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Employee refuses to cancel paid weekend trip to cover coworker's shift after her babysitter cancels, only for manager to pressure him because she has kids: ‘My plans [are] less important’

Cata Holmes

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Manager denies 2 PTO requests, claiming the employees submitted them too late, employees refuse to work in response: ‘Consider it your resignation’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss rejects employee's PTO request after not being able to find replacement for over 5 months, employee decides to quit altogether: ‘Not my problem’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Restaurant employee gets denied vacation even though she had approved time off by management, she tries to fix it, but the union rep is on vacation: 'Ever since one of my coworkers got fired, we've been working 6-day weeks and doing two people's jobs.'

María Cetra

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Retail employee books time off four months ahead, manager pressures them to cancel part of it after coworkers complain: ‘Think of the other people who wouldn't get it off’

Cata Holmes

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HR requires a 500-word "reason" alongside each PTO request, so a witty employee writes an entire essay to go to their cousin's wedding: 'I began [by] explaining the historical significance of marriage'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘If you go, you're fired’: Boss denied employee's time off request after discovering their summer vacations are at the same time, employee refuses to reschedule

Bar Mor Hazut

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Manager claims employee “should be grateful” for having a job after denying employee's PTO request for one day off to attend sister's wedding: ‘What does that even mean?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee quits job after being denied time off for the holidays, only for HR to extend their notice period by 30 days without warning: ‘HR can shout all they want’

Bar Mor Hazut

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HR pressures employee returning from 3 years of medical leave to input all of their time-off requests once they return to work, then gets mad when they use all 75 accrued days: ‘Still makes me smile like a maniac’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee refuses to reply to boss's texts during their day off, purposely turns their phone off to avoid the endless calls, leading to a workplace dispute: ‘What's the point of time off?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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25 Thanksgiving Work Memes for When the Short Week Leaves You with Nothing to Do

Isabella Penn

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'Some people think having a child means they should get whatever they want’: Entitled parent tries to guilt-trip their coworker into giving up pre-claimed days off so they can take a last-minute holiday with their kids

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Boss demands employee cover for him during the weekend, employee requests 2 days off in return, then involves HR when boss refuses: 'I will fight for my time off'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss refuses to approve any PTO requests, employee finds a way around it in the company handbook, resulting in office chaos when more employees follow suit: ‘Thank you, legal team’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Nurse quits job after boss demands she works on Christmas since she “has no family to celebrate with”, despite already approving her time off: ‘People with children are given priority’

Bar Mor Hazut

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