toxic-workplace

Design job requires employees to clock out to use the bathroom and refuses to heat the office, doesn't understand why they're losing workers: 'Is it too soon to walk out?'

JR Atkinson

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Job passes over long term employee for internal job 3 times despite having perfect reviews and stats: 'Time for an external job promotion'

JR Atkinson

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Employee overhears millionaire bosses dreaming about becoming vegetable vendors, giving up their lifestyles: 'I think the “Corporate Dream” is a scam'

JR Atkinson

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Company lays off minimum-wage worker but still expects them to come in every day, doesn't provide severance: 'I am the only licensed person that can perform the specific type of services'

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Employee leaves office at 5 PM instead of staying late after his boss denies his PTO requests, gets reprimanded for not being a team player: 'I've been here 4 years and never called out once.'

Emmy Pratt

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Boss asks employee to pick up her keys at another office off the clock, refuses to admit it's wage theft: 'No, I am not her personal assistant'

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'My boss stole my gift money': Manager collects money from employee to give to sick coworker, they return having never received anything

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Hotel manager fires employee for refusing to allow a 16-year-old employee to work 15 hours straight: 'The 16-year-old had been working since 7 AM and from 3 PM to 11 PM the night before.'

Emmy Pratt

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HR tries to discipline employee for missing a meeting they weren't invited to, double down when their mistake is revealed: 'What do they want me to do? Telepathically sense meetings?'

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HR hounds woman on maternity leave to complete trainings, boss constantly reminds them not to bother her: 'Your current management just threw you under the bus instead of taking 5 seconds to check the email chain'

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Employee quits their job 1.5 hours before his whole team is laid off with severance: 'If you ever know you’re getting let go, don’t resign'

JR Atkinson

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Job lies about 6-week out-of-state training process to get employee to onboard, won't cover travel expenses and only gives $20 for food: 'I will most likely have to quit my job over this'

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Boss tells employee they 'lack passion' for not answering Slack messages at 10 PM: 'I make $19/hr [...] for a company that sells industrial cleaning supplies'

JR Atkinson

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Boss sends pre-8AM, AI-written email asking employees to come in during a blizzard: 'The multi-car pileup in the untreated parking lot entrance was a nice welcome'

JR Atkinson

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Boss reprimands employee for taking their 30-minute lunch break, tells them they're 'lucky to have a job' making $16/hr: 'Done being grateful for crumbs'

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24-year-old coworker withholds $10/month for employee 'social fund' after fund manager refuses to show where the money is going: 'He’s lashing out because you’re about to end his gravy train'

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