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'Nobody knew who I was': New employee gets ghosted on their first day at work, then receives passive-aggressive message from management

'Nobody knew who I was': New employee gets ghosted on their first day at work, then receives passive-aggressive message from management

Remote worker discovers his gossiping coworker is secretly recording their conversations: 'What is her problem?'

Remote worker discovers his gossiping coworker is secretly recording their conversations: 'What is her problem?'

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'I am doing more babysitting than my actual job': Employee brings toddlers to office constantly and expects female coworker to watch them all day

43-year-old medical assistant offered $12/hour with no benefits for new position during interview: 'I walked out'

43-year-old medical assistant offered $12/hour with no benefits for new position during interview: 'I walked out'

'Fire me and I fire back': Irresponsible telemarketer gets let go, enacts payback by stinking up the bathroom for 6 months

'Fire me and I fire back': Irresponsible telemarketer gets let go, enacts payback by stinking up the bathroom for 6 months

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'I choose to no longer entertain this position': HR abruptly cancels job candidate's scheduled interview and hires someone else, that person rejects them, HR comes crawling back

'I choose to no longer entertain this position': HR abruptly cancels job candidate's scheduled interview and hires someone else, that person rejects them, HR comes crawling back

Employee gets reprimanded by toxic boss for pausing work to eat bagel: 'A bagel provided by the company as part of Employee Appreciation Week'

Employee gets reprimanded by toxic boss for pausing work to eat bagel: 'A bagel provided by the company as part of Employee Appreciation Week'

Employee denied 10% raise twice, then asked to write instruction manual for how to do his job: 'Sounds like something you ask someone to do shortly before firing them'

Employee denied 10% raise twice, then asked to write instruction manual for how to do his job: 'Sounds like something you ask someone to do shortly before firing them'

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'Go contact HR': Employee denied one week of PTO to take care of newborn, retaliates by filing for full 12 weeks of paternity leave

'Go contact HR': Employee denied one week of PTO to take care of newborn, retaliates by filing for full 12 weeks of paternity leave

'There's no point in doing an interview, so you can just go home': Hotel manager skims candidate's resume in front of her and cancels her previously scheduled interview

'There's no point in doing an interview, so you can just go home': Hotel manager skims candidate's resume in front of her and cancels her previously scheduled interview

Boss accuses employee of quiet quitting, employee responds by actually quitting: 'Here's to now making $20k more/year!'

Boss accuses employee of quiet quitting, employee responds by actually quitting: 'Here's to now making $20k more/year!'

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'I really have to shake everyone's hand? Okay!': Boss makes sick employee go to important meeting to hand in doctor's note, he maliciously complies to challenge new sick day policy

'I really have to shake everyone's hand? Okay!': Boss makes sick employee go to important meeting to hand in doctor's note, he maliciously complies to challenge new sick day policy

'I am far more qualified': Employee loses promotion to newer coworker because of her more 'bubbly' personality

'I am far more qualified': Employee loses promotion to newer coworker because of her more 'bubbly' personality

'Boss had thrown the rest of my lunch away': Employee gets even with disrespectful boss after she disapproves of his lunch smell, he stinks up her office

'Boss had thrown the rest of my lunch away': Employee gets even with disrespectful boss after she disapproves of his lunch smell, he stinks up her office

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Entitle coworker steals woman's lunch everyday and expects her to be okay with it, so the woman reports her to HR and is awaiting a hard reprimand

‘She was an entitled thief’: Coworker steals woman's lunch everyday & has the audacity to leave her thank you notes, then asks her to share when it's not in the usual spot

'They are requiring that I pay them back about $4500': Former boss forgot to stop paying employee, HR requires ex-employee to pay them back

'They are requiring that I pay them back about $4500': Former boss forgot to stop paying employee, HR requires ex-employee to pay them back