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$18/hr worker takes on the job of 3 people with zero pay increase: 'I haven't seen a raise in two years, and holiday bonuses were slashed'

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Manager blasts air horn whenever someone says something 'negative' in a meeting: 'I’m not an animal that you’re going to use a bell on'

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Boss asks employee to sign emails as the person they replaced: 'His explanation was that customers are used to dealing with her'

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Coworker takes colleague's ergonomic office chair claiming she needs it more: 'I would never go and take someone else's office chair'

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HR continually reports employee's perfume even after they stopped wearing it: 'I’ve washed my clothes, washed my hair and made sure to wear no scent'

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Coworker does the job of 4-5 people, colleagues worry she's making them look bad: 'I'm genuinely concerned. she's going to burn herself out'

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'If you clock in at 8:01 instead of 8:00, they deduct 15 minutes': Company rounds every minute in their favor, effectively stealing hours of time from their employees

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'Why am I expected to go above and beyond at $20/hour?': Pharmacy manager punishes hourly workers with no PTO for not contributing to profit

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Manager continually schedules meetings at 4:45 pm on Fridays, employee wonders if it's a power move: 'It took 45 minutes'

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Boss pressures employee to sell candy to fundraise for the office: 'They told me I wasn't being a team player'

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Toxic startup manager becomes direct report of employee they used to victimize 15 years prior: 'Karma really is a boomerang'

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'I don’t want to spend my money celebrating someone who hurt me': Coworker refuses to bring food to colleague's wedding celebration since they argue at work

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Coworker snoops and opens colleague's pay stubs, whole office turns against him after finding out his salary

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Fast food cashier notices $105 missing from the register, fears they will be fired for a crime they did not commit

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Coworker invites themselves on colleague's 1-week vacation after work trip: 'I don't particularly like the co-worker and we are not friends outside of work'

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Boss treats every PTO request like an emergency, constantly threatens to cancel employee's vacation: 'It makes planning trips difficult'

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