toxic-workplace

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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Employer demands 24/7 access to employee's location for $16/hr job: 'There is no legitimate reason for them to know where I am'

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Dance studio boss demands 24/7 availability from her staff, forces employee to constantly cover last-minute shifts

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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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After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for 'Chief Happiness Officer': 'I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun'

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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 accidentally receives coworker's $6k bonus, wonders whether they should report it or not: 'It stings but this money was never yours'

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Micromanaging boss cancels his 2-week vacation, devastates employee who was excited to get a break from him: 'He seems relieved he isn’t going on vacation.'

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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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Manager insists employee log all 'non-billable' time, so employee tracks every bathroom break, slack message, and email

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'A huge whopping file 2.5 inches thick of my personal ChatGPT account, Gemini Account, and conversations with co-workers': Boss reveals they've been recording employee's full personal history, uses it against them

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Boss calls out employee for clocking out at 4:56 PM when they clocked in at 8:53: 'It's just a regular desk job'

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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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