workplace-stories

Incompetent coworker, convinced of his effectiveness, leaves to start competing business: 'He's potentially mishandling client funds by mishandling their accounting'

Brad Dickson

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Employee risks termination after refusing to go to work during a snowstorm, demanding boss does not back down: ‘I told him I am not coming in no matter what’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Incompetent boss accidentally reveals massive pay gap while trying to relate with employee about wanting more money: ‘I'm just dumbfounded and honestly thinking about looking for a new job’

Etai Eshet

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Manager claims employee is lying about getting stuck in the snow en route to work, admits she left work to try and catch employee red-handed: ‘I sent [her] proof’

Lana DeGaetano

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20+ Resume mistakes that left hiring managers laughing: 'He said a video game was his experience'

Remy Millisky

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'Stop calling me that': Entitled coworker refuses to call employee by her real name, employee reports her to HR, causing work feud

Ben Weiss

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Boss fires employee and demands she train 3 replacements without providing severance pay: ‘He said I can't leave them hanging and that I needed to be a team player’

Etai Eshet

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20 people share what made them quit their job on the spot

Brad Dickson

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‘Mr. Clips his Toenails’: 15+ Office workers share their biggest coworker pet peeves and distractions

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled 11-year-old coworker’s daughter keeps stealing from everyone at work, including makeup from hidden bags, while her mother does nothing, forcing 23-year-old employee to look for creative solutions

Etai Eshet

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20+ Managers who were stuck with the worst employees: 'She thought it was perfectly okay to just take a nap'

Remy Millisky

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Bus company refuses to allow driver to work for another company due to 'conflict of interest', driver backs out of the job: ‘If you want to control my time, pay for it’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company lies in job description, cuts employee’s schedule after hiring 8 new employees to same position: ‘I was told an average work week is “32-37 hours.” next week and I am scheduled for 12 hours’

Etai Eshet

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25+ Interviews that could not have gone worse for the job candidate: 'Every answer was "I don't know"'

Remy Millisky

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Condescending coworker insults “uneducated” colleagues, says they deserve less pay despite needing constant help with basic tasks: ‘She’s very loud and vocal about her opinions, and can be very abrasive in her treatment of others’

Etai Eshet

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Executive orders fired employee to keep working, running errands and monitoring emails without pay, threatens their career when they refuse: ‘now, after being fired I’m supposed to be a team player?’

Etai Eshet

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