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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.'

a male veterinarian touches the neck of a German Shepherd dog in an examination room

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.'

a man in business attire sits on an office couch, running a hand through his hair

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’

a man rubs his face while sitting in an office at a desk with an open laptop on it

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

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'

A woman cries after getting broken up with while sitting at her laptop

Employee refuses to do her coworker's work because her coworker is upset about her breakup 4 months ago: 'I was supportive, but now she's just milking it.'

A woman eats a cheeseburger in a study library office

70-year-old boss oinks at expecting employee after she ate a cheeseburger for lunch: 'She's eating for two and even if she wasn't, let the woman enjoy a burger!'

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a young woman sits on a staircase wearing a matching dress and earrings, balancing a laptop on her lap and taking a selfie with her phone

Employee changes out of designer dress at work, suspects intern of stealing it: 'She posted a picture wearing my exact dress'

'I'm gonna need the rest of the day off': The best relatable work memes this week

'I'm gonna need the rest of the day off': The best relatable work memes this week

Employee presents her research to the senior leadership team

Employee refuses to correct her overly confident coworker before she presented her outdated business proposal to the senior leadership: 'She said teammates are supposed to look out for each other.'

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a young female hospitality worker in uniform stands behind a bar, holding an open menu and looking to the side

20-year-old gets offered hospitality job, turns it down because the pay is $10.50 an hour: 'The manager himself agreed it wasn't a livable wage'

a woman sitting at a desk looks at a paper document she is holding, with two computer screens showing graphs and spreadsheets in front of her

Employee creates program for managing personal workload, refuses to let management share it with entire department: 'There's no offer of extra pay, promotion, or formal recognition'