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Vegan coworker breaks down while training in the meat department: 'The rest of the day, things felt incredibly awkward'

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Coworkers constantly exclude colleague from work lunches, they wonder how to bring it up: 'It would mean a lot to be included'

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Coworker brings their dog to work, lets them use the bathroom inside the office: 'The dog doesn't like going to the bathroom outside'

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20+ of The Most Ridiculous Workplace Rules Employees Have Had to Follow

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$18/hr worker takes on the job of 3 people with zero pay increase: 'I haven't seen a raise in two years, and holiday bonuses were slashed'

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Manager blasts air horn whenever someone says something 'negative' in a meeting: 'I’m not an animal that you’re going to use a bell on'

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Boss asks employee to sign emails as the person they replaced: 'His explanation was that customers are used to dealing with her'

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Coworker takes colleague's ergonomic office chair claiming she needs it more: 'I would never go and take someone else's office chair'

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HR continually reports employee's perfume even after they stopped wearing it: 'I’ve washed my clothes, washed my hair and made sure to wear no scent'

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Coworker does the job of 4-5 people, colleagues worry she's making them look bad: 'I'm genuinely concerned. she's going to burn herself out'

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'If you clock in at 8:01 instead of 8:00, they deduct 15 minutes': Company rounds every minute in their favor, effectively stealing hours of time from their employees

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'Why am I expected to go above and beyond at $20/hour?': Pharmacy manager punishes hourly workers with no PTO for not contributing to profit

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Manager continually schedules meetings at 4:45 pm on Fridays, employee wonders if it's a power move: 'It took 45 minutes'

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Boss pressures employee to sell candy to fundraise for the office: 'They told me I wasn't being a team player'

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Workplace fires receptionist then splits her job between 11 people: 'So twice a week I now spend two hours answering the door'

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Toxic startup manager becomes direct report of employee they used to victimize 15 years prior: 'Karma really is a boomerang'

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