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But, I like my own skin
I work as the office manager for a little mom-n-pop electronics repair shop. I make $7.50 an hour with no benefits. My boss micro manages every little thing, but he is possibly slipping into dementia, so there are a lot of screwups he needs to blame on everyone else ...
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Horrid job conditions
In 2005, I was employed at a college records office. I was hired to do very specific duties such as records verification, transcript evaluations and work on updating the college database system. I was required to serve on at least two committees. So far, so good.
About one week into ...
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When I Broke My Ankle...
I slipped and fell going into work. Broke two bones in my ankle. Dr. said stay off work at least a week. Boss started calling me after a few days wondering when I would come to work. I was in a lot of pain and it was a retail job ...
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Easy Now, Impossible Then
When I was 17 [back in the days of manual typewriters], I was thrilled to land a part-time typing job that paid twice as much as any other on campus because it required a minimum of 65 wpm.
As the schoolyear went on, my speed accelerated to 90 wpm, which ...
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I AM AN ASSHOLE BOSS
No one that works for me knows what an asshole boss I am, but I laugh about it with my friends daily. I own a phone room and all of my employees think I am the nicest guy in the world and my non existent partner is an asshole. I ...
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Dad and Boss
I have worked for my Dad for 7 years at "our" resturant. We are opened Thur. to Sun. I spend my entire weekend there. He pays me $150 plus I make tips. Which are no more than $150-$200 on a good week. I have no benefits at all.
I ...
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Just an Asshole
Several years ago I worked for a small internet development firm in the Cleveland area. This firm wasn't doing so good - it was the tail end of the bubble burst, so things were stressful. I was laid off and completely understanding about it. I still worked 8 or 12 ...
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Insensitive SOB
I worked for a small company for 4 & 1/2 years preparing catalogs for cattle auctions. Our busy season was from September thru May and during that time it was not unusual to work 12-14 hour days 5, 6 or even 7 days a week. During the off season I ...
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He Could Be A Politician
I didn't know what type he is because he fits in so many categories so I chose All Purpose Asshole.
His name could be Mr. Negativity because any time I come up with an idea to streamline production, save time, or reduce labor (usually mine because even though I ...
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penny pinching md
My ex boss is a very well known dermatologist to Manhattan's well off. She had kind of a rock star's status with her patients who would gush to us medical assistants about how great she was... meanwhile...
she was so cheap she:
-would charge for collagen injections by ...
