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37-year-old puts his high-school crush down as a reference when applying to her job, even though they hadn't seen each other in 22 years: 'He had an unhealthy obsession with me.'

Knowing how to navigate workplace social settings is a precise skill that requires finesse, intention, and a lot of experience.

28-year-old employee gets fired, but her boss claims she resigned—all after she left work early upon being lectured for 2 hours about her request to be treated with respect: 'I received an email that he interpreted it as resigning and I could not return'

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Hospital worker accepts higher-level position with a $2 raise at their employer of 2 years, but the pay is missing from their first paycheck, then HR contacts them saying the offer was a mistake: 'The new rate would actually be LOWER than my previous pay'

This new hire began a new office job and thought that they'd be receiving some on-the-job training. Instead, they found themselves only with two short onboarding sessions. The two days' worth of company-values videos and tests. This continued, with no real work assigned to them and no practical instructions being given. They started trying to train themselves, searching around company files for procedure manuals. Their boss still told them to "work more" and to learn by doing.

New hire left abandoned with no training or assigned work—boss starts insisting they get more work done and "learn by doing"—they consider quitting: 'I told him that I didn't get any proper training'

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'I fell asleep at work and I’m spiraling': Office worker falls asleep at their desk, supervisor threatens to write them up

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Boss forbids supervisor from eating lunch with his employees because he thinks that socializing with subordinates will compromise work performance: 'I truly have a sick, sociopathic boss.'

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Illinois company forces employees to use their own phones to authenticate into company systems, leaving them wondering who should be paying their phone bill: 'They say it's for security, but they won't provide work phones'

We're all searching for that job that pays really well, takes little of our time, and doesn't require that much effort, but still somehow leaves us feeling that our purpose in life is fulfilled. This job exists almost as a fantasy. And like being in an alternative “indie” rock band in the 00s or 2010s, you kinda had to be born into it.

20+ Jobs that sound fake but actually pay really well for those considering an out-of-left-field career change: 'Bear removal expert'

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Boss denies employee’s bereavement leave, schedules "mandatory fun" team event after working hours instead

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Employer demands all employees return to the office 4 days a week despite there not being enough desks or even seats for everyone—this marks a brutal end to the previous 2-day flexible working policy: 'People often have to work at the cafeteria'

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Unexpected jobs, person created a reminder by text message that notifies neighbors when they need to get the trash out and nada money of it: ‘Would you keep this extremely simple and sell it to more HOAs’

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When should you go above and beyond at work, and when should you know to stop? When is your extra effort simply being taken advantage of? These workers gathered in a viral thread to share the thing that made them stop putting in the extra effort.

22 Workers shared the thing that made them finally stop caring about "going above and beyond" at work—It is often seen as an important trait, but when should you stop?

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28-year-old worker learns coworker, with whom she privately vented frustrations, secretly recorded their conversations for over a year—HR blindsides her, firing her and promoting him—When is private venting ok and when is it a workplace issue?

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Employer Cuts Overachieving Employee’s Pay in Half When They Switch Them From Flat Rate to Hourly Pay— I Work Fast and Efficient and Can Get Most Jobs Finished in Half to 3/4 of the Allotted Time

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CEO says employee's prototypes are bad, lays her off and then steals her ideas: 'I should have just quit'

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Unemployed person introduces themselves personally to hiring manager, causing the recruiter to say that she didn't care whether the candidate came in person or just sent their CV: 'I knew she meant me.'