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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'

JR Atkinson

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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'

Ally Perry

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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.'

Emmy Pratt

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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'

JR Atkinson

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

Ally Perry

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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.'

Emmy Pratt

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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.'

Emmy Pratt

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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'

JR Atkinson

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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'

JR Atkinson

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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'

Ally Perry

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

Ally Perry

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

Ally Perry

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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'

Ally Perry

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Employee is only given 2 hours of tasks per day, boss chews them out for spending the rest of it on their phone: 'Okay, then give me more stuff to do?'

JR Atkinson

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Government employee makes $33 an hour, manager insists it should be $10 instead: 'The department head makes $130k a year'

Ally Perry

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Employee leaves corporate job to accept dream startup role, wants to leave after 3 months: 'I feel like I'm wasting time'

Ally Perry

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