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Candidate shares salary expectations on startup screening call, recruiter laughs and says "that's cute," she hangs up immediately and gets a better offer days later: ‘I said “I don't think we're aligned, thanks for your time" and hit leave.'

Inés Soubrie

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Employee leaves job for a startup in August, returns to his old job after realizing the startup owners were inept and clueless: 'They wanted me to handle everything for the income of only 1 person.'

Emmy Pratt

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Boss demands Marketing Coordinator work from the office alone while all other employees are working from home: 'I asked if I could go to work from home and she has just ghosted me.'

Emmy Pratt

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'Asynchronous' boss continually pings employee all day, gets offended when they take more than 5 seconds to respond

JR Atkinson

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Job candidate refuses to have Zoom interview recorded after recruiter won't turn her camera on: 'If cameras are required, both should have it turned on'

Ben Weiss

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Texas employee changes LinkedIn status to "Open to Work," now seeks legal protection after boss treats his social media post as a resignation letter

Ben Weiss

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23-year-old considers leaving $100K job for a 2 year program where he'll make 50K for 5 years after he graduates: '[The 2nd] option sounds like a scam.'

Emmy Pratt

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Boss leaves every day at 2pm because of her 'kids,' despite not allowing colleagues to do the same

JR Atkinson

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Job candidate denies job offer after they sit through an interview without being asked a single question by the hiring manager: ‘He told me to be quiet’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Coworker continually mispronounces coworker Xavier's name, refuses to learn the correct pronounciation

JR Atkinson

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Company mandates 'anonymous' survey, turns their answers into a public loyalty test: 'The room was silent'

JR Atkinson

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Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin's, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’

Bar Mor Hazut

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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’

Bar Mor Hazut

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AI-obsessed manager tells IT staff to automate “everything possible,” instantly regrets it after employee uses Claude to complete mandatory HIPAA training: ‘There are some things he doesn’t want AI doing’

Cata Holmes

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HR sends out automated email warning employee their 'engagement score' has dropped 7 points, fails to realize he was working on a deep-work project

JR Atkinson

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Company throws team lunch to celebrate record profits, give employees $12 sandwich voucher while CEO gets $4.2 million bonus

JR Atkinson

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