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Boss berates stellar employee for leaving at 4:55, says 'optics matter': 'I've never missed a deadline'

JR Atkinson

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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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'Got in trouble for having a life outside of work': Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer

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Glassdoor rejects worker's real salary because it was 'excessively below market average'

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Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates

JR Atkinson

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'I left at 1 pm after lunch': Employee cuts out of work early to spite toxic dysfunctional boss, dares them to retaliate

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Employee accidentally receives coworker's $6k bonus, wonders whether they should report it or not: 'It stings but this money was never yours'

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Employee considers resigning after $72k salary offer because they paid the previous employee $86k: 'I am extremely disappointed and feel insulted by the raise'

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

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Boss refuses to approve employees PTO because they laid off everyone else on their team, leaving them stranded

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