workplace-stories

'There is no paperwork, I'm just fired': Guy relocates to Japan for a job, only to get fired after one week

Ben Weiss

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‘Respectfully, no’: Employee hands boss their two weeks notice, only for boss to demand they stay for two months, leading to a schedule conflict with new job

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee quits, then overhears boss talking about ordering a petty goodbye cake for her: 'My last day will be a nightmare'

Ben Weiss

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‘Never make that mistake again’: Employee resigns after multiple instances of workplace mistreatment, manager backtracks on prior reprimands and refuses to ‘accept’ her two-week notice

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee quits job for better opportunity, boss threatens to contact new employer and get them to take back their offer: 'There's a chance I may be stuck here'

Ben Weiss

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Employee walks out of performance review after being told they don't respond well to feedback, internet is divided: 'I was stunned…'

Brad Dickson

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'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go': Manager approves then revokes employee's PTO due to family emergency, employee stands up to manager

Ben Weiss

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Employee offered disappointing 5% raise, gets a new job paying 32% more and rejects employer's counter offer: 'Less than a month ago 5% was all they could do...'

Brad Dickson

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Bartender set up and unjustly fired by insecure manager, half the staff quits to retaliate

Ben Weiss

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'No Oreos in the library': 20+ Ridiculous rules that make no sense at all

Remy Millisky

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Boss steals employee's idea and fires him, employee gets back at him years later: 'I [bought] out the company he works for and [demoted] him'

Ben Weiss

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'A lady from accounting called': Traveling worker spends $30-$40 per meal after accountant refuses to reimburse small expenses

Remy Millisky

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‘You're not my boss, don't question me’: Micromanager accuses employee of undermining his authority after they ask for help, employee quits and walks out mid-shift in response

Bar Mor Hazut

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Visitor refuses to clear entry with storage facility security, finds themself locked in and unable to leave: 'He had to wait until 4:30 AM to get out after my shift'

Brad Dickson

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'This has to stop': Manager tells team in group chain not to discuss wages, employee claps back with receipts

Ben Weiss

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Boss repeatedly asks employee to work shifts while they're on leave to enjoy the birth of their first child, employee quits instead: 'How about I take a permanent vacation...'

Brad Dickson

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