antiwork

'[My boss] is holding a personal grudge of some sort': Teenage barista is being edged out of work hours by her nitpicking boss

Stephanie Harper

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'I got fired yesterday': Employee shares their experience of being fired from their job where they were being berated and micromanaged

Brad Dickson

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'Interviewer can't handle the truth': Dude gets denied employment after being brutally honest in an interview

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Manager wouldn’t even look at me': New hire at concrete company gets job offer unexpectedly withdrawn, HR says he was "in no position to negotiate"

Elna McHilderson

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'Does she think this is my dream job?!': Interview goes horribly wrong when the interviewee forgets the position he applied for

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I armed a multi-million dollar financial nuke': Worker quits and goes full scorched earth on the way out

Brad Dickson

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'It was a disaster': Retail workers quit and take down an entire store

Brad Dickson

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'Not for less than $45/hour': Irreplaceable employee gets fired after falling sick; two years later, the company begs him to return; he refuses unless he gets a 40% raise

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'They had to close the part [of the company] I was working in': Worker quits when boss tries to coerce them into coming back early from sick leave

Brad Dickson

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'I'm feeling guilty': Minimum wage worker goes from making $13/hr to $32/hr, using dishonesty to climb the ladder and support his newborn baby

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He's lucky I didn't quit on the spot': Hardworking employee gets a second job to make ends meet; get chastised by his first boss when he's no longer available 24/7

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'We're both receptionists': Karen boss demands employees babysit her newborn

Brad Dickson

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'Her face started twitching': Boss gets furious when employee gives their notice, talks about them behind their back

Brad Dickson

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'I woke up in an ambulance': Employee barely survives maliciously complying with overly strict water break rules; after heat-stroking, he inflicts epic OSHA revenge on his manager

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'She demanded I hire her, but I refused': HR tries to dump a slacker employee on a hard-working manager; they get denied even after they try to pull the 'single mother' card

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I declined, obviously': Employee receives low-ball counter offer from current employer

Brad Dickson

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