workplace-stories

Boomer tries to reject job candidate because she's a fan of Star Trek: 'My coworker found this to be a red flag'

Ben Weiss

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'You should have thought about it sooner': Nanny arrives at new job and immediately gets sick, boss refuses to give her a day off

Bar Mor Hazut

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Worker contacted by shocked HR months after being told they'd been laid off in case of mistaken identity: 'It took them almost TWO months to realize'

Brad Dickson

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'I went back and got every leaf off of her property': "Lawn Karen" complains about her yards' appearance

Remy Millisky

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'I left with zero notice': Employer shocked when employee quits after 30% pay cut for a new job that pays double the amount they had offered

Brad Dickson

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Coworker gets reprimanded for not smiling: 'I don't get paid enough to deal with this'

Brad Dickson

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‘With one click I lost everything’: Boss assigns employee with complicated task unrelated to his field, employee makes mistake that costs him his job

Bar Mor Hazut

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'He had now dropped his car keys': New technician immediately drops several valuable items into 800 foot pit

Remy Millisky

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Imaging technician told to take their breaks "No matter what," leaves customers waiting and stuns management: 'I'm only doing what you asked'

Brad Dickson

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‘Too little, too late’: Employee quits job after HR cuts 30% of his pay, management begs employee to stay claiming they didn't know about the pay cut

Bar Mor Hazut

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Teacher rebels after school is canceled for only students during the solar eclipse: 'I urge you to call in sick'

Ben Weiss

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‘Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me’: After blaming an inexperienced design engineer, sales rep gets hit with karma and loses his job

Sienna Varady

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Worker calls out pedantic boss's ironic presentation mistake: 'Yeah, that is a careless mistake, huh?'

Brad Dickson

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'Technically tips are a privilege': Servers call out manager for participating in tip pool on top of collecting $1K every week

Ben Weiss

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Employee mistakenly tells boss where he was poached, boss attempts sabotage: 'He tried to ruin my chances'

Ben Weiss

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‘This would bankrupt me’: Company demands employee pay back their entire yearly salary after they find out about their second job

Bar Mor Hazut

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