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A man stands with crossed arms in front of pull-up bars at the gym

Gym employee gets fired by coworker, manager tells him he doesn't know why he was fired: 'We're going in a different direction'

A college teacher standing a podium looks to the side with blurred students seated in front of him

Out-of-work employee secures college teaching job, accidentally gets paid 3x normal salary: 'I was thrilled'

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An older employee takes a meeting on her laptop at home with a glass of wine by her side

60-year-old employee defies 33-year-old manager in refusal to return to office 2 days a week: 'She argues everyone is overwhelmed'

Coworkers laugh and smile as they sit around a table eating lunch

Coworkers invite other coworker to Friday lunch, disinvite him when he won't stop complaining: 'People stopped enjoying the lunches'

A male server holding a tablet speaks to a couple sitting at a table

Restaurant employee forgets to request time off for proposal, gets annoyed when coworkers won't swap shifts with him: 'He ended up proposing in the parking lot'

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Job-seeker goes through 4 interviews only to learn they were never a real candidate in the first place: 'I was a prop in their internal politics'

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Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother's day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: 'I now have commitments in the morning'

A group of HR professionals interviews a candidate after AI tells them she is worth interviewing.

HR department admits they receive 2000 job applications for one position, and don't look at any of them: 'AI sorts through them, and then they just go based off intuition.'

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Employee is forced to clock 13 hours shifts with nothing to do, is left more exhausted than a hard day's work

A male employee holding a takeout drink cup points out something on a laptop screen to a coworker

Management lay off employee, expect him to train coworker taking his place: 'They are putting him in a position to fail'

An employee looks at a piece of paper while sitting at a table with her laptop beside her

Employee hands in notice, manager demands she write 100 page technical manual in her last 10 days: 'I have spent seven years building these processes'

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A man wearing glasses sits at a large computer screen, working from home

Job seeker accepts 'fully remote' job, gets told they have to be in the office 3 days a week during their induction: 'This team has been hybrid for a while now'

Two women lean over a desk and look at a laptop together, surrounded by boxes and racks of clothes

Employee sticks with small business from the beginning, boss considers firing her for not evolving: 'She's not bad, but she's slow'

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15-year-old employee is fired after refusing to work a 14 hour shift with no break: 'I couldn't handle working 7am-9pm my first 2 days of having a real job'

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A male employee raises his arms in celebration while sitting around a meeting table with two female employees

High performing employee flattens team morale, manager struggles to address it: 'They're creating tension'

A can of Diet Coke against a white background

IT support drinks Diet Coke at customer service desk, manager demands they hide it in a mug: 'She told me children might see the can and be tempted'