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Employee quiet quits at his cushy $100K office job for 3.5 years before his managers noticed: 'They say that I'm not making any progress in my career.'

Emmy Pratt

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Manager tells engineer they 'eclipsed all expectations of a new hire' during review, only gives them 2.25% salary increase and 75% of bonus

JR Atkinson

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25-year-old consultant proposes managers should be no older than 37-years-old, and partners should be no more than 50-years-old: 'I’ve noticed a significant drop in the energy required to keep up.'

Emmy Pratt

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Professional photographer does her brother's catering company's marketing for free until he jokes that her career isn't “real" at a party; so she sends him an invoice: ‘I have clients who pay me very well for what I give him for free’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Aunt tries to change career of 24-year-old data analyst, gets offended when he rejects her suggestions: 'If my job is so simple, then you should be the one doing it'

Ally Perry

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24 Memes for The People Trying to Pursue a Creative Career

Inés Soubrie

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‘Career Oscars’ Choosing Seniority Over Quality Don't Age Well, But We Love Them Anyways

Emmy Pratt

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26-year-old boyfriend breaks up with his rich, successful, educated girlfriend because he thinks she's too good for him

Emmy Pratt

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Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them 'unambitious': 'Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?'

JR Atkinson

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‘Problem is my life has changed’: Parents paid for home renovations in 2018 and still demand to use basement as their own, but the couple needs the space back for work and family

Etai Eshet

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Boyfriend tells 22-year-old girlfriend he won't consider marrying her until she makes $100K annually: 'I make around $45K as a teacher, and I have a second full-time job.'

Emmy Pratt

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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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Employee reports her office crush to HR for flirting with her after he showed up to the office Christmas party with his fiancée: 'He is just naturally charming and wasn't flirting at all.'

Emmy Pratt

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Coworkers quits and management refuses to find a replacement, dumps their work onto existing team with no pay bump: 'Adding another person's work to our already tough workload isn't feasible at all'

JR Atkinson

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31-year-old wife refuses to use 30% of her life savings to pay for her 36-year-old husband to go to flight school: 'It could take him 2+ years to actually get hired by an airline.'

Emmy Pratt

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Stay-at-home mom reignites her career after she finds out her husband has a secret savings account with $45,000: 'I need to safeguard myself if he is hiding money from me'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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