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Manager contacts employee's personal phone number while she's on her honeymoon, she feels her boundaries have been violated: 'I'm not trying to escalate. I just want boundaries respected'

JR Atkinson

‘I'm in a bait-and-switch nightmare’: 5-months pregnant woman is hired as a head of department, then turned into a support agent, denied the maternity leave she was promised, and put on a sketchy performance plan

Etai Eshet

Boss schedules a meeting at 6:30 AM on employee's first day of work after 2 weeks off, reschedules meeting for next week at 6:29 AM: 'They're 3 hours ahead of me, so it's a comfortable 9:30 AM their time.'

Emmy Pratt

Library management demands employee print receipts for every book checkout, causing massive lines in the library and a dispute with the city office: ‘The fallout was immediate'

Bar Mor Hazut

Managers rejects employee's 2 week's notice, tells them 2 weeks starts after they hire a replacement: 'That's how someone tries to squeeze free labor out of you while shopping for your replacement'

JR Atkinson

New boss deprives hardworking employee of the yearly bonus by giving them a low-rated performance review, leading employee to forfeit all extra tasks they took on: ‘I cancelled every meeting’ 

Bar Mor Hazut

Employee gets a flat tire on the way to work after having to come in late due to a medical emergency, leading entitled boss to fire them on the spot: ‘You're done’

Bar Mor Hazut

Employee quits job without notice, then gets threatened with litigation by HR if they don't return their work phone immediately, employee refuses to comply: ‘They deserve no respect’

Bar Mor Hazut

Company gets rid of bonus incentives to work on holidays, then reprimands employees for not volunteering to work: ‘You only get as much loyalty as you pay for’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘In our team of 12, I am the 6th person to leave in the last 8 months’: Worker leaving toxic job refuses manager’s attempt to guilt them into staying 2 more weeks and walks out after firmly saying no

Etai Eshet

Boss fires 22-year-old employee for being overweight after only 6 weeks of working: 'Has my size inhibited my ability to do my job? No. Absolutely not.'

Emmy Pratt

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

Ally Perry

Employee cancels supervisor's hotel reservation on business conference to Hawaii after supervisor uses his rank to secure a spot on the trip: ‘He had to stay at a motel’

Bar Mor Hazut

Company demands employee take on coworker's workload after she quits, employee refuses without a pay raise, only to be denied: ‘Let's see who breaks first’

Bar Mor Hazut

New hire started dream job December 2nd, gets unexpectedly fired mid‑day with zero explanation, leaving her shocked and unsure what to do next: ‘Today, about five minutes before lunch, I noticed I had been signed out of all my accounts’

Etai Eshet

Manager expects employee to take over late coworker’s $100k role, but claims there’s no budget to increase their salary, pushing employee to look for another job: ‘They're playing games’

Bar Mor Hazut