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New employees get left alone to close the store, forcing them to clock out an hour late every day, only to find out they don't get paid past closing time

'Manager changed my clock-out times': New employees get left alone to close the store, forcing them to clock out an hour late every day, only to find out they don't get paid past closing time

Contractor quits job without any notice after manager publicly boasts about being able to fire contractors without repercussions

Contractor quits job without any notice after manager publicly boasts about being able to fire contractors without repercussions: ‘Thanks for everything, this is my last day!’

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45-year-old coworker reprimands 27-year-old employee for being on her phone during lunch, employee reports her to manager: ‘She's been on thin ice since’

45-year-old coworker reprimands 27-year-old employee for being on her phone during lunch, employee reports her to manager: ‘She's been on thin ice since’

Employees discover boss gave himself $100k retantion bonus after he claims all bonuses and raises are ‘off the table’, leading to mass quitting: 'The man literally rewarded himself for not quitting'

Employees discover boss gave himself $100k retantion bonus after he claims all bonuses and raises are ‘off the table’, leading to mass quitting: 'The man literally rewarded himself for not quitting'

Employee refuses to answer boss's text after resigning from their job via email, leaving boss in the dark about why they quit: ‘Now the company is calling me’

Employee refuses to answer boss's text after resigning from their job via email, leaving boss in the dark about why they quit: ‘Now the company is calling me’

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Job candidates withdraw from final interview after hiring manager sends them an assignment that requires hours of unpaid work: ‘I find [it] very unprofessional’

Job candidates withdraw from final interview after hiring manager sends them an assignment that requires hours of unpaid work: ‘I find [it] very unprofessional’

Employee quits job after getting caught using ChatGPT to do her work, she plans a goodbye party, coworker refuses to attend: ‘I honestly have no interest in celebrating her quitting’

News reporter quits job after getting caught using ChatGPT to do her work, she plans a goodbye party, coworker refuses to attend: ‘I honestly have no interest in celebrating her quitting’

Company forces employees to work from the office full-time, leading employees to stop replying to messages after hours despite manager's demands: ‘You get exactly what you ask for'

Company forces employees to work from the office full-time, leading employees to stop replying to messages after hours despite manager's demands: ‘You get exactly what you ask for'

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Software developer complies with management's demand to stop helping users with system issues, leading to a lack of help desk: ‘That did not go well for the users’

Manager forgets to collect office key from employee after firing them, demands employee return to give it back, they refuse: ‘You can change the locks'

Manager forgets to collect office key from employee after firing them, demands employee return to give it back, they refuse: ‘You can change the locks'

Employee quits job, then reveals to CEO the reason is their toxic manager, manager refuses to accept it: ‘I kept thinking that I was the problem’

Employee quits job, then reveals to CEO the reason is their toxic manager, manager refuses to accept it: ‘I kept thinking that I was the problem’

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‘By the way, you're fired': Employee bakes cookies for office pool party after receiving feedback for not participating in after-work events, only to get fired two days later

‘By the way, you're fired': Employee bakes cookies for office pool party after receiving feedback for not participating in after-work events, only to get fired two days later

Boss demands cashier clock out every time they leave the register, employee complies, only for it to get flagged by HR: ‘My timecard showed I’d left work thirteen times’

Boss demands cashier clock out every time they leave the register, employee complies, only for it to get flagged by HR: ‘My timecard showed I’d left work thirteen times’

‘I quit on the spot’: Boss refuses to listen to employee's suggestion on how to cut costs for the company, employee resigns, only for boss to keep trying to reach out

‘I quit on the spot’: Boss refuses to listen to employee's suggestion on how to cut costs for the company, employee resigns, only for boss to keep trying to reach out

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Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

'The judge actually congratulated me': Boss forces full-time employee to sign a freelance contract, then fires them illegally seven months later, employee gathers all the evidence to win in court

'The judge actually congratulated me': Boss forces full-time employee to sign a freelance contract, then fires them illegally seven months later, employee gathers all the evidence to win in court

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Tenant dug out his own parking spot during snowstorm, he left briefly and returned to find it taken, so he parked the car in, sparking tension when confronted by neighbor's visitor who occupied parking spot: '[Says now] he knows my true colors'

Tenant dug out his own parking spot during snowstorm, he left briefly and returned to find it taken, so he parked the car in, sparking tension when confronted by neighbor's visitor who occupied parking spot: '[Says now] he knows my true colors'

Neighbor shovels snow from elderly resident's driveway every morning, decides to confront other neighbors for not offering to help too: ‘How would you feel if she was your mother?’

Neighbor shovels snow from elderly resident's driveway every morning, decides to confront other neighbors for not offering to help too: ‘How would you feel if she was your mother?’

Man won't stop making passive-aggressive comments, gets a taste of his own medicine when roommate uses his own words in front of friends and the landlord: 'People started looking at him differently'

Man won't stop making passive-aggressive comments, gets a taste of his own medicine when roommate uses his own words in front of friends and the landlord: 'People started looking at him differently'

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

Employee forced to come into work despite snowstorm emergency: 'I was told to dig myself out'

Employee forced to come into work despite snowstorm emergency: 'I was told to dig myself out'

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