workplace-stories

'It’s satisfying watching the management scramble': IT department brought to a standstill when upper management decides they need to approve everything

Brad Dickson

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'The company collapsed without me': Overworked employee quits after being put on probation, company fires entire management team shortly after that

Bar Mor Hazut

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'They tried to deny my unemployment claim': Top 10+ "HR is not your friend" stories

Ben Weiss

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‘Good luck, you're going to need it’: Overworked employee deletes company data from software he created after CEO fires him without an explanation

Bar Mor Hazut

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'You need my help? It'll cost 1 million': Scorned employee takes 10 weeks of vacation time before quitting job

Remy Millisky

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'Sir, you've eaten nearly the whole box': Manager saves employee from salty customer upset over his meal

Remy Millisky

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Employer contacts employee 6 months after firing them asking for their password: 'This just makes me giggle'

Brad Dickson

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'They are about to lose a $3M contract because I resigned': Project manager gets denied raise, finds far better offer, leaves and takes big client with him

Ben Weiss

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'My coworker has an obsession with my job position': Retail worker refuses to leave baby department, repeatedly asks coworker, "When are you leaving?"

Remy Millisky

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Worker laments the firing of their 'crucial' supervisor who was leading their already understaffed team: 'I might just quit soon'

Brad Dickson

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‘She should have seen it coming’: Employee gets back at micromanager by canceling all of her mailing subscriptions

Bar Mor Hazut

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'[Boss] picks NOW to treat me like a child': Hospitality worker gains 5x more sick time off after boss forces them to go to a doctor

Remy Millisky

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'Everyone is incompetent and lazy': 30+ People share the "dirty little secrets" from the industries in which they have worked

Brad Dickson

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'Make me jump hoops, I jump ship': Potential hire laughs at manager during scrutinizing interview for a minimum wage job

Bar Mor Hazut

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'The original offer was starting at $4000 and up to $5000 per month': Candidate advances to final round of interviews when HR makes a "slight change" to the salary

Ben Weiss

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'You can't be serious...': Employee quits after PTO for wedding and honeymoon is denied by micromanager, leaving company high and dry

Sienna Varady

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