workplace-stories

'They lied about which shifts I'd have': 30+ People share why they quit a job on the first day

Brad Dickson

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'They decided that a 16-year-old should work 30 hours in 4 days': Understaffed employer gaslights teen into working all Thanksgiving weekend

Isabella Penn

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'I got blamed': Boss accuses worker of sabotaging the company, worker quits

Brad Dickson

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'He tells us we are trying to nickel and dime him': Auto body workers add oil to customer's car for a small fee, internet divided over the customers' reaction

Remy Millisky

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'DO NOT attempt to login': Employee told to wait for green light due to tech issues, never receives confirmation, gets paid to do nothing

Ben Weiss

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'Not one of the complaints was suitable to be filed': Law firm partners insist lawyer rush through cases in 20 minutes, frustrated lawyer sends out 75 complaint cases 'with no edits whatsoever'

Remy Millisky

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'They fired me, I got back at them': Worker fired for giving their notice, gets paid double instead

Brad Dickson

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'My coworkers are saying I'm cold for not helping her out': Woman refuses to babysit colleague's 4 kids during her PTO, faces backlash in the office

Isabella Penn

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'You can answer my calls for a while': Coworker turns the tables when Karen nominates her to be her unwitting assistant

Brad Dickson

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'You do what I say!': Obstructive coworker demands overtime for her mismanaged project, everyone abandons her

Brad Dickson

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'The Engineering VP saw the price tag, and told us to just rent it': Engineers ask management to buy a crucial piece of equipment, management balks at high cost

Remy Millisky

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'It's not like I singled her out': Coworker keeps hogging the microwave, employee confronts her, gets in trouble with HR

Ben Weiss

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'The price is about $2000': Employer tells Vet they can't claim their employee discount right after expensive pet surgery

Brad Dickson

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'Get everything in writing': HR blindsides employee, moves him from salary to hourly rate, pays him less per hour

Ben Weiss

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'This is how she acts at work': Wife gets even with husband's flirting coworker, gives coworker's husband a call

Ben Weiss

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'I threw it back': Karen customer throws card in cashier's face repeatedly, cashier gets wholesome payback

Ben Weiss

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