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Employer demands 24/7 access to employee's location for $16/hr job: 'There is no legitimate reason for them to know where I am'

JR Atkinson

Dance studio boss demands 24/7 availability from her staff, forces employee to constantly cover last-minute shifts

JR Atkinson

Mom gets annoyed when husband with same job refuses to try flexible working to take kids to swimming lessons at 3 PM: 'No one else can take you'

Ally Perry

Boss pushes for 'virtual office' that pings management when you're idle: 'How do I push back without sounding shady?'

JR Atkinson

Employee Quits Suddenly After Boss Piles Work on Them After Team Shrinks From 9 Workers to 5

JR Atkinson

After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for 'Chief Happiness Officer': 'I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun'

JR Atkinson

'Got in trouble for having a life outside of work': Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer

JR Atkinson

Glassdoor rejects worker's real salary because it was 'excessively below market average'

JR Atkinson

Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates

JR Atkinson

'I left at 1 pm after lunch': Employee cuts out of work early to spite toxic dysfunctional boss, dares them to retaliate

JR Atkinson

Employee accidentally receives coworker's $6k bonus, wonders whether they should report it or not: 'It stings but this money was never yours'

JR Atkinson

Employee considers resigning after $72k salary offer because they paid the previous employee $86k: 'I am extremely disappointed and feel insulted by the raise'

JR Atkinson

Manager insists employee log all 'non-billable' time, so employee tracks every bathroom break, slack message, and email

JR Atkinson

Boss refuses to approve employees PTO because they laid off everyone else on their team, leaving them stranded

JR Atkinson

Female employee starts giving feedback like male coworkers, is called out for being 'harsh': 'I'm not going back to apologizing before every sentence'

JR Atkinson

'A huge whopping file 2.5 inches thick of my personal ChatGPT account, Gemini Account, and conversations with co-workers': Boss reveals they've been recording employee's full personal history, uses it against them

JR Atkinson