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Boss micromanages employee's office supply use, keeps track of every paper clip: 'Grown adults feel like children asking permission to use stationery'

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Employee gets underpaid by $250, quits when boss refuses to reimburse him: 'If the law allowed me to pay you less, I would'

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Parking garage sends employee home for wearing his military-issued pants and boots in the snow: 'They said dress warm today, so that's exactly what I did.'

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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'

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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?"'

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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'

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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'

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Job applicant ends Zoom call after recruiter calls their salary expectations 'cute': 'We expect 50-hour weeks, but the base rate is non-negotiable'

Job applicant ends Zoom call after recruiter calls their salary expectations 'cute': 'We expect 50-hour weeks, but the base rate is non-negotiable'

Stepmom pressures her 35-year-old stepdaughter, who has a 4 and 8-year-old, to bring her 9-year-old half-brother on her family trip to Paris: 'Jake is not my responsibility and never will be.'

Stepmom pressures her 35-year-old stepdaughter, who has a 4 and 8-year-old, to bring her 9-year-old half-brother on her family trip to Paris: 'Jake is not my responsibility and never will be.'

Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: 'They kept another employee who makes less than me'

Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: 'They kept another employee who makes less than me'

Retail employee takes home customer's wallet, gets angry when coworker tells management: 'He planned to return it personally'

Retail employee takes home customer's wallet, gets angry when coworker tells management: 'He planned to return it personally'

Software engineer working 70 hours a week quits after his manager berates him for not working at 7 PM on a Saturday: 'My parents think I lost my mind, but for the first time in a long time, my chest feels light.'

Software engineer working 70 hours a week quits after his manager berates him for not working at 7 PM on a Saturday: 'My parents think I lost my mind, but for the first time in a long time, my chest feels light.'

Job seeker ghosts hiring manager for role that pays $30k more, she becomes his boss 3 years later: 'I am no longer interested in working here'

Job seeker ghosts hiring manager for role that pays $30k more, she becomes his boss 3 years later: 'I am no longer interested in working here'

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