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'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go': Manager approves then revokes employee's PTO due to family emergency, employee stands up to manager

Ben Weiss

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Employee offered disappointing 5% raise, gets a new job paying 32% more and rejects employer's counter offer: 'Less than a month ago 5% was all they could do...'

Brad Dickson

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Bartender set up and unjustly fired by insecure manager, half the staff quits to retaliate

Ben Weiss

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'No Oreos in the library': 20+ Ridiculous rules that make no sense at all

Remy Millisky

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Boss steals employee's idea and fires him, employee gets back at him years later: 'I [bought] out the company he works for and [demoted] him'

Ben Weiss

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'A lady from accounting called': Traveling worker spends $30-$40 per meal after accountant refuses to reimburse small expenses

Remy Millisky

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‘You're not my boss, don't question me’: Micromanager accuses employee of undermining his authority after they ask for help, employee quits and walks out mid-shift in response

Bar Mor Hazut

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Visitor refuses to clear entry with storage facility security, finds themself locked in and unable to leave: 'He had to wait until 4:30 AM to get out after my shift'

Brad Dickson

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'This has to stop': Manager tells team in group chain not to discuss wages, employee claps back with receipts

Ben Weiss

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Boss repeatedly asks employee to work shifts while they're on leave to enjoy the birth of their first child, employee quits instead: 'How about I take a permanent vacation...'

Brad Dickson

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Karen demands baker go to the butcher's shop next door to sell her some meat: 'I don't see why you can't just go and get it for me'

Brad Dickson

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‘Always take your PTO’: Employee quits while having 100 hours of unused PTO, expects to receive payout in last paycheck, only to get paid $1 per hour

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I'm normally never this petty': Employee receives mediocre performance review, responds by keeping track of everything to prove her boss wrong

Ben Weiss

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‘I have a big mouth’: Hardworking employee gets denied a raise so they inform boss of quiet quitting, only to get fired on the spot instead

Bar Mor Hazut

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Business tries to pay employees in pizza for representing the company at local charity: 'Asked us to do paid charity work then changed it to unpaid at the last minute'

Brad Dickson

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‘Cool, great start…’: Job candidate ghosts business owner after he sends them unhinged texts about the position and accuses them of being unprofessional

Bar Mor Hazut

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