terrible coworkers

Coworker keeps stealing ergonomic chair from another employee until she breaks it, owner decides to lock it to the desk: 'It’s a chair I bought with my own money'

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Coworker shuts down employee's idea in front of external partner, then presents it to the team as her own after realizing it works: ‘I was the one pushing for the change’

Cata Holmes

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Coworker calls HR over desk mate's 'inappropriate' 3D-printed tea steeper: 'It's just a dude holding a fishing pole'

JR Atkinson

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Employee constantly covers for lazy coworker, gets written up by boss when he stops: 'He said I used to be more helpful'

Ally Perry

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Employee procrastinates all day then works until 7, judges coworker for leaving at 5: 'Must be nice to leave on time'

Ally Perry

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HR asks employee to document everything a toxic coworker does just to use it against him, as it was concerning his focus in interpersonal conflicts: ‘Now they're using my own records to paint me as the problem’

María Cetra

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Employee pays for lunch with loyalty points, coworker protests she should save them for the group order: 'I put the whole order through my account'

Ally Perry

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Employee discovers coworker faked a family emergency to get paid leave, and after weeks of covering his workload, finds proof he's actually on vacation in Bali: ‘The stress has been immense’

Cata Holmes

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Employee asks her coworker to stop washing his hands because she's sensitive to the scent of the office soap: 'Does that mean she's not washing her hands?'

Emmy Pratt

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New hire replies to future colleague's email about offer letter, gets chastised by boss for sharing salary details: 'You shouldn’t handle work this way'

Ally Perry

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Coworker accuses employee of smelling bad, despite her doctor telling her that she doesn't have a smell: 'I take great pains to NOT smell.'

Emmy Pratt

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Employee refers friend for job at her company, gets offended when they leave after 2 years: 'She’s never referring another friend again'

Ally Perry

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Coworker asks colleague to drop them off at the airport at 4am, doesn't understand that it's not normal: 'This seems a bit extreme'

JR Atkinson

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New employee is forced to spend $53 on a surprise birthday party for a mean coworker, when she asks the others to pitch in, no one does: “I hate that this was pushed into me”

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Employee swaps broken chair with coworker's chair, gets annoyed when coworker fixes it and won't return it: 'You can have yours back now'

Ally Perry

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College student waitress pays for her older coworker's $20 Uber to get home from work; coworker keeps asking her for more money: 'She's a young single parent and shares a car with her boyfriend.'

Emmy Pratt

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