workplace-stories

'Worst Secret Santa ever!': Boss "gifts" employees a Febreeze plug-in, mismatched pens, and a used gift card for office Secret Santa

Ben Weiss

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Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas': Truck driver abandoned with no money or gas after boss ghosts him during the holidays

Ben Weiss

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Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

Lana DeGaetano

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Update: Former manager shows up to office Christmas party anyway, wife makes a scene: 'Jeff was mortified'

Ben Weiss

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Employee confronts boss about her inability to keep office morale up, boss refuses to listen, claiming employees are happy as long as they don't quit: ‘That's her metric'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entire team gets let go before Christmas, only for company to post pictures of over-the-top Holiday party: 'That looked expensive and like a grand ol' time'

Ben Weiss

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Kitchen worker asked to train new hire, finds out the new hire is making $2 more than them: 'This is just part of a larger pattern of disrespect with this company'

Brad Dickson

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'I gave them everything I had for 6 years': Project manager denied raise and Christmas bonus, gets even by making company lose $3 million contract

Ben Weiss

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Call center employees protest wannabe-CEO's meeting: 'In comes the Head Karen'

Remy Millisky

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'Discussing pay amongst employees is within our rights': Employee engages in fiery exchange with HR over wage transparency

Ben Weiss

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Parents stand up to school owner after beloved teacher gets fired without warning, owner refuses to supply reasonable explanation: ‘There were no toys on the shelves’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Red flags turn full-blown blaring sirens on employee’s first day at business claiming to be family, advised to run for his life: ‘Get out of there’

Etai Eshet

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'Just so we're clear, you fired me...': IT guy replaced by new CFO's 21-year-old nephew, they ask him back after nephew proves to be incompetent

Ben Weiss

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Employee gives two weeks' notice while traveling for work, employer cancels their flight home: 'I have worked for this company for 3 years...'

Brad Dickson

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