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CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: 'That doesn't even cover inflation.'

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16-year-old promises to give her mom 25% of her earnings if she ever became a published author, mom holds her to that promise 6 years later: 'She threatened to sue me over it if I ever did get published.'

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HR tries to discipline employee for missing a meeting they weren't invited to, double down when their mistake is revealed: 'What do they want me to do? Telepathically sense meetings?'

JR Atkinson

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Parents scold 15 and 19-year-old kids for only getting 2 tubs of ice cream for family ice cream night: 'My mom calls me selfish because apparently getting 2 tubs meant that I only wanted me and my brother to eat and have them just watch.'

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HR hounds woman on maternity leave to complete trainings, boss constantly reminds them not to bother her: 'Your current management just threw you under the bus instead of taking 5 seconds to check the email chain'

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Employee quits their job 1.5 hours before his whole team is laid off with severance: 'If you ever know you’re getting let go, don’t resign'

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Ex boyfriend refuses to return $500 he 'borrowed' for Steam Deck he never paid back after tumultuous 5-year relationship: 'I even lowered the amount he owed me so he’d pay me 500 instead of the almost 700 my part actually cost'

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Job lies about 6-week out-of-state training process to get employee to onboard, won't cover travel expenses and only gives $20 for food: 'I will most likely have to quit my job over this'

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Boss tells employee they 'lack passion' for not answering Slack messages at 10 PM: 'I make $19/hr [...] for a company that sells industrial cleaning supplies'

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Woman disinvites late brother's widow to Christmas, claims she's not family anymore because of her previous behavior, separating her from her 6-year-old stepson: 'She doesn't get forgiveness for past crimes just because something bad happened to her'

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47-year-old wife earning 25% more than her husband hides 20% of her annual bonus from him so he doesn't judge her spending habits: 'He comments every time I buy something about how much it costs, and I just can't stand it.'

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Parents forbid grandparents from giving their kids Christmas gifts after years of them giving their 4-year-old daughter more than their 3-year-old son: 'She gets merch from the Disney Store, he gets Dollar Tree toys.'

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Business owner refuses to give sister $15k raise after she helped them more than double their profits, claims $80k is enough: 'I gave her a $3.5k Christmas bonus'

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Family members expect stay-at-home parent to watch their newborn without asking them first: ‘You want me to give up my free time, but you won't?’

Lana DeGaetano

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Dad forces his 5 sons to play sports, gets angry when his 8-year-old prefers studying gemstones over playing baseball: 'He told me he doesn't want to play sports and started crying.'

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Apartment complex charges tenant $75 for having an overnight guest: ' I tried calling the desk numerous times before the charge was due to dispute it'

JR Atkinson

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