workplace-stories

'She was fired maybe an hour later': 15+ managers share the times they fired new employees on day one

Ben Weiss

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'Made to apply for a position I've already been doing for five years...': Floundering employer forces workers to reapply for their own roles

Brad Dickson

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'[He] would gather admin staff... and show them funny YouTube clips': 30+ People whose silly bosses have the whole office facepalming

Remy Millisky

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'You guys wasted my time': Candidate flies to another state for an interview, interviewer cancels at the last minute

Brad Dickson

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'Everyone had to reapply': 20+ Workers share the jobs they were glad to be fired from

Brad Dickson

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'You can't continue working from home because you go idle in chat too often': Remote worker devises plan to avoid going into the office by tricking their bosses

Remy Millisky

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'They don't care about me, why should I care about them?': Company man gets passed over for promotion, discovers quiet quitting after 11 years at the company

Ben Weiss

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'The [department] racked up eight-figure losses': Logistics company forces out the only worker who manages overseas suppliers

Brad Dickson

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'He is bug eyed and asked me how many tickets I was planning on submitting': Data analyst is denied access to their database, sends IT team help desk tickets for each of their 400+ clients

Remy Millisky

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'Ever since then I’ve had this terrible feeling of disappointment and betrayal': Veteran worker finds out their new coworker, who they are senior to, is actually making more than them

Brad Dickson

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'Management has Zoom background of their office to pretend they're at the office': Employee calls out hypocritical bosses after enforcing return to office

Ben Weiss

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'They have sent out 5 different reps to see us...to be greeted by me dressed in a chicken suit': Workplace bands together to stop telemarketers with creative tactics

Remy Millisky

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'Companies pay $50,000+ [...] for a "best place to work" advertisement package:' 20+ company secrets from people who no longer work there

Ben Weiss

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'It's not the first time he's done this': Man throws temper tantrum at AAA after they cancel his 26-year membership

Remy Millisky

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'He screamed "FREEDOM" at the top of his lungs, while walking out the door during the busiest part of the day': 20+ Proud quitters who left their jobs in the funniest ways possible

Remy Millisky

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Update: 'I give the notice to my boss before receiving the proposal': Employee quits job to provide 60 days notice, then prospective employer hesitates to hire them

Remy Millisky

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