This IT department tried to warn their leaders that they were about to spend a lot of money, but they just wouldn't listen. Every company tries to save money as best they can, though some are better at the task than others. It's incredible how many companies bleed money by overpaying their higher-ups, not watching how much money is being spent on clients, or just being bad at keeping finance employees employed. Not to mention that departments can get overwhelmed and let things slip through the…

If an employer expects their employees to respect the schedule by always arriving at their shifts and always being on time, then they should show the same level of respect to the employees' time and schedule. That means that canceling shifts for employees “just because” is not a valid excuse and is definitely not respectable, especially if they cancel someone's shift only 10 minutes before it is supposed to start, causing the employee to still go through their commute. We believe that the emplo…

Imagine being such a micromanager that you feel the need to enforce what music your employees can listen to while they work. As I am sure you are all well aware, music is one of the few things that can provide momentum and levity through the difficult monotony of the workday. What's more, the employees in this scenario are construction workers. They have to do tough manual labor, oftentimes in the heat, day in and day out. If they want to listen to music on a stereo while they work, they should…

This caretaker had to wield that phrase that should be a warning to any boss: “Can I have that in writing, please?” As an employer, that should immediately make you do a double take. It should make you think, “Hmm, why does my employee want to document this order?” Perhaps they've already had some reservations about it, or they see something you've missed. No matter, though, because that type of boss dislikes listening to employees. They think that they're superior in their role, and that their…

Getting fired within your first week or two of starting a new gig takes effort. You have to be so wildly unfit for the role that no one will take the chance to train you. There are a few thousand people who witnessed some of the worst first days of work ever , and they're telling the stories in the r/AskReddit community. Up next, these people have some interesting dating preferences, like one person who insists, “ Their date must have the same brand of toothpaste preference .”

Bonuses keep the workplace afloat. After a grueling quarter, tired employees look through the glass ceiling at their bosses above, begging, hoping, and praying for a bone to be tossed down to their department. For most people living paycheck-to-paycheck, bonuses are truly their only source of fun money. So please, boss, don't mess with our favorite part of the year.

One worker was accustomed to working 8 days on, then having 6 days off. That sounds like a pretty sweet gig if you can get it! By the 8th day of work, you must be very ready for a break, but you could plan all sorts of fun activities during those 6 days off in a row. This person, u/WyoPeeps, was actually trying to go “off grid” during one of their 6-day breaks. But their boss was continually interrupting them. When that happens, it makes you feel like you've sold your soul to the company. How c…

Micromanagers get what they ask for sometimes

What would you do if you were so overworked at your workplace but your manager kept denying your request for a raise? We would imagine that most people would understand that they should not overwork themselves in that place of work, and start looking for a new job. While the employee in this Reddit story also started looking for a new job when they were denied a raise, they took it one step further and requested a demotion. That is how OP (original poster) went from being the supervisor of thei…

At this person's job, they were expected to make at least 120 calls per day. They're used to making more phone calls in a single day than I've made in my whole life. Despite all that hard work, their boss doesn't seem to appreciate how difficult it is to generate revenue off of them. At this person's job, they were expected to contact people who had debts , and try to get that person to pay them off. As you might imagine, the people who will answer a debt collector's call are usually the people…

This employee is living the dream: they got out of work, and they also got to be a little sarcastic towards their boss. What a delightful combination! This person shared a story that happened when they were working at a grocery store, and the assured people that it was “by far the worst job I've ever had.” They write that there were a few rules that always had to be abided by, and if not, it would result in a writeup. No matter how silly the rules might seem, they're there for a reason, and man…

Imagine your boss having this amount of entitlement and audacity to claim that they deserve your first class upgrade. This employee , unfortunately, found themselves on the same flight as their boss after a business trip. The two were originally meant to be seated together, until the employee received a first class upgrade because, although the company booked the original ticket, the employee often flies with this airline and uses their credit card. However, that was not enough of an explanatio…

We all have a favorite coworker and a least favorite one, and that least favorite one can make the workday go a lot slower. There are a lot of reasons why a coworker might get on your nerves. For some people, they get irritated at coworkers who are super messy, like one dude who apparently never cleans up any of his coffee mugs after his morning cup of joe. Instead, he just leaves them on his desk to grow mold. If no one else cleans that up, I guess it'll just sit there for ages. Gross! Other p…

This is definitely crossing the line… and probably illegal, too. This poor employee works for a school district that was gearing up for summer break. Before they leave, all the teachers have the responsibility of submitting important paperwork before they take their annual leave. Well, when one coworker left the team high and dry, their entitled boss tried to get the Original Poster (OP) to finish the coworker's work. After refusing , saying that there simply wasn't enough time in the workday t…

This person went from enjoying their job to being baffled at their boss's decision-making in just a short time. It seems like u/aqualink97 had a weird experience working for this boss . They started the job at a youth center. But after starting the job, their boss enlisted them to make videos and graphic designs. The boss then decided to create a separate magazine which fell under the youth center's purview. Over time, it started becoming clear that the boss was intending to fully focus on the…

Every person you encounter in your employment journey is simply doing their job. Secretaries, hiring managers, HR, and even CEOs are all simply doing their jobs, and their contact with you is usually a part of that. That is why, when applying for a new job, you would expect these people to do their jobs correctly and make everyone's life easier, but that is not always the case. For example, the person in this Reddit story was applying for a new job and was invited to interview for a job via ema…