workplace-stories

'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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'Worst interview of my life': Job candidate calls out unprofessional interviewer after he shows up 30 minutes late and refuses to show interest

Ben Weiss

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'You want me to work ZERO overtime? Sure thing boss': Manager complies with new bogus OT policy, results in team racking up tons of OT hours, manager embarrasses boss in front of CEO

Ben Weiss

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Man reports truck driver for blinding headlights, igniting fierce debate about road etiquette

Sienna Varady

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Frustrated customer reveals entitled family's plan to exploit home improvement store and steal product: 'I made sure a pricing error did not occur'

Brad Dickson

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Infuriated boss tries to get rid of employee after he refuses to answer work calls over the weekend, HR sides with employee: 'This won't happen again'

Ben Weiss

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Homeowner hires cleaning lady for his house, she refuses to clean if people are present: ‘She wouldn't even let me meet her'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Annoying coworker tries to change employee's schedule despite having no authority to do so: 'He’s not a manager and no manager told him to do this'

Brad Dickson

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20+ employees confess who their worst coworkers are: 'Nothing is ever their fault and they can't take any constructive criticism'

Ben Weiss

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'You can't use a competitor's phone': Employee collects 9 hours of OT and gets new boss fired after not being allowed to make a call during a blizzard and power outage

Ben Weiss

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'Use your two weeks notice to get rid of it': Administrative assistant deletes and shreds all their files

Remy Millisky

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Boss pressures employee to use vacation time, employee demands money to plan his trip: 'It quickly turned into a Boomer v. Millennial Showdown'

Ben Weiss

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‘You insulted my career’: Employee with 20 years of work experience gets offered minimum wage at job interview, he accepts, only to never show up on the first day

Bar Mor Hazut

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'No talking during lunch breaks': Employees share the most ridiculous rules they had to follow in their workplace

Bar Mor Hazut

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20+ Employees share coworkers they saw get fired on their first day: 'Drove a skid into the side of the house we were working on'

Brad Dickson

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