workplace-stories

Overachieving employee raises KPI averages higher just so their boss misses a promotion: 'The entire sector didn't get raises that year'

Brad Dickson

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'I don't have $60 to attend your fundraising event': Job applicant asked to donate to the company that rejected her

Ben Weiss

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Manager insists on personally reviewing every job candidate Recruiter finds, lives to regret it: 'I never received pushback again'

Brad Dickson

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'She hasn't booked with me again... whoops': 10+ Tattoo artists who got caught talking about their clients behind their backs

Remy Millisky

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'You can't stay here': Hotel guest demands to sleep in the lobby after she arrives a day early, front desk refuses and cancels her reservation

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Yeah, I thought that was odd': Cafe manager fires clueless employee after single day on the job

Remy Millisky

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Worker reprimanded when their coworker who was supposed to cover their shift no-shows: 'I got in trouble for it'

Brad Dickson

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Manager asks barista to a pay fine for calling out sick: 'Is there any way you can pay $50'

Brad Dickson

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'You've got to be kidding': Inexperienced new employee abruptly leaves IT company after senior employee fails to help him adjust to the workload

Sienna Varady

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'She was fired': Hybrid employee takes a take a sick day instead after being admonished by boss for working an additional day from home while sick

Brad Dickson

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'I quit. Karen reported me to HR for it': Sales ops director leaves after HR sides with lazy Karen, now Karen is furious that she has to work

Ben Weiss

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'By all means, keep it up and get fired': Customer service rep refuses to stop CC'ing their CEO in emails

Remy Millisky

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'Ended up putting in a two week notice... they acted surprised': Worker gives workplace 6 months notice, company avoids finding a replacement

Remy Millisky

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'Employee quit because he got bit by a squirrel a customer threw at him': 20 business owners share their most bizarre quitting and firing stories

Ben Weiss

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'I was instructed to smile more': Tech support worker weirds out customers by maliciously complying with supervisor's instructions

Remy Millisky

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'My workload diminishes and boss's increases': Employee makes micromanaging boss handle tasks, ends up coasting with no work

Ben Weiss

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