company

Advertisement

Store owner finds out manager took the entire staff out for coffee instead of opening the store in the morning, considers firing manager for poor judgment: ‘They left and locked the doors’

Store owner finds out manager took the entire staff out for coffee instead of opening the store in the morning, considers firing manager for poor judgment: ‘They left and locked the doors’

Boss demands employee stop taking advantage of their flexible hours and end workdays at exactly 4 pm, then takes it back after realizing the effects on company output: ‘He admitted he was wrong’

Boss demands employee stop taking advantage of their flexible hours and end workdays at exactly 4 pm, then takes it back after realizing the effects on company output: ‘He admitted he was wrong’

Advertisement

Employee asks for a raise after 3 years at the company, gets fired for a fabricated story about an interaction with a client, CEO steps in to cover his tracks: 'I asked why I was fired and he still wouldn’t even give me a reason'

Employee asks for a raise after 3 years at the company, gets fired for a fabricated story about an interaction with a client, CEO steps in to cover his tracks: 'I asked why I was fired and he still wouldn’t even give me a reason'

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the day

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workday ahead

Elna McHilderson

Remote employee quits job after CEO demands they attend team building events, their manager resigns in solidarity: ‘The people are poorly valued’

Remote employee quits job after CEO demands they attend team building events, their manager resigns in solidarity: ‘The people are poorly valued’

Advertisement

Employee overhears her coworker Megan talking about her "unmuted" on a work call, Megan tries to cover her tracks: 'I swear she loves the sound of her own voice'

Employee overhears her coworker Megan talking about her "unmuted" on a work call, Megan tries to cover her tracks: 'I swear she loves the sound of her own voice'

Boss demands employee send him pictures of all transactions and deposits they make, employee complies, causing boss's phone to lag: ‘He has to spend a lot of time deleting those thousands of pictures’

Boss demands employee send him pictures of all transactions and deposits they make, employee complies, causing boss's phone to lag: ‘He has to spend a lot of time deleting those thousands of pictures’

HR rescinded candidate's job offer after assuring them multiple times they got the job, claiming upper management put the role on hold: ‘There is nothing I can do about it’

HR rescinded candidate's job offer after assuring them multiple times they got the job, claiming upper management put the role on hold: ‘There is nothing I can do about it’

Advertisement

'You need to leave. Now': Coworker's clueless boyfriend shows up unannounced at her work, she breaks up with him on the spot in front of the entire office

'You need to leave. Now': Coworker's clueless boyfriend shows up unannounced at her work, she breaks up with him on the spot in front of the entire office

reception receptionist customer service funeral cemetery job work working worker employee boss bosses manager micromanagers micromanage

‘I got paid for doing nothing’: Micromanagers tell a funeral home receptionist to stop answering the phone, then chew them out when they follow orders, end up alienating their hardest worker

Jesse Kessenheimer

Guy worked a ‘soul draining’ call center job for only one month, but will never forget the ‘power’ he witnessed from his older co-worker: 'I often wish I could channel that woman's energy.'

Guy worked a ‘soul draining’ call center job for only one month, but will never forget the ‘power’ he witnessed from his older co-worker: 'I often wish I could channel that woman's energy.'

Elna McHilderson

Advertisement

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Elna McHilderson

HR rescinds job offer despite assuring the candidate he had the position after 5 rounds of interviews: 'My job offer has been kept on hold indefinitely'

HR rescinds job offer despite assuring the candidate he had the position after 5 rounds of interviews: 'My job offer has been kept on hold indefinitely'

coworker coworkers colleague colleagues single-mom moms mom mother mothers motherhood daughter first birthday child parent parents parenting drama work working pto vacation day-off

Single mom requests PTO for her daughter's 1st birthday months in advance, then gets guilt-tripped by her coworker who wants that day off for a last-minute vacation: 'Jenna refuses any compromises'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Advertisement

Coworker confronts employee after discovering they use their lunch break to take walks around the parking garage, employee refuses to give in to their demands to stop: ‘I’m entitled to my break’

Coworker confronts employee after discovering they use their lunch break to take walks around the parking garage, employee refuses their demands to stop: ‘I’m entitled to my break’

Boss refuses to believe her employee is sick, employee sends proof along with her resignation letter: 'Now my CEO is begging for me [to come] back'

Boss refuses to believe her employee is sick, employee sends proof along with her resignation letter: 'Now my CEO is begging for me [to come] back'

Trending Now

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

15 Employees who happily quit their jobs: 'I got a whole 15 cent per hour salary increase... [I] just walked out'

15 Employees who happily quit their jobs: 'I got a whole 15 cent per hour salary increase... [I] just walked out'

Dad gets even with entitled rich aunt after she refuses to accept the animatronic dogs he got her for Christmas: 'A dog is for life, not just for Christmas'

Dad gets even with entitled rich aunt after she refuses to accept the animatronic dogs he got her for Christmas: 'A dog is for life, not just for Christmas'

Job seeker finds out "networking" advice is useless after going to endless events full of empty promises: ‘This strategy doesn’t work, it’s just an opportunity for mid-career people to revel in having their egos stroked’

Job seeker finds out "networking" advice is useless after going to endless events full of empty promises: ‘This strategy doesn’t work, it’s just an opportunity for mid-career people to revel in having their egos stroked’

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Advertisement