Horrible Bosses

Employee demotes herself to force boss to work triple hours before getting him fired for misconduct: ‘I spoke to the regional manager that week and asked to be moved’

Etai Eshet

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New supervisor tells warehouse worker to mind her own business when she points out that one of the other machines is smoking, '10 minutes later, the thing actually caught fire'

Brad Dickson

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'I overheard a conversation i wasn't supposed to hear': Underpaid employee quits on the spot after discovering that the new hire below him has a higher salary

Ben Weiss

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20 HR professionals who had bizarre days at work: 'It was the most petty, childish reaction'

Remy Millisky

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Marketing professional finds out star teammate trash-talks them behind back decides to quit: ‘Leaving quietly but strategically will say more than any confrontation ever could’’

Etai Eshet

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Employee labeled as having an "unprofessional attitude" by their employer after inquiring about their missing and late paycheck: 'My last paycheck was late. Not by a day or two, almost a full week'

Brad Dickson

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Job candidate learns after 3 rounds of interviews that the salary for the position has decreased by $40,000: 'Thank you for wasting my time. I withdraw my application'

Ben Weiss

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Overworked employee is unceremoniously fired after giving their 2 weeks' notice, which was to end with 3 days of leave: '55+ [hour] weeks with no overtime'

Brad Dickson

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'He doesn't have a clue what he's doing': 20+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them crazy

Remy Millisky

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HR phone call leaks rumors of mass layoffs, all employees retaliate by not working, HR forced to do damage control: 'They'll still sit around and wonder why nobody wants to work anymore'

Ben Weiss

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‘You don't want me on call? You won't be able to call me’: IT worker tired of years of unpaid emergency duty while colleagues bank €500 monthly, gets instant promotion after vanishing for a weekend by switching numbers and cutting landlines

Etai Eshet

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UPDATE: Manager schedules meeting with employee during her PTO, reprimands her when she doesn't show up: 'Her boss called to chastise her for it while we were on vacation'

Ben Weiss

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Utah office worker catches her boss and another manager gossiping about her, confronts them, and discovers her supervisor has been using her teammate as his personal complaint hotline: ‘ I walked in and said, "Thanks guys. I heard all of that"’

Etai Eshet

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Manufacturing engineer gets blamed for product failures, complies with orders to shut down key tests he warned against, and calmly watches failure rates skyrocket: ‘This was a terrible idea, so I argued against it’

Etai Eshet

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Senior executive abruptly fired after he tried to transfer employee to his department just to assert his authority: 'I’ve asked Head Office to transfer you to my site. Then I’ll see how you refuse me'

Ben Weiss

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25+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them up the wall: 'It was easily the worst shift I ever had'

Remy Millisky

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