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‘CEO sends dozens of emails every day’: CEO demands employees responds to all the emails he sends, leading to office dispute when employees can't get any work done other than answering emails

‘CEO sends dozens of emails every day’: CEO demands employees responds to all the emails he sends, leading to office dispute when employees can't get any work done other than answering emails

‘The CEO just quit’: New hire ignores company's red flags until CEO unexpectedly resigns, leaving employee on a sinking ship

‘The CEO just quit’: New hire ignores company's red flags until CEO unexpectedly resigns, leaving employee on a sinking ship

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‘Where is your empathy?’: Employee gets fired after his girlfriend breaks up with him in the middle of a shift, coworkers demand manager hires him back

‘Where is your empathy?’: Employee gets fired after his girlfriend breaks up with him in the middle of a shift, coworkers demand manager hires him back

'I should get a raise, not a pay cut': Boss convinces ex-employee to reclaim her position after they fail to find a replacement, only to later reveal that her paycheck will be less than before

'I should get a raise, not a pay cut': Boss convinces ex-employee to reclaim her position after they fail to find a replacement, only to later reveal that her paycheck will be less than before

‘You’re obviously not the right person for the job': Hiring manager demands job candidate leave interview after they ask manager for contact information of former employees

‘You’re obviously not the right person for the job': Hiring manager demands job candidate leave interview after they ask manager for contact information of former employees

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‘I don't want to get involved’: Nurse overhears patient's plan of using someone else's health insurance, decides to risk her career and not report them

‘I don't want to get involved’: Nurse overhears patient's plan of using someone else's health insurance, decides to risk her career and not report them

‘I haven’t got a raise in years': Employee discovers inexperienced new hire is offered the same salary as him, gets told to stop comparing himself to others

‘I haven’t gotten a raise in years': Employee discovers inexperienced new hire is offered the same salary as him, gets told to stop comparing himself to others

‘Customers like you pay extra’: Hair salon owner chargers demanding woman double after she arrived four hours late to her appointment and complained about the service

‘Customers like you pay extra’: Hair salon owner chargers demanding woman double after she arrived four hours late to her appointment and complained about the service

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‘Go (work somewhere else) team’: Company cuts employees' hours but demands they double the sales, employees collectively decide to do the bare minimum instead.

'By the time she'll notice, I'll be long gone': Employee quits job, micromanager demands they send onboarding documents for next hire, employee sends glitched files instead

'By the time she'll notice, I'll be long gone': Employee quits job, micromanager demands they send onboarding documents for next hire, employee sends glitched files instead

‘Your company deserves to fail’: Overworked employee quits job without notice after years of carrying company on their back, boss claims he'll sue for losses

‘Your company deserves to fail’: Overworked employee quits job without notice after years of carrying company on their back, boss claims he'll sue for losses

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Hiring manager expects employee to beg for the job, employee refuses, manager promises to ensure the candidate never works in the industry again

Hiring manager expects employee to beg for the job, employee refuses, manager promises to ensure the candidate never works in the industry again

'Take it up with HR': Employee confronts coworker after she monitors their bathroom breaks and claims they are taking too long

'Take it up with HR': Employee confronts coworker after she monitors their bathroom breaks and claims they are taking too long

Hotel guest demands full refund after positive experience, boasting 'I always get my way'

Hotel guest demands full refund after positive experience, boasting 'I always get my way'

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‘The system makes no sense’: New hire refuses to accept company's payroll system, accusing manager of withholding his pay

'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

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Update: Coworkers join forces to confront paralegal who blocks doors when he sees women approach: 'HR won’t do anything'

Update: Coworkers join forces to confront paralegal who blocks doors when he sees women approach: 'HR won’t do anything'

Mom defends 8-year-old daughter's right to read during family vacation, family members ask her to "reconsider": 'My MIL and FIL have spent the entire breakfast scowling at me'

Mom defends 8-year-old daughter's right to read during family vacation, family members ask her to "reconsider": 'My MIL and FIL have spent the entire breakfast scowling at me'

'They want her to [pay] $2,500.00': Neighbor fires back at HOA for forcing her to pay for landscaping area outside her property, HOA pays up

'They want her to [pay] $2,500.00': Neighbor fires back at HOA for forcing her to pay for landscaping area outside her property, HOA pays up

'My boss just decided water isn’t free anymore': Warehouse worker shares their frustration when their boss declares employees now need to buy water

'My boss just decided water isn’t free anymore': Warehouse worker shares their frustration when their boss declares employees now need to buy water

Professor tries to drop 22-year-old college senior from class based on one absence, student claps back with receipts: 'Will you please explain the policy to my professor?'

Professor tries to drop 22-year-old college senior from class based on one absence, student claps back with receipts: 'Will you please explain the policy to my professor?'

'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

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