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Boss asks employee why she didn't respond to the message he sent at 10 PM on a Tuesday: 'When did we all agree that being available 24/7 was normal?'

A young female employee rests her head in her hand while sitting at her desk

HR tells employee she needs to work 2 more months following resignation despite working 3-month notice period: 'I stayed out of goodwill'

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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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Female employee tells 5'6 male coworker that he shouldn't have children because he's too short: 'She said she doesn't understand why someone would marry a man as short as I am.'

An office worker walks through an office holding a cardboard box with belongings including a plant inside it

Employee gets underpaid by $250, quits when boss refuses to reimburse him: 'If the law allowed me to pay you less, I would'

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Coworker reports colleague to HR for 'being too quiet,' complains they don't make enough small talk: 'So this is about me not chatting enough?'

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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Management claim vet tech is late to work 60% of the time, insists arriving at 9:01 AM is late: 'This has been my normal for 8 years'

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Job's strict PTO policy means new employee has to work September through June with no days off: 'Turns out PTO can be theoretical'

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.'

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23-year-old employee requests 37-year-old boss stops standing over her desk, has to comfort him when he starts crying: 'God forbid a girl tries to set a boundary'

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Kind stranger helps a guy get to the city for a job interview, then runs into him 3 years later to find out he not only got the job, but has since been promoted: ‘It was his first real break’

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Employee finds job listing for current job, boss claims they're recruiting in another department: 'I asked them, "Is my job safe?"'

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Man with glasses and long hair in office where he's being pressured to sign a card he doesn't want to sign

Employee refuses to sign a group card congratulating his mean coworker on his promotion: 'He’s the type who’ll smile to your face and then nitpick you in front of everyone like it’s a sport.'

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Employee walks out of job of 9 years after they eliminated their position and reassigned them with no training: 'They gave me only busy work and never trained me'

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