workplace-stories

IT boss insists that salaried employee has to work during vacation, employee discovers a clever way to avoid their boss: 'I won't be expected to work?'

Remy Millisky

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Employee maliciously complies after being told to take shorter breaks: 'I decided to take short breaks every five minutes'

Brad Dickson

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'Incorrect appointments were scheduled, or not even made at all': Medical office worker shares what happens when their quirkiest colleague was put in charge of patient check-outs

Remy Millisky

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Toxic boss changes company PTO policy only after employee turns in their resignation notice: ‘I only have 1.5 days according to them’

Lana DeGaetano

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'We got a $5 Starbucks gift card': 20+ employees share the worst Holiday bonuses they've received

Ben Weiss

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'It made me laugh so much I gave them an interview': 25+ Memorable resumes that made hiring managers stop in their tracks

Remy Millisky

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‘All of the staff is non-human to them’: Employee quits job working for billionaire boss, then reveals to friends and family what it feels like to work for the rich

Bar Mor Hazut

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'My boss is a literal insane person': New hire gets called into boss's office 3 weeks in with boss claiming no one likes her

Ben Weiss

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Boss cancels employee's work-from-home policy following a bout of illness that took them out of work: ‘I’m on the verge of being fired'

Brad Dickson

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'Susan the snack stealer': Entitled office fridge thief gets called out during holiday party in front of the entire company

Remy Millisky

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Overworked employee refuses to attend Christmas party after overhearing coworkers ‘trash talk’ about him, leading to a stern debate about work events: ‘So done with this company’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Micromanager retroactively rejects employee's December PTO request, employee calls him out: 'Plans have been made and it can't be canceled'

Ben Weiss

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'Your boss doesn't have your back': Clingy coworker shocks employee by talking to their manager to get them to drive together to work event

Remy Millisky

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'I quit. It wasn’t even an hour after I clocked in': Undervalued employee gets reprimanded for costing the company $12, he costs them more by quitting

Ben Weiss

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‘HR was even on my side’: Penny-pinching manager sneakily docks 1 hour per day from employee's timesheet, employee reports her but manager makes excuses to save face

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee gets even with lazy ‘office golden boy’ by tracking his every move via spreadsheet, then ‘accidentally’ presents the document during a routine meeting

Lana DeGaetano

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