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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'

An office worker walks through an office holding a cardboard box with belongings including a plant inside it

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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a male veterinarian touches the neck of a German Shepherd dog in an examination room

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'

a man rubs his face while sitting in an office at a desk with an open laptop on it

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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Young handsome recruiter in light modern office conducting a job interview

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'

a male and female colleague stand talking to each other with one male and one female colleague watching them in the background

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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Homeowners park on their driveway to block entitled neighbors from parking on their property: 'We shouldn’t have to ask them 3 times in a month not to park at our house.'

Homeowners park on their driveway to block entitled neighbors from parking on their property: 'We shouldn’t have to ask them 3 times in a month not to park at our house.'

37 and 30-year-old sisters take a DNA test and discover they’re only half-sisters and don’t share the same father, and their mom expects them to keep it a secret

37 and 30-year-old sisters take a DNA test and discover they’re only half-sisters and don’t share the same father, and their mom expects them to keep it a secret

New hire eats carnivore diet, faces grilling from coworkers: 'Whatever he's trying to do clearly isn't working'

New hire eats carnivore diet, faces grilling from coworkers: 'Whatever he's trying to do clearly isn't working'

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

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

Tampa Guy sells his grandfather's Seiko watch $1,200 on eBay, the buyer swaps it for a fake, and gets a full refund despite perfect documentation

Tampa Guy sells his grandfather's Seiko watch $1,200 on eBay, the buyer swaps it for a fake, and gets a full refund despite perfect documentation

Manager demands convenience store employee works 14 hour shifts when coworkers don't show up: 'My manager is asleep by 6 PM'

Manager demands convenience store employee works 14 hour shifts when coworkers don't show up: 'My manager is asleep by 6 PM'

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