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Boss schedules ‘urgent’ calls during employees' unpaid lunch breaks, employee decide to stop joining after realizing they can wait: ‘It started wearing on me’

Cata Holmes

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Boss demands employee attend an unpaid ‘mandatory fun day’ on Saturday despite knowing she has a second job, warns that missing shows lack of commitment: '[She said] it would be "noted in my file’

Cata Holmes

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Manager presents his team's project as his own in front of impressed senior leadership, but nobody dares to correct him: ‘The actual team gets zero visibility for it’

Cata Holmes

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Intern refuses to return to the office after staying an extra hour on their first day, gets fired on the spot: 'Our company prioritizes output and revenue'

Cata Holmes

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Mom and pop shop ignores employees concerns, exact issue ensues: 'That was my first taste of, “maybe being a manager doesn't mean you have all the answers”.'

Elna McHilderson

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Customer finds loophole in store's return policy, maliciously complies to get on the entitled manager's nerves: 'You stepped out of the store, you don't get a refund'

Ben Weiss

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‘Sharing a win!’: Employees share their ‘low-energy, give-nothing-personal-away' techniques in dealing with a toxic manager

Elna McHilderson

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‘She spent over $300 JUST on decorations…': Well-off manager throws last-minute retirement party, requests staff reimburse her even though half weren't even able to attend

Elna McHilderson

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'You won't mess with my team': IT manager skillfully meets the vice president's demands for his team to come in on their day off

Sienna Varady

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'I was going to give you my 2 week's notice today, but I'm just done': Non-profit director quits on the spot, provides manager with a list of all their incompetence

Elna McHilderson

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