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'Asynchronous' boss continually pings employee all day, gets offended when they take more than 5 seconds to respond

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HR department demands employee's personal phone, installs location tracking app on it: 'I questioned this'

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Work memes that reward hardworking workers with a chuckle: 'Here's a coffee and $5M dollars'

A warehouse worker holding a clipboard talks to her supervisor as they both wear hard hats

Factory employee endures demanding manager for 2 years, writes exposé email to company and walks out 2 weeks before new job: ' She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made'

An employee who left his old company to join a dysfunctional startup.

Employee leaves job for a startup in August, returns to his old job after realizing the startup owners were inept and clueless: 'They wanted me to handle everything for the income of only 1 person.'

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Boss leaves every day at 2pm because of her 'kids,' despite not allowing colleagues to do the same

A sick man recovers at home while his manager harasses him to come into work, even though he has a fever.

Manager asks employee with a 101-degree fever to come into work, demands a doctor's note if he misses more than 2 days of work: 'The age of "get well soon" has officially ended.'

A recruiter talks to a mother who is sitting in on her adult son's job interview.

23-year-old brings his mom to a job interview, lets her answer questions for him: 'I'd ask him how he dealt with a tight deadline, and she'd jump in about how organized he is at home.'

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Coworker continually mispronounces coworker Xavier's name, refuses to learn the correct pronounciation

A female employee frowns and rests her chin in her hands while working on her laptop

Employee starts new job, company demands she uses PTO for Memorial Day: 'I can't use PTO until 90 days of employment'

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Company mandates 'anonymous' survey, turns their answers into a public loyalty test: 'The room was silent'

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A stay-at-home mom struggles with laundry when her husband comes home from work, instead of immediately getting up to enthusiastically greet him.

Dad criticizes stay-at-home mom of an 8-month-old and a 2-year-old for not greeting him with a kiss when he comes home from work: 'The 1950s called. They want their man back.'

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HR sends out automated email warning employee their 'engagement score' has dropped 7 points, fails to realize he was working on a deep-work project

Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin's, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’

Twin brother complains about spending money with his family, despite having high-earning job that pays twice as much as his twin's, who claims: ‘His attitude toward money makes me resentful’

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Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: 'I even gave them a discount'

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Lazy employee demands coworker cancel customer policy, faces clapback in response: 'I've had enough'