workplace-stories

'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords

Remy Millisky

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'I can mimic that sound perfectly': 20+ Crafty workplace pranks that totally fooled coworkers

Remy Millisky

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Work demands employee pay for personal calls, employee demands payment for calls they take outside of working hours: 'I should be getting overtime each time I pick up the phone'

Brad Dickson

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‘Your company deserves to fail’: Overworked employee quits job without notice after years of carrying company on their back, boss claims he'll sue for losses

Bar Mor Hazut

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Nepo baby demands overview of coworker's project so he can take full credit for it: 'He had no part in creating this program'

Ben Weiss

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'You have decided to fire me? Miss your wedding dinner tasting then!': Phone kiosk worker makes their final day of work as annoying as possible for boss

Remy Millisky

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Worker asks for a raise, gets fired instead: 'We're terminating your contract'

Brad Dickson

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'[Karen] got fired for her recklessness': Entitled employee refuses to follow password guidelines, company's emails get hacked, she pays the price

Ben Weiss

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Employee gets passed over for promotion in favor of a coworker they trained: 'I'm baffled, I have many years [of] experience'

Brad Dickson

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Update: 'He cc'd his boss and my supervisors so they could all see my big mistake': Employee sends receipts to higher-ups after being accused of major mistake

Remy Millisky

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IT worker learns everyone's salaries from 10+ years ago vs. now: 'How do companies get away with this?'

Ben Weiss

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'Enjoy the wake up call!': Corporal talks back to commanding officer, gets malicious compliance during night watch

Remy Millisky

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Guy gets fired, company won't reimburse flights for upcoming work trip: 'Now that I'm not part of the company, I'm obviously not attending said retreat'

Ben Weiss

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Boss threatens contractor's job when they park in the public parking space the boss normally uses, contractor gets even: 'I'm told that this boss gets the say on my contract and doesn't need a reason to end my contract'

Brad Dickson

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Employee receives gossipy message about her from coworker by accident: 'She really grinds my gears'

Ben Weiss

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‘It’s time you pay': University employee gets fed up with dean's refusal to accommodate students' needs, prints out free textbooks for students that cost thousands

Bar Mor Hazut

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