toxic-work-environment

'I feel used': Company asks employee to bake cookies for after-work event, fires her 2 days later

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'We both know you're not going to do that, so you don't need to blow smoke': Company rejects candidate after interviewing him for 6 months, asks to put his picture on their website

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'Workplaces reward the loud and confident over diligent competence': Manager says employee 'lacks presence' in meetings, employee responds with confusion

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Man asks 22-year-old coworker to switch vacation she booked months in advance because his fishing trip is 'once in a lifetime': 'I already booked flights'

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Job-seeker attends virtual interview, is joined by 40+ other prospective employees competing for the position: 'Don't interrupt me. Raise your hand before speaking'

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Worker saves company $500k, is rewarded with a $25 gift card: 'Probably got taxed on it too'

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Workplace fills break room with snacks 2 years past their expiration date: 'Three of us tried eating something before checking dates. All of us regretted it'

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'Basically half the calendar is 'you can't be sick'': Boss at preschool tries to punish employee for using state-protected sick leave

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Boss pretends she never received employee's 2-week notice, assigns them projects 3 weeks out: 'You can't just abandon us during busy season'

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Coworker brushes her hair at her desk every day, coworker calls her out for being unhygienic: 'She's been super cold and barely says a word to me'

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First time homeowner loses his job 15 minutes after closing on his new home: 'I turned off my camera so they wouldn't see me cry'

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Worker complains that influencers ended remote work: 'It's six hours of posing with laptops by a pool in Bali'

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Big box store makes employees wear branded capes to work: 'Humiliating staff to get more costumers'

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'You really shouldn't have signed that': Employee at medical records office is written up by a coworker for breaking a rule invented that day

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Optometrist gives employee 30¢ raise on top of their breadcrumbs salary: 'Here is your $2.40 per day, pre-tax raise. Don't spend it all in one place'

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'Everyone does it and I'm putting myself at a disadvantage by being honest': HR tells former employee to embellish their resume

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