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Cultish company mandates 'emotional bonding sessions' where employees share their personal trauma: 'Most of the team were crying and hugging'

This is a job, not summer camp
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'She's been telling our other coworkers that I'm selfish': Condescending woman belittles coworker for not having children when she declines to cover her shift

Everyone is allowed to make different choices
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Controlling micromanager threatens to write up employee for putting down her purse after she clocks in: 'This literally takes 2 seconds'

Nobody likes a micromanager
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'It's the only time I can see my family': Newlywed asks coworker to give up his 2-week vacation he planned 1 year in advance so she can go on her honeymoon, balks when he says no

Not my PTO
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'Do what we say without question': Backwards workplace refuses to hire long-haired man despite the job being at a call center

It isn't the 1960s anymore, nobody is scandalized by men having long hair
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Employee is fired for giving $5 tip to its rightful recipient, exposing deceitful manager's tip-stealing scheme: 'My whole heart just sank'

Exposed
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Cruel lady asks coworker if she's gained weight after she lost 70 pounds, gets offended when she calls that comment snarky: 'I'm sorry if your fishing for compliments strategy didn't work on me'

How was she fishing for compliments?
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5-year-old daughter appears on dad's work screen for 2 seconds during 8:30 PM meeting, HR reprimands him: 'I don't think I can work here anymore'

That's a little intense
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‘I don't know what took ahold of me’: Employee asks coworker about their retirement plans, only to discover he is 36 years old, avoids that coworker until they quit

‘I don't know what took ahold of me’: Employee asks coworker about their retirement plans, only to discover he is 36 years old, avoids that coworker until they quit

We've all experienced moments in which we've embarrassed ourselves to the point in which we did not want to leave our house anymore. Some people even have nightmares about awkward interactions they had with other people, and they cannot help but feel haunted by the experience. Luckily, on most occasions, when enough time passes, we get to a point in which we can laugh about those embarrassing moments, and then we get Reddit stories like this silly one. OP (original poster) worked with a guy she…
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Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination

Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination

If a manager is nice, people are more inclined to put up with a bad job than to continue with a wonderful job and a terrible boss. That is to say, the day, the month, and the year are determined by the leadership of the company. The story below is an account of a frustrated employee. The original poster (OP) worked for a water corporation as a repairman for over twenty-five years. One week out of every month, OP has to be available for after-hours emergency repairs. Therefore, the story begins…
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Controlling boss asks all employees to download location-tracking app 'Life360,' employees are baffled: 'We are not his children'

That's a bit too much
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Employee accidentally injures finger while working from home, company claims it's a work-related accident and bans working from home for all employees: 'My colleagues are annoyed with me'

They just wanted an excuse
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New hire shows up to his first day at the office, only one employee notices he's not the person they interviewed : 'No one else seems to notice that it's a completely different guy'

Lowkey so scary
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'Only a grifter would do that': Shady coworker 'borrows' coworker's designer clothes and jewelry, won't return them after 1 year

Who's to blame?
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Entitled Mom Challenges Staff Over Playground Rules and Threatens to Fire Employee When Her Six-Year-Old Is Denied Entry

Entitled Mom Challenges Staff Over Playground Rules and Threatens to Fire Employee When Her Six-Year-Old Is Denied Entry

Parents will go to any lengths to ensure the happiness, safety, and security of their children. But is there ever a limit you should never cross when it comes to your children? The story below is an account of a bewildered employee. For a lengthy duration, the original poster (OP) was employed by a large children's play facility. However, nothing could have prepared him for the entitled mother in the following story, who insisted on allowing her six-year-old son to play around the newborn play…
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Entitled Pregnant Woman Demands Coworkers Pay Hundreds for Additional Gifts Despite Recent Baby Shower, Igniting Office Uproar

Entitled Pregnant Woman Demands Coworkers Pay Hundreds for Additional Gifts Despite Recent Baby Shower, Igniting Office Uproar

You have to follow business etiquette if you want to progress in your field. But are you willing to give up your morals in order to gain the favor of others around you? The story that follows is from a frustrated coworker. The original poster (OP) shares his experience handling a challenging coworker. OP works at a large hospital. Recently, OP decided to host a baby shower for a coworker who is heavily pregnant. However, instead of expressing gratitude for all the time, money, and effort that w…
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