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June 20, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Employee Just Wanted To Use Their Given PTO, But His Director Wants Everyone To Work 24/7 So They Tried To Block Them

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Fighting to take your vacation days is no vacation.

June 16, 2025 at 3:47 am

Her Boss Denied Most Of Her Vacation Request, So She Got A Doctor’s Note Saying She Couldn’t Work For A Week

Sick time and vacation time are part of your compensation package.

June 13, 2025 at 8:22 am

Parents Used To Alternate Days Off When The Kids Were Sick To Avoid Missing Too Much Work, But Then HR Made Them Stop

HR causes more problems than it fixes.

April 25, 2025 at 10:35 pm

New Management Took Over And Changed The Rules, And It Pushed A Lot Of People’s Buttons. But One Employee Found A Way To Push Back.

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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your retirement go?

February 25, 2025 at 3:21 pm

His Boss Called Him On His Day Off, So He Used Union Rules To Turn A 10-Minute Call Into A Paid Day Off

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Now that’s a great day off!

January 3, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Employee Uses Saved-Up Sick Days Before Leaving Their Job, But Boss Pushes Back And Demands A Doctor’s Note. So They Explain The Situation To Their Doctor And They Get An Epic Note.

He deserved that time off!

October 26, 2024 at 10:22 pm

Travel Agency Owner Had An Employee Who Kept Taking Unauthorized Days Off, But She Couldn’t Fire Her. So One Day When The Employee Made An Offhand Comment About Retiring, The Owner Seized The Opportunity.

She’s the one who said it!

October 21, 2024 at 6:21 pm

Her Employer Forced Her To Use Their Travel Agency For Business Trips, So She Did What She Was Told At It Ended Up Costing The Company More Than Her Salary

I’ll be in the hot tub.

October 6, 2024 at 8:49 am

She Caught Her Coworker Making Fun Of Her, So She Requested Days Off She Knew Her Coworker Really Wanted

Bully meets her match

September 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

His Manager Forbid Him From Taking His Phone And Computer On Vacation, But When A Work Crisis Happened The Company Spent A Fortune To Ship It To Him

Paid time off. Kind of…

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Employee Just Wanted To Use Their Given PTO, But His Director Wants Everyone To Work 24/7 So They Tried To Block Them

Her Boss Denied Most Of Her Vacation Request, So She Got A Doctor’s Note Saying She Couldn’t Work For A Week

Parents Used To Alternate Days Off When The Kids Were Sick To Avoid Missing Too Much Work, But Then HR Made Them Stop

New Management Took Over And Changed The Rules, And It Pushed A Lot Of People’s Buttons. But One Employee Found A Way To Push Back.

His Boss Called Him On His Day Off, So He Used Union Rules To Turn A 10-Minute Call Into A Paid Day Off

Employee Uses Saved-Up Sick Days Before Leaving Their Job, But Boss Pushes Back And Demands A Doctor’s Note. So They Explain The Situation To Their Doctor And They Get An Epic Note.

Travel Agency Owner Had An Employee Who Kept Taking Unauthorized Days Off, But She Couldn’t Fire Her. So One Day When The Employee Made An Offhand Comment About Retiring, The Owner Seized The Opportunity.

Her Employer Forced Her To Use Their Travel Agency For Business Trips, So She Did What She Was Told At It Ended Up Costing The Company More Than Her Salary

She Caught Her Coworker Making Fun Of Her, So She Requested Days Off She Knew Her Coworker Really Wanted

His Manager Forbid Him From Taking His Phone And Computer On Vacation, But When A Work Crisis Happened The Company Spent A Fortune To Ship It To Him

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