workplace-stories

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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25+ Job applicants who are having a tough day: 'Got rejected 3 minutes after applying to a role'

Remy Millisky

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Employee gets excluded from coworker's housewarming party while everyone else in the office is invited, decides to report it to the CEO: ‘I assumed we were friends’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘My Shawshank Redemption’: Employee uses narcissistic coworker's tactics against her and then swiftly resigns, leaving her to deal with the bed she made for herself

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee accidentally sends 600,000 emails to thousands of coworkers: 'I witnessed this astounding IT meltdown'

Remy Millisky

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Employee helps friend land a job at her company, gets denied raise while friend gets paid $10,000 more than her: 'Should I confront my CEO?'

Ben Weiss

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Corporate asks entire team of 30 employees to share their Spotify Wrapped for team-building: '[This is] so emblematic of something I dislike about work culture'

Ben Weiss

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'My manager told me to quit so I did': 23-year-old server told by Karen and Kevin owners she's not needed, so she quits and business plummets

Ben Weiss

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'Look busy!': Student worker gets paid $10,000 to sit on his phone, maliciously complying with boss's orders to take his time on new project

Ben Weiss

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'How do you feel about overtime?': 20+ Job interview signs that hint at a bad work environment

Remy Millisky

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‘It's messed up': Employee gets pressured by family to call in sick instead of working on Christmas Eve, she refuses to risk her job in favor of a family dinner

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss demands employees provide details about their PTO, forcing them to lie to keep their private life, private: ‘Causes me unnecessary stress’

Etai Eshet

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Update: Workplace escape room debacle pits boss against his 29-year-old employee: 'Should I have let us fail to spare his ego?'

Remy Millisky

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Guy lets ex-boss join his DnD campaign, enacts payback for making him quit: 'They got what they deserved!'

Ben Weiss

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