antiwork

20+ employees share the clueless things their bosses have said to them: 'It’s not mandatory, it’s compulsory!'

Brad Dickson

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Construction manager meets with unqualified boss to tell him his workload is too high, boss gives him more work, he quits: 'Ok then, I am resigning.'

Brad Dickson

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Boss removes flexible working conditions, leading to the resignation of a top employee : 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

Brad Dickson

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Candidate gets berated for not showing up to "their" new job, even though they never even accepted or received a formal offer for that job: 'We still hadn't discussed my salary'

Brad Dickson

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Employee gets fired on the spot after giving their 2-week notice, boss then calls them later begging them to come back and finish out their notice period: 'I gave 2 weeks' notice. They fired me on the spot, then begged me to finish the week'

Brad Dickson

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Coworker insists nurse trades shifts with her so that she can spend time with her 2 children who are under 10-years-old, begins telling their coworkers that the nurse is selfish: 'You don't have kids, so it's easier for you'

Brad Dickson

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Employee at electric vehicle company gets put on a PIP after having an argument with their new manager, who was hired only 3 months ago: 'The most [foolish] man I've ever had the awful displeasure of working with'

Brad Dickson

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'8/10, see me after class': Gas station employee quits job by editing petty manager's note for all to see

Remy Millisky

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Employee quits after getting written up for being 2 minutes late after covering 3 people's jobs for 6 months: 'I got a formal write-up'

Brad Dickson

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Overworked employee starts leaving right at 5pm making their boss think that they've suddenly got better at their job and have "stepped up their game": 'I got a raise after I started leaving exactly at 5pm'

Brad Dickson

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Employee uses a paper trail to set the record straight when their petty supervisor begins to “performance manage” them out of a job: ‘I responded with facts and data. No response’

Brad Dickson

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Veteran employee of 3 years finds out they're paid 25% less than the new hire, internet discusses the importance of salary transparency and company-hopping: ‘Knowledge is power’

Lana DeGaetano

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Overworked and underpaid graphic designer quits and deletes all her work after being denied a raise: 'I regularly worked 60+ hour weeks with no overtime'

Brad Dickson

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Hardworking employee receives lower bonus than employee they hired and trained, proving 2.5 years of labor means absolutely nothing: ‘I’m just extremely disappointed’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee punished for underperforming for 1 day after over-performing for 2 years, stops doing the extra work they had been doing: 'I handle 40 cases, my daily requirement, and then I do NOTHING for the rest of my shift'

Brad Dickson

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Employee suspects coworker blocked them on corporate chat software because they were promoted to a better role: ‘[We] have never really gotten along’

Lana DeGaetano

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