workplace-stories

'Nobody else in the office could do what I was doing': Store owner refuses to hire a new HVAC dispatcher until the last minute because he thinks they're "bluffing"

Remy Millisky

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Boss takes away employee's flexibility they take leave and start looking for other work: 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

Brad Dickson

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‘He's going to burn out in no time’: Boss prepares employees for upcoming layoffs by demanding they all train the overworked new hire so he can take over their jobs

Bar Mor Hazut

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VP goes against qualified employee's word, revenue drops 80%, employee gets more company perks after fallout: 'Just got a bigger office farther away from people'

Ben Weiss

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‘Please leave!’: Employee flees to new city to escape former boss only to be met by an unexpected visit at new workplace

Sienna Varady

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'Work completion rates dropped by over 50%': New manager tries to tackle inefficiency by having workers drive directly to site, accidentally makes everyone waste more time

Brad Dickson

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Entitled father-in-law forces son to get him a job interview, embarrasses son by insulting CFO: 'He's never getting a job there'

Ben Weiss

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'He didn't know what "coffee with milk" meant': Inexperienced intern bungles office culture at his first workplace

Remy Millisky

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Retail chain cuts workers' hours rather than paying overtime: 'They are going to schedule all the full timers at 35 hours so that no one goes over 40'

Brad Dickson

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Store employee refuses to give kid her money back after she is 5 cents short on her purchase, resulting in a dispute with observing customers: ‘Give her the money’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I won't be doing anything out of my job description': Warehouse employee gets in trouble for doing extra work, maliciously complies and causes whole company to go under

Ben Weiss

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'If you want me gone, you would have to fire me': Micromanager pressures employee to quit their job by criticizing all their work, employee finds a way to use manager's methods against him

Bar Mor Hazut

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'It was the last straw for the team': VP undermines team of designers, they all quit at once, manager caught in the middle reports VP to HR

Ben Weiss

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‘You will get what you deserve’: Employee stands firm against rebellious customer's rush for service, causing delays for dozens in line

Sienna Varady

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20+ interview mistakes that still haunt former job candidates years later: 'I mentioned that I had noticed a spelling error in their job ad'

Ben Weiss

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‘They would clock in and then go home’: HR managers share the wildest reasons why they had to fire an employee

Bar Mor Hazut

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