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A representation of an employee sitting at her desk in the evening, touching her hands to her face in frustration

Manager continuously assigns employee 'urgent' work at 4:55 PM, gets annoyed when they push back: 'It feels more like poor planning than an actual business need'

The boss informs the employee that he'll be working overtime today, even though he won't be paid for it, and that this arrangement wasn't discussed beforehand.

Boss Demands Employee Work Late Instead of Coworker Because Coworker Has a Child: 'The Child is 17-Years-Old.'

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Employee logs off at 5pm in the midst of a critical issue that would take 20 minutes to handle, leaving coworkers scrambling: 'There was no overtime approved'

A demanding boss forces employees to collaborate, without giving them any time to do so.

Boss demands more collaboration between employees while scheduling 6 hours of back-to-back meetings every day: 'When exactly is the "collaboration" supposed to happen?'

A silhouette passes in front of the glass door of a convenience store with a female shopper inside

Manager demands convenience store employee works 14 hour shifts when coworkers don't show up: 'My manager is asleep by 6 PM'

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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.'

The boss scolds his employee for arriving at the office 2 minutes late.

Boss writes employee up for being 2 minutes late, even though she stays late at work every day: 'I never get paid overtime for it.'

Two pharmacists, the only pharmacists employed at this pharmacy, work together at the counter

Company tells 2 remaining employees that they're not allowed to take off work ever: 'Our hours have increased, but pay hasn’t.'

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An employee works on his computer on a Friday while his coworker stays at home

Employee refuses to cover for coworker who has constantly called out of work on Fridays over the past 8 months: 'I didn't think it was fair for the same people to keep absorbing the impact of recurring absences.'

A hand holds a paper plane as if to throw it, with blue sky, trees, and high rise buildings in the background

Printing company demands manager increases morale while mandating 12-hour days, gets annoyed when he hosts paper plane competition: 'You did what?'

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Employee works 7 days/week from January to June, is denied a raise at the end of the year: 'Effectively, I will lose money this year to inflation'

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Company gets rid of incentive to work on holidays and weekends, act 'surprised and disappointed' when nobody signs up to work holidays: 'You only get as much loyalty as you're willing to pay for'

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Corporate client makes businessman work 2 months of unpaid overtime, pay large invoice he sends by mistake 1 year later: 'The worst working experience of my life'

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Regional manager demands retail workers don't clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: 'We didn't finish until 9:30 every night'

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Employee works 75 hour weeks with unpaid overtime, boss complains about them being inefficient: 'Without me overextending myself, the problems quickly grew'

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Workplace requires mandatory Saturday shifts for employees who already work 45-50 hours from 1AM to 10AM: 'I essentially get no time to myself'