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Boss cuts pay and eliminates benefits to punish an employee who asked for more money and took medical leave, forcing them to either quit or work at a loss: ‘She just doesn't want me to be able to apply for unemployment’

Boss cuts pay and eliminates benefits to punish an employee who asked for more money and took medical leave, forcing them to either quit or work at a loss: ‘She just doesn't want me to be able to apply for unemployment’

Enthusiastic employee catches coworkers deprecating teammate’s looks and love life after months of believing in genuine office friendships leads to personality-free workspace and late-night job applications

Enthusiastic employee catches coworkers deprecating teammate’s looks and love life after months of believing in genuine office friendships leads to personality-free workspace and late-night job applications

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‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

Employee going on 17 years gets petty with replacement after being forced to move departments: 'It doesn't seem to be working out between you and your boss'

Employee going on 17 years gets petty with replacement after being forced to move departments: 'It doesn't seem to be working out between you and your boss'

Job candidate puts average IQ score on resume thinking it's a strong result, hiring manager calls him out: 'It turns out I just found a smart way to make myself look foolish'

Job candidate puts average IQ score on resume thinking it's a strong result, hiring manager calls him out: 'It turns out I just found a smart way to make myself look foolish'

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Boss retracts PTO approval last minute, one day before event, as retaliation for employee reporting misconduct: ‘I wake up and see my previously approved PTO was denied’

Boss retracts PTO approval last minute, one day before event as retaliation for employee reporting misconduct: ‘I wake up and see my previously approved PTO was denied’

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'I was prepared to fax more than 10,000 pieces of paper, just for funsies': Perfectly petty ways to expose the inefficiency of bureaucracy, getting back at the system one fax at a time

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20+ IT workers discuss how they would respond to unrealistic demands from the CEO: ‘That choice is a couple of pay grades too high for me to make’

20+ IT workers discuss how they would respond to unrealistic demands from the CEO: ‘That choice is a couple of pay grades too high for me to make’

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‘We absolutely cannot afford to be laid off’: New office manager puts third of the staff on PIP, including top salespersons, leaving employees in fear of losing their job

‘We absolutely cannot afford to be laid off’: New office manager puts third of the staff on PIP, including top salespersons, leaving employees in fear of losing their job

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25+ Employees who quit their jobs on their first day of work: 'That's not what I signed up for'

'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

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New owners fire all employees and make them sign new contracts, employee only discovers they no longer have dental care while at the dentist: 'There is no HR'

Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

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Entitled lunch lady complains about janitor's cleaning method at school, janitor cleverly complies with her demands, leading to a mess in the cafeteria: ‘I'm just following orders’

Entitled lunch lady complains about janitor's cleaning method at school, janitor cleverly complies with her demands, leading to a mess in the cafeteria: ‘I'm just following orders’

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20 new employees share what made them quit their job on the first day: 'By the way we never mentioned it at the interview but you will get 50 percent pay for 6 months'

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Employee pretends to be friendly with coworker for months only to extract important information about the workplace: 'The friendship part might have been real at first, but somewhere along the way it started feeling more like a project to him'

Employee pretends to be friendly with coworker for months only to extract important information about the workplace: 'The friendship part might have been real at first, but somewhere along the way it started feeling more like a project to him'

Retail employer demands 24/7 GPS tracking on workers making $16/hour through a “workforce management” app on their personal phones, the employees refuse: ‘Why do they need my location at 11 PM, on weekends, or while I’m on vacation?’

Retail employer demands 24/7 GPS tracking on workers making $16/hour through a “workforce management” app on their personal phones, the employees refuse: ‘Why do they need my location at 11 PM, on weekends, or while I’m on vacation?’

Manager refuses to reply to employee on her days off, yet keeps contacting them on their time off, employee doesn't respond: ‘Works both ways’

Manager refuses to reply to employee on her days off, yet keeps contacting them on their time off, employee doesn't respond: ‘Works both ways’

IT Helpdesk manager emails demanding staff arrive 15 minutes early to login and be ready to take calls "1 second before" their shift, staff comply and hang up on customers the second their shift ends: 'Sorry to interrupt you, my shift is over. Goodbye'

IT Helpdesk manager emails demanding staff arrive 15 minutes early to login and be ready to take calls "1 second before" their shift, staff comply and hang up on customers the second their shift ends: 'Sorry to interrupt you, my shift is over. Goodbye'

Employee gets laid off without notice, and when he says he already has a new job, he gets asked if he was going to give proper notice: ‘You just told me my role is done by Friday, and you're asking me about proper notice.’

Employee gets laid off without notice, and when he says he already has a new job, he gets asked if he was going to give proper notice: ‘You just told me my role is done by Friday, and you're asking me about proper notice.’

Employee stops overworking as it hasn't brought any raises, workload increases for everybody else, boss notices how much he was doing when he stopped: 'He admitted I was doing work that should have been divided between at least two roles.'

Employee stops overworking as it hasn't brought any raises, workload increases for everybody else, boss notices how much he was doing when he stopped: 'He admitted I was doing work that should have been divided between at least two roles.'

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