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Petty boss refuses employee’s request for paid sick leave, then fires employee when she puts in her 5-week resignation notice: ‘At this point I’ve had enough’

Who knew that employees could get sick, thus keeping them out of work for a few days? C-suite executives can’t believe it every single time one of their underlings requests some paid sick leave, which is promoted and protected by the law. No employee should have to worry about their job being in peril because […]

Experienced worker gets passed over for promotion after her manager witnesses how she speaks to new hires: ‘I was fuming. I hate it when people type like that on social media’

This management-aspiring worker earned herself the label over her treatment of her fellow workers when her manager observed how she was talking to the new staff in a frustrated and demeaning tone, complete with clapping between every word she was saying as if she was living in some sort of meme. Her manager recounted the […]

‘I was hired and fired within the span of 3 hours’: New employee fired three hours after being hired and shown around the company’s offices

The interview process is a long and arduous one for both sides, really, and the last thing anyone wants is for their time to be wasted after such a long process. The relief that comes after simultaneously finally securing a role or finally having someone to fill an empty position on the team is understated, […]

Slothful coworker demands employee’s bonus claiming that she deserves it more, gets 3-week suspension: ‘[She] is going around the office calling me “selfish” and “greedy”’

This employee secured a bonus for their performance from his employer, which he had worked tirelessly for over the last period. Meanwhile, his coworker had been wasting much of her time on their phone, turning in her work late, and just generally being a deadweight in the office. When the coworker learned the employee had […]

‘Manager wanted me to arrive 30 minutes early to get ready before clocking in’: Manager demands worker arrive 30 minutes before their shift is set to start to begin working

Almost certainly, at some point, those working shift work, or in other jobs where timesheets need to be kept, have been told by some manager not to “bother” reporting time that they worked over their shift because it’s “inconvenient” for them to report it. Sometimes, this comes in the form of being told that it […]

‘I was so angry’: Employee reveals workplace mistreatment by toxic boss and starts a chain reaction from former scorned employees, boss gets fired as a result

When dealing with a toxic boss, some might tell you to bite your tongue when you try to complain about them to HR, or even other coworkers. If you’re thinking that your boss is not doing their job correctly, in addition to simply treating the employees under them like garbage, you might be doing other […]

Manager’s obsessive cost-cutting initiatives cost the company more money when double-sided printing policy causes problems with important client: ‘All printing must be double-sided—no exceptions’

A double-edged sword cuts both ways, and you could probably get a paper cut from a double-sided print job, too. Cutting costs might seem like a good idea, but really, you’re probably just going to slice right through other important things like customer satisfaction and, by extension, your company’s profit. After all, as the old […]

Fortune 25 CEO takes 1.5 hour Zoom call on a 6 AM flight, passenger claims he refused to use headphones and spoke with an ‘I’m the eldest boy’ level of volume: ‘Is this okay?’

If you’re taking an early morning flight, it’s likely that you want to use your aerial trip to get some shut-eye before you land. Especially if you’re flight is scheduled for six o’clock in the morning—you’re probably arriving at the airport around 3 AM. Everyone’s a bit grumpy when they’re in for a trip in […]