workplace-stories

'I should get a raise, not a pay cut': Boss convinces ex-employee to reclaim her position after they fail to find a replacement, only to later reveal that her paycheck will be less than before

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘You’re obviously not the right person for the job': Hiring manager demands job candidate leave interview after they ask manager for contact information of former employees

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Please do not superglue your tooth back in your mouth again': 20+ Healthcare workers share their wildest patient stories

Isabella Penn

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New boss enforces unnecessary rules about submitting expenses, team maliciously complies: 'OK boss, you'll get your paperwork in spades'

Ben Weiss

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‘I don't want to get involved’: Nurse overhears patient's plan of using someone else's health insurance, decides to risk her career and not report them

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Reschedule your vacation': Boss rejects employee's previously approved PTO, using marital status and lack of a family as an excuse

Ben Weiss

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'Finish putting the delivery away before anything else... Cue malicious compliance': Gas station worker refuses to prep food after following boss's directions

Remy Millisky

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Employee files complaint after boss is caught on video stealing her bag, HR sides with boss: 'She faced no consequences'

Ben Weiss

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Worker's resignation letter to their boss sparks discussion online: 'I am taking that vacation starting now..."

Brad Dickson

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Researcher gets back at startup bro by helping make a better product and selling it to the competition: 'Now he's going out of business'

Ben Weiss

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Company offers fully remote work in exchange for 24/7 monitoring of all home network traffic: 'Why would a company even want to bother with this?'

Ben Weiss

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25+ Unbelievably awkward questions employees have been asked at work: 'During an interview I was conducting, a candidate asked if [my wife] was single'

Isabella Penn

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Terrible new IT supervisor is setup by their team when upper management comes to visit : 'The [supervisor] was put on 90-days' unpaid suspension, and was written up for gross insubordination'

Brad Dickson

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'[He] showed up 4 hours late because he "overslept"': 25+ Workers reveal the reasons everyone at their workplace dislikes 'that one colleague'

Remy Millisky

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Job candidate told by hiring manager that they won't get the role despite being the most experienced candidate: 'I'm so sick of mind games from employers'

Brad Dickson

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Power-tripping Karen thinks she's the boss, employee gets back at her and takes over: 'I'll get you fired and get your position'

Ben Weiss

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