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April 21, 2025 at 8:22 pm

New Management Changed Their PTO Policy And Demanded That They “Use It Or Lose It,” So Everybody Did And Left The Office Empty For 2 Months

Empty office with desks, computers, and chairs

When companies play stupid games with employees’ PTOs, expect to win stupid prizes!

January 26, 2025 at 2:13 pm

Company Required An Employee To Get A Doctor’s Note If He Wanted To Take Three Days Of Sick Leave, But He And His Doctor Got The Last Laugh

Source: Reddit/MaliciousCompliance/Canva

That’s what we call making things work to your advantage.

January 26, 2025 at 2:13 pm

Sick Employee’s Boss Allowed Him To Work From Home But Only For Half A Day, But He Managed To Still Get Paid In Full

Hey, just following company policy!

December 1, 2024 at 12:23 am

Boss Was Strict About Sick Leave And Required Proof Of Doctor’s Appointment, So Employee Sent Indisputable Proof of His Medical Procedure

Dear new boss, be careful what you ask for!

September 18, 2024 at 7:49 am

He Was Going To Work From Home Because He Was Feeling Ill, But When His Boss Made Him Get A Doctor’s Note, He Ended Up With A Three Day Paid Vacation

Source: Reddit/Petty Revenge/Unsplash/Francisco Venancio

Maybe next time management won’t treat them like children!

May 11, 2024 at 7:52 pm

Her Company Hired Someone Else After She Had To Take A Few Sick Days. She Responded By Quitting For A Better Work/Life Balance.

“They wanted me to guarantee I could work 60 – 70hrs a week.”

January 2, 2024 at 8:45 am

Employee Gets Fed Up With Sick Policy And Ends Up With A Severance Package Instead. – ‘He refused to accept the note allowing my return to work.’

Y’all, something has got to change.

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New Management Changed Their PTO Policy And Demanded That They “Use It Or Lose It,” So Everybody Did And Left The Office Empty For 2 Months

Company Required An Employee To Get A Doctor’s Note If He Wanted To Take Three Days Of Sick Leave, But He And His Doctor Got The Last Laugh

Sick Employee’s Boss Allowed Him To Work From Home But Only For Half A Day, But He Managed To Still Get Paid In Full

Boss Was Strict About Sick Leave And Required Proof Of Doctor’s Appointment, So Employee Sent Indisputable Proof of His Medical Procedure

He Was Going To Work From Home Because He Was Feeling Ill, But When His Boss Made Him Get A Doctor’s Note, He Ended Up With A Three Day Paid Vacation

Her Company Hired Someone Else After She Had To Take A Few Sick Days. She Responded By Quitting For A Better Work/Life Balance.

Employee Gets Fed Up With Sick Policy And Ends Up With A Severance Package Instead. – ‘He refused to accept the note allowing my return to work.’

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