toxic-workplace

Retail worker pretends to not speak English to avoid bad-mannered customer: 'So I looked her [...] in the eye and said, "No hablo inglés"'

JR Atkinson

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Employee is written up for not answering a work text while on vacation: 'They actually gave him a formal write up for delayed communication'

JR Atkinson

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Woman spies on ill coworker at home to verify he's unwell, mistakes him for his neighbor and tries to rat on him: 'He immediately calls HR and lets them know'

JR Atkinson

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Manager demands front desk employee arrive at 7:53 but won't pay them until 8:00, resulting in 7 minutes of unpaid labor each day: 'Do I tell him I know the law and stand my ground?'

JR Atkinson

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'I was supposed to work from home today?!': Boss tells employee they must come into office with less than 8 hours notice after a 2-week vacation

JR Atkinson

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'Sorry, it's not in my job description': Snarky ex-coworker who refused to help trainee answer simple question gets bitter revenge when the two cross paths again

JR Atkinson

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'Did you want me plop down and sit on it?': 24-year-old drops iced coffee at work, busybody 55-year-old coworker tells her to clean it up as she's already running to get paper towels, she snaps back

JR Atkinson

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Company flags employees' LinkedIn profiles, demands they remove all skills, certifications, and endorsements: 'They are trying to keep people from being recruited'

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'Yeah, then go and cry about it': Female developer snaps back at male coworker who verbally attacks her

JR Atkinson

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Supervisor writes up warehouse employee for not smiling enough at work: 'I work 10-hour shifts moving heavy boxes in a windowless building where we’re not allowed to have earbuds, take phone calls, or speak unless it’s job-related'

Emmy Pratt

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Bosses refuse to pay employee living wage, secretly write off multi-million dollar mansion as an office: 'They are going to pay the person after me over 15k LESS than I'm making'

JR Atkinson

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'Mandatory corporate fun is not optional': Boss issues written warning when employee declines to attend brewery party 2 hours away

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Boss calls employee into their office over 'attitude problem' when employee scoffs at being asked to complete a non-urgent task: 'He's picking on you because you aren't always a people pleaser'

JR Atkinson

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Boss uses employee's email to write a fake review for his business, employee finds out: 'This is really shady'

JR Atkinson

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Mom refuses to continue driving her coworker home after she made her 20 minutes late for picking up her 7-year-old son from after school care: 'The daycare charged me a $25 late fee'

Emmy Pratt

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Salaried employee takes a 1hr 18 minute lunch, is docked 2 days of PTO in retaliation: 'There is no specific lunch break time'

JR Atkinson

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