workplace-stories

'And then the keg blew': Trouble brews when manager dismisses bartender's advice, gets soaked with beer

Brad Dickson

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'This is not a real interview': Job candidate deliberately misled, forced to commute for a pre-screening, withdraws application

Ben Weiss

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'You're a real hero bud': Petulant child customer thinks he's clever for torturing cashier, gets panned in the comments

Brad Dickson

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'It's obviously the spot that everyone wants': Worker with injured knee questions if they're wrong for taking the parking spot their pregnant coworker keeps requesting

Remy Millisky

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'Their faces were priceless': Boss makes sick employee come in, employee maliciously complies, gets company sick policy revised

Ben Weiss

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Update: 'Most people aren't being paid market value here': Employee confronts boss about lame promotion with receipts, leaves boss grasping at straws for excuses

Ben Weiss

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'He's complaining to me he's overdrawn...not my problem dude': Repair shop refuses customer's credit card payment, then realizes his mistake

Remy Millisky

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'She made a big scene': Woman mocks coworkers' vegan lifestyle, then gets upset that coworker won't eat her "vegan" food

Remy Millisky

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'Sorry, you removed my access to all those files': Employee requests to extend company access after last day, incompetent boss ignores him and endures the consequences

Ben Weiss

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'We wait even longer for a third tow truck to arrive': Service tech tries to reschedule appointment located on steep hill, gets themself and numerous other vehicles stuck

Remy Millisky

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'They had to hire three people to do my job': Malevolent new supervisor writes dude up for being late, so he leaves on time every day and quits

Brad Dickson

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'We want you to be more visible': Cop shares multiple stories of department malicious compliance

Brad Dickson

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'I stopped putting in the maintenance requests': Worker reprimanded for going above and beyond, does less and is rewarded

Brad Dickson

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'HR is not your friend': Man is brought back to life after suffering a heart attack, HR thinks he should already be back in the office

Isabella Penn

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'He was "reassigned" to a different department': Operations officer demands less collaboration with disastrous results, loses his job

Brad Dickson

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'[Boss] sent me a "Somebody's Got a Case of the Mondays" gif': Employee shamed for calling in sick after working OT, confronts boss about his bad joke

Ben Weiss

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