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A businessman, seen from behind, drinks from a mug and works at his laptop with a view of the city skyline

Employee starts 8 hour finance shift at 7 AM, boss reprimands him for his 'schedule and visibility': 'Most people come in around nine and leave around six'

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New hire ruins 9 months of employee work, management sign off on her actions: 'I can't even blame her'

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Coworker constantly expects employee to cover for her lateness, manager starts getting suspicious: 'I panicked'

A male employee looks over his shoulder and smiles while working on his laptop

Manager hesitates to criticize high-performing employee who refuses to document work: 'The rest of the team is stuck'

Coworkers secretly gossip about their boss while their boss is out of the room

Manager walks in on direct reports whispering and gossiping about her: 'They tensed up, looked guilty, and immediately changed the subject.'

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Employee gets second job offer with $150k salary, manager wife argues it's a 'lack of integrity' to take it: 'She had to fire someone'

A man stands with crossed arms in front of pull-up bars at the gym

Gym employee gets fired by coworker, manager tells him he doesn't know why he was fired: 'We're going in a different direction'

An older employee takes a meeting on her laptop at home with a glass of wine by her side

60-year-old employee defies 33-year-old manager in refusal to return to office 2 days a week: 'She argues everyone is overwhelmed'

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Employee hands in notice, manager demands she write 100 page technical manual in her last 10 days: 'I have spent seven years building these processes'

A man wearing glasses sits at a large computer screen, working from home

Job seeker accepts 'fully remote' job, gets told they have to be in the office 3 days a week during their induction: 'This team has been hybrid for a while now'

Two women lean over a desk and look at a laptop together, surrounded by boxes and racks of clothes

Employee sticks with small business from the beginning, boss considers firing her for not evolving: 'She's not bad, but she's slow'

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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.'

A male employee raises his arms in celebration while sitting around a meeting table with two female employees

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

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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'