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A young businesswoman smiles, holding a laptop under one arm and putting her hand in her pocket with the other, as her colleagues sit behind her out of focus

Coworkers spend 6 weeks competing for management position, company hires external candidate instead: 'We're trying to recalibrate'

An overly confident young employee strolls into a meeting to ask his boss for a 50% raise.

Gen Z employee demands a 50% raise after 1 year of work, requests meeting with CEO after his manager says no: 'He informed me that he deserves a $41K bump.'

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Cashier walks off the job after new manager fires assistant manager of 2 years with no explanation: 'It's not a group discussion it's a corporate decision'

A man in a high-vis vest and hard hat walks between shelving units in a warehouse, looking upwards

Warehouse employee quits after 4 days when expected to work 12 hour shifts with no lunch break: 'Fastest I've ever quit a job'

An employee standing at a front desk, thinking about something as she uses a tablet

Front desk intern declines to extend 10 month contract, manager complains as 6 interns quit before her: 'We are throwing away a great opportunity'

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A woman sitting at a desk with a laptop raises her hand in the air while talking on her cell phone, a child drawing on the coffee table behind her

Employee blames consistent lateness on childcare, gets upset when they get fired for their timekeeping: 'They rolled in at 10:15 AM because of a morning emergency'

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Manager continually calls employee on Teams unannounced, interrupting meetings in progress: 'It’s disrespectful of my time'

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Movers berates customer for taking more than 20 minutes to tip for their services: 'Demanding a tip is a great way to ensure you don't get one.'

Exhausted engineer works much later than he would like to at his stressful job.

Software engineer working 70 hours a week quits after his manager berates him for not working at 7 PM on a Saturday: 'My parents think I lost my mind, but for the first time in a long time, my chest feels light.'

A job hopper leaves his new job after only three months of working there.

Job-hopper claims that 3 months isn't a short amount of time to stay at a job: 'Why should staying for 3 months be a bad thing?'

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A woman working from home writes on a notepad while sitting in front of her tablet

Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: 'They kept another employee who makes less than me'

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Company adds 'focus hours' to remote work day, railroading schedule and forcing employees to work after hours

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Employee tenders their resignation, boss refuses to accept it even after 1 month

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A young fast-food employee checks her phone after waking up to find that her boss has called her 10+ times throughout the night.

Fast-food worker wakes up to 11 missed calls from her boss asking her to come in 1 hour early: 'This was all at 9 AM!'

A male employee looks miserable as he works on a laptop in an office

Employee with 3 years at company trains new coworker, realizes he's allowed to work from home while he has to stay in the office: 'I feel embarrassingly bitter'

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Coworkers criticize employee for going to the movies after work instead of donating her money to her coworker: 'I feel like I'm being watched.'

Coworkers criticize employee for going to the movies after work instead of donating her money to her coworker: 'I feel like I'm being watched.'

Employer Tells Employees They Should be Grateful to Have a Job After They Eliminated Employees Paid Sick Days and Reduced Insurance Coverage

Employer Tells Employees They Should be Grateful to Have a Job After They Eliminated Employees Paid Sick Days and Reduced Insurance Coverage

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

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

Employer forces candidate to complete bizarre intelligence tests for management position: 'At this point the job market has become a joke'

Employer forces candidate to complete bizarre intelligence tests for management position: 'At this point the job market has become a joke'

A Medley of 27 Musician Memes Perfectly Tuned for Bandmates, Solo Artists, and Music Nerds Living Life in 4/4 Time

A Medley of 27 Musician Memes Perfectly Tuned for Bandmates, Solo Artists, and Music Nerds Living Life in 4/4 Time

38-year-old woman insists her neighbor take her 15-year-old daughter out to lunch, doesn't understand why neighbor refuses

38-year-old woman insists her neighbor take her 15-year-old daughter out to lunch, doesn't understand why neighbor refuses

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