workplace-stories

'You wanna drown in paperwork? Be my guess!': Truck driver maliciously complies with new scanning policy, gives payroll a major headache

Ben Weiss

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After accepting candidate for a full-time job, employer retracts offer and changes it to part-time, leaving candidate high and dry: ‘They pulled the rug out from under me’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss denies employee's leave because they've "used too much" of their "unlimited" PTO: 'I'm going anyways'

Brad Dickson

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Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'

Ben Weiss

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Arrogant hiring manager gives unsolicited advice following job candidate's application withdrawal: 'Accepting only easy opportunities is probably not going to take you as far'

Ben Weiss

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'Answer each and every email with "got it"': Boss insists that employee change the "upsetting" tone of their emails

Remy Millisky

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'This is [not] a scheduled absence': Boss's attitude towards barista over the passing of their beloved dog sparks controversy online

Brad Dickson

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New IT hire forced to take control of the whole system after entire team quits: 'Everyone left the company on my first day'

Ben Weiss

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Job candidate forced to sit on the floor while waiting an hour for her interview after other employees refused to give her a seat: 'I felt invisible'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Technicians throw a 'you're gone' party after strict boss gets demoted and later fired for ignoring safety procedures: 'We are celebrating you not being around anymore'

Ben Weiss

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'Karen... doesn't care if we get fired': Call center worker refuses to get supervisor for upset customer

Remy Millisky

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'He's going to call the store manager and complain': 15 Pizza delivery workers share their worst tipping customer stories

Remy Millisky

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Employer gives employee 30% pay cut, they leave for a job that pays double: 'I left with zero notice'

Brad Dickson

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Entitled coworker demands employee cover her shift, she refuses, but coworker does not take no for an answer: ‘I told the boss you agreed’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'[She] brought in three large boxes of files, each one containing evidence': Scorned employee gives the exit interview of a lifetime

Remy Millisky

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'Unlimited PTO is a scam': Boss denies employee's vacation despite unlimited PTO in contract, employee stands up for himself

Ben Weiss

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