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Employee tells boss he needs to take off work to take his sick wife to the emergency room, boss insists he needs him at work: 'I get you may need to take her. But I do need you there today.'

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'They treated me like a child': Store manager takes employees' phones away at the start of each shift, won't let them access it until break

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Chief operating officer calls employee "unprofessional" for not answering the phone during PTO days: 'Is this old school thinking?'

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'It triggers her into speaking tongues': 25+ Distracting Habits Coworkers Annoy Others With

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Worker calls out due to daughter's meltdown, boss replies 'NO' with no further explanation: 'My job offers no benefits [...] and I only make 14/hr'

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Employee requests a raise, boss rejects raise and says he should quit now so they can replace him as quickly as possible: 'It would be most efficient to fill your current role now instead of playing a guessing game'

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'I can't seem to land a job here that offers any PTO': German man moves to America for his wife, is shocked by American work culture

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Boss approves PTO day and then rejects it the day before employee's planned absence: 'Nobody wanted to cover for me so I was expected to come in'

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20+ Clever Schemes Workers Use To Avoid Doing Their Jobs

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'He's trying to crush your self-esteem and manipulate you into agreeing to a lower amount': Boss tells employee they make too much money and that they regret hiring them at their current rate

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'Your employer is in the wrong and they know it': Company scams employee at charity raffle, takes his money and sends him a different item

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'Bringing my work laptop is out of the question': Company asks worker if they can be 'reachable' during PTO days, employee shuts them down

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'Do you work with seagulls and raccoons?': Mooching coworkers constantly ask for bites of coworker's homemade lunch, call them 'stingy' when she draws a boundary

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Nosy coworker calls woman out for leaving tampon applicator and wrapper in work trashcan, claims 'she need[s] to be more discreet because it is a mixed bathroom': 'People have different tolerance levels'

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'I am the only woman manager here': Boss gives female employee written reprimand for not working 50-55 hours per week, doesn't hold male coworkers to the same standard

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'That's not legal at all. It's wage theft': Boss calls 20-year-old employee 'ungrateful' after she refuses to work overtime for free

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