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Content writer gets paid 30% of agreed-upon compensation for project, gets even with ex-colleague when roles are reversed: 'He promptly transferred the remaining amount'

Content writer gets paid 30% of agreed-upon compensation for project, gets even with ex-colleague when roles are reversed: 'He promptly transferred the remaining amount'

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Salty boss refuses to give employee shifts after they can't work one weekend, employee refuses to return his uniform unless boss picks it up from their house

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‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

'He just... wouldn't work. Just wouldn't. This was in a research lab': 15+ insufferable coworkers who made the workplace environment worse

'He just... wouldn't work. Just wouldn't. This was in a research lab': 15+ insufferable coworkers who made the workplace environment worse

Boss forces weekly emotional check-ins, regularly asks personal questions, driving employee to plan their exit: ‘She privately messages me for an "energy check" if I'm not full of energy and excited to be around her’

Boss forces weekly emotional check-ins, regularly asks personal questions, driving employee to plan their exit: ‘She privately messages me for an "energy check" if I'm not full of energy and excited to be around her’

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Employee discovers loophole within company half-day policy, allowing him to work for only one hour every Friday: 'Half days revolve around lunch times'

Employee discovers loophole within company half-day policy, allowing him to work for only one hour every Friday: 'Half days revolve around lunch times'

Star employee quits on the spot, now ex-CEO wants to know the real reason: 'I was just given employee of the year, then 3 weeks later I put in resignation'

Star employee quits on the spot, now ex-CEO wants to know the real reason: 'I was just given employee of the year, then 3 weeks later I put in resignation'

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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Boss blames pregnant employee after manager steals her lunch, gets an allergic reaction, and faces no consequences: I got a verbal warning, I don't get how I'm the bad guy but a literal thief gets away with stealing’

Boss blames pregnant employee after manager steals her lunch, gets an allergic reaction, and faces no consequences: I got a verbal warning, I don't get how I'm the bad guy but a literal thief gets away with stealing’

'[I] was given no respect at this job. So I gave no respect in return': Employee quits without notice in petty email to boss, leaving company scrambling

'[I] was given no respect at this job. So I gave no respect in return': Employee quits without notice in petty email to boss, leaving company scrambling

Engineer cashes in on a $5k work bonus and leaves his company high-and-dry after two years of underpayment, lands a $54/hr role: ‘I had gone above and beyond my duties’

Underpaid engineer cashes in on a $5k work bonus and calls it quits on job when they land a better $54/hr role: ‘I had gone above and beyond my duties’

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Two managers trash-talk employee forgetting they’re in a group chat, panic and scramble to delete their patronizing comments after being called out: ‘my self-esteem at work has decreased massively due to these women’

Two managers trash-talk employee forgetting they’re in a group chat, panic and scramble to delete their patronizing comments after being called out: ‘my self-esteem at work has decreased massively due to these women’

Boss tells employee he can get a raise only if they fire someone else, sending him looking for different workplace: ‘Boss started laughing about it.”

Boss tells employee he can get a raise only if they fire someone else, sending him looking for different workplace: ‘Boss started laughing about it.”

New manager put a three-year employee with good reviews on a PIP, claimed past performance issues that didn’t exist, then threatened them for asking questions: ‘He needs to assert dominance by making an example of me’

New manager put a three-year employee with good reviews on a PIP, claimed past performance issues that didn’t exist, then threatened them for asking questions: ‘He needs to assert dominance by making an example of me’

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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'

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New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

Company demands employee take on coworker's workload after she quits, employee refuses without a pay raise, only to be denied: ‘Let's see who breaks first’

Company demands employee take on coworker's workload after she quits, employee refuses without a pay raise, only to be denied: ‘Let's see who breaks first’

Regular customer demands retail worker stop smiling and drop her cheerful customer service act, she complies, leaving the customer to deal with the uncomfortable reality of her request: '[I] would stop even smiling as she'd approach the counter'

Regular customer demands retail worker stop smiling and drop her cheerful customer service act, she complies, leaving the customer to deal with the uncomfortable reality of her request: '[I] would stop even smiling as she'd approach the counter'

15-year-old student fails geometry test on purpose, then panics when he realizes he night not pass the course: '[His] mom demanded I give her son a retake with multiple choice options'

15-year-old student fails geometry test on purpose, then panics when he realizes he night not pass the course: '[His] mom demanded I give her son a retake with multiple choice options'

Retiring employee accidentally discovers management's plans to lay off 50% of their workforce, decides to let coworkers know: ‘It was a good time to retire’

Retiring employee accidentally discovers management's plans to lay off 50% of their workforce, decides to let coworkers know: ‘It was a good time to retire’

Employee confronts CEO after getting denied her raise and discovering her coworker with less experience got one: 'The CEO literally says he wishes every employee was like me. And yet… nothing'

Employee confronts CEO after getting denied her raise and discovering her coworker with less experience got one: 'The CEO literally says he wishes every employee was like me. And yet… nothing'

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