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Coworker reports colleague to HR for 'being too quiet,' complains they don't make enough small talk: 'So this is about me not chatting enough?'

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Dad shows up to 22-year-old's retail shift, demands manager move him from closing shifts: 'He knows how tiring night shifts can be'

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Management claim vet tech is late to work 60% of the time, insists arriving at 9:01 AM is late: 'This has been my normal for 8 years'

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Job's strict PTO policy means new employee has to work September through June with no days off: 'Turns out PTO can be theoretical'

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23-year-old employee requests 37-year-old boss stops standing over her desk, has to comfort him when he starts crying: 'God forbid a girl tries to set a boundary'

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A woman in a pink blazer sits at her desk next to an award that she feels uncomfortable recieving

Employee refuses to accept award at work because a coworker nominated them instead of a client: 'I don’t feel that it means the same coming from coworkers as from clients.'

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Boss messages employee at 8 PM, laughs when employee says their contract says 9-5: 'You disregarded your own boundaries by replying to him'

a man rubs his face while sitting in an office at a desk with an open laptop on it

Employee finds job listing for current job, boss claims they're recruiting in another department: 'I asked them, "Is my job safe?"'

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Manager promotes all his employees except his top performer, who loses all motivation: 'He is hands down the best recruiter I've worked with among his peers.'

Man with glasses and long hair in office where he's being pressured to sign a card he doesn't want to sign

Employee refuses to sign a group card congratulating his mean coworker on his promotion: 'He’s the type who’ll smile to your face and then nitpick you in front of everyone like it’s a sport.'

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Company gives employee a 20¢ cost of living adjustment after 5 years of dedicated service: 'Their reason? They needed to pay the C-suite more'

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Employee walks out of job of 9 years after they eliminated their position and reassigned them with no training: 'They gave me only busy work and never trained me'

a male and female colleague stand talking to each other with one male and one female colleague watching them in the background

Tech coworkers are up for promotion at the same time, male colleague insists he'll quit if female colleague gets promotion: 'He demands praise for completing the most basic tasks'

a young woman sits on a staircase wearing a matching dress and earrings, balancing a laptop on her lap and taking a selfie with her phone

Employee changes out of designer dress at work, suspects intern of stealing it: 'She posted a picture wearing my exact dress'

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'I'm gonna need the rest of the day off': The best relatable work memes this week

a woman sitting at a desk looks at a paper document she is holding, with two computer screens showing graphs and spreadsheets in front of her

Employee creates program for managing personal workload, refuses to let management share it with entire department: 'There's no offer of extra pay, promotion, or formal recognition'

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Grandma refuses to watch grandkids over the summer after their mom makes one too many demands without a single thank you: ‘We are rewarding her bad behavior'

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Warehouse employee reports safety issue, company changes his job title without telling him: 'I never signed anything, never got a new offer letter, and nobody told me this was a formal change'

Warehouse employee reports safety issue, company changes his job title without telling him: 'I never signed anything, never got a new offer letter, and nobody told me this was a formal change'

18-year-old refuses to invite his stepmom to his high school graduation because she locked him in a room when he was 6: 'She just doesn't know how to act.'

18-year-old refuses to invite his stepmom to his high school graduation because she locked him in a room when he was 6: 'She just doesn't know how to act.'

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