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'Put in a leave? Sure': Hybrid employee gets denied a WFH day while she's under-the-weather, scores a restful day off while the department scrambles

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee accidentally swears at boss during Zoom call thinking he's on mute: 'Hope I still have a job tomorrow'

Ben Weiss

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'Bro, you won the game': Employee let go from job that they completely self-automated for five years

Remy Millisky

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'How do you expect me to work if I'm not remote': Micromanaging CEO flip flops between calling programmer's job ‘remote’, leading to employee turning off alarm clock and staying home following ‘remote work' instructions

Eleonora Bader

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'My "angry email" to HR made its way all the way up the chain': CEO decides to make all remote workers start coming to the office

Remy Millisky

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'I'm not logging on': Worker asked to do their job remote after being told by CEO that their job couldn't be, takes the day off instead

Brad Dickson

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'We have made a change to PTO': HR tries to get workers to use their PTO if they need to work from home

Ben Weiss

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HR manager tells worker they can't work remote whilst working remote: 'It is 100% about control'

Brad Dickson

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'You can't continue working from home because you go idle in chat too often': Remote worker devises plan to avoid going into the office by tricking their bosses

Remy Millisky

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‘[I'll] smile for a raise': Boss messages his employee privately asking her to ‘smile more’ in their weekly teams video call; she refuses and hilarity ensues in the comments

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘He joined 10 minutes late… Boss was [furious]’: Careless employee nearly misses a 6AM call with all of the C-level bosses after disrespecting the meeting coordinator

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'[Don't] waste my time': After firing a remote employee without warning, company demands he return a $500 laptop; he ships it for $850 at their expense as revenge

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Am I obligated to bring this to anyone's attention': Remote worker posts concerned question online after realizing that their employer has forgotten about them

Brad Dickson

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Update: 'My manager replied, "Hey, we can all hear you"': Remote worker caught venting to girlfriend during call with boss

Remy Millisky

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'My boss implied that not attending would have repercussions': Employee faces consequences if he doesn't go out with boss and coworkers, internet reacts

Ben Weiss

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Boss Cuts a Remote Employee's Hours (and Pay) in Half, Attempting to Force Him to Come to the Office Instead of Working From Home

Jesse Kessenheimer

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