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'I just quit my job on the first day': Underpaid employee receives no training or oversight on day one, he quits while he can

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'Our cleaner quit': Boss tries to convince employees to assume cleaning lady's duties, frames it as an 'exciting opportunity'

Ben Weiss

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'My director [...] is going absolutely nuts': Engineer transitions out of the company, boss finally discovers how doomed they are

Ben Weiss

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'I was never paid': Employee quits after one week, ex-boss refuses to pay despite having submitted a W4 form

Ben Weiss

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'I didn’t get a raise': Guy promoted at brewery without a raise, gets mocked at company meeting for making just above minimum wage

Ben Weiss

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'I applaud your father for... calling their bluff': Employee refutes his job's petty HR team with his own evidence

Remy Millisky

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'This is the last time I'll be polite': Employee goes off on coworker for always bothering them while they're on Do Not Disturb

Ben Weiss

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'I decided to quit once the schedule went up': Entire workplace receives employees' personal writeup note on their schedule

Remy Millisky

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'Let's see how that goes over': Worker told submitted report wasn't detailed enough, sends 30+ page document, bosses regret their request

Ben Weiss

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'In an industry so small, your reputation is everything': Employee quits then calls out boss for refusing to pay her

Ben Weiss

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'Loyalty will make you poor': Coworker quits after getting final raise, gets competitive offer elsewhere

Ben Weiss

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'I wasn't sorry --- I did it on purpose': 30+ Secret Confessions of the Week (May 21, 2023)

Remy Millisky

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'The colleague I disliked made management': 20 reasons people quit their last job

Ben Weiss

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'Your coworker is a child': Coworker accuses employee of being responsible for having to pay $4,000 for hotel room

Ben Weiss

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'It's not like this impacted him in any way': Teen loses job after parent schedules non-negotiable vacation time for him

Remy Millisky

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'We weren't doing the $25,000 when you hit 25 years': CEO gifts employees $25K for working 25 years, but employee going on 27 years there gets nothing

Ben Weiss

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