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27--year-old CFO gets mistreated by CEO's 50-year-old administrative assistant, CFO gets even by letting assistant mess up report: 'I can hire a competent assistant now'

27-year-old CFO gets mistreated by CEO's 50-year-old administrative assistant, CFO gets even by letting assistant mess up report: 'I can hire a competent assistant now'

22-year-old retail employee walks out mid-shift to go to the movies, maliciously complying with strict OT policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

22-year-old retail employee walks out mid-shift to go to the movies, maliciously complying with strict OT policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

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'My boss is stealing money from my 401k': Employee seeks legal action after discovering his boss has been secretly withdrawing contributions to his retirement account

'My boss is stealing money from my 401k': Employee seeks legal action after discovering his boss has been secretly withdrawing contributions to his retirement account

Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

'So what's for lunch?': Coworker won't stop mooching off of employee's lunch, refusing to eat anything else

'So what's for lunch?': Coworker won't stop mooching off of employee's lunch, refusing to eat anything else

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Update: Coworkers join forces to confront paralegal who blocks doors when he sees women approach: 'HR won’t do anything'

'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

Shady HR demands more hours from 18-year-old student worker while reducing his pay: ‘If they wanted me to work more, they should pay more’

Shady HR demands more hours from 18-year-old student worker while reducing his pay: ‘If they wanted me to work more, they should pay more’

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‘[Karen] was flabbergasted’: Office Karen assumes her coworker is her assistant, tries to deny her work phone privileges and pays the price

‘[Karen] was flabbergasted’: Office Karen assumes her coworker is her assistant, tries to deny her work phone privileges and pays the price

Employee gets written up by HR for posting about disliking Mondays on personal social media account: 'Someone in the office is creeping on my social media'

Employee gets written up by HR for posting about disliking Mondays on personal social media account: 'Someone in the office is creeping on my social media'

'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

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28-year-old employee flirts with supposedly single 40-year-old coworker, turns out she's been married for 16 years: 'She was lying about being single'

28-year-old employee flirts with supposedly single 40-year-old coworker, turns out she's been married for 16 years: 'She was lying about being single'

'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

25-year-old employee requests off to attend a funeral, micromanager demands for proof of the service: 'After this, I want to quit'

25-year-old employee requests off to attend a funeral, micromanager demands for proof of the service: 'After this, I want to quit'

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Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

'My boss wanted me to stand every time he entered the room': Employee almost gets fired for "disrespecting" his boss, quits on principle

'My boss wanted me to stand every time he entered the room': Employee almost gets fired for "disrespecting" his boss, quits on principle