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Boss tests employee with one week to prove himself, employee follows up with resignation: 'You were lucky to have me'

Boss tests employee with one week to prove himself, employee follows up with resignation: 'You were lucky to have me'

Employee cancels shift due to family emergency, manager rejects request and writes him up despite following protocol: 'That is really not a legitimate excuse'

Employee cancels shift due to family emergency, manager rejects request and writes him up despite following protocol: 'That is really not a legitimate excuse'

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Employee gets upgraded to first class on business trip, leaving furious boss in coach: 'She thinks [...] I should’ve given her the first class seat'

Employee gets upgraded to first class on business trip, leaving furious boss in coach: 'She thinks [...] I should’ve given her the first class seat'

Employee gets promotion but no extra pay, leaves for competitor and brings 10 coworkers: 'He took half the team with him'

Employee gets promotion but no extra pay, leaves for competitor and brings 10 coworkers: 'He took half the team with him'

'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

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Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Employee discovers micromanaging boss planted secret cameras to eavesdrop on conversations with coworkers: 'You know I can see and hear you, right?'

Employee discovers micromanaging boss planted secret cameras to eavesdrop on conversations with coworkers: 'You know I can see and hear you, right?'

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'Don't be cheap': Employee told by HR he can't use travel budget for tips, cue malicious compliance

'Don't be cheap': Employee told by HR he can't use travel budget for tips, cue malicious compliance

Company requests employees to ‘donate’ PTO to colleagues affected by the LA wildfires to ’make up’ for hours lost: ’[This is] just so the company doesn't hurt, not their people’

Company requests employees to ‘donate’ PTO to colleagues affected by the LA wildfires to ’make up’ for hours lost: ’[This is] just so the company doesn't hurt, not their people’

‘Okay, then I'm gonna take the other job’: Employee tries to quit his job but is interrupted by boss's unwarranted nagging, so he shows up to his next shift and quits on the spot

‘Okay, then I'm gonna take the other job’: Employee tries to quit his job but is interrupted by boss's unwarranted nagging, so he shows up to his next shift and quits on the spot

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‘I don't believe in PTO’: Disgruntled employees reflect on the worst things their toxic bosses have said to them on the clock

‘I don't believe in PTO’: Disgruntled employees reflect on the worst things their toxic bosses have said to them on the clock

Boss won't stop bothering employee while he's on holiday PTO, employee sends him a message: ‘We can discuss them when I am back from PTO’

Boss won't stop bothering employee while they're on holiday PTO, employee sends him a message: ‘We can discuss them when I am back from PTO’

Red flags turn full-blown blaring sirens on employee’s first day at business claiming to be family, advised to run for his life: ‘Get out of there’

Red flags turn full-blown blaring sirens on employee’s first day at business claiming to be family, advised to run for his life: ‘Get out of there’

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‘My Shawshank Redemption’: Employee uses narcissistic coworker's tactics against her and then swiftly resigns, leaves her to deal with the bed she made for herself

‘My Shawshank Redemption’: Employee uses narcissistic coworker's tactics against her and then swiftly resigns, leaving her to deal with the bed she made for herself

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Qualified daughter challenges parents’ lifelong favoritism by landing the AI division head role her brother applied for, triggering his meltdown and leading parents to uninvite her from Thanksgiving: "I'm tired of shrinking myself to make him feel bigger"

Qualified daughter challenges parents’ lifelong favoritism by landing the AI division head role her brother applied for, triggering his meltdown and leading parents to uninvite her from Thanksgiving: "I'm tired of shrinking myself to make him feel bigger"

Entitled brothers cut contact with their brother and his wife, after the couple refused to take in and solely care for their elderly parents, despite his wife being a SAHM and having a nursing background: 'I suggested a nursing home or assisted living'

Entitled brothers cut contact with their brother and his wife, after the couple refused to take in and solely care for their elderly parents, despite his wife being a SAHM and having a nursing background: 'I suggested a nursing home or assisted living'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

Manager lowballs cybersecurity employee with a 12% raise, so the employee internally transfers to another team and gets a 28% raise: ‘Gotta love the corporate world’

Manager lowballs cybersecurity employee with a 12% raise, so the employee internally transfers to another team and gets a 28% raise: ‘Gotta love the corporate world’

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