workplace-stories

‘Tripled their revenue; denied a raise’: Crumbling company pays $300,000 to customers after ambitious employees who tripled revenue quit, due to being denied a raise

Eleonora Bader

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'I stopped doing their work for them': Company experiences huge losses when developer stops doing her coworker's work for them, exposing them

Brad Dickson

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'Ted was cast aside to make room for the owner's son': IT employee with 40+ years of experience gets fired and replaced by inexperienced nepo baby

Ben Weiss

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'I called... to tell him the great news, and he loses it': Service advisor tells customer about cheap fix for his car, he insists on an expensive new fuel pump

Remy Millisky

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'Hey, guess what everyone!': Boss stops speaking to employee for two weeks after employee joins 'mass exodus'

Remy Millisky

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'I was told I'd be making $15/hr, flat': Housekeeper blindsided by employer at resort after salary keeps changing

Ben Weiss

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'I was called in to explain my "long lunch" to my boss': Worker reprimanded for doing work errands to help the business during their lunch

Brad Dickson

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'It cost the casino anywhere between $250k-500k': Casino manager makes workers stay after shift to work unpaid hours, costs company big in massive payout

Brad Dickson

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'I am forbidden from driving my truck even a few feet': Salesman lets truck get pummeled by hail in order to follow boss's strict rules

Remy Millisky

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'People got passive aggressive': Micromanaging boss asks employees to give more updates, they maliciously comply to prove a point

Ben Weiss

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'[He] routinely attempts to fax me when I have no fax machine': Employee baffled by their nepo-boss's odd workplace requests

Remy Millisky

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'I quit at the register on Black Friday': 20+ People who got back at their bosses before joyfully quitting

Remy Millisky

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'I'm not used to being managed like I'm a child': New boss requires employees to notify every time they go to the bathroom, employee debates taking it up with HR

Ben Weiss

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'He never questioned me [...] ever again': Manager demands employee follow their inferior process, experiences immediate regret

Brad Dickson

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'Rep has horrible body odor': Employee has had it with coworker's B.O. problem, files a complaint to management

Ben Weiss

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'Do not work for free': Employee pressured by Karen coworker to come in early for unpaid work, employee refuses

Ben Weiss

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