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15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

Boss sends a 4am email demanding employee attend a 7am conference, then blames them for not driving 2 hours and missing booth setup: ‘My boss is notorious for never reading an email’

Boss sends a 4am email demanding employee attend a 7am conference, then blames them for not driving 2 hours and missing booth setup: ‘My boss is notorious for never reading an email’

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‘He just stooped to a whole new level of useless today and my brain cannot comprehend it’: Useless produce department worker ignores tasks and dodges responsibility every shift, pushing coworkers into overtime to clean up his mess

‘He just stooped to a whole new level of useless today and my brain cannot comprehend it’: Useless produce department worker ignores tasks and dodges responsibility every shift, pushing coworkers into overtime to clean up his mess

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Boss demands hourly employee wash workplace linens at their own home: 'He's saving money for the company at your expense':

Boss-employee romance turns office into personal love nest, leaving coworker third-wheeling their jobs and taking on unfinished tasks: ‘it didn’t really bother me until it started to affect my job’

Boss-employee romance turns office into personal love nest, leaving coworker third-wheeling their jobs and taking on unfinished tasks: ‘it didn’t really bother me until it started to affect my job’

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Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

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UPDATE: 'CEO didn't understand what my department did apparently': New employee decides she's a supervisor and refuses training, workers maliciously comply with her demands

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

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15+ Employees who watched their coworkers get fired: 'HR cleaned out his desk within 10 minutes'

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15+ Bosses who had the worst workers: '[She was] sleeping on the job. She was a lifeguard. Fired on the spot'

Employee gets fired after never showing up to work, uses ex-boss as a reference, he maliciously complies: 'IF you can get Karen to work for you, you will be VERY lucky'

Employee gets fired after never showing up to work, uses ex-boss as a reference, he maliciously complies: 'IF you can get Karen to work for you, you will be VERY lucky'

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Employee finds out boss is getting fired after HR offers them her position, leading employee to consider giving boss a warning: ‘Should I tell her she's getting fired?’

Employee finds out boss is getting fired after HR offers them her position, leading employee to consider giving boss a warning: ‘Should I tell her she's getting fired?’

'My interview was at 10:00 AM': Job candidate waits two hours for his interview, walks out and gives HR a piece of his mind

'My interview was at 10:00 AM': Job candidate waits two hours for his interview, walks out and gives HR a piece of his mind

Boss draws names to decide which two ‘lucky’ employees would win a $100 bonus for meeting company goals: ‘You know, we didn't HAVE to do that’

Boss draws names to decide which two ‘lucky’ employees would win a $100 bonus for meeting company goals: ‘You know, we didn't HAVE to do that’

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Management fires entire team out of nowhere, then tells them they can reapply for limited spaces: 'I don’t know where that leaves me'

Management fires entire team out of nowhere, then tells them they can reapply for limited spaces: 'I don’t know where that leaves me'

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30 Job candidates who gave bizarre answers to their interviewers: 'Is this going to take long? I'm parked in a 15 minute spot'

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Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

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