toxic-work-environment

New hire overhears coworker say she won’t last 3 months, employee sticks it out and confronts coworker on her last day: ‘So, I guess I lasted longer than 3 months!’

Ben Weiss

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Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues: ‘Not once did he put it in the jar’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I'm essentially working for free’: Coworkers push part-time bank employee to stay after their scheduled hours, even though their boss does not pay them overtime for the labor

Lana DeGaetano

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Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

Ben Weiss

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Employees get even with unkind shift leader "Linda" by tossing her double cheeseburger order: 'WHO THREW AWAY THE DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER?'

Ben Weiss

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Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Ben Weiss

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HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

Ben Weiss

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Employee gets PTO request approved for family emergency, then revoked with no notice: 'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go'

Ben Weiss

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Boss refuses to allow part-time employee to work a second job on his days off because he must be available if a colleague calls out, but does not give him on-call pay: ‘I have to show up no matter what’

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled boss "Paul" claims employee's work as his own and fires him, employee gets even years later by buying Paul's company and demoting him: 'Enjoy litigation and demotion!'

Ben Weiss

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Job candidate refuses to settle for less than $65k salary, recruiter drags him through multiple interviews, only to give him a poor offer: 'The recruiter seemed genuinely shocked when he immediately decline'

Ben Weiss

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'If you can’t do it my way, don’t do it at all': Boss reprimands obnoxious coworker over not being a team player after employee maliciously complies with her demands

Ben Weiss

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25-year-old employee refuses to swap vacation days for 32-year-old entitled coworker with kids, causing ongoing work drama: 'People without kids should be more flexible!'

Ben Weiss

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'They're freezing all raises and promotions': Upper management causes mass exodus during company meeting after announcing a hiring freeze

Ben Weiss

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Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Ben Weiss

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New micromanager enforces strict office hours, employees comply leaving West Coast clients scrambling: 'Management said we had to work 8am - 5pm (ET). So we did!'

Ben Weiss

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