terrible-bosses

'I automated my job over a year ago and haven't told anyone': IT specialist spends all day playing video games after perfecting automated system for his entire job

Ben Weiss

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'Remember that everyone is replaceable': Arrogant boss threatens employees' job security out of nowhere at 8 AM in work group chat

Lana DeGaetano

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Immature boss starts playing petulant games with his employee, assigning her no work for days because she expressed a need for rest once: ‘She's been removed from their Slack channel’

Lana DeGaetano

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CEO asks IT intern to use their own car to move company property against policy, intern has him brush up on the company handbook: ‘If anything gets damaged I am toast’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘"I don’t care what you think, you do what I tell you to do"’: COO asks sales employee to lie to clients about their exit from the company so they don't disrupt any business relationships

Lana DeGaetano

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Data analyst corrects manager in an important meeting because he misrepresented a project the employee is spearheading, and is then reprimanded for making him ‘look unprepared’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Nightmare boss finally terminated’: Tantrum-throwing assistant manager finally gets canned after he pops a bag of hot food next to his coworkers, hardworking employee lands a promotion as a result

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee fired due to "attendence issues" after missing 2 days of work after being rushed by ambulance into ICU, employee wants to take legal action after: 'I want to hold him accountable'

Emma Saven

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20+ CEOs who ran companies into the ground with their terrible workplace decisions: 'He fired the guy who owned almost all the patents'

Remy Millisky

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Apathetic boss calls employee ‘overdramatic’ for taking a PTO day after they put down their sick family cat, employee reports boss to HR: ‘The way my boss handled this was just unacceptable’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Two-faced’ manager diminishes employee's accomplishments in front of other colleagues but flips a switch in private, sparking employee's concerns: ‘Her behavior is frustrating and feels calculated’

Lana DeGaetano

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Healthcare professional faints on the job and gets sent home by boss, only to be scolded for calling out sick the next day: ‘[This] is not an acceptable practice’

Lana DeGaetano

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Conniving boss cancels employee's doctor's appointment without their consent, so they file a formal complaint and kickstart a HIPAA violation investigation: ‘I did not authorize these changes”

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Things got personal and intense’: Employee informs boss they're seeking other career opportunities, boss retaliates by stripping them of their responsibilities

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Told to put money in her pockets at the expense of my degree’: Full-time college student asks boss for Saturdays off for school purposes, boss refuses despite student's reliability

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Lana DeGaetano

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