“I was hired at a for-profit college.

Within the first few months, I was given a written warning that was not about me.”

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3.

Person sitting alone at a desk in a library, reading a book with several books stacked nearby. The library appears empty and quiet

“I was the HR Manager for a small company.

The owner of the company demanded I get written up for everything.”

“I worked in a small retail store and we always had two people.

Bob Parr, also known as Mr. Incredible from the movie The Incredibles, sits at an office desk looking despondent while staring at his computer screen

Two days later, a new girl was hired and I was told to train her.”

“I was 16.

It was my first job, lasted less than a week.

A woman pushes a shopping cart filled with groceries through a store aisle. Shelves are stocked with various snacks and other items

One day a friend of mine came in and had a bunch of items.”

We all know it’s illegal to retaliate after an employee makes a complaint to HR for a supervisor.

Soinstead they legally do it by firing you after not meeting their expectations."

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“Pretty much all PIPs are impossible by design.

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7.

“I had been working as a supervisor for over two years.

A worker at McDonald's fills a red and yellow fries container with freshly cooked French fries using a metal scoop

[I] got along with my staff, we laughed and joked but the work got done.

I knew it was the end when I got written up for wearing pink on Wednesdays.

Yes, I’m a millennial who lovesMean Girls.”

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At 3:10 p.m., a meeting with the HR director was put on my calendar for 3:30. thisismyidea

9.

“I had just been put on long-term disability due to mental health problems.

I missed a call from my HR manager the next day.

A man in a white shirt sits at a wooden table with a laptop, resting his head on his hand, looking concerned

I knew in that moment I was fired.”

“I was a PA (producer’s assistant) for a production company.

The air was thick with tension.

A person holds a phone, capturing a photo of a plate of pancakes with whipped cream and strawberries

I assumed editorial and sales teams had a fight.”

“I worked at a certain well-known burger joint and was in charge of inventory and bulk ingredient orders.

One terribly large shipment later, I confessed and was out.

Person standing on a tall ladder working on the roof of a two-story house surrounded by trees

Now my big thumbs are working as ASL translators and I couldnt be happier with my current place.”

But I was having a rough time getting the hang of all their ways.

Apparently posing nude is not ‘in line with company values.'”

Adam Scott, in a suit and tie, with a serious expression, from the TV show "Severance."

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14.

“The latter was when I knew I was going to get fired.

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16.

A woman sits at a table, looking worriedly at a laptop. In the background, a man and a child are blurred, having a conversation in a kitchen

“HR flew in to visit our office and met with each staff person individually.

The main question was if I had done anything in the past six months they didnt like.

That was the end of the meeting; the next week I was written up.

I was fired soon after that.”

“I worked in sales for a large financial services company.

When I didnt complete them all, she told me I needed to be quicker.

Retail is fun.”

“The company I had worked for for nearly 20 years had recently been acquired by a rival.

“Ill start by saying Im afraid of heights.

I worked two terrifying days for a guy who did exterior window trim.

I was named in the fifth round of layoffs.

One Friday morning, I was going up a staircase, and my supervisor was coming down.

He said, ‘I have some shitty news for you…'”

24.

“I had booked three days off (well in advance) for some home repairs.

I replied something along the lines of, ‘Uh-oh, this doesnt sound good.'”

The firm’s second floor was deserted.

It was the 27th floor of a Wall Street high-rise.

High as kites, we tried to re-enter.

The door was locked.”