tales-from-the-workplace

'I'm outta here...': Web developer leaves company high and dry after upper management shut down his concerns regarding launch of new product, company crumbles

Sienna Varady

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‘I left his office and laughed’: Employee gets back at micromanager by signing him up for hundreds of mailing lists

Bar Mor Hazut

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'She wanted me gone but got fired instead': IT employee refuses to fix demanding coworker's computer so she turns to upper management to get him fired

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I piled all the trash at their door': Lumber workers put an end to neighbor using their dumpsters by using forklift to unload piles of trash in front of their house

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Just do as you're told': Boss tells employee to stop asking questions at work and they comply, leading to boss making costly mistake

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Fine lady, as you wish': Post office blacklists shopaholic Karen after she accused postman of misdelievering her endless stream of packages

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘They begged me to come back’: After getting suspended for being a minute late for work, employee drops all major projects and causes office chaos

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Get your greasy hands off my desk': Woman confronts coworker who keeps eating his lunch at her desk ruining important documents

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Sorry, I'm not a mind reader': Retail worker shares story about a demanding customer who asked them to hand-deliver items, in turn, retail workers share stories where they were expected to read customers' minds

Bar Mor Hazut

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'He can hike back to town for all I care': Employee abandons manager on side of road and refuses to drive back to work

Sienna Varady

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‘She expected us to chase him’: Karen leaves her purse outside a store, then blames entire staff inside when it's taken

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I unplugged my phone': Guy discovers he's been answering colleague's calls for years, unplugs his phone so they have to answer them

Brad Dickson

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'I will be filing an ethics complaint': Boss wants healthcare worker to work overtime, doesn't want to pay for it

Brad Dickson

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'I'm an extremely patient person and have never done anything like this before': Interviewer over 45 minutes late for interview, candidate walks out

Brad Dickson

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'I am fed up': Boss's girlfriend rejects the way employee does her job, employee maliciously complies and quits

Ben Weiss

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'My boss takes all of the credit for my work': Worker told by CEO that they're not doing enough... because their boss takes credit for all their contributions

Brad Dickson

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