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Company installs tracking software that checks employees' mouse movements to determine productivity, until one employee proves the system is faulty: ‘He told me to wiggle my mouse’

Company installs tracking software that checks employees' mouse movements to determine productivity, until one employee proves the system is faulty: ‘He told me to wiggle my mouse’

Employee gets offer from rival company, decides to take the job, until current company gets word of it and demands employee stay: ‘Please be joking'

Employee gets offer from rival company, decides to take the job, until current company gets word of it and demands employee stay: ‘Please be joking'

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HR department demands employee's personal phone, installs location tracking app on it: 'I questioned this'

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Employee forced to meet with HR because his "engagement score" dropped 7 points last quarter: 'This is about being graded by software that has no idea what my job is'

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Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: 'I even gave them a discount'

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Company owner demands employees fill out anonymous survey about work, only to turn it into a public loyalty test: ‘Everyone in the room realized this was a test’

Company owner demands employees fill out anonymous survey about work, only to turn it into a public loyalty test: ‘Everyone in the room realized this was a test’

A founding engineer/executive decides to leave his company of 30 years after an incompetent new owner took over the manufacturing plant

Founding engineer of 30 years leaves company after new owner runs the business to the ground after 2 years: 'This arrogant owner treated brilliant engineers like disposable garbage.'

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Company denies leave request sent in 6 months prior, claims they've run out of PTO after draining it for closure days

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College student applies for graduate job, company demands he complete 40 hour assignment for application: 'I thought I was crushing it'

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New hire accidentally hits "Reply All" to entire company while shading senior management for "unnecessary" and "complicated" procedures

Company demands employees return to the office after working remotely, one employee refuses to comply and stays home, manager responds: ‘There’s really nothing I can do’

Company demands employees return to the office after working remotely, one employee refuses to comply and stays home, manager responds: ‘There’s really nothing I can do’

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Manager fires employee after a week on the job due to employee noticing they weren't paid for their first day at work and notifying payroll: ‘This isn't working out’

Manager fires employee after a week on the job due to employee noticing they weren't paid for their first day at work and notifying payroll: ‘This isn't working out’

New boss discovers he has to share his office with the employees' break room, so he moves the break room to the parking lot instead: ‘Car emissions on the water cooler’

New boss discovers he has to share his office with the employees' break room, so he moves the break room to the parking lot instead: ‘Car emissions on the water cooler’

Manager accuses employee of being “too nice” to his team during performance review, leading employee to look for a new job: ‘I'm not good because my team likes me’

Manager accuses employee of being “too nice” to his team during performance review, leading employee to look for a new job: ‘I'm not good because my team likes me’

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A greedy CEO, who tells his employees they're his “family” to their face, but refuses to pay them what they deserve.

CEO calls employees 'a family' in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: 'I'm currently doing the workload of 2 people.'

Employee goes to bed after shift got cancelled, only to wake up and find out it was rescheduled: ‘I must report to HR regarding my No Call No Show’

Employee goes to bed after their shift got cancelled, only to wake up and find out it was rescheduled without them knowing: ‘Now I must report to HR regarding my No Call No Show’