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39-year-old employee told he's not allowed to use the break room at work because he's salaried: 'I can't get water or coffee now because it's too confusing for other people?'

Ben Weiss

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Coworker insists nurse trades shifts with her so that she can spend time with her 2 children who are under 10-years-old, begins telling their coworkers that the nurse is selfish: 'You don't have kids, so it's easier for you'

Brad Dickson

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New army boss urges employees to take their PTO, entire team takes off at once, leaving new boss scrambling: 'Each of us had accumulated between 200 and 500 extra hours'

Ben Weiss

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'We need a doctor's note': Employee requests 3 days off due to burnout, boss demands a doctor's note, doctor demands a full month off

Ben Weiss

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Employee at electric vehicle company gets put on a PIP after having an argument with their new manager, who was hired only 3 months ago: 'The most [foolish] man I've ever had the awful displeasure of working with'

Brad Dickson

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New American boss tries to cut British-based employee's "excessive" PTO, HR sides with employee: 'I have referred this to HR because I think this isn't right'

Ben Weiss

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Entitled boss forces overworked employee to pause payroll and prioritize new report, maliciously complies, delaying payroll for the entire company: 'You could almost see the steam coming out of his ears'

Ben Weiss

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'You don't sound sick to me': Employee refuses to give in to management pressures not to use any PTO, records conversation with boss to prove their actions are illegal

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entitled boss spells company name wrong in his emails for years, fed up employee reports it anonymously to the board of directors: ‘He lost his credibility’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee quits after getting written up for being 2 minutes late after covering 3 people's jobs for 6 months: 'I got a formal write-up'

Brad Dickson

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Manager approves employees' unlimited overtime for Mother's Day week, only to take it back halfway through: ‘You are doing too much overtime’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Overworked employee starts leaving right at 5pm making their boss think that they've suddenly got better at their job and have "stepped up their game": 'I got a raise after I started leaving exactly at 5pm'

Brad Dickson

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'I've stopped trying [and] suddenly I'm promotion material': Burnt-out office ‘try-hard’ refuses to continue going above and beyond, ends up finally getting a 15% raise from the boss after setting healthy boundaries

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee uses a paper trail to set the record straight when their petty supervisor begins to “performance manage” them out of a job: ‘I responded with facts and data. No response’

Brad Dickson

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‘Fate had my back’: Employee takes company truck to interview for another workplace after repeatedly being denied days off, gets the new job while on the clock

Bar Mor Hazut

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Guy builds device for 32 remote employees to bypass company's new idle time requirements, now CEO wants one too: 'You wanted zero idle times!'

Ben Weiss

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