Horrible Bosses

Manager insists all personal phone calls be directed to them in an effort to stop employees needing their phones at work, predictably backfires: 'No phones allowed at work, tell them to call me directly!'

Brad Dickson

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'Try to pile on more work to increase your bonus? Not gonna happen...': Manager tries to put the work of 12 people onto a 7 person team to get a bigger bonus, supervisor won't let that happen

Brad Dickson

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Lazy receptionist doesn't make boss's travel arrangements, boss denies her a job years later: 'I am constantly baffled by people who don't do their jobs'

Ben Weiss

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'I reached a complete breaking point over donuts': New hire forced to buy everyone donuts during his first week, maliciously complies and scares off annoying coworkers

Ben Weiss

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'That's my boss and that's my job': Candidate calls office about marketing assistant position, turns out the current assistant had no idea she was being replaced

Ben Weiss

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Cook quits 2 days into their 2 week notice when their boss takes it poorly: 'He got so angry he’s been slamming and throwing things near me'

Brad Dickson

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'Sorry, this is a red flag': 20 unprofessional messages from horrible bosses

Ben Weiss

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'Don't food shame me or I'll go to HR': Top 20 Mildly Infuriating HR Fiascos

Ben Weiss

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HR person incorrectly calculates 10% raise underpaying employee, confidently shares their incorrect equation when challenged: 'This was their response...'

Brad Dickson

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'I was kicked off the call when they were [firing] me': Employee gets access revoked so quickly they're booted off mid-call, rejoins to give them a piece of his mind

Ben Weiss

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Boss cancels remote work policy for all employees but himself: 'My boss is totally incompetent'

Brad Dickson

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'My ex-boss refuses to send my last paycheck': Employee gets fired for calling out management on wage theft, considers class-action lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'She's one of those super aggressive types that wants to be CEO before she is 45': Gen X employee gets revenge on overbearing boss by scheduling emails to send all throughout the night

Isabella Penn

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Job candidate leverages trumped-up title to land executive role at a start-up, begins to panic when the realize they're in over their head: 'If I don't get fired by Friday, I'll be absolutely shocked'

Brad Dickson

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Worker resigns from their role, writing comprehensive tell-all resignation email: 'A complete disregard for safety'

Brad Dickson

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'My boss then said it was something I had to attend': Employee turns down dinner with colleagues on the final night of their business trip, boss promises consequences

Ben Weiss

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