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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 touches her face as she sits behind a laptop and an open planner in an open-plan office

Employee demands whole office works harder, manager pleads for her to calm down: 'She was calling me on her day off'

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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

A businessman, seen from behind, drinks from a mug and works at his laptop with a view of the city skyline

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 eats cake during her lunch break at work.

Coworkers berate employee for leaving the office for her 30 minute lunch break: 'The way people have reacted, you'd think I started leaving for a three hour lunch.'

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

A woman holding a cup of coffee in an office hallway

Coworker constantly expects employee to cover for her lateness, manager starts getting suspicious: 'I panicked'

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

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A male employee looks over his shoulder and smiles while working on his laptop

Manager hesitates to criticize high-performing employee who refuses to document work: 'The rest of the team is stuck'

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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An older employee takes a meeting on her laptop at home with a glass of wine by her side

60-year-old employee defies 33-year-old manager in refusal to return to office 2 days a week: 'She argues everyone is overwhelmed'

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Grocery store boss piles work on 19-year-old employee, drags them in the group chat when they can't finish everything

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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'

An employee looks at a piece of paper while sitting at a table with her laptop beside her

Employee hands in notice, manager demands she write 100 page technical manual in her last 10 days: 'I have spent seven years building these processes'