It's you! Hi! You're the problem, it's you!

Being passed up for an internal promotion that you've been preparing for and waiting for for years is always going to sting and make you reconsider your employment—but being asked to train the person they've externally hired over you will definitely grind enough salt in the wound that it will drive you to quit. That's what happened when this employee was passed over for a senior role at their company and asked to train their boss-to-be. They shared their story in a short thread that they posted…

Cheaters may never win—but crying and gaslighting an entire workplace in order to cover their tracks is well within their capabilities. This post does beg an important question: If you had the chance to hit your boss repeatedly in the head with paintballs, would you take it? Then, if they tried to lie and gaslight your entire office in order to save face, would you let them? There are certainly the bold among us who would have been sitting right there in that meeting, ready to commit to a scorc…

If someone is going out of their way to do your job for you, it would probably pay to be kind and appreciative towards that person. Alas, the types of managers who are putting their subordinates in this position probably also lack the basic people skills necessary to make this realization. The thing is, there are all kinds of clever ways that you can “delegate” your own tasks to subordinate workers; as a manager, I've worked for certain organizations in the past that would dangle the carrot of…

New year, new me!.. — new job? If your employer is pushing out tone-deaf policy changes like this to start off 2023, then this might be the year that you look for a fresh start to your employment. Let's be real; it's been a rough few years; if you had told me that it had been three years since the start of the hot mess that was 2020 — I just simply wouldn't believe you. Two years? Maybe. But three years!.. What has happened in that time? Not much to speak of… that's why we all need a win in 202…

Communication is a key part of any business. Being able to have simple conversations with staff and other workgroups is an important part of being a manager. Communication can be a tricky thing, the discrepancy between what you intend to say and what other people hear is vast, so it's important to be clear and concise with your message. Communication is so easy to get wrong, but the sure way to fail at it is not to do it at all. The worst thing you can do — as a manager or at any level of an or…

Some people just shouldn't have a single shred of power over other people… When these idiots find themselves with any semblance of authority or control, they wield it with an iron fist of furious stupidity. That's exactly what this assistant manager “Judith” was like. “Judith” was prone to foaming at the mouth any time she had the chance to fill in for the manager, as when she was in this position of power, she was able to rule unchecked. Now, the manager, “Bob,” absolutely bears the brunt of t…

There is no end to the greed of some people; without a written obligation to hold them in check, they will go to any length necessary to screw over everyone else and gain what they see as an upper hand. These psychopathic, narcissistic parasites are a blight on society — running unchecked due to loopholes and lack of consequence. This idiot employer attempted to screw over their analyst, who was handling all of their investments. When they attempted to screw him out of a $70k commission, they s…

Shoutout to this CEO for taking zero accountability!

Life is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you're going to get! Sometimes you expect a Christmas bonus and, instead… get a box of chocolates! That's what these workers experienced when the new owners of their company decided to forego the usual Christmas bonus that the previous owners had offered, which coincided with also not paying them for working Christmas itself. Instead, they provided the disgruntled workers with a box of chocolates and the promise that at least the workers wo…

There are plenty of excellent presents for a boss to give to an employee, but one boss screwed up this simple task so badly that his employee decided to quit . The OP shared their story to r/antiwork, and revealed the entire story behind their decision to leave. As the OP tells it, they were bringing in plenty of cash for the business, generating over a million dollars in commissions during their time at the company . But after being given a truly unthoughtful present, the OP decided to leave,…

It's 2023 and our complaints about work are still going strong!

Working relationships are built on trust… and contractual agreements. The contract tends to have a more tangible effect on ensuring that both parties hold up the ends of the deal, but still, there are employers that see fit to flout the written terms of these agreements. That's what this electrical apprentice faced when their boss saw fit to deny them their guaranteed annual increase in pay, citing performance issues and issues in the business as the cause. The thing is: the raise wasn't suppos…

This diner worker brewed a coffee-fueled tale of malicious compliance!

Far too many new managers think they can walk into a new organization and start implementing and imposing changes.

Here's a friendly reminder that when you're off the clock, you don't owe anyone anything!