workplace-stories

'I'll let it pile up': Senior employee instructs coworker to never touch her stuff, cue malicious compliance

Remy Millisky

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'He had done this five other times to different girls': Boyfriend gifts new girlfriend things he stole from his ex, so she calls his work and gets him fired

Isabella Penn

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'I'd let the repercussions happen': Boss sabotages employees' workflow and demands constant check-ins, employee sends '25 or more emails a day'

Remy Millisky

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'So I was fired [...] Over this': Employee fired for refusing to break a customer's large bill four months ago, causes split reactions

Ben Weiss

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'A $50 gift card that was deducted from my paycheck': 15+ Workers share the worst holiday gifts they ever received from an employer

Brad Dickson

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'I had a young coworker not know how to write a check': 30+ Workers who realized they were "officially old" thanks to their young coworkers

Remy Millisky

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'I'm going to eat during my [...] lunch break, not give you a free manicure': Coworker demands free manicure, employee shuts her down

Ben Weiss

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'I don't need to buy [my coworkers] gifts': Employee refuses to participate in Office Secret Santa, gets into conflict with HR

Ben Weiss

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'He was putting little notes in the DVD cases at Blockbuster': 25+ Employees who got fired on the spot

Remy Millisky

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'My boss FREAKED OUT!': Employee gives boss doctor's note requiring that they sit during work, boss loses it, threatens to fire employee

Ben Weiss

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'Karen accuses me of trespassing and littering at my job': Entitled woman calls cops on worker cleaning up trash in the park

Isabella Penn

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'Is all of this really necessary?': Customer thinks he knows better than pool store employee, tries to save money on pool before his plan backfires

Remy Millisky

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'Placed on the very public Wall of Shame': Employee calls out of work due to pet emergency, toxic bosses shame her to 'hold [her] accountable'

Ben Weiss

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'We're going to be pursuing other candidates': Candidate loses job offer after "failing" salary guessing game interview tactic

Brad Dickson

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'The administrative tasks piled up, not that Karen noticed': Assistant manager insists employee 'print an MP4' file, employee spends hours completing her task

Remy Millisky

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'He didn't know how to do his job': 10+ times employees got their toxic bosses fired

Ben Weiss

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