workplace-stories

Database admin gets boss fired by rerouting critical messages to his pager that go unanswered: 'His face falls, he knew right then he screwed up'

Brad Dickson

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Employee accidentally swears at boss during Zoom call thinking he's on mute: 'Hope I still have a job tomorrow'

Ben Weiss

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'I'm surprised we didn't all quit that day': 20+ Fast food workers share what happened on their worst day of work

Remy Millisky

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On-call employee reprimanded for not coming in despite never being notified by hostile manager: 'Am I being gaslit?'

Ben Weiss

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City council demands man remove grass from home and the neighboring road or pay the price, man cleverly complies making matters worse

Sienna Varady

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Customer insists flooring installer does it their way, gets exactly what they asked for: 'I got paid to remove the work that I just got paid to install so I can get paid to install it again'

Brad Dickson

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Micromanager seeks to prevent 'unnecessary' expenses by making employees pay for the water costs of 'poor' outdoor laborers

Sienna Varady

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'When I say I'm not available, I mean it': Employee berated by boss after being scheduled outside his available hours

Ben Weiss

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'[I'm] not doing... extra beyond my work hours': Employee openly plays on their phone in front of boss after boss refuses to let them leave early

Remy Millisky

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'All right. I know one of you took the wheels off my chair': Office of engineers embarks on pranking spree

Remy Millisky

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'The company ended up going into liquidation': Manufacturing boss demands overworked laborer stick to his original duties despite the fact that they've been doing every job alone, their compliance sinks the company

Brad Dickson

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Coworker romance goes south, guy tries to ghost ex, ex makes his work day a living nightmare: 'He will have to see my face every day'

Ben Weiss

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‘Why did you even hire me?’: Employee gets fired after only 4 days on the job, manager claims it's because they couldn't afford to have someone train them

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Stay in my own lane? You got it': Care facility worker told not to help clients during admin hours, boss begrudgingly has to get their hands dirty

Brad Dickson

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'My manager forgot she approved my time off': Boss tries to write up employee for not showing up on approved PTO day, fallout ensues

Ben Weiss

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Upper manager introduces "innovative" new idea against subordinate's advice, it fails spectacularly: 'He doesn't want to admit he made a mistake'

Brad Dickson

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