to lag: ‘He has to spend a lot of time deleting those thousands of pictures’

Boss demands employee send him pictures of all transactions and deposits they make, employee complies, causing boss's phone to lag: ‘He has to spend a lot of time deleting those thousands of pictures’

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HR rep lectures candidate after he rejects their lowball offer, telling him he should have been "grateful for the opportunity": 'I have 4 years [of] experience and know my value'

Coworker confronts employee after discovering they use their lunch break to take walks around the parking garage, employee refuses to give in to their demands to stop: ‘I’m entitled to my break’

Coworker confronts employee after discovering they use their lunch break to take walks around the parking garage, employee refuses their demands to stop: ‘I’m entitled to my break’

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Mid-sized marketing firm outsources IT firing the single employee who had been there for 4 years, he gets a job paying $20k more: 'The first week after I left, their main server crashed. The outsourced company took 6 hours to respond, another 8 to fix it'

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Employee hands in their resignation to their boss, yellow sticky note saying "I Quit" in the corner.

Boss promises "career growth opportunities" after employee hands in their 2-week notice, boss has all but ignored the employee and their contributions for the 3 years they worked with them: 'Suddenly I'm the most valuable employee they've ever had'

Employee's monthly salary gets cut following company's pay restructure, they quit after boss refuses to give them a raise, causing the business to sink: ‘I didn’t realize how important I was’

Employee's monthly salary gets cut following company's pay restructure, they quit after boss refuses to give them a raise, causing the business to sink: ‘I didn’t realize how important I was’

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Employee is fired due to "budget cuts" but then asked to train the new intern to do their job for their last 2 weeks: 'The worst part is they acted like they were doing me a favor'

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17-year-old employee gets fired for not personally calling in sick after fainting and going to the emergency room: 'We're praying for you but you're fired'

17-year-old employee gets fired for not personally calling in sick after fainting and going to the emergency room: 'We're praying for you but you're fired'

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Two junior employees miss their return flight from a business conference in Nashville after evading commitments for the entire event, senior employee gets blamed for their behavior: 'Text them at 3:45 pm that Lyft is arriving in 15 mins, no response'

This employee enquired with their boss about where their two-week late paycheck was, they were met with resistance

Worker gets written up for "unprofessional attitude" after asking why their paycheck was 2 weeks late: 'You don't need to come at me with that kind of tone'

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Manager makes request at 4:30pm for employee to stay late, employee declines and manager throws temper tantrum: 'Nah, bro! Your emergency is not my emergency'

Manager makes request at 4:30pm for employee to stay late, employee declines and manager throws temper tantrum: 'Nah, bro! Your emergency is not my emergency'

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Coworker reports employee to HR for not inviting her to her private wedding, forcing her to have to explain to HR why she's not invited: 'Some people really do think they’re the main character'

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Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’

Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’

23-year-old contributing to groceries and chores refuses to start paying rent while older brother lives for free at home: 'I made it very clear to my parents'

23-year-old contributing to groceries and chores refuses to start paying rent while older brother lives for free at home: 'I made it very clear to my parents'

Neighbor declares himself the block's parking sheriff and leaves such ridiculous notes that residents start a collection: 'Car in the same spot for too long'

Neighbor declares himself the block's parking sheriff and leaves such ridiculous notes that residents start a collection: 'Car in the same spot for too long'

Coworker asks employee to clock her in early, then lets the employee get written up when she gets caught: 'I won't be helping her ever again'

Coworker asks employee to clock her in early, then lets the employee get written up when she gets caught: 'I won't be helping her ever again'

HR requires a 500-word "reason" alongside each PTO request, so a witty employee writes an entire essay to go to their cousin's wedding: 'I began [by] explaining the historical significance of marriage'

HR requires a 500-word "reason" alongside each PTO request, so a witty employee writes an entire essay to go to their cousin's wedding: 'I began [by] explaining the historical significance of marriage'

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