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'Do I go AWOL and [...] just ghost the company?': Employee considers ghosting his boss after temporary relocation appears to be permanent

Ben Weiss

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'The total is now $42,000': Funding department demands employees share hotel rooms and cars to save money, instead costs the company thousands of dollars

Remy Millisky

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'Boss changed my off days': Employee forced to leave second job after toxic manager changed their schedule with no notice

Ben Weiss

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'They literally said "The stars weren't aligned" for that date': 20+ Clients who had workers laughing behind their backs

Remy Millisky

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'Go complain about your boss [...] on me': Boss sends passive aggressive email about punctuality, employees retaliate, boss apologies with free lunch

Ben Weiss

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'You fired me cause you didn't like me': Overworked employee asks to be paid as much as coworkers, gets fired, rejects boss's request for sit down

Ben Weiss

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'We’re being taken advantage of': Boss refuses to pay employee for requested vacation days but closes restaurant for his own vacation

Ben Weiss

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'My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege': Jealous employee gets into tense argument with intern after discovering office secret

Ben Weiss

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'She doesn't seem to care about speaking her mind': Outspoken employee blasts big boss, manager tells her to 'rethink her future with the company'

Remy Millisky

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'Don't wanna give me a new contract? Fine': Employee quits job after boss refuses to make them an official manager

Remy Millisky

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'[I] was told to "actually read the policy". So I did': Employee complies with company meal policy after bosses demand $1.50 in overages

Remy Millisky

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'Tell the judge, and let them handle it': Business owner warns employee to do 'whatever it takes' to get out of jury duty

Remy Millisky

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'No report, sorry!': Employee refuses to do any work before 9am after getting shamed for leaving before 5, boss caves

Ben Weiss

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'I’m the only female in the group': Boss makes only female engineer organize office lunches, employee stands her ground

Ben Weiss

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'I'll get someone else to do your job': Vacationing employee accuses coworker of ignoring complaints while he was away

Remy Millisky

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'[I] handed my two weeks notice': Manager makes employee travel three hours to change work outfit, employee returns with letter of resignation

Ben Weiss

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