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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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Security job only schedules worker 2 days/week at $15/hr, forbids them from taking any other jobs: 'In case someone calls off last minute'

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Employee considers quitting during week 1 of new job making 3x their previous salary because of disorganization: 'Is this a joke?'

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Movie theater manager demands workers have availability 24/7, sees school as only valid conflict: 'I DO NOT accept you not being able to work a day because you want the day off to rest'

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Janitor quits their job on the spot after boss halved their hours without telling them: 'I am stunned than no one talked to you'

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Manager interrupts with a message every time employee is on a call: 'It took me a while to realize it was intentional'

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Company 'owns' employee's LinkedIn for the duration of their job: 'They have full access to my account including posts, comments, reactions, DMs, and all done by them, for their brand, using my name and my face'

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