Horrible Bosses

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A model representing a boss who scolded her employee for leaving work one measly minute before the workday ended.

Boss scolds hardworking employee for leaving work 1 minute before the workday ends, even though she comes in early every day

A warehouse worker holding a clipboard talks to her supervisor as they both wear hard hats

Factory employee endures demanding manager for 2 years, writes exposé email to company and walks out 2 weeks before new job: ' She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made'

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The office is empty because all but one employee is working from home today.

Boss demands Marketing Coordinator work from the office alone while all other employees are working from home: 'I asked if I could go to work from home and she has just ghosted me.'

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Grocery store boss piles work on 19-year-old employee, drags them in the group chat when they can't finish everything

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Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: 'We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.'

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A greedy CEO, who tells his employees they're his “family” to their face, but refuses to pay them what they deserve.

CEO calls employees 'a family' in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: 'I'm currently doing the workload of 2 people.'

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Boss asks night-shift worker who works 70hrs/week to miss their son's soccer game because they can't find coverage

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Boss threatens to fire employee over non-refundable family trip they were notified of 8 months prior, offers them $500 as compensation: 'Why does my being away for 8 workdays cause a complete meltdown?'

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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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Pushover boss refuses to fire toxic employee even as they acknowledge their failure: 'It seems like poor performance and bad behavior are actually being rewarded here'

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Gym manager reprimands personal trainer for staying home during blizzard travel ban despite their clients canceling: 'I'm expected to find an alternate route to work'

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Boss micromanages employee's office supply use, keeps track of every paper clip: 'Grown adults feel like children asking permission to use stationery'

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Employee resigns, coworkers and bosses say she's not a 'team player,' call her out behind her back: 'As if I’ve betrayed the team or something'

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‘My boss clearly adores his family and I love it!: Wholesome interaction between employee and new boss heals company from the damage their past disrespectful boss caused

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Snowed-in employee calls off at 5 AM, boss tries to send ride share to pick them up anyway: 'The roads are so bad here'

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Boss asks employee making $62K to front $2300 for a business trip, calls him broke because he can't afford it: 'You need to plan better and have an emergency fund.'

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Recruiter scouts employee for office job, gets annoyed when they tell her they want to earn more than their current $110k salary: 'That is not a realistic expectation'

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Employee receives 7% while coworkers get 13%, starts slacking off and expecting them to cover: 'They used to do 6 tasks in a day, now they do 2'

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