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New boss denies PTO requests from every employee, lets their PTO days expire without them getting paid for them: 'They've changed the rules'

An employee playing with a basketball at his desk to pass the time, doing something that has nothing to do with his actual job

American employee mimics the European workday by working 1.5 hours less than his company expects: 'I will make sure that 90 minutes is filled with non-work related activities.'

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Employee Takes 4 days PTO for Family Issue, Boss Revokes It After Coworker Puts in Two Week Notice

A sick man recovers at home while his manager harasses him to come into work, even though he has a fever.

Manager asks employee with a 101-degree fever to come into work, demands a doctor's note if he misses more than 2 days of work: 'The age of "get well soon" has officially ended.'

A female employee frowns and rests her chin in her hands while working on her laptop

Employee starts new job, company demands she uses PTO for Memorial Day: 'I can't use PTO until 90 days of employment'

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Company denies leave request sent in 6 months prior, claims they've run out of PTO after draining it for closure days

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Restaurant employee forgets to request time off for proposal, gets annoyed when coworkers won't swap shifts with him: 'He ended up proposing in the parking lot'

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Boss denies employee's leave for father's memorial service: 'It was an undue stress on the team'

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Boss threatens to fire employee over non-refundable family trip they were notified of 8 months prior, offers them $500 as compensation: 'Why does my being away for 8 workdays cause a complete meltdown?'

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Employee attends funeral of husband's grandma who she knew for 35 years, manager claims she doesn't count for bereavement leave: 'She encouraged me to go to the funeral'

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Company changes PTO policy to 5 days months after hiring worker, forces them to cancel their vacation

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A young female employee looks over her bank statements, which show she's being paid less than she was before her supposed “raise.”

Boss tells employee she's getting a raise, gives her a $12K pay cut instead: 'Every paycheck is $488 less than what it used to be.'

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Employee refuses to give up their approved PTO when office parents try to guilt trip them into accommodating spring break: 'I'm not giving up my time off just because I don't have kids'

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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'

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A burnt out employee sitting at the desk after coming back from three weeks of vacation

Employee takes 3 weeks of PTO, returns to work feeling as burnt out as he did before the vacation: 'My motivation for work is basically gone.'

A woman in a hat laying on the beach while on vacation from her job, which gives her unlimited paid-time-off

Employee notices she takes less PTO after her company adopted an unlimited PTO policy: 'In 2022, I took 13 PTO days. Last year with unlimited, I took 8.'

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New boss denies PTO requests from every employee, lets their PTO days expire without them getting paid for them: 'They've changed the rules'

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College student went through 2 years of silence from her parents, tells them they lost the right to have opinions on her life now that they suddenly want to weigh in on everything

College student went through 2 years of silence from her parents, tells them they lost the right to have opinions on her life now that they suddenly want to weigh in on everything

9 to 5 employee declines work call at 10 PM, gets placed on performance improvement plan afterwards: 'I questioned whether there was any urgency'

9 to 5 employee declines work call at 10 PM, gets placed on performance improvement plan afterwards: 'I questioned whether there was any urgency'

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