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Boss tries to keep former employee on as a contractor for 10hrs/week with slashed pay, doesn't understand why employee is offended

JR Atkinson

Employee gets no coverage for long weekends off, is expected to cover for colleagues taking 2-3 weeks off at once

JR Atkinson

Employee considers quitting during week 1 of new job making 3x their previous salary because of disorganization: 'Is this a joke?'

JR Atkinson

Manager flips out on employee after they talk about their 'side project' with their coworkers

JR Atkinson

Movie theater manager demands workers have availability 24/7, sees school as only valid conflict: 'I DO NOT accept you not being able to work a day because you want the day off to rest'

JR Atkinson

Work investigates employee for leaving the country during sick leave because of their email timestamps: 'You're 100% going to get fired'

JR Atkinson

Janitor quits their job on the spot after boss halved their hours without telling them: 'I am stunned than no one talked to you'

JR Atkinson

Childfree employee freaks out when coworker on maternity leave brings newborn baby to the office: 'New mothers cannot grasp that not everyone wants to see their child.'

Emmy Pratt

Manager interrupts with a message every time employee is on a call: 'It took me a while to realize it was intentional'

JR Atkinson

Evening shift employee constantly arrives 15 minutes late at 5:15, day shift coworker stops staying after her shift ends at 5:00 to cover for her: 'By 5:05, I decided I was leaving.'

Emmy Pratt

Annoying coworker continually pushes colleague to strive for higher position, it backfires: 'This place will fall apart without me'

JR Atkinson

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

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

JR Atkinson

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

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

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

Emmy Pratt