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‘Scheming’ coworker tries to undermine and paint colleagues as incompetent, their boss starts to see through it: ‘He was inclined to take my side over hers’

Lana DeGaetano

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Tech engineer is put on PIP because of a review that was done while she was on maternity leave, despite receiving raises and bonuses: ‘Is this as problematic as it seems?’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee suggests all staff gather their financial contributions before purchasing a joint farewell gift for their boss, so no one is expected to contribute an amount they're not comfortable with: ‘Maybe my coworkers think I’m being cheap or stingy’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘She goes through my calendar hoping she [can] find things to “manage”’: Manager insists employee fakes their productivity for the sake of seeming ‘professional’, but employee hypothesizes that their manager isn't as productive as she seems

Lana DeGaetano

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‘She was "jealous of my motherhood"’: Coworker becomes ‘obsessed’ with colleague's pregnancy and sneakily attempts to make an ultrasound appointment to find out the gender of her baby, despite the colleague repeatedly declining her ‘help’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘"You can pay the heat bill then"’: Coworker turns on office heat in the peak of the summer and employee opens the window to stay cool, but the coworker continues to complain despite having a heating pad and space heater

Lana DeGaetano

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‘This isn't company policy...’: Employee happily resigns from job due to ‘toxic company culture’ and boss demands to know sensitive details about their next role, even though no other coworkers faced the same fate

Lana DeGaetano

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Workplace refuses to find ergonomic solutions for employees reporting back pain due to old, uncomfortable office chairs: ‘They feel very cheap, no back support, no cushion…’

Lana DeGaetano

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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

Lana DeGaetano

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Retaliatory boss fires colleague before they could file a claim against her, employee fears they're next on the chopping block: ‘I am next on her list’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘My boss, his boss, and the HR Director took turns screaming at me’: 3 power-tripping executives try to intimidate employee into quitting because they're unable to fire them immediately, employee refuses

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled boss sends company-wide email about why he fired his former employee 4 months prior, employee claims it's entirely false: ‘He has far too much influence’

Lana DeGaetano

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Supervisor tells employee they cannot take PTO on Tuesdays through Thursdays weekly, even for medical reasons: ‘We all have to make sacrifices’

Lana DeGaetano

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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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Employee is passed up on a promotion but is expected to transfer all of his work and ideas to colleague who landed the position: ‘Higher-ups didn't want my ideas in the first place’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Never make that mistake again’: Employee resigns after multiple instances of workplace mistreatment, manager backtracks on prior reprimands and refuses to ‘accept’ her two-week notice

Lana DeGaetano

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