workplace-stories

'Tyrannical management took away my desk fan': Boss punishes employee for leaving desk fan running overnight, makes him struggle in the heat

Ben Weiss

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Fired employee contacted a year later to recover important company files: 'How do you not make a backup of your entire company's directory?'

Ben Weiss

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After being ordered to cut hours, employee drives costs sky-high with lunch bills and overtime to prove the value of loyal employees

Sienna Varady

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'Fine. I'm out': Jealous professor demands student stop helping other members of staff saying that they're "too involved," student backs off causing havoc

Brad Dickson

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‘You're useless anyway’: Entitled customer repeatedly scolds front desk employee, claims that "his" Presidential Suite was taken despite the room having been booked until 2025

Lana DeGaetano

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'You're fired... now give us all the passwords': Retail manager realizes they're going to be fired, decides to mess with company passwords

Remy Millisky

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CEO makes clueless speech at required company event to underpaid employees: 'I just can't fathom the blatant vanity'

Ben Weiss

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'[The company] will be charged at $20000 annually': IT guy forced to work from an office where they can't work as part of their company's "Return to Office" strategy, stalling productivity and incurring massive expenses

Brad Dickson

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‘Tell me the total NOW!’: Grocery store Karen customer pays $85 dollars more in groceries because she kept verbally cutting off employee

Lana DeGaetano

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'Take a hike': Employee refuses to give entitled coworker rides to work after he mocks her car, leading to a dispute in the office

Bar Mor Hazut

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'My new coworker needs to be fired': Office worker asks for advice for dealing with a technologically illiterate nepo-hire

Remy Millisky

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‘Good riddance’: Entitled Karen waitress expects a tip share from her co-worker after they cash out $300 in tips, quits after zero compensation for work she didn't do

Lana DeGaetano

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‘No more work until pay goes up’: Manager dumps more workload on employee after firing majority of the team, employee refuses to comply without a raise, gets fired as a result

Bar Mor Hazut

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Guy keeps getting spam calls from phone's previous owner. then discovers the owner is his shady boss: 'He had almost 20 cases filed against him'

Ben Weiss

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Manager forces sick employee to come in or lose his job, employee infects coworkers and manager: 'Now everyone has it'

Ben Weiss

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Karen customer tries to score free meal from restaurant for third time a row, manager teaches her unforgettable lesson

Sienna Varady

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