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Boss wants to cut marketing worker's pay to save money: 'I’d go from about $1000 a month to $200'

Brad Dickson

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CEO gifts employees $25K after working for 25 years, coworker going on 27 years gets snubbed: 'I've been working here 27 years and all I got [...] was a plaque'

Ben Weiss

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‘The system makes no sense’: New hire refuses to accept company's payroll system, accusing manager of withholding his pay

Bar Mor Hazut

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New boss accuses sick worker of scamming the company, backfires: 'They were absolutely NOT prepared for someone to know more about their claims than they did'

Brad Dickson

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New boss ruins everything, derails a high-functioning team, leading to key employee's departure: 'For a 0% raise I'm giving 0% effort'

Brad Dickson

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New manager fires on-site team member and orders remote worker to work on-site instead: 'I said no'

Brad Dickson

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'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

Sienna Varady

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'Boss blames me for her forgetfulness': Healthcare worker calls out manager for never solving tech issues in front of entire team as payback

Ben Weiss

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Job applicant gets scheduled for an interview in 4 hours... a year after applying: 'Today at 2:00 p.m.'

Brad Dickson

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'I only work for ME and no one else!': 20+ resume red flags, according to hiring managers

Ben Weiss

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‘I work with a toddler’: Employee gets silent treatment from manager after they leave manager's team for a big promotion

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee derails terrible boss's personality test by mirroring his answers to get the same result: 'I watched him die inside'

Brad Dickson

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Coworker does vacant manager's position for a year under guise of promotion: '[They] resigned because, surprise!.. It didn't happen'

Brad Dickson

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'Let the newbie fail': Finance worker stunned that new hire refuses to learn because they're "not the boss"

Remy Millisky

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Coworker annoyingly claims shared desk, employee gets even by unplugging things: '[IT] pointed out that her power chord was loose'

Brad Dickson

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'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding': Employees discover their boss fires female coworkers when they get married, HR fiasco ensues

Ben Weiss

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