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A warehouse worker holding a clipboard talks to her supervisor as they both wear hard hats

Factory employee endures demanding manager for 2 years, writes exposé email to company and walks out 2 weeks before new job: ' She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made'

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Boss leaves every day at 2pm because of her 'kids,' despite not allowing colleagues to do the same

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A female employee frowns and rests her chin in her hands while working on her laptop

Employee starts new job, company demands she uses PTO for Memorial Day: 'I can't use PTO until 90 days of employment'

A businessman laughs while sitting opposite a woman with an open laptop

Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: 'I even gave them a discount'

Two female employees sitting at a table and working on tablets discuss something

Lazy employee demands coworker cancel customer policy, faces clapback in response: 'I've had enough'

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Company throws team lunch to celebrate record profits, give employees $12 sandwich voucher while CEO gets $4.2 million bonus

A businessman, seen from behind, drinks from a mug and works at his laptop with a view of the city skyline

Employee starts 8 hour finance shift at 7 AM, boss reprimands him for his 'schedule and visibility': 'Most people come in around nine and leave around six'

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Company denies leave request sent in 6 months prior, claims they've run out of PTO after draining it for closure days

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Full-time hospitality employee demands part-time colleague covers shift so she can be with 2-year-old, gets annoyed when she refuses: 'I'm so worried my daughter is alone'

Employee eats cake during her lunch break at work.

Coworkers berate employee for leaving the office for her 30 minute lunch break: 'The way people have reacted, you'd think I started leaving for a three hour lunch.'

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Boss writes up warehouse worker for taking 2 bathroom breaks in 1 shift: 'Both under 5 minutes'

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A woman holding a cup of coffee in an office hallway

Coworker constantly expects employee to cover for her lateness, manager starts getting suspicious: 'I panicked'

A man sits behind a MacBook holding a mug that says “do what you love”

College student applies for graduate job, company demands he complete 40 hour assignment for application: 'I thought I was crushing it'

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Company lays off entire department in one fell swoop with no notice: 'We were basically scapegoated'

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A male employee looks over his shoulder and smiles while working on his laptop

Manager hesitates to criticize high-performing employee who refuses to document work: 'The rest of the team is stuck'

Coworkers secretly gossip about their boss while their boss is out of the room

Manager walks in on direct reports whispering and gossiping about her: 'They tensed up, looked guilty, and immediately changed the subject.'