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Hostess refuses to cover her coworker's shift on Valentine's Day, so she can spend it with her boyfriend: 'My managers all made it abundantly clear that nobody was allowed to request the day off.'

Emmy Pratt

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Staff refuse to work without a shift supervisor on site, boss demands one employee take charge without promotion, and fails: 'I saw nothing but eye rolls'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Job applicant pressured to do an unpaid trial shift before his interview: 'I got up to leave!'

Ben Weiss

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Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I'm legit getting fired for attendance when I called off one time': Manager fires employee for calling in sick, then tries to treat it as a resignation

Ben Weiss

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Employee begs for 3rd shift in interview process, is given all 1st shift while giving newbie 3rd: 'I already have a commute 45 min to an hour and in that rush hour it takes me almost 2 hours to get there'

JR Atkinson

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Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Workplace writes up employees for every time they call out of a shift, no matter how far in advance: 'In an industry that's hemorrhaging workforce, these threats seem pretty silly'

JR Atkinson

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Manager schedules 17-year-old worker for 3-9 PM shifts Monday through Friday, despite her getting out of school at 2:30 PM: 'I work 10:30 AM-7:00 PM on weekends.'

Emmy Pratt

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Office manager demands receptionist cover his shift unpaid and last minute, receptionist refuses, causing manager to miss client meeting: ‘I documented it and emailed HR’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'A string of cheese was still hanging from my mouth to the plate': 18+ Servers share their most unhinged, jaw-dropping workplace stories

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Entitled friend plans a last-minute wedding on a weekday, then throws a tantrum when her best friend's husband can't get PTO: 'It’s happening in only 8 weeks'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'HR showed him the camera footage': 20+ Employees whose huge mistakes got them immediately fired

Remy Millisky

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15 Employees who quit instead of dealing with their working conditions: '2 weeks later I get a call... He's begging me to come back'

Remy Millisky

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'It was a heatwave, hitting 115°... the whole kitchen walked out': 20+ Employees who quit their bad jobs in the middle of their shifts

Remy Millisky

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Supervisor writes up warehouse employee for not smiling enough at work: 'I work 10-hour shifts moving heavy boxes in a windowless building where we’re not allowed to have earbuds, take phone calls, or speak unless it’s job-related'

Emmy Pratt

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