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15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

Boss sends a 4am email demanding employee attend a 7am conference, then blames them for not driving 2 hours and missing booth setup: ‘My boss is notorious for never reading an email’

Boss sends a 4am email demanding employee attend a 7am conference, then blames them for not driving 2 hours and missing booth setup: ‘My boss is notorious for never reading an email’

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‘He just stooped to a whole new level of useless today and my brain cannot comprehend it’: Useless produce department worker ignores tasks and dodges responsibility every shift, pushing coworkers into overtime to clean up his mess

‘He just stooped to a whole new level of useless today and my brain cannot comprehend it’: Useless produce department worker ignores tasks and dodges responsibility every shift, pushing coworkers into overtime to clean up his mess

Boss-employee romance turns office into personal love nest, leaving coworker third-wheeling their jobs and taking on unfinished tasks: ‘it didn’t really bother me until it started to affect my job’

Boss-employee romance turns office into personal love nest, leaving coworker third-wheeling their jobs and taking on unfinished tasks: ‘it didn’t really bother me until it started to affect my job’

Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

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'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

Employee gets fired after never showing up to work, uses ex-boss as a reference, he maliciously complies: 'IF you can get Karen to work for you, you will be VERY lucky'

Employee gets fired after never showing up to work, uses ex-boss as a reference, he maliciously complies: 'IF you can get Karen to work for you, you will be VERY lucky'

'My interview was at 10:00 AM': Job candidate waits two hours for his interview, walks out and gives HR a piece of his mind

'My interview was at 10:00 AM': Job candidate waits two hours for his interview, walks out and gives HR a piece of his mind

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Management fires entire team out of nowhere, then tells them they can reapply for limited spaces: 'I don’t know where that leaves me'

Management fires entire team out of nowhere, then tells them they can reapply for limited spaces: 'I don’t know where that leaves me'

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‘I think I’m going to need a lawyer’: Higher-ups force employee next in line for a promotion to take time off after an injury, then call them ‘unreliable’ despite requesting they be put on FMLA leave

Employee gets berated for sitting during 12-hour shift despite having a doctor's note, quits on the spot: 'I won't be in tomorrow. Or ever again'

Employee gets berated for sitting during 12-hour shift despite having a doctor's note, quits on the spot: 'I won't be in tomorrow. Or ever again'

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Boss invents fake conversations to demand employee return to the office full-time, leaving the employee weighing HR complaints against quitting: ‘This isn’t the first time my boss changed his mind, and then blamed me for misunderstanding’

Boss invents fake conversations to demand employee return to the office full-time, leaving the employee weighing HR complaints against quitting: ‘This isn’t the first time my boss changed his mind, and then blamed me for misunderstanding’

Micromanager makes employee take an entire day of PTO just because he needed to leave 5 minutes early: 'Boss wasn’t happy with me [...] but I did follow their policy'

Micromanager makes employee take an entire day of PTO just because he needed to leave 5 minutes early: 'Boss wasn’t happy with me [...] but I did follow their policy'

Two-faced coworker constantly criticizes and condescends to new employee, while being incredibly friendly and kind to all other colleagues: ‘she’s everyone’s favorite… it gets harder to ignore’

Two-faced coworker constantly criticizes and condescends to new employee, while being incredibly friendly and kind to all other colleagues: ‘She’s everyone’s favorite… it gets harder to ignore’

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Retail employee walks out mid-shift after team gets scolded for taking contractual breaks: 'We didn't deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes?'

Retail employee walks out mid-shift after team gets scolded for taking contractual breaks: 'We didn't deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes?'

Company uses unlimited PTO as bait-and-switch, training employees to brag about burnout and shaming themselves for taking a break: ‘I’m starting to think the whole thing is a scam designed to save the company money’

Company uses unlimited PTO as bait-and-switch, training employees to brag about burnout and shaming themselves for taking a break: ‘I’m starting to think the whole thing is a scam designed to save the company money’

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College sends employee to mandatory retraining months before his retirement, falsely claiming he failed a phishing test he never took

College sends employee to mandatory retraining months before his retirement, falsely claiming he failed a phishing test he never took

Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

Hardworking 16-year-old won’t give his dad weekly $50 he saves up from his first job, encouraging him to build his own career: ‘He has been getting overly invested into my job and things [revolve] around my work life'

Hardworking 16-year-old won’t give his dad weekly $50 he saves up from his first job, encouraging him to build his own career: ‘He has been getting overly invested into my job and things [revolve] around my work life'

Call center employee avoids being blamed by their manager, Derek, after carefully documenting their manager's conflicting requests and creating a paper trail

Call center employee avoids being blamed by their manager, Derek, after carefully documenting their manager's conflicting requests and creating a paper trail

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

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