workplace-stories

New software developer finishes a major project early but is left with no work for weeks, spending days bored in his cubicle and wondering if he’s the only one paid to do almost nothing: “Seriously, is work like this for everyone?”

Emma Saven

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Colleague berates employee and falsely accuses them of workplace mismanagement, then files a formal complaint with HR: ‘She lost it’

Lana DeGaetano

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Substitute teacher refuses to donate her limited PTO to full-time staff who used up theirs, even though she barely gets any benefits herself: ‘I was told I was being inconsiderate and need to be more helpful. Like what?’

Etai Eshet

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Sanitation worker gets even with Karen neighbor by avoiding her house and making her pay tickets and a fee: 'She finally got the hint after about 2 months'

Remy Millisky

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15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

Remy Millisky

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'I walked right out': Top-performing sales rep who successfully led a team as interim manager was passed over for the permanent role, in favor of ex-Navy commander with no industry experience, so she quit the company immediately, leaving boss blindsided

Emma Saven

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Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

Brad Dickson

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Chef refuses to make lunch for restaurant worker after she comes to the kitchen late and demands a private meal made for her, she complains to manager: ‘I told her no’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a heartless boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

Etai Eshet

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‘She demanded I send an apology email to the whole team. I told her I would not lie just to make her look better’: Employee refuses to apologize to boss after exposing her for taking credit mid-meeting, and the boss responds with silent treatment

Etai Eshet

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15+ Employees share how they use corporate jargon to slight their deserving colleagues: ‘Govern yourself accordingly’

Lana DeGaetano

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Job candidate feels confident during job interview, despite CEO arriving 15 minutes late, until he realizes, through a phone notification, that the CEO was simultaneously reposting the same job offer online while on their call: 'Seriously, the audacity'

Emma Saven

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15+ Workers who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Bosses] expected me to do an unpaid training shift to deliver pizzas'

Remy Millisky

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'Easiest 175k I ever made': 20+ Employees who got paid to goof off all day

Remy Millisky

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‘I can't take you’: Private driver refuses to allow entitled hotel guest in their car after she demands they give her a ride, she mocks the driver in response

Bar Mor Hazut

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2 men listening in to work meetings fool their customers into paying $100 per month for "AI note-taking startup": 'The first version... doesn't even have AI'

Remy Millisky

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