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Manager bans chairs during shifts, employee take 'fatigue breaks' to maliciously comply

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'One person regularly takes 50-minute lunch, another person leaves 30 minutes early': Employee is punished for doing his job efficiently while coworkers cheat the system

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'Asynchronous' boss continually pings employee all day, gets offended when they take more than 5 seconds to respond

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Boss leaves every day at 2pm because of her 'kids,' despite not allowing colleagues to do the same

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Coworker continually mispronounces coworker Xavier's name, refuses to learn the correct pronounciation

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Company mandates 'anonymous' survey, turns their answers into a public loyalty test: 'The room was silent'

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HR sends out automated email warning employee their 'engagement score' has dropped 7 points, fails to realize he was working on a deep-work project

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Company lays off entire department in one fell swoop with no notice: 'We were basically scapegoated'

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CEO berates employee over their facial expression during company meeting

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Job asks for free labor from applicant before they even interview: 'I'm dumbfounded by the audacity'

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15-year-old employee is fired after refusing to work a 14 hour shift with no break: 'I couldn't handle working 7am-9pm my first 2 days of having a real job'

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Boss refuses to approve 1-week vacation request sent in months in advance, claims they can't find coverage

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Manager continually calls employee on Teams unannounced, interrupting meetings in progress: 'It’s disrespectful of my time'

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Worker feels guilty for not checking Slack at work, snaps out of it and realizes they've been conditioned

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Company adds 'focus hours' to remote work day, railroading schedule and forcing employees to work after hours

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Retail worker quits new job after 1 day because of the major red flags: 'I’m not overreacting am I?'

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