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Government employee makes $33 an hour, manager insists it should be $10 instead: 'The department head makes $130k a year'

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Employee works 7 days/week from January to June, is denied a raise at the end of the year: 'Effectively, I will lose money this year to inflation'

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Employee leaves corporate job to accept dream startup role, wants to leave after 3 months: 'I feel like I'm wasting time'

A business owner talks on his cell phone in the office

Business owner discovers he's paying his employees 113% more than the average business owner in his area: 'Similar firms are paying 35% less than last year.'

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Employee expects promotion with performance review, upper management randomly select him as needing improvement: 'I have had an amazing year'

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Job rescinds their offer to prospective employee after they inquired about time off: 'Your request for planned time off raised concerns regarding alignment with our current expectations'

Employee uses computer while her company tracks her productivity

Company installs productivity tracking software that screenshots employees computers every 10 minutes, claims they can't afford yearly raises anymore: 'I've been at this place for 4 years and every year its the same story.'

Remote employee pretends to quit job after partner claims working from home is a hobby, he immediately panics about paying the bills: ‘You said it wasn't that serious’

Remote employee pretends to quit job after partner claims working from home is a hobby, he immediately panics about paying the bills: ‘You said it wasn't that serious’

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Managers demand employee take on second job for $2 extra an hour, claim she'll be fired if she refuses: 'Do I have a leg to stand on?'

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Boss denies college student bakery employee a weekend shift, wants them to work 6 AM - 5 PM during school: 'I would have to FIND A WAY to go to college'

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IT employee blames coworker for missed deadline, gets upset when he refuses to cover his weekend shift: 'I looked like the difficult one'

Sad businessman contemplates whether he should move to double his income, or stay in the same city with his girlfriend while she finishes school

Employee gets a $300K job offer, considers not taking it because he'd have to move away from his fiancée, who's in school: '3 years of long distance feels like a lot.'

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Employee gets called up for jury duty, boss forbids them from taking a week of unpaid leave: 'You have 2-3 days max'

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Employee trains the woman who is going to take her job after she moves to a sister company

Employee trains her replacement for 3 months, replacement constantly asks her questions 6 months into the job: 'My old boss has also told me multiple times that he wishes I was still there.'

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Lead engineer gets convinced by manager to give up $5000 bonus for intern bonuses, has second thoughts when other team lead receives bonus: 'I'm sure the CEO will know about this'

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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'

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'

Mom invites miserable uncle on son's solo trip despite his wishes: 'I was really looking forward to some solitude'

Mom invites miserable uncle on son's solo trip despite his wishes: 'I was really looking forward to some solitude'

Manager promotes all his employees except his top performer, who loses all motivation: 'He is hands down the best recruiter I've worked with among his peers.'

Manager promotes all his employees except his top performer, who loses all motivation: 'He is hands down the best recruiter I've worked with among his peers.'

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.'

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.'

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.'

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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