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Company introduces $75 wellness stipend that is so intentionally difficult to use that most employees give up

One female and two male coworkers sit together in an open-plan office, having a discussion

New hire eats carnivore diet, faces grilling from coworkers: 'Whatever he's trying to do clearly isn't working'

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Boss refuses to approve 1-week vacation request sent in months in advance, claims they can't find coverage

Employee looks annoyed while listening to his coworkers talking about how they spend their money.

Employee complains about how his coworkers spend their money: 'He complained to our bosses about me going to concerts. We got told that we couldn’t brag about any extra expenses.'

The boss hosts a mandatory virtual happy hour that all of his employees hate with a fiery passion.

Boss mandates a virtual Happy Hour with remote employees every Friday at 4 PM: 'It is not even remotely optional.'

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A young businesswoman smiles, holding a laptop under one arm and putting her hand in her pocket with the other, as her colleagues sit behind her out of focus

Coworkers spend 6 weeks competing for management position, company hires external candidate instead: 'We're trying to recalibrate'

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HR fires everyone involved in coworker group chat after new hire leaks it, even sends threats to non-employees

A hotel chef cooks breakfast after telling her coworker all about her terribly tragic life.

Hotel cook constantly trauma dumps and complains to her 32-year-old coworker, whom she barely knows: 'I'm truly sorry that you've had so much tragedy in your life, but I do not have the tools to help.'

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Frustrated employee finally tells his coworker exactly what he thinks of his little “jokes.”

Employee snaps at coworker for texting jokes in the company group chat: 'Josh, shut up and let me do my job.'

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Manager continually calls employee on Teams unannounced, interrupting meetings in progress: 'It’s disrespectful of my time'

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Boss continually calls employee outside of work hours, schedules 30 minute meetings after the workday is over: 'I’ve received calls from him at 1am before'

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Worker feels guilty for not checking Slack at work, snaps out of it and realizes they've been conditioned

Dad tries to get some sleep on the couch after calling in sick with a fever.

Boss reprimands employee for not covering his sick coworker's last-minute shift because he was 2 hours away: 'She didn’t believe I was unavailable to cover, and that I just didn’t want to.'

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Retail employee takes home customer's wallet, gets angry when coworker tells management: 'He planned to return it personally'

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A young man works his first day at his new job at the gas station.

Gas station boss only schedules 2 brand new employees for a shift, throws a fit when they have to close down the station for 30 minutes due to an error they couldn't fix: 'It was just me and her, no manager, no experienced employee in sight'

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Company adds 'focus hours' to remote work day, railroading schedule and forcing employees to work after hours

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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'

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'

Single mom plans girls' night out, gets judged for bailing when she decides she would prefer to spend money on her 5-year-old and 8-month-old: 'The stress has been overwhelming'

Single mom plans girls' night out, gets judged for bailing when she decides she would prefer to spend money on her 5-year-old and 8-month-old: 'The stress has been overwhelming'

18-year-old refuses to invite his stepmom to his high school graduation because she locked him in a room when he was 6: 'She just doesn't know how to act.'

18-year-old refuses to invite his stepmom to his high school graduation because she locked him in a room when he was 6: 'She just doesn't know how to act.'

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