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Top Ten ‘HR Is Not Your Friend’ Stories

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'[Coworker] hasn't told him that he's leaving': Employee debates telling boss that coworker has found a new job

Remy Millisky

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'Is there any way I can tell him no?': Micromanaging boss wants remote access to worker's personal computer

Brad Dickson

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'I am fed up': Boss's girlfriend rejects the way employee does her job, employee maliciously complies and quits

Ben Weiss

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'Don't believe I have the flu?': Night shift worker forced to come into work despite illness, maliciously complies and gets sick in front of boss

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'My vacation time for my sister's wedding was denied': Man questions whether or not he should quit over rejected PTO

Stephanie Harper

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'It’s now 15 days late': Ex-boss refuses to send final paycheck to former employee, employee considers filing class action lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'I call the department manager, who is equally confused': Manager shows customers dictionary definition to convince them he's not trying to fool them

Remy Millisky

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30+ Stories of how "that one guy" got fired

Brad Dickson

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'Tell me how you provide value to the organization': CEO confronts employees in the elevator as layoffs approach

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'While I appreciate the sentiment... I'm not doing that': Employee pushes back against coworkers' plan to buy boss a birthday gift

Remy Millisky

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'I was never asked to buy donuts again': New employee constantly bothered about needing to buy donuts for everyone in the office, maliciously complies

Ben Weiss

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'My boss takes all of the credit for my work': Worker told by CEO that they're not doing enough... because their boss takes credit for all their contributions

Brad Dickson

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'I do all of their work': Boss takes credit for employee's work, CEO tells employee she is making no impact on the company

Ben Weiss

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'He answered that I was not qualified, nor smart enough to do this job': Employee denied promotion, maliciously complies and causes store to close down

Ben Weiss

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'My job took away our chairs': New manager reprimands employees, makes them stand for full eight hour shifts

Ben Weiss

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