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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.'

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?'

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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Boss denies employee lunch break for being 8 minutes late, employee takes break and quits: 'I clocked out and went 'to the deli''

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Manager contacts employee's personal phone number while she's on her honeymoon, she feels her boundaries have been violated: 'I'm not trying to escalate. I just want boundaries respected'

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Managers rejects employee's 2 week's notice, tells them 2 weeks starts after they hire a replacement: 'That's how someone tries to squeeze free labor out of you while shopping for your replacement'

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Manager messages employee on Facebook on their approved PTO days asking for help with a project: 'I muted both, marked them as read, and didn't reply'

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Boss cheers and claps after employee puts her 2-week notice in: 'She has been one of the worst, if not the worst, bosses I have ever worked for.'

Boss cheers and claps after employee puts her 2-week notice in: 'She has been one of the worst, if not the worst, bosses I have ever worked for.'

Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother's day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: 'I now have commitments in the morning'

Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother's day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: 'I now have commitments in the morning'

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