workplace-stories

‘Make it work, or I’ll find someone who can’: New CFO forces senior compliance officer's hand to fire half his team, company loses $500K because they needed the employee they fired to close the deal

Lana DeGaetano

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'In struts the owner, who is very eager to join our malicious compliance stunt': Bike shop customer refuses to speak to female employees, workers band together to foil his plans

Remy Millisky

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'I was once ordered to rake up pine needles...[at] a camp named "Pinewoods"': 25+ Employees who couldn't believe their boss's ridiculous requests

Remy Millisky

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'Your anonymous feedback surveys are 100% not anonymous': 20+ common lies bosses have told their employees in the workplace

Ben Weiss

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'Boss made a rule... and soon changed his mind': General manager instructed to carry 2 phones and "not mix things," boss soon regrets it

Remy Millisky

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'I tried quitting and my employer rejected it': Employee tries to quit their job, boss says "no"

Brad Dickson

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‘She stamped her foot and left’: Karen throws a tantrum at grocery store after she is $10 short of her purchase, her husband calls her out in front of entire store

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘There was never a job offer’: Server successfully completes a 3-hour trial shift at restaurant only to be rejected from the job and told they just wanted free labor

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I annoyed... him every time he set foot in the office': Bookstore worker forced to work in the dark after lazy boss won't replace broken lightbulb

Remy Millisky

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'A $200k mistake': Employee gets fired, costs their boss and the company $200k, employee is rehired with a raise and promotion

Brad Dickson

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Employee is wrongfully terminated from assisted living facility after reporting them for not following regulations, despite being one of few assistants who actually does their job

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I got cheated out of my raise’: Employee gets snubbed by boss who refuses to approve their raise, they go over boss's head and report him as payback

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I've finally decided to break free...': Coworker's witty and honest resignation goes viral

Brad Dickson

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Manager repeatedly schedules employee when they're not available, leaving them confused as what to do: 'I can't even work that day'

Brad Dickson

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'You are a micromanager': Housekeeper calls boss out on ineffective leadership and unsafe working conditions in epic resignation email

Ben Weiss

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Customer demands refund for 20 minutes of internet downtime caused by their own mistake, customer service rep maliciously complies: '[That's] a little under 2 cents an hour'

Brad Dickson

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