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Try-hard coworker constantly one-ups employee in workplace group chat: ‘Honestly feels forced’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee protests when boss insists on paying them weekly, repeatedly pays them late because he's out of office on Fridays: 'Hurry up and pay me!'

Ally Perry

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Employee rejoices in new 4-day work week policy, only to be let go so the company can compensate for the change: 'It's not personal'

Ben Weiss

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Boss sends employee an email marked 'high priority' at 5:45 PM on a Friday that only contained a minion meme: 'My heart dropped. I thought the server crashed or we got hacked.'

Emmy Pratt

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Client refuses to let graphic designer use any color other than blue for their ad, leading designer to print a giant blue square, client learns their lesson: ‘I didn’t get in any trouble’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee refuses to buy Girl Scout cookies from coworker's daughter because she's gluten-free, he then turns her entire team against her: 'It's not really about the cookies!'

Ben Weiss

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Design job requires employees to clock out to use the bathroom and refuses to heat the office, doesn't understand why they're losing workers: 'Is it too soon to walk out?'

JR Atkinson

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‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

Etai Eshet

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15+ Employees who quit on the spot: 'A newly hired coworker was making 30% more than me'

Remy Millisky

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Job passes over long term employee for internal job 3 times despite having perfect reviews and stats: 'Time for an external job promotion'

JR Atkinson

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Business owner refuses to share the PIN to sensitive work documents with their employee: ‘I want things done legally and safely’

Lana DeGaetano

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University admin retires after five months’ notice, managers ignore her replacement warnings and blame her when chaos hits: ‘Now they're paying the price'’

Etai Eshet

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Company forces lab employees to use PTO for a weather-related closure: ‘This cannot be legal. The company is deciding for us’

Etai Eshet

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Boss fires employee for refusing to illegally drive to work during a hazardous snowstorm: 'My county had a Level 3 snow warning, it's illegal for me to drive to work.'

Emmy Pratt

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Single mom uses PTO days for when her child's daycare is closed, boss calls her out for her request: 'Every month, there's at least one of my 5 coworkers that have taken a vacation'

JR Atkinson

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Snowed-in employee calls off at 5 AM, boss tries to send ride share to pick them up anyway: 'The roads are so bad here'

JR Atkinson

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