workplace-stories

Business owner refuses to share the PIN to sensitive work documents with their employee: ‘I want things done legally and safely’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee refuses to take on new clients after handing in their notice, management accuses them of not being a team player in response: ‘I’m being turned into the villain’

Bar Mor Hazut

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University admin retires after five months’ notice, managers ignore her replacement warnings and blame her when chaos hits: ‘Now they're paying the price'’

Etai Eshet

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Company forces lab employees to use PTO for a weather-related closure: ‘This cannot be legal. The company is deciding for us’

Etai Eshet

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Employee forced to come into work despite snowstorm emergency: 'I was told to dig myself out'

Ben Weiss

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Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘After more than 20 years working there, she was fired.’ Loyal employee fired 4 years before retirement by her former mentee, who climbed the ranks with questionable methods

Etai Eshet

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Guy calls out HR for violating minimum wage laws for salaried employees after receiving a 15% pay cut: 'Several salaried employees didn't even make the minimum'

Ben Weiss

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Woman tries to "return" a coat she stole from a thrift store’s off-limits donation cart, claimed it was hers, and threw a tantrum when staff refused: ‘[She] snapped instantly from tears to rage’

Etai Eshet

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Part-time employee gets promoted above dismissive colleague, then ignores colleague's attempts to become friends: ‘I'm driving her crazy by gray rocking her’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee gets promoted over more qualified but "difficult" coworker: 'I know he thinks I'm an empty suit [...] and he's completely right'

Ben Weiss

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Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Servers discuss their restaurant regulars who tip them ‘exorbitant’ amounts: ‘[Post Malone] tips more than anyone I've ever heard of’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

Etai Eshet

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Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Ben Weiss

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'Most job postings aren’t real': HR admits to curious employee that they advertise fake jobs to keep an inventory of candidates “just in case”, leading to heavy criticism

Bar Mor Hazut

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