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Employee looks dumbfounded after her boss asks her if she likes him.

Boss asks employee if she likes him during their 1 on 1 meeting: 'I told him I would grab a bucket of water if he was on fire, but I would not attend his funeral.'

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Boss asks night-shift worker who works 70hrs/week to miss their son's soccer game because they can't find coverage

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A young male professional runs down an airport hallway, pulling a small suitcase

Company reprimands employee for spending $50 extra on flight, he pays them back 5 times over when taking trip with boss: 'Always select the least expensive option'

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Boss refuses to approve 1-week vacation request sent in months in advance, claims they can't find coverage

A young businesswoman smiles, holding a laptop under one arm and putting her hand in her pocket with the other, as her colleagues sit behind her out of focus

Coworkers spend 6 weeks competing for management position, company hires external candidate instead: 'We're trying to recalibrate'

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Cashier walks off the job after new manager fires assistant manager of 2 years with no explanation: 'It's not a group discussion it's a corporate decision'

A man in a high-vis vest and hard hat walks between shelving units in a warehouse, looking upwards

Warehouse employee quits after 4 days when expected to work 12 hour shifts with no lunch break: 'Fastest I've ever quit a job'

An employee standing at a front desk, thinking about something as she uses a tablet

Front desk intern declines to extend 10 month contract, manager complains as 6 interns quit before her: 'We are throwing away a great opportunity'

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A woman sitting at a desk with a laptop raises her hand in the air while talking on her cell phone, a child drawing on the coffee table behind her

Employee blames consistent lateness on childcare, gets upset when they get fired for their timekeeping: 'They rolled in at 10:15 AM because of a morning emergency'

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Boss continually calls employee outside of work hours, schedules 30 minute meetings after the workday is over: 'I’ve received calls from him at 1am before'

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Worker feels guilty for not checking Slack at work, snaps out of it and realizes they've been conditioned

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A job candidate holding a pen puts his head in his hand while taking a call and sitting in front of a laptop and some papers

Company ghost candidate for 3 weeks after final interview, get rejected when they send a job offer: 'No call, no explanation'

A female employee uses a laptop in a semi-open plan workspace

Employee requests $10k raise in line with colleagues, gets reprimanded by HR for finishing work early instead: 'I'm working Sunday at 10 PM'

Male and female businesspeople sit at opposite ends of a couch shaking hands, a laptop on the coffee table in front of them

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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Employee is painted as a workplace 'villain' after criticizing boss' plan, boss retaliates by demanding higher KPI

A job hopper leaves his new job after only three months of working there.

Job-hopper claims that 3 months isn't a short amount of time to stay at a job: 'Why should staying for 3 months be a bad thing?'