workplace-stories

29-year-old engineer constantly quiet-quits his job every few months, can't summon energy: 'I can perform competence indefinitely, but I can’t manufacture investment'

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Boss sends prank email firing employee on April 31st, a date that does not exist: 'What a terrible joke in this economy lol'

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Company introduces $75 wellness stipend that is so intentionally difficult to use that most employees give up

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Company mandates RTO, workers commute 50 minute to wear headphones alone and take virtual meetings with coworkers

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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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Worker feels guilty for not checking Slack at work, snaps out of it and realizes they've been conditioned

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Employee is painted as a workplace 'villain' after criticizing boss' plan, boss retaliates by demanding higher KPI

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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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Retail worker quits new job after 1 day because of the major red flags: 'I’m not overreacting am I?'

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Company forces employees to seminar called 'Stretching Your Dollar in Tough Times' after denying real raises for 3 years

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Manager texts employee at midnight to cover a shift, threatens their career when they ignore it

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Employee spends over $500 on coworker's going away party, coworkers refuse to pay $35 each to reimburse him

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Employee makes a custom sign saying 'Do Not Make Coffee, It Tastes Awful,' is reprimanded about professionalism

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Boss reprimands worker for clocking in from break at 12:01 instead of 12:00: 'How fast do I quit?'

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Remote job asks employee for a full video of their workspace so a third party vendor can do a 'safety assessment': 'Your employer wants supervised access to your home'

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Employee finds job listing of both of her roles split up into entry-level jobs, boss refuses to tell her anything

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