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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”

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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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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’

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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’

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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.”

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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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Boss cuts pay and eliminates benefits to punish an employee who asked for more money and took medical leave, forcing them to either quit or work at a loss: ‘She just doesn't want me to be able to apply for unemployment’

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Enthusiastic employee catches coworkers deprecating teammate’s looks and love life after months of believing in genuine office friendships leads to personality-free workspace and late-night job applications

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Boss retracts PTO approval last minute, one day before event as retaliation for employee reporting misconduct: ‘I wake up and see my previously approved PTO was denied’

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‘We absolutely cannot afford to be laid off’: New office manager puts third of the staff on PIP, including top salespersons, leaving employees in fear of losing their job

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Employee saves company from losing 50 million dollars, boss rates them “meets expectations”: ‘One day we will learn to stop doing anything beyond the bare minimum we are paid’

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Boss interrogates and demands personal details after employee covering for coworker refuses to stay extra hours: ‘I was supposed to be off today, you’re going to agree with my terms or I’m leaving’

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Employee gets manager fired after illegal questioning over disability sparks HR investigation uncovering stolen bonuses and corporate violations, leading to their promotion: ‘[the manager] had to be escorted out of the building’

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Employee mistakenly receives higher raise than he should left debating how to deal with the situation: ‘I was told I would get a 50 cent raise. Somebody must have typed it in wrong’

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Boss constantly belittles hardworking employee who keeps the business running, pushing him to find other job: ‘I’m going to quit - no two week notice’

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Professional and prepared job candidate figures out their interview was really a training session for the hiring company’s fresh new recruiter: ‘I really suspect I was just used to train this girl’

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