workplace-stories

Employee discovers 100 company laptops were stolen after boss refuses to invest in asset management software, uses it to strengthen their case: ‘I just want to do my job’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee refuses boss’ demands to commute during active tornado or be fired: ‘So yeah I’m looking for another job’

Etai Eshet

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Engineer asked to take over coworker's job, gets denied a $40k raise, quits and costs the company $500k: 'Know your worth'

Ben Weiss

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Employee gets exposed for taking credit for coworker's software work after he is forced to admit he doesn't know how to fix a system bug: ‘He had no idea where to even begin’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'5 guys walked out of work that day': 20+ Bosses who showed their employees that they didn't care

Remy Millisky

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Corporate manager gets fired for calling out shady business practices, ex-boss reaches out for help 6 months later: 'Assistance needed!'

Ben Weiss

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‘I’ve probably spent well over $1500 in gas over the past two years’: Colleague stops giving coworker free rides to work after coworker refuses to lend them $1 at the office vending machine

Lana DeGaetano

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'You want me to intentionally break a client's computer?': Entitled sales associate tries to push coworker into fooling customer

Remy Millisky

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‘I literally laughed’: Job seeker storms out of interview after their interviewer asks them how they ‘handle’ unpaid overtime, sparks debate about salaried vs hourly employees

Lana DeGaetano

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Fired employee gets payback by deleting thousands of hours of work after discovering his team was still using his folder: 'This is my drive and my work'

Ben Weiss

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'I've been set up for failure': Boss informs overworked employee their annual bonus would be $0, insulted employee quits on the spot in response

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I obviously assumed there was a baby inside of that stroller': Restaurant server discovers diner brought wild animal inside

Remy Millisky

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'Gave notice, got fired instead': Employee quits job but offers boss to stay until they find replacement, only to be told to leave effective immediately

Bar Mor Hazut

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“Your boss isn’t traveling 190 miles just to fire you’: 17 calming reactions to a scared employee spiraling over a lunch invite

Etai Eshet

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30-year-old refuses to trade vacation days with 35-year-old coworker for her family trip: 'Just because I don’t have kids doesn’t mean my time off is any less valuable'

Ben Weiss

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Employee discreetly looks for another job, only for boss to find out and demand they stop the search, employee refuses to back down: ‘I cannot stay at this job’

Bar Mor Hazut

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