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A woman sitting on a bench in a cemetery, holding an open umbrella above her head in one hand and red carnations in the other

Employee attends funeral of husband's grandma who she knew for 35 years, manager claims she doesn't count for bereavement leave: 'She encouraged me to go to the funeral'

A male supermarket employee stocks bakery shelves

Manager fires supermarket employee for refusing to clean other department, faces $40,000 in losses: 'It's not what I was hired for'

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Worker refuses to arrive an hour early to shift despite coworkers' demands, insists on clocking in and out right on time: ‘They complain’

Worker refuses to arrive an hour early to shift despite coworkers' demands, insists on clocking in and out right on time: ‘They complain that I come in late’

Employee ignores coworker's reminder of approaching project, then blames coworker when she submits project with missing data: ‘Why didn't you remind me again?’

Employee ignores coworker's reminder of approaching project, then blames coworker when she submits project with missing data: ‘Why didn't you remind me again?’

19-year-old employee gets called to boss's office and told off for refusing to come in on a day off, employee holds his ground: ‘Why should I be expected to come in?’

19-year-old employee gets called to boss's office and told off for refusing to come in on a day off, employee holds his ground: ‘Why should I be expected to come in?’

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Employee rejects promotion that paid him 35% less than what he's making now: 'More responsibility, higher expectations as higher management, but significantly less pay overall.'

Employee hands in notice after getting hired for another job, only to be told on their first day the company already hired someone else: ‘I'm not gonna let them get away with this’

Employee hands in notice after getting hired for another job, only to be told on their first day the company already hired someone else: ‘I'm not gonna let them get away with this’

Job candidate withdraws his application after HR emails him by the wrong name, then gets upset when he corrects them: ‘My name is Zach, not Ryan’

Job candidate withdraws his application after HR emails him by the wrong name, then gets upset when he corrects them: ‘My name is Zach, not Ryan’

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A tired female employee rests her head in her hand while sitting at her desk in her home office

Manager insists remote employee of 21 years attend 90 minute, 6:30 AM meeting three times weekly: 'I am genetically inclined to be a night owl'

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Employee gets caught pretending to look busy with no actual work, now has a meeting scheduled with upper management about "role clarity"

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25-year-old accountant quits on the spot after their manager calls them 'stupid': 'I lost all the motivation and focus and immediately felt disgusted'

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A young college student works as a barista when she's not in class.

Boss schedules student employee for 7 AM Monday shift, even though he knows she has class at that time: 'I can only work the late shift on Monday.'

Employee demands more benefits after their promised pay increase in new contract turns into major pay cut: ‘I will move on if my demands aren't met’

Employee demands more benefits after their promised pay increase in new contract turns into major pay cut: ‘I will move on if my demands aren't met’

A young accountant leaves the office with her stuff after quitting rather unceremoniously.

25-year-old accountant quits after her manager called her stupid because he didn't understand the way she audited his work: 'It's been 2 years of disrespect, so I went home and decided to never come back.'

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Boss refuses to try employee's organizational methods and demands things done his way, employee follows, until boss realizes he was wrong: 'He couldn’t find what he needed'

Boss refuses to try employee's organizational methods and demands things done his way, employee follows, until boss realizes he was wrong: 'He couldn’t find what he needed'

Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’