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Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: 'They kept another employee who makes less than me'

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Company fires the best manager for standing up for his team, asks his team to give the company honest feedback: 'They stress honesty and open communication, but those things got their top employee fired.'

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A frustrated employee works at his desk, while his micromanaging manager micromanages his coworker

Company replaces kind, respectful manager with a micromanaging AI-obsessed manager: 'I was planning to be at this company long term, but I'm already looking for new work.'

Two pharmacists, the only pharmacists employed at this pharmacy, work together at the counter

Company tells 2 remaining employees that they're not allowed to take off work ever: 'Our hours have increased, but pay hasn’t.'

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Company charges $40 for company gear, forbids workers from wearing it on the job

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Top-performing employee looks at the award he won

Top employee refuses to accept 'Star Performer' Award after making the company $7 million and getting a 3% raise: 'He wouldn't even get up from his seat to accept the plaque.'

A young confident employee wearing a sweater stands in the hallway at the office after asking for a lofty raise

Employee doing the work of 2 people asks company for a $40K raise: 'It would cost the company $120K to hire another employee to do my previous job.'

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Company refuses to give a temp employee a raise, despite promoting him to a role that requires the workload of a full-time employee: 'I'm making minimum wage.'

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Employee giving presentation in conference room an hour after she was told to start said presentation

Boss asks employee at 8 AM to make a presentation for the whole company at 9 AM: 'He is the same guy that passed me over for a promotion.'

Man wearing glasses sits at desk in office

Aunt helps nephew get a job at her company, hires him without knowing he never got his college degree: 'Could this potentially hurt my aunt and her status at work?'

A woman in a hat laying on the beach while on vacation from her job, which gives her unlimited paid-time-off

Employee notices she takes less PTO after her company adopted an unlimited PTO policy: 'In 2022, I took 13 PTO days. Last year with unlimited, I took 8.'

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A hand holds a paper plane as if to throw it, with blue sky, trees, and high rise buildings in the background

Printing company demands manager increases morale while mandating 12-hour days, gets annoyed when he hosts paper plane competition: 'You did what?'

Senior businessman using smartphone in formal clothes with grey hair and beard

Job fires beloved 70-year-old boss who has been at the company for 50 years without giving any severance: 'They gave people who worked here for 2 years severance in December, but not him.'

A man sitting on an exercise ball using a laptop

Company forces hardworking remote employee to return to the office; employee does half as much work in the office as he did when working from home: 'I probably put 10-12 hours of work in per day, because I could squeeze it in anywhere.'

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A work-from-home employee working in her kitchen while eating a pizza

Company allows high-performing employees to work from home, forces everyone to return to office when underperforming employees complain: 'Because others are underperforming, we have to return to office full time.'

Boss wearing black sweater attends a Zoom meeting with a female colleague on a Friday while the rest of his team works in the office

Boss forces fully remote company to return to the office 5 days a week, while he works from home on Fridays without letting the rest of his team do the same: 'Leadership roles have different requirements.'