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Unemployed person introduces themselves personally to hiring manager, causing the recruiter to say that she didn't care whether the candidate came in person or just sent their CV: 'I knew she meant me.'

María Cetra

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Bank teller surprised by a 47% pay increase after resigning, boss insists that it is not a counteroffer but a raise that had already been approved for them, but refuses to undo their resignation: 'I am honestly baffled'

Brad Dickson

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IT Helpdesk manager emails demanding staff arrive 15 minutes early to login and be ready to take calls "1 second before" their shift, staff comply and hang up on customers the second their shift ends: 'Sorry to interrupt you, my shift is over. Goodbye'

Brad Dickson

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The hidden risks of over-performing in your role... Star employee does the bare minimum, then quits, when a manager's new system unfairly alters his bonus payout making his wage unlivable: '[That] bonus put me above $20 per hour'

Brad Dickson

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Employee Sparks Backlash After Giving Two Weeks Notice While on PTO

Ben Weiss

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Family Calls Sister’s Gaming Income ‘A Temporary Hobby’ Despite It Paying for Her Life and Her Car

JR Atkinson

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Manufacturing Company Wastes Job Candidate’s Time for 2 Months, Only To Repost the Position Online After Lying About a Hiring Freeze

Ben Weiss

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Job applicant accidentally emails her grocery list instead of her cover letter, recruiter opens the call with "did you get the oat milk?", internet responds with their own application disasters: ‘I didn't get the job but best interview of my life.’

Inés Soubrie

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Candidate spends 6 weeks and 4 interview rounds as top pick for a role that was frozen two months before he even applied, nobody told recruiting: ‘[The] role was frozen before I even applied.’

Inés Soubrie

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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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Intern fired for declining boss's demand to immediately join last-minute 3:30 pm Sunday meeting on Memorial Day weekend, raising concerns of unrealistic employment demands: 'They just expect 24/7 availability from interns getting paid the bare minimum'

Brad Dickson

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Manager abandons factory floor workers to fend for themselves when 90 degree heatwave sweeps the plant, says overworked and overtired employee, they resign giving their 2 weeks' notice: 'After getting a promotion, I got a 1 dollar raise'

Brad Dickson

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Employee quiet quits for 4 years straight, gets a raise and then promoted, they tell how they did it: 'I got a raise and a promotion'

Brad Dickson

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Manager demands remote employee drive to the office on their 2nd day, forcing them to drive 90 minutes to the office 3 times a week for an RTO policy they weren't told about, they quit immediately instead : 'I thought he was joking. I laughed'

Brad Dickson

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'Took a counteroffer 8 months ago. Don't do what I did...': Employee's warning to others about accepting counteroffers after their manager's verbal promise of a promotion never eventuates, and the company undergoes reorganization

Brad Dickson

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CEO singles out employee during a company meeting and makes a mockery of their request for reimbursement of commute costs amid rising fuel costs and a hypocritical RTO policy: 'He works fully remotely and makes several million a year'

Brad Dickson

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