workplace-stories

'I have almost 4 years running a multi million dollar account': Interviewers bait and switch prospective employee with sales account manager role, offers them a $16/hr warehouse position

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Management writes up employee for being 2 minutes late after they took on the job of 3 employees with no pay raise: 'I genuinely thought it was a joke'

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'Stop acting so entitled': Manager asks fresh-out-of-college hire to make 1hr commute 4 times per month, they wonder if that's an unreasonable request

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'An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company': Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise

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Employee sends in 2 week notice, 2 weeks later their boss hasn't acknowledged it: 'So what happens now?'

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'Is this even legal?': New employee signs contract to work remotely, employer rug-pulls and demands they come in once a week

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Ex-graphic design employee deletes all their work after they regularly worked 60 hr/week with no overtime, had their work stolen: 'I just nuked all my design assets'

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Workplace asks employee to clock out for 30 minute lunch break but requires them to continue working: 'If you are working, you have to be paid'

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Worker is asked to train new employee, threatens to quit when they find out trainee makes $3/hr more than them: 'I immediately called my boss and said how this is a slap to the face'

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'If you pay peanuts you get monkeys': Boss gives employee salary 'adjustment' down to minimum wage, is surprised when they immediately quit

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Employee accidentally says ‘I love you’ to an important client at the end of a call, she's mortified when he responds with an email: ‘You should be proud’

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'Any chance of you working Saturday morning even thought you are getting married on Sunday?': Restaurant manager asks worker to pick up shift the day before his wedding

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'Submit your next report in hieroglyphics': 25+ Unethical workplace hacks for professional time-wasters

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Workplace requires mandatory Saturday shifts for employees who already work 45-50 hours from 1AM to 10AM: 'I essentially get no time to myself'

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Restaurant worker quits after 4 shifts when owner shouts at them during service: 'Finished the shift in silence and handed my notice in today'

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Boss asks freelance worker to change their name so other clients can't contact them: 'If he wants exclusive rights, he should pay for it'

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