workplace-stories

'That's not my job': New boss writes up employee for being 1 minute late to lunch after they refuse to complete tasks that aren't their job

Eleonora Bader

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'I was feeling petty and thought it'd be funny': Resort workers get locked out of "The Cage" holding their supplies, plan a break-in

Remy Millisky

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‘I was their scapegoat’: Overworked employee confronts boss after they fire him for no reason, boss claims it was to teach the other employees a lesson

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Never doing an AI interview again’: Online job interview goes south after AI assistant asks candidate to pose for a full body scan

Bar Mor Hazut

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Worker told they can't take their leave the day before they're set to leave, they take it anyway: 'I'm ignoring the fact that the leave isn't sanctioned now'

Brad Dickson

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New boss flexes muscles and enforces strict break schedule, team compliance causes public complaints: '[It was] a week of utter chaos'

Ben Weiss

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'She chooses to double down on the craziness': Nurse helps 90-year-olds load a box onto their car, gets confronted by angry customer

Remy Millisky

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CEO pushes junior staff member for more productivity, they start working their scheduled hours: 'I worked exactly the hours I was paid to, instead of coming in 30 minutes early and staying 30 minutes longer as well'

Brad Dickson

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Boss makes employee put blazer back on in boiling hot weather because of his tattoos: '[I'm] so done with this place'

Ben Weiss

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‘Stop overreacting’: Employee publicly calls out coworker for stealing his belongings off his desk, gets silent treatment from the rest of the office in return

Bar Mor Hazut

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Overworked truck depot worker calls boss's bluff after being reprimanded for working their scheduled hours like they were told: 'Clearly, you're not going to fire me. You have no one who can do my job'

Brad Dickson

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'Come in on a Sunday? Fine, but I'm going to play Monopoly': Office workers throw a party after strict manager insists they work on the weekend

Remy Millisky

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‘You ruined our wedding’: Photographer fails to arrive to wedding after the couple's last-minute location change, they sue him for contract breach

Bar Mor Hazut

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'New manager tried to back peddle': Employee gets back at snippy new boss who demands he must "be here when the warehouse opens"

Remy Millisky

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'She's going to owe us about $18,000': Karen employee causes workflow interruption by changing doorknob to storage room, quits and gets fined

Ben Weiss

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New hire gets email on first day asking to donate his PTO to coworkers: 'A nice red flag on the first day'

Isabella Penn

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