workplace-stories

'I was kicked off the call when they were [firing] me': Employee gets access revoked so quickly they're booted off mid-call, rejoins to give them a piece of his mind

Ben Weiss

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Boss cancels remote work policy for all employees but himself: 'My boss is totally incompetent'

Brad Dickson

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'My ex-boss refuses to send my last paycheck': Employee gets fired for calling out management on wage theft, considers class-action lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'Pay me less for exponentially more work': New hire negotiates salary based on "assistant" title, only to discover on day one that he is a department head

Ben Weiss

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'Let this be a learning experience': New hire quits on the spot after they get their first paycheck and discover it's 50% lower than manager promised on the job posting

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Sorry, I deleted all the files': Software designer wipes terabytes of disks clean at boss's request, management panics six months later

Remy Millisky

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'This place is so unprofessional': Part-time employee quits store run by a group of incompetent 18-year-olds

Ben Weiss

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'Don't worry, message received loud and clear': Employee puts power-tripping micromanaging Karen manager in her place by following her orders

Brad Dickson

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Guest demands discounted rate on last hotel room, only for the room to be booked while he attempts to bargain, leading to a dispute in the lobby: ‘You snooze you lose’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Document everything!’: Guy helps CEO build startup, gets cheated out of promised 15% shares before company launch

Ben Weiss

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‘We're closed, bye now’: Server kicks out Karen from restaurant after she demands service despite being told their system is down, bystanders applaud the server

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Bessie the Breakfast Boomer’ has a classic meltdown and gets fired after employee refuses to do her job for her

Lana DeGaetano

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'Help the boss out? No thanks': Employee demanded to clock out despite having to stay at work for another hour, she accuses company of wage theft in response

Bar Mor Hazut

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'He decided to get rid of people... a month later, critical systems were failing': 25+ New managers who majorly messed up their workplaces

Remy Millisky

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Freight driver follows management's misguided orders resulting in excess overtime for everyone when they arrive to the depot late: 'The next day no one said a word'

Brad Dickson

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'I moved desks to be away from drama': Mean girl coworkers leave an urn on employee's desk with the label 'ashes of problem employees'

Ben Weiss

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