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'We all figured out pretty quickly how to game the KPI system': Boss says "Hit KPIs" employees do... but business suffers

Brad Dickson

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'If [you] only want to work 40 hours a week then you should leave': VP makes tone-deaf demands on company call after no one receives a raise

Ben Weiss

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‘She accused me of lying’: Job applicant has to prove he went to Brown because his degree is written in Latin

Ben Weiss

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‘I checked the HR manual; I realized quickly Karen was lying’: Karen manager served malicious compliance on a plate by hungry employee

Eleonora Bader

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'I resigned': Boss shocked when worker quits after having their hours halved

Brad Dickson

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B Movie Catastrophes: 20+ Actors and film crew share the secrets behind the making of a "bad movie"

Remy Millisky

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'I am not demanding': Demanding manager demands worker cover shift on their day off, demands their cooperation after they quit

Brad Dickson

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'Boss told me I'm stealing': Worker accused of wage theft for clocking in for meetings on their days off

Brad Dickson

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'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it': Manager creates mandatory lunch break schedule, employee finds loophole to get paid overtime

Ben Weiss

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'You can find someone else? Okay': Crystal shop owner insists their only worker is replaceable, loses business to them after they quit

Brad Dickson

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'Welcome to the bare minimum': Sneaky supervisor lies about shift change, so employee decides to act their wage

Remy Millisky

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'A week after I left, my boss fell into burnout': Employee quits after doing her boss's job for her, boss can't keep up with her own tasks, gets fired

Ben Weiss

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'I quit.' Manager quits after lazy Karen subordinate reports him to HR

Brad Dickson

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'Expect surprise visits from me': Boss enforces strict no phone policy filled with ridiculous typos

Ben Weiss

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'Imagine my surprise': Worker receives call from first job 16 years later asking them to come back

Brad Dickson

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'It's wasteful': Dillydallying customer demands one—and only one—bag from retail associate, gets their wish

Brad Dickson

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