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Company mandates 'anonymous' survey, turns their answers into a public loyalty test: 'The room was silent'

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HR sends out automated email warning employee their 'engagement score' has dropped 7 points, fails to realize he was working on a deep-work project

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Company throws team lunch to celebrate record profits, give employees $12 sandwich voucher while CEO gets $4.2 million bonus

A waitress places something down on a table, with the bar behind her

New York servers take $600 in tips, manager demands they give 20% to the kitchen staff: 'I get paid $7 an hour'

The boss tells the employee that she both did the bare minimum and exceeded expectations.

Boss scolds employee during performance review for doing the bare minimum, while also claiming that she meets all of her goals: 'If they want to see bare minimum they’ll for sure see it starting now.'

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Boss writes up warehouse worker for taking 2 bathroom breaks in 1 shift: 'Both under 5 minutes'

The café boss explains that tap water costs his customers money, much to their chagrin.

Café boss forces customers to pay 75 cents for tap water, then nixes the policy when an employee makes him explain it to customers: 'My boss handles all questions about the water policy.'

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Company lays off entire department in one fell swoop with no notice: 'We were basically scapegoated'

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CEO berates employee over their facial expression during company meeting

A man wearing a hard hat looks behind him and smiles while sitting in a forklift in a warehouse

Warehouse employee reports safety issue, company changes his job title without telling him: 'I never signed anything, never got a new offer letter, and nobody told me this was a formal change'

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Workplace implements AI-powered cameras to track employee's every move, reprimands them for tiny details

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Job asks for free labor from applicant before they even interview: 'I'm dumbfounded by the audacity'

A demanding boss forces employees to collaborate, without giving them any time to do so.

Boss demands more collaboration between employees while scheduling 6 hours of back-to-back meetings every day: 'When exactly is the "collaboration" supposed to happen?'

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Job-seeker goes through 4 interviews only to learn they were never a real candidate in the first place: 'I was a prop in their internal politics'

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Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother's day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: 'I now have commitments in the morning'

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Boss cheers and claps after employee puts her 2-week notice in: 'She has been one of the worst, if not the worst, bosses I have ever worked for.'

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27-year-old saves for over a year to gift Mom a cruise, the day after she gives her the tickets, the mom books a 2nd cruise for the entire family: 'She completely overshadowed my gift'

27-year-old saves for over a year to gift Mom a cruise, the day after she gives her the tickets, the mom books a 2nd cruise for the entire family: 'She completely overshadowed my gift'

Estranged grandparents offer to take 10, 8, and 6-year-old on Disneyland vacation, daughter-in-law refuses because she can't join them: 'I can’t fathom the thought of making these magical memories without me'

Estranged grandparents offer to take 10, 8, and 6-year-old on Disneyland vacation, daughter-in-law refuses because she can't join them: 'I can’t fathom the thought of making these magical memories without me'

12-year-old daughter refuses to play piano for Grandma's birthday in front of entire family, leading aunt to defend her from demanding Mom: ‘She said no’

12-year-old daughter refuses to play piano for Grandma's birthday in front of entire family, leading aunt to defend her from demanding Mom: ‘She said no’

Full-time hospitality employee demands part-time colleague covers shift so she can be with 2-year-old, gets annoyed when she refuses: 'I'm so worried my daughter is alone'

Full-time hospitality employee demands part-time colleague covers shift so she can be with 2-year-old, gets annoyed when she refuses: 'I'm so worried my daughter is alone'

Employee starts 8 hour finance shift at 7 AM, boss reprimands him for his 'schedule and visibility': 'Most people come in around nine and leave around six'

Employee starts 8 hour finance shift at 7 AM, boss reprimands him for his 'schedule and visibility': 'Most people come in around nine and leave around six'

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