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Workplace contacts employee's emergency contact for a non-emergency, worker wonders if it's a privacy violation: 'They called my mother and left a voice note'

JR Atkinson

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Company lays off employee, wants to throw a farewell party for them: 'Genuinely don’t know how to feel or react to this'

JR Atkinson

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Employee travels 1700 miles for new job, is laid off after 1 month for not having enough experience in an entry-level position: 'How are young people supposed to make it in this world?'

JR Atkinson

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Company rejects contractor of 14 months from permanent position for lacking relevant experience, demands she train two new hires: 'You're literally doing the job'

Ally Perry

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23-year-old gas station worker asks for Thanksgiving off after taking Halloween off last minute, gets denied because it would force his 34-year-old manager to work 24 hours straight

Emmy Pratt

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Employee sends fake resume to the company where he works out of curiosity, leaves the link to his real portfolio, they catch him, and now he's getting in trouble with HR

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Employee Promised Their Mom a Thanksgiving Visit After Working the Holiday the Last Two Years, Then a Coworker Asked Them to Swap Shifts So She Could Spend Thanksgiving With Her Kids—Their Boss Refuses to Intervene

Brad Dickson

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10 Habits of Good Managers That Employees Want to Have

Ally Perry

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Prospective employee is rejected because they didn't agree to the job before seeing the final offer: 'The wanted me to give up on all negotiating'

JR Atkinson

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Coworker constantly takes credit for colleague's work, colleague starts leaving easter eggs in their notes: 'I embedded a completely fake bullet point right in the middle'

JR Atkinson

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Newark Airport self-checkout demands 18% tip even though no employee is working: 'He had to click out of it'

JR Atkinson

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Experienced employee told by boss to "just delegate" their work to an unqualified junior staffer, which has left them feeling vulnerable and like their boss wants to replace them: 'Meanwhile, the boss keeps talking about "improving AI adoption"'

Brad Dickson

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Employee is fired via group chat in front of coworkers as a fear tactic: 'He just put her on blast in front of the whole company'

JR Atkinson

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CEO Fires Marketing Employee “On the Spot” for Standing Their Ground Against Impossible Targets: 'He expected organic traffic to increase by 45% in 4 weeks'

Brad Dickson

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Malicious Coworker Keeps Taking Credit for Other People’s Work: ‘By the third time, I started keeping copies of everything I sent’

Olivia Arocena

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Employee is written up as 'no call no show' even though they were not notified of the shift change: 'I don’t think my personal phone should be a job requirement'

JR Atkinson

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