The unwarranted reprimanding was something that was never mentioned in the initial job description.

Feeling Criminal

"In the late 90’s."

"One time I got pulled into the Security office at a Department store I worked at. They accused me of constantly using the sales day coupons for people that didn’t present one (we always kept an extra copy at each register). I had watched my own department boss do it many times so I assumed it was okay. We didn’t even collect the coupons to be counted for the cash office, we just chucked them after use."

"They claimed I lost the store hundreds of dollars and had been watching me 'for months' do this awful, unforgivable crime for people spending 90 bucks on already bloated price designer jeans. I’m sure the occasional 10% discount was just devastating. 🙄""I got this huge lecture of how I was LITERALLY stealing from the store and they COULD call the police but would give me a chance to work off the damage. I couldn’t believe how criminal I was made to feel over it. The best part when they called my boss in who pretended to have never done it before to save her own a**."

"I asked if they were firing me. They said 'Yes and No. You will be let go, but you can choose to work off the damages so we don’t take you to court.' I told them I will just quit and asked for my last check. They said they will deduct what I owe from my last check. And I said 'Well then you need to show me all the footage and prove that I was stealing.' They wouldn’t produce footage, finally called the cops, and when the cops arrived, they were just as confused and called it an internal problem and advised them that this was overblown. I think they felt sorry for me. So finally upper management came in and just said 'just issue the last check, I will sign it here.' So much drama over so stupid a thing."

"It was sad because that actual day my Mom and daughter had come to the mall to meet me for lunch and I had to explain I just was forced to quit that job and was never allowed in that store again like I was some awful jerk."

"It was nice a few short years later, the entire chain bankrupted."

– Munich11

Power Trip

"A coworker waited until we were in front of a large group of people to start 'disciplining' me for something 'wrong' I did (I took my lunch 15 mins late to help another coworker) when she wasn’t even my supervisor. Applied for a job transfer the next day and couldn’t be happier where I am now."

– _shes_a_jar

Abusive Boss

"I had a piece of sh*t of a boss. He'd praise you in private but berate you in public. In front of coworkers and customers. Always about stuff that didn't matter."

"He'd also happily break company policy to side with customers after you spent an hour telling a customer you can't give them stuff for free, for example. Any time he was around, everything was miserable."

"My only regret is that I wasn't there to see him marched out by corporate when he got fired, because I had gone on to a better job by then."

– redisforever

Human Punching Bag

"I used to work in a Kitchen at a pub, it was grim work, but I had freinds there and had worked there for 3 years, So it wasn't too bad."

"One Christmas season we were being absolutely pumped, full out functions and busy services. My boss at the time was very stressed and fair enough, We were busy, We were all working overtime and full out. He used any excuse to completely blow up and absolutely scream at me for little to no reason, essentially him yelling at me was his stress relief. But fine, whatever, kitchens are rough places, no appolagies or anything, move on."

"I then go away for 3 weeks over the Christmas holidays and spend the time road tripping around the country having an amazing time."

"First shift back, not pleased being back, he makes a snarky comment."

"F'k this, Im out."

– Freddy54323

Punishment For Time Off

"Got back from a vacation I had planned months in advance only to hear that the team was angry at me for taking time off when we were in the middle of a big project. People I respected started talking shit behind my back.""

"That was the straw that broke the camel's back. I put in my two weeks the next day."

– SirCoughAGuy

Lost In Translation

"My first ever job was at a Korean grocery store in the USA. I made it very clear I don't speak any languages other than english, I stressed this multiple times during my interview. They said it was fine I would just be doing stocking j don't need to know the language. 3 weeks in I got absolutely screamed at for not being able to read Korean, I'm talking like the kind of screaming that damages your throat. I told them to f'k themselves and walked out in the middle of my shift."

– valkdoor

Even though these employees weren't chewed out in front of co-workers, the low salary without room for negotiation made them not wanting to stick around for much longer.

You Only Get One Job

"They cut my hours so I had to get a second job. 3 days before I was supposed to start said second job, my manager at the main job told me that I couldn't get this second job because I had main job first and I needed to make it my priority. That's when I said f'k you and left. I didn't even give a notice, I literally just sent an email saying I wouldn't be coming in the next day, grabbed my sh*t and went home."

– ginger_princess2009

Meager Wage

"I used to work Retail and after 7 years at the company, I found out I was only making 50 cents more an hour than someone who just started yesterday. I understood if they couldn't pay me more and asked for a good schedule. 7-3 or 8-4 every day and the same two days off every week. I didn't even ask for weekends off."

"I was told that they couldn't give me a good schedule so I quit."

– maybeashly

No Promotion For You!

"Got strung along for a promotion for over a year, interviewing multiple times for it. Did not get the promotion, then later found out the one who did had been selected months prior."

– Chasingtheimprobable

Situations weren't much different outside the work place. Social dilemmas prompted these Redditors to say, "nope."

Rude Reception

"Went to a pub because a friend kept asking. When I got there, he was with a group of people I didn't know, so I introduced myself and got the next round. As I come back with the tray, I hear them saying something along the lines of 'why is that b*tch still here? I thought she was just supposed to drop off a bicycle?' 'Ya, we don't want her to come to <this other town with more pubs> and now she is drinking with us?' 'She's so dumb' *proceeds to imitate and ridicule me as I was actively listening and nodding when I was having a conversation with my friend."

"Gave the beer to random people and walked right out after saying good evening to my friend and briefly explaining I did not appreciate being tricked into being a bicycle taxi for people who hate me directly after meeting me."

– ILikeLamas678

A Shocking Incident

"I was on my boat fishing for bass. I casted out my line and watched the lure hit the water but the line just floated in the air. Lightning and thunder crashed and the line fell to the water. F'k this sh*t, I'm out."

– fsh4fun051

Femme Fatale

"She lined my bed with broken glass put the blankets over it and I dove on in lol."

"Edit: She was violent/crazy and on drugs, was like the 20th attack I took and that made me really think lol."

Ally For The Ex

"I found nudes of his ex (from ten years ago) that I’d previously asked him twice to get rid of tucked in a pair of MY socks. Our couples counselor asked why he’d kept them and he said, 'You know. In case I ever needed to blackmail her.' He said it like it was a perfectly normal and reasonable thing to plan to do. The therapist and I locked eyes and I noped the f'k out of there and moved out."

– Previous_Mood_3251

Bacterial Breeding Ground

"Finding peeled potatos in a pot of water under a sink and cooked chicken sitting unwrapped in a pot overnight for the next day. Yea I quit that place."

– RealNY27

Most of these Redditors realized leaving their situation was better than dealing with the consequences of sticking around.

The latter is never a good option. Why remain in a scenario you know is already going to consume your soul?

The lesson for today is–Don't be miserable. Your sanity is worth saving.