coworker stories

Project manager forced to clean up after incompetent coworker, Toby, who used AI-generated falsehoods for a key research project

Ben Weiss

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Coworker caught stealing 48 muffins intended for the entire team, turning the quarterly goals celebration into a CCTV thief witch hunt: 'There were just 4 muffins left for 30 people'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Husband tries to sabotage wife's promotion with his coworkers, so the wife sends the evidence to HR: ‘I found out exactly who my husband is’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee comes down with the flu and requests to leave their shift early, manager approves but coworker refuses to let them go: ‘"I'm not missing out on my break!"’

Lana DeGaetano

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Try-hard coworker constantly one-ups employee in workplace group chat: ‘Honestly feels forced’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee dishes out well-deserved karma on workplace tormentor in a company meeting: ‘After that, everything shifted’

Lana DeGaetano

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Manager breaks office policy and hijacks an employee's usual desk, internet urges the employee to fight fire with fire: ‘They are known for being a bit difficult’

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled coworker pressures employee to give up vacation day for her wedding, employee refuses, prompting backlash: 'I said I didn't want to do that!'

Ben Weiss

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15+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them up the wall: 'He doesn't get my social cues of when I want to end a conversation'

Remy Millisky

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'I'm practically doing your job': 25-year-old cashier belittles manager, gets "super fired"

Remy Millisky

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Employee social fund gets tense when 23-year-old fresh graduate new hire asks for evidence of costs, coworkers single her out for being "stingy" and not contributing: 'I told him I’d be happy to once I got the breakdown I’d asked for'

Brad Dickson

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Colleague gets 3 weeks off for jury duty but is only actively in court for 1 day, timekeeper at the company refuses to let her time theft slide: ‘It's called checks and balances’

Lana DeGaetano

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Colleague berates employee and falsely accuses them of workplace mismanagement, then files a formal complaint with HR: ‘She lost it’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘It's crazy my quiet co-worker is over here living a whole other secret life’: 28-year-old coworker Chris accidentally reveals he’s rich after adding a teammate on social media, exposing a life of mansions, jets, and luxury trips

Etai Eshet

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‘It's about the safety and well-being of the kids’: School bus driver refuses to allow her coworker to take over her regular driving route because it breaks safety procedures and protocols, potentially putting kids at risk

Lana DeGaetano

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‘No one's allowed to wear deodorant, let alone perfume’: Coworker claims they are ‘sensitive’ to smells and calls out employee for washing their hands with the scented office hand soap

Lana DeGaetano

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