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Manager forces convenience store employee to work 14-hour shift after coverage doesn't show up: 'My manager would rather us work 16 hours than close the store'

A manager who refuses to communicate with her employees face-to-face.

Manager puts employee on a Personalized Improvement Plan without discussing the plan with her: 'I received mail saying that I need to complete a PIP.'

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High performing employee flattens team morale, manager struggles to address it: 'They're creating tension'

A brand new employee who was fired for going over his bosses head and talking to the employee in charge of payroll directly.

Boss fires employee after he told the payroll lady that he didn't get paid for his 1st day of work: 'I'm sorry Jan chewed you out for not doing your job, but did you have to take mine?'

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IT support drinks Diet Coke at customer service desk, manager demands they hide it in a mug: 'She told me children might see the can and be tempted'

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Intern on $80k bosses around coworkers, manager considers intervention: 'She talks down to people'

The boss is taking pictures with her employee's personal camera without permission.

Boss steals employee's personal camera from his locker to take pictures for a company event: 'Our manager gave her my locker code.'

An older female employee sits in front of a computer screen at a desk, taking notes in a notebook

Boss insists employee train wife after she moves to part-time hours, ignores the fact she's not fit for the job

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Company reprimands employee for spending $50 extra on flight, he pays them back 5 times over when taking trip with boss: 'Always select the lest expensive option'

A young businesswoman smiles, holding a laptop under one arm and putting her hand in her pocket with the other, as her colleagues sit behind her out of focus

Coworkers spend 6 weeks competing for management position, company hires external candidate instead: 'We're trying to recalibrate'

An overly confident young employee strolls into a meeting to ask his boss for a 50% raise.

Gen Z employee demands a 50% raise after 1 year of work, requests meeting with CEO after his manager says no: 'He informed me that he deserves a $41K bump.'

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Cashier walks off the job after new manager fires assistant manager of 2 years with no explanation: 'It's not a group discussion it's a corporate decision'

An employee standing at a front desk, thinking about something as she uses a tablet

Front desk intern declines to extend 10 month contract, manager complains as 6 interns quit before her: 'We are throwing away a great opportunity'

A female hospitality worker smiles while holding a clipboard behind a counter with a coffee machine behind her

Customer gives restaurant worker $5000 tip, manager demands they split it between every employee: 'Am I selfish to want to object?'

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Job seeker ghosts hiring manager for role that pays $30k more, she becomes his boss 3 years later: 'I am no longer interested in working here'

Exhausted engineer works much later than he would like to at his stressful job.

Software engineer working 70 hours a week quits after his manager berates him for not working at 7 PM on a Saturday: 'My parents think I lost my mind, but for the first time in a long time, my chest feels light.'