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'It’s so easy to pad my “work” with stuff from my other unofficial supervisor': Employee stumbles into remote work job with two supervisors, finds the perfect way to work less

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Prospective boss contacts employee's current boss without permission: 'Am I right to be upset?'

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'I'm so tired of extroversion being the ideal and introversion being so misunderstood': Boss forces introverted employee to spend their lunch break at communal table instead of reading quietly

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Boss drops 'no beach policy' during job interview: 'They don't like people wandering off on breaks'

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Employee logs off at 5pm in the midst of a critical issue that would take 20 minutes to handle, leaving coworkers scrambling: 'There was no overtime approved'

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Boss consistently clocks out at 11am to golf, leaving employee to run the office alone

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Boss prevents social media manager from running any promotions, spending any money, complains they get no sales

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'HR loves my resume... Then I received an email': Company rejects application because they worked at their sister company

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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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Mom gets annoyed when husband with same job refuses to try flexible working to take kids to swimming lessons at 3 PM: 'No one else can take you'

Ally Perry

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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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