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Boss gives employee $0 bonus after stellar performance review, says they reallocated funds to 'other priorities': '"Other priorities" means top management bonuses'

JR Atkinson

'Isn't it courtesy?': Manager demands resigning employee give more than 3 weeks notice, she decides to give 0

Ally Perry

Employees under untracked unlimited PTO policy thrive until HR calls their vacations “excessive” and demands new restrictions their manager has to enforce : ‘Now I have to penalize them for failing to meet expectations that none of us knew existed’

Etai Eshet

Manager asks employee over text message to join meetings and assist with "knowledge transfer" after firing them: 'Are you available to jump on a call?'

Brad Dickson

20-year-old kitchen worker tells her 40-year-old coworker that she's not surprised his wife divorced him over his online gaming obsession, sparks disagreement dividing the workplace: 'She wanted him to spend time with her instead of playing video games'

Brad Dickson

Factory employee ruins machines on purpose, loses company $30k and costs boss his job: '5 hours... to clean, fix, and replace damaged sensors'

Remy Millisky

33-year-old project coordinator refuses to let 26-year-old coworker take credit for her work anymore: 'I stopped CC’ing her on everything'

Ben Weiss

31-year-old self-employed carpenter offers to help pay for his girlfriend's grad school tuition until she mocks his blue collar career: 'She feels her education makes her better'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Restaurant rewards nepo-hire for working one 13-hour shift, ignores employee who does it every day: 'Once I took an extra day off and was immediately labeled as "Mr. Lazy"'

JR Atkinson

'No need to get emotional': Manager makes employee cry during performance review, claims it's a 'growth moment'

Ally Perry

20-year-old electronics salesman gets commission for $15,000 sale and then quits on the spot after helping a customer that nobody else would: 'I said only 4 words. "Thank you. I Quit"'

Brad Dickson

Exterminator needs access through homeowner’s yard to treat neighbor’s house, repeatedly no-shows until she revokes permission to enter her property: 'I had to take off work both times'

Isabella Penn

'We’re basically family through your husband’s job': Woman demands coworker’s wife waive her $1,800 fee and film her wedding for free, videographer refuses so she reports husband to HR after she no-shows at the wedding

Isabella Penn

Indispensable employee uses a company blunder to negotiate a 30% raise after they fire an entire support department: 'I'm using this to twist their arm'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Former employers claims ex-employee owes them 20 PTO hours despite previously claiming they'd cover it: 'He can come and get it'

JR Atkinson

Data analyst corrects manager in an important meeting because he misrepresented a project the employee is spearheading, and is then reprimanded for making him ‘look unprepared’

Lana DeGaetano