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Job's strict PTO policy means new employee has to work September through June with no days off: 'Turns out PTO can be theoretical'

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23-year-old employee requests 37-year-old boss stops standing over her desk, has to comfort him when he starts crying: 'God forbid a girl tries to set a boundary'

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Employee finds job listing for current job, boss claims they're recruiting in another department: 'I asked them, "Is my job safe?"'

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Girlfriend demands access to boyfriend's work phone despite him being a medical professional, is paranoid he won't let her: 'There are a ton of reasons that my work phone is a no no'

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Company gives employee a 20¢ cost of living adjustment after 5 years of dedicated service: 'Their reason? They needed to pay the C-suite more'

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Employee walks out of job of 9 years after they eliminated their position and reassigned them with no training: 'They gave me only busy work and never trained me'

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Employee refuses to do her coworker's work because her coworker is upset about her breakup 4 months ago: 'I was supportive, but now she's just milking it.'

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Worker turns down promotion of 30% more work with only 5% more pay, boss calls them 'unambitious': 'Am I wrong for not wanting to sacrifice my entire life?'

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Tech coworkers are up for promotion at the same time, male colleague insists he'll quit if female colleague gets promotion: 'He demands praise for completing the most basic tasks'

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Employees with 'useless' degrees reveal how they landed jobs earning over $200k a year: 'A good network matters more than a major'

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Employee changes out of designer dress at work, suspects intern of stealing it: 'She posted a picture wearing my exact dress'

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'I'm gonna need the rest of the day off': The best relatable work memes this week

'I'm gonna need the rest of the day off': The best relatable work memes this week

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20-year-old gets offered hospitality job, turns it down because the pay is $10.50 an hour: 'The manager himself agreed it wasn't a livable wage'

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Coworker threatens to report colleague to HR after a friend brings them coffee at work: 'They received an email from an unnamed employee who felt I might have received more than a coffee'

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Employee creates program for managing personal workload, refuses to let management share it with entire department: 'There's no offer of extra pay, promotion, or formal recognition'

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Employee is only given 2 hours of tasks per day, boss chews them out for spending the rest of it on their phone: 'Okay, then give me more stuff to do?'