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Employees fed up after company cuts 90% of their big annual bonus, despite promising it in exchange for unpaid overtime and extra shifts, boss insists: ‘You're lucky to work here’

Employees fed up after company cuts 90% of their big annual bonus, despite promising it in exchange for unpaid overtime and extra shifts, boss insists: ‘You're lucky to work here’

After managing company's largest client, employee gets wrongfully fired, leading client to hire them externally instead of accepting replacement: 'Was told I'm easily replaceable, so I fixed that'

After managing company's largest client, employee gets wrongfully fired, leading client to hire them externally instead of accepting replacement: 'Was told I'm easily replaceable, so I fixed that'

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Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Micromanager enforces new clocking-in rule requiring employees to send 4 selfies per day: 'It feels unnecessary and uncomfortable'

Micromanager enforces new clocking-in rule requiring employees to send four selfies per day: 'It feels unnecessary and uncomfortable'

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Employees cost employer coveted award by submitting unlimited anonymous responses to corporate survey: 'The company never really recovered from that point onward'

Employees refuse to cover manager's shift after she breaks her arm, leading manager to take away future shifts from employees who refuse her demands: ‘I assume you don't need money’

Employees refuse to cover manager's shift after she breaks her arm, leading manager to take away future shifts from employees who refuse her demands: ‘I assume you don't need money’

Experienced employee discovers younger coworkers are getting paid 70% more than him, decides to disengage from the job completely instead of looking for a new one: ‘I don't see a point anymore’

Experienced employee discovers younger coworkers are getting paid 70% more than him, decides to disengage from the job completely instead of looking for a new one: ‘I don't see a point anymore’

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Employees refuse to throw retiring coworker's goodbye party, despite working together for over 20 years, coworker leaves company feeling disgraced: ‘I cried on my way home from work'

Employees refuse to throw retiring coworker's goodbye party, despite working together for over 20 years, coworker leaves company feeling disgraced: ‘I cried on my way home from work'

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

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Employee confronts boss about her inability to keep office morale up, boss refuses to listen, claiming employees are happy as long as they don't quit: ‘That's her metric'

Employee confronts boss about her inability to keep office morale up, boss refuses to listen, claiming employees are happy as long as they don't quit: ‘That's her metric'

Parents stand up to school owner after beloved teacher gets fired without warning, owner refuses to supply reasonable explanation: ‘There were no toys on the shelves’

Parents stand up to school owner after beloved teacher gets fired without warning, owner refuses to supply reasonable explanation: ‘There were no toys on the shelves’

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Employee gives two weeks' notice while traveling for work, employer cancels their flight home: 'I have worked for this company for 3 years...'

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Boss demands employee sell their sports car and buy a new truck for the company, employee firmly refuses, gets fired as a result: 'It's like asking me to sell my child'

Boss demands employee sell their sports car and buy a new truck for the company, employee firmly refuses, gets fired as a result: 'It's like asking me to sell my child'

‘All of the staff is non-human to them’: Employee quits job working for billionaire boss, then reveals to friends and family what it feels like to work for the rich

‘All of the staff is non-human to them’: Employee quits job working for billionaire boss, then reveals to friends and family what it feels like to work for the rich

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Boss mandates overtime to warehouse staff after most workers call in sick, then refuses to let new hire take days off when they catch it too: ‘I'm stuck here for 12-hour days now’

Boss mandates overtime to warehouse staff after most workers call in sick, then refuses to let new hire take days off when they catch it too: ‘I'm stuck here for 12-hour days now’

Neighbor demands closer parking spot because she has 3 kids under 5 years old, resident refuses and reports ongoing disputes: 'You don't NEED close spot like do'

Neighbor demands closer parking spot because she has 3 kids under 5 years old, resident refuses and reports ongoing disputes: 'You don't NEED close spot like do'

IT project manager sabotages business after boss refuses to pay for car repairs they caused: 'They won't provide me with a car!'

IT project manager sabotages business after boss refuses to pay for car repairs they caused: 'They won't provide me with a car!'

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

Marketing agency fires employee for AI usage after they signed a contract that forbade them from using it for work tasks: ‘His work from the past two weeks, also AI‘

Marketing agency fires employee for AI usage after they signed a contract that forbade them from using it for work tasks: ‘His work from the past two weeks, also AI‘

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