A tech CEO reported firing two engineers who were caught working a second full-time job in this LinkedIn post that went viral. This topic has been trending across the wider web this week as there have been multiple reports from businesses that claim to be firing employees who are working multiple full-time jobs. Notable stories have emerged from the software company mentioned in this thread and from a multinational credit reporting agency that claims to have caught and fired 24 workers who were…

Who wouldn't want to earn a passive income that directly pays off the assets required, which themselves appreciate value at an alarming rate? The only trade-off is that you have to be willing to do it by stepping directly on the necks of others. That's what being a landlord is, if you're able and willing to join a group of persons who are directly disadvantaging other people then look no further than investing in real estate!

This employer has allegedly threatened their staff with charges and imprisonment if they refuse to stay after their 10-hour shift for “voluntary” overtime.

This Redditor posted to Reddit's “Am I the A-Hole” community this week to see if they were wrong for imposing their vegetarian diet on attendees of their presentations. Interestingly, this poster comments that their primary motivation for being a vegetarian (and forcing this diet upon others) is due to the pollution the meat industry generates. Yet, their profession is essentially just traveling around the place to talk at people. It's no secret that travel contributes a massive percentage of g…

Shortly after their posting to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, screenshots of this request for a "Mental Health" day have gone viral.

This worker got a verbal warning for taking a bathroom break which then led to being served a disciplinary action form for wasting time. They've taken to the popular r/antiwork subreddit with a photo of the post to share their experience and seek advice. Amidst the usual r/antiwork comment menagerie a user claiming to be an employment lawyer, u/Older_Wiser_Maybe responded. “Employment lawyer here: First, Only one of the instances referenced in the disciplinary action has to do with a bathroom b…

Imagine getting fired from your position only to then receive texts enquiring as to the status of certain aspects of your role. Well, Redditor u/ScooterBobb didn't have to imagine this as this bizarre scenario became a reality for them after their boss texted them trying to figure out whether or not they had placed orders and conducted an inventory for the coming week. The original poster submitted screenshots of the text to both the r/kitchenconfidential and r/ antiwork subredddits. Both threa…

An employee closed with their manager, who said nothing out of the ordinary to them but sent an email 20 minutes later telling them that they were being let go from their position.

Commenters explained that the current job market will be causing multiple instances of this to happen as older employees miss out on the more competitive rates new hires are earning. Others shared their own experiences. “As someone who's also worked in a handful of machining shops, good on you," commented Satirical0ne. "Many places these days will try to screw you if you let them and then try to dangle the job in front of your face. I'm glad to hear that you were able to find somewhere to pay m…

That's just coercion...

This email has gone viral online after it was posted to the popular r/ antiwork subreddit. The thread was posted to Reddit' s growing subreddit that deals with the issues surrounding worker's rights. It consisted of screenshots that were allegedly sent by an employer in response to a walkout that was orchestrated by the kitchen staff of the establishment that the sender owns and operates. Toxic workplaces are often put on blast on the popular subreddit. Another recent thread saw users commentin…

This contractor was told that they had to attend a meeting by the company that they contracted. The issue was that the company had insisted that they sign them on as a contractor rather than an employee, and there wasn't anything in the contract dictating that they had to attend meetings. This was initially posted on Twitter by the contractor, @birdrespecter, before being shared to and going viral on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit. The concerned workers of r/antiwork were highly supportive of th…

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A graphic designer was told by her marketing firm that she was not going to be receiving a salary increase, despite her stellar performance because her husband “makes good money." The story was posted to the r/antiwork subreddit by the woman's husband, who uses the username u/DLS3141. The ordeal took place after his wife's company completed their performance reviews. She received “glowing reviews from her boss," as she did every year. It wasn't until she didn't receive a raise, as she had in pr…

This underpaid IT professional waited years for fair treatment from his bosses. The work doubled and then tripled, but the pay never reflected his efforts. He wouldn't prove how essential he was to the company until he left… and cost them $40 Million. Redditor u/slw_motion_trainwrck shared this story to the r/antiwork subreddit. A subreddit that seeks to raise awareness about workers' rights and increase visibility on the issues and mistreatment people face from poor employers. Commenters and c…

A systems engineer came across a confidential document containing all employee salaries. They were shocked to see what some of their coworkers were earning, and the desire for justice suddenly emerged. u/ihavealotofquests shared this story to the r/antiwork subreddit, looking for a little bit of advice as to what they should do. When u/ihavealotofquests was helping an Office Manager, they copied a heap of files from their office folder. u/ihavealotofquests got back to their desk and accidentall…