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Manager puts employee on a performance improvement plan after they write a date in the wrong format: 'They're just looking for an excuse to fire you'

JR Atkinson

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Boss instructs employee to clock out whenever he's not actively working: 'My goal is for you to have zero down time.'

Emmy Pratt

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Manager catches employee working 2 full-time remote jobs at the same time: 'Apparently he took 2 weeks PTO when starting out, and then went right back to work the other job'

JR Atkinson

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Company charges $40 for company gear, forbids workers from wearing it on the job

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Employee builds app to track how many times coworker says 'circling back' in meetings: 'Recently [he said it] 23 times in a 56 minute sync'

JR Atkinson

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Employee is let go after 11 years with no severance: 'Why is this underhandedness tolerated?'

JR Atkinson

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Boss piles work on new employee, continually setting unrealistic expectations: 'Everything is a priority right now'

JR Atkinson

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Boss asks employee to cancel nonrefundable vacation because it coincides with hers: 'I calculated the fees, they are way more than a few hundred dollars'

JR Atkinson

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Fast food worker finds out about their first shift 30 minutes after it starts, manager berates them for not knowing: 'Well, I'm simply not in town today'

JR Atkinson

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Retail worker gives 2 week's notice, boss chews them out for not giving advance notice of the notice: 'Essentially she wanted a 1 month notice'

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Pharmacy continually schedules worker for 11-8 and Saturday shifts despite them only being available weekday mornings: 'You need to nip this in the bud'

JR Atkinson

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Coworker calls same-level colleague 'annoying' after they refuse to do their job for them: 'I'm stuck working with someone who expects me to babysit them'

JR Atkinson

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Job-seeker turns down interview over AI screening, CEO sends a bitter reply: 'It is, quite frankly, an insult to my time'

JR Atkinson

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Boss approves employee's email asking client for a raise, backtracks and chews them out when client denies it, cuts their salary by 30%

JR Atkinson

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Company refuses to raise employee's salary after 2 years despite junior colleague earning 20% more

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'I’m not going to wake up at 8am just to make sure someone doesn’t need their shift covered that day': Coworker sets boundaries with colleagues, they call her out for not covering on her day off

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