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Office Snitch Apocalypse Nothing is worse than a snitch at the office. Seriously, there are other ways to get what you want. How does negating a privilege for everyone else make you happier? It literally has no positive impact

Hall-monitoring coworkers ruin WFH for everyone by being petty: ‘These colleagues started going directly to my boss to ask why they "haven't seen me around much" and literally logging my office attendance’

Not everybody has the same aspirations No, not everybody wants the same thing- shocker! Right? Some of us only want a simple job for a few hours, then go home to relax without stressing about big responsibilities.

Manager offers employee a promotion, and he turns it down: ‘[He] told me that turning down added responsibility shows a "disturbing lack of ambition and loyalty’

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Employee gets written up by his manager after he stops doing his lazy coworker’s job: ‘He said I "used to be more helpful" and that my "energy has changed." He never mentioned the coworker once’

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Manager allows employee to take work laptop home for maternity leave, and his boss demands it be returned during 9-month-long leave even though no one will use it: ‘It isn’t her fault this situation happened - if anything, it’s mine’

I wish careers were inherited; it would make things so much easier No training, no education, only good old heritage. I’m not even joking; it would be easier and even fun.

Woman gets promoted, and her 34-year-old sister immediately assumes she’s ‘inheriting’ the job despite having no training for it: ‘Yesterday she updated her LinkedIn to say she's starting at my company. She has not applied’

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will always stand by introverted people, but social skills are important In many ways, we still behave like animals and react to social cues as such. If we can’t understand a person or decode where they’re coming from by reading their body language, we will probably dislike them.

‘I've been asked, "Why don't you interact with anyone?" "Why are you so quiet?" and "You won't be promoted unless you start talking to people"’: Introverted Employee Refuses to Meet Managers' Unwritten Expectations

Gen Z’s strong entitlement is nothing new, but it’s time we do something about it Let’s face it, this is partially our fault. An entire generation failed them at the most basic level:

Manager exposes Gen Z employees’ entitlement: ‘The older folks I manage, at least, know how to act right even if they might be annoyed with me deep down, and at least perform basic compassion’

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Fast food employee calls in sick 5 times in their first 4 months, manager calls them out: 'He was trying to guilt trip me for following health codes'

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Are the anonymous commentators in the room with us? It’s totally understandable that management doesn’t want to give you the names of the people who roasted you anonymously, but at least they can tell you what they said, right?

Management says employee’s rating has dropped due to “anonymous peer evaluation”: ‘I asked if I could at least see the comments, redacted. She said no, that would "compromise the integrity of the process"’

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18-year-old factory trainee does not know what Microsoft Windows is, thinks his computer doesn’t have an operating system: 'It’s just a MacBook'

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Manager monitors employees' electricity usage, demands they turn off lights every time they leave their offices, employee claims: ‘It's driving me crazy’

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Manager threatens to take away 2 week's pay and bonus if employee doesn't disclose the company they're leaving to work for: 'Does she really have the right to withhold money?'

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Boss charges employees $5 when they're late to the morning meeting, one employee refuses to comply: ‘So that's theft’

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California employer drains employee’s bank account, leaving it -$3200 for 2 weeks after accidentally overpaying him, then withdrawing way more than the overpayment without warning

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I’m curious whether people who have successfully managed to reduce stress actually walk among us. It seems that everyone who lives a stress-free life is so because they have stepped out of corporate life entirely

Employee Seeks Advice On How to Return to Corporate: ‘I Worked in Corporate for 6 Years and I Can't Anymore. The Sheer Sight of My Dashboard Rattles My Body With Anxiety’

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Company promises rewards to employees with fewest absences, leading employees to come in sick to "win": 'They put our sick days on a leaderboard'