work stories

Advertisement

'I actually gave them the 33% they paid for': Clients refuse to pay web designer, designer takes back two-thirds of their website

'I actually gave them the 33% they paid for': Clients refuse to pay web designer, designer takes back two-thirds of their website

'I left a bad review': Company threatens to sue former employee, blasts their 'work ethic'

'I left a bad review': Company threatens to sue former employee, blasts their 'work ethic'

Advertisement

'Oh that's it? [...] We can pay more than that': Boss tries to convince employee to stay by offering higher salary and trash talking new job

'Oh that's it? [...] We can pay more than that': Boss tries to convince employee to stay by offering higher salary and trash talking new job

'You can thank your insubordinates for this': Boss changes employee handbook to require 3 months notice after multiple employees leave at once

'You can thank your insubordinates for this': Boss changes employee handbook to require three months notice after multiple workers leave at once

'She was going to hire a 'professional'...': Boss refuses to stop cleaning computer until it's ruined because her method would 'really clean it out'

'She was going to hire a 'professional'...': Boss refuses to stop cleaning computer until it's ruined, because her method would 'really clean it out'

Advertisement

'I told you that your expectations were unrealistic': IT consultant fired after refusing to work OT on ridiculous project, gains leverage when negotiating exit terms

'I told you that your expectations were unrealistic': IT consultant fired after refusing to work OT on ridiculous project, gains leverage when negotiating exit terms

'He was shivering and holding an entire meatloaf': 20+ Times bosses caught their employees being on their wackiest workplace behavior

'He was shivering and holding an entire meatloaf': 20+ Times bosses caught their employees being on their wackiest workplace behavior

Update: 'So you lied to me:' HR denies raise promised to employee, employee gets back at HR by canceling furniture order for her office

Update: 'So you lied to me:' HR denies raise promised to employee, employee gets back at HR by canceling furniture order for her office

Advertisement

'I want to be notified about EVERY single critical issue!': IT employee complies with demanding boss by overflowing his inbox

'I want to be notified about EVERY single critical issue!': IT employee complies with boss's demanding orders by overflowing his inbox

family drama boss workplace-stories marriage employee fired work stories toxic-workplace job work freelance in laws workplace family reddit thread Reddit toxic-work-environment - 20962565

'I had to terminate them with no notice': Woman has to fire her in-laws for making her company lose $5000

Guy leaves coworker in the rain, ignores all his emails

'Ted got himself fired': Guy leaves coworker stranded in the rain, ignores all his emails

Advertisement

'One of us had to go': Boss pressures employee to leave because of jealous wife, employee goes to HR

'One of us had to go': Employee goes to HR after boss pressured her to leave because of his jealous wife

'They [were] using the cake and ice cream as a diversion': Waiter stops would-be dine and dashers in their tracks by putting all the attention on them

'They [were] using the cake and ice cream as a diversion': Waiter stops would-be dine and dashers in their tracks by putting all the attention on them

'It’s a lot of money for them to pay': Employee volunteers for expensive training course, only to leave the company not long after

'It’s a lot of money for them to pay': Employee volunteers for expensive training course, only to leave the company a few months later

Advertisement

Top 20 Job Posting Red Flags of the Month (June 15, 2023)

Top 20 Job Posting Red Flags of the Month (June 15, 2023)

Update: 'He’s started a GoFundMe that... would help [with] payroll': Hair salon forced to close after manager ignores legally binding agreement

Update: 'He’s started a GoFundMe that... would help [with] payroll': Hair salon forced to close after manager ignores legally binding agreement

Trending Now

Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Micromanager enforces new clocking-in rule requiring employees to send four selfies per day: 'It feels unnecessary and uncomfortable'

Micromanager enforces new clocking-in rule requiring employees to send four selfies per day: 'It feels unnecessary and uncomfortable'

20+ Corporate sayings that had employees rolling their eyes: 'There is no "I" in TEAM, but there is a "ME" in there'

20+ Corporate sayings that had employees rolling their eyes: 'There is no "I" in TEAM, but there is a "ME" in there'

Employee finds his job posting online, goes to HR and gets boss fired: 'Maybe you aren't a good fit here'

Employee finds his job posting online, goes to HR and gets boss fired: 'Maybe you aren't a good fit here'

Food-stealing roommate accuses roommates of "ruining the vibe" after they put a lock on the fridge to keep her out: 'She even tried to rally our other roommates against me'

Food-stealing roommate accuses roommates of "ruining the vibe" after they put a lock on the fridge to keep her out: 'She even tried to rally our other roommates against me'

Advertisement