workplace-stories

"It included how much he could bench': 25 employers share what applicants put on their resume that immediately disqualified them

Isabella Penn

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'He stole a bunch of bananas. Seriously.': 25+ Managers who had unbelievable reasons for firing an employee

Remy Millisky

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‘Let go after one day’: New receptionist pressured to work longer shift on first day, gets fired after standing up to boss

Ben Weiss

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'I can't do this anymore either': Restaurant worker quits starting mass resignation after boss's text message

Brad Dickson

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'I know full well what is going to happen': Boss tells employee to wash off sidewalk graffiti and 'only wash where the paint is'

Remy Millisky

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‘Someone was stealing from the party fund’: Engineer devises plan to catch thieving nepo-baby the next time he steals from the office party fund

Ben Weiss

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'We don't need to check the design': Builder tries to warn fuel company that their blueprints were flawed, they tell him to 'get building'

Remy Millisky

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‘She expected us to chase him’: Karen leaves her purse outside a store, then blames entire staff inside when it's taken

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I'm afraid to go back to work': Employee makes the mistake of becoming her problematic coworker's best friend, now requests to move offices

Ben Weiss

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'My boss has their OWN climate controlled office': Boss forces rest of office to sit their preference of freezing cold temperatures

Brad Dickson

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'At the end of the month everyone was behind': Strict policy enforcement results in malicious compliance to derail micromanaging boss

Brad Dickson

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'He did not budge and bow down to my boss's demands': Employee refuses to sell out, rejects truckloads of material against boss's wishes

Remy Millisky

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'Why am I not surprised you wrote this?': Karen's undeserved 1-star review gets picked apart by the restaurant's owner

Brad Dickson

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'I even have a fake degree hanging up in my study': 15+ times people lied on their resumes and got the job

Ben Weiss

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'My colleagues have literally been brainwashed': Sales team pressured to give $100 each for a Holiday gift to their boss, one worker refuses and causes rift

Ben Weiss

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'No natural light, all day long': Worker quits job because of dismal 'Open Plan' office

Brad Dickson

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