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'They sent me home due to low workload': Manager forces workers to use PTO after sending them home early

Brad Dickson

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'I feel so happy!': Hasty company proactively fires employee with 1-2 months still left on his contract, so he takes an 'extended' vacation

Elna McHilderson

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'I got paid for doing absolutely nothing': Call center worker unable to do their job due to technical error enjoys a paid day at home

Brad Dickson

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'I unplugged my phone': Guy discovers he's been answering colleague's calls for years, unplugs his phone so they have to answer them

Brad Dickson

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'Did my employee rage-quit, or did I fire her?': Manager joins HR to figure out what to do about twice-fired employee

Remy Millisky

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'Never put anything in writing': Worker sends scathing email after unnecessary meeting, dividing the internet

Brad Dickson

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'[My boss] was trying to throw me under the bus': Stellar employee asks for a $2/hour raise then gets fired for 'misconduct'; they're gaslit for a year before winning their case in front of the labor board

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'They're threatening to sue my new job for "theft of talent"': System Engineer's new employer gets sued by their last one who laid them off

Brad Dickson

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"Oblivious" lawyers refuse to let bookkeeper make simple phone call that would save the firm $125k

Brad Dickson

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'I fired a guy for trying to drive a scissor lift down the stairs': 25+ Safety watchdogs who were caught off guard by careless companies

Remy Millisky

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Update: 'My boss has not acknowledged my two-week notice': Toxic boss avoids talking to night shift worker about quitting up until their last day

Remy Millisky

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'Our turnover rate is through the roof': Entitled boss mocks employee for taking first day off in 10 months, gets instant karma when half of his employees quit

Isabella Penn

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'[I and] half of my offices' staff quit': Boss dwindles benefits for his employees down to almost nothing, winds up losing the entire team

Elna McHilderson

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'It came out to like $2,400 after legal fees': Hospitality worker sues boss after claiming he was underpaid, worker wins in court

Isabella Penn

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‘Who do they expect to put up with that for mere pennies?’: Drugstore employee gets reprimanded for taking 3-minute bathroom break, quits on the spot

Elna McHilderson

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'It's amazing what can be done when the CEO gets involved': Frustrated customer floods company execs with emails to get them to fix their computer

Remy Millisky

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