Horrible Bosses

15+ Inconsiderate coworkers and bosses who made these employees' jobs more difficult: 'Thanks for the last piece of gum'

Ben Weiss

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Boss tests employee with one week to prove himself, employee follows up with resignation: 'You were lucky to have me'

Ben Weiss

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Company continues sending $5,000 in paychecks to former employee who repeatedly reports the payroll error but receives no response from HR: ‘It is a very poorly run business and she has experienced silly things like this with the company before’

Etai Eshet

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Boss calls 20-year-old woman working her first job "ungrateful" for not working unpaid overtime: 'Now I'm worried they're going to cut my hours or make my life harder'

Brad Dickson

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‘Okay!’: Helpful employee is scolded by arrogant boss for taking workplace initiative, so they fill up boss's entire afternoon with back-to-back interviews

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee gets fired without warning for "poor performance" after doing the jobs of 3 other people: 'Fired because I put in too much effort during the busiest time of year and was fired when it got quieter again'

Brad Dickson

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Salty boss refuses to give employee shifts after they can't work one weekend, employee refuses to return his uniform unless boss picks it up from their house

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

Etai Eshet

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Boss forces weekly emotional check-ins, regularly asks personal questions, driving employee to plan their exit: ‘She privately messages me for an "energy check" if I'm not full of energy and excited to be around her’

Etai Eshet

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Employee discovers loophole within company half-day policy, allowing him to work for only one hour every Friday: 'Half days revolve around lunch times'

Ben Weiss

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15+ Job-quitting employees who left their bosses to do their work: 'After being there about 10 minutes, I decided... I'm out'

Remy Millisky

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Employee cancels shift due to family emergency, manager rejects request and writes him up despite following protocol: 'That is really not a legitimate excuse'

Ben Weiss

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Job advertised as remote until interviewer reveals mandatory office days because they're a "family": 'We do 3 days in the office and 2 at home'

Brad Dickson

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Boss blames pregnant employee after manager steals her lunch, gets an allergic reaction, and faces no consequences: I got a verbal warning, I don't get how I'm the bad guy but a literal thief gets away with stealing’

Etai Eshet

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'[I] was given no respect at this job. So I gave no respect in return': Employee quits without notice in petty email to boss, leaving company scrambling

Ben Weiss

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Underpaid engineer cashes in on a $5k work bonus and calls it quits on job when they land a better $54/hr role: ‘I had gone above and beyond my duties’

Lana DeGaetano

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