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Snowed-in employee calls off at 5 AM, boss tries to send ride share to pick them up anyway: 'The roads are so bad here'

JR Atkinson

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HR sends biting email to applicant who declined their interview request, claim they lack 'professionalism': 'I’ve already accepted a job and joined'

JR Atkinson

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Employee overhears millionaire bosses dreaming about becoming vegetable vendors, giving up their lifestyles: 'I think the “Corporate Dream” is a scam'

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'My emails become unnoticed by the manager': Manager claims employee isn't doing enough work because their work gets lost under coworker's mountains of updates

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Employee begs for 3rd shift in interview process, is given all 1st shift while giving newbie 3rd: 'I already have a commute 45 min to an hour and in that rush hour it takes me almost 2 hours to get there'

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Company lays off minimum-wage worker but still expects them to come in every day, doesn't provide severance: 'I am the only licensed person that can perform the specific type of services'

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Company only allows PTO on 'sick days,' forcing employees to lie about their time off: 'That’s basically no PTO with extra steps'

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Boss asks employee to spend $2.5k on work trip to be reimbursed later, employee resent the upfront cost and doesn't trust they'll get the money back: 'The business is hugely struggling'

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Company demands 5 days in office after years of remote, employee has a secret escape plan: 'The only thing that's changed is their desire for control'

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Company bans employees from working from home on Fridays because the office felt empty: 'I’m commuting an hour each way again purely for vibes.'

Emmy Pratt

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New employee receives 0 training during first weeks of new job, is left scrambling to figure out what to do: 'Most days we don’t communicate at all'

JR Atkinson

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Company gets rid of incentive to work on holidays and weekends, act 'surprised and disappointed' when nobody signs up to work holidays: 'You only get as much loyalty as you're willing to pay for'

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Gaming company tacitly refuses to hire employees over 35 years old, lays off workers after a certain age: 'The hiring manager openly told me that the candidate I wanted to hire was too old (she was 46)'

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Company hosts 'mandatory' party on New Year's Eve, expects employees to drop everything: 'A company party on New Year’s Eve isn’t generous it’s intrusive'

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Employee drives 2 hours into office to find that nobody else is there, coworkers didn't tell them not to come in: 'Even the newer staff knew not to come in, but nobody is answering'

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71-year-old manager refuses to retire, leaving 36-year-old employee of 5 years with no room to get a promotion: 'What am I supposed to do? Just wait until I’m 40 for my first promotion?'

Emmy Pratt

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