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80-year-old restaurant owner threatens to withhold wages if employees forget to clock out: 'Nice of Hank to provide written evidence of his law breaking'

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Employee makes a blunder on an Excel file, coworkers ice him out and talk behind his back: 'I hate corporate culture, it's full of vultures'

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'She said she wasn't blowing up people's texts at midnight because it's illegal': Manager calls out their employee for texting work group chat around 12am

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Employee identifies $10k pay gap between him and coworker with the same role, boss dangles it in front of him as a bonus

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Management reprimands new employee for not going to coworker's after-hours birthday party: 'If it's mandatory, it needs to be paid'

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Prospective boss contacts employee's current boss without permission: 'Am I right to be upset?'

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'I'm so tired of extroversion being the ideal and introversion being so misunderstood': Boss forces introverted employee to spend their lunch break at communal table instead of reading quietly

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Boss berates stellar employee for leaving at 4:55, says 'optics matter': 'I've never missed a deadline'

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'She lied to me multiple times': Employee lies about 'family emergency' when needing coverage, coworker refuses to cover them

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Company forces employee to cancel approved PTO after policy change: 'They may now try to fire me if I don’t play along'

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Boss pushes for 'virtual office' that pings management when you're idle: 'How do I push back without sounding shady?'

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Employee Quits Suddenly After Boss Piles Work on Them After Team Shrinks From 9 Workers to 5

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Boss forces employee to shave their beard 2 months into a job with no prior warning: 'They never once disclosed this'

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'Got in trouble for having a life outside of work': Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer

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Employee considers resigning after $72k salary offer because they paid the previous employee $86k: 'I am extremely disappointed and feel insulted by the raise'

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Female employee starts giving feedback like male coworkers, is called out for being 'harsh': 'I'm not going back to apologizing before every sentence'

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