workplace-stories

'We took our sweet [...] time': Hospital manager refuses to allow OT, overworked nurses find loophole

Ben Weiss

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'[It] makes me happy': Cashier shares their brilliant strategy for dealing with phone-talking customers at checkout

Brad Dickson

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Update: 'Within a week I was getting complaints': New hire forces employees out of their job responsibilities, employees agree to 'not interfere with her work at all'

Remy Millisky

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Update: 'The company is going to lose $8M': Boss dismisses financial officer's advice and pays the price

Brad Dickson

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'Am I obligated to bring this to anyone's attention': Remote worker posts concerned question online after realizing that their employer has forgotten about them

Brad Dickson

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'No, I wasn't fired. I quit': Coworker quits, employer tells everyone that she was fired

Brad Dickson

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'We are going to make a custom cake to rub it in': Petty boss plans to mock employee on their last day, weighs options for how to get even

Ben Weiss

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'I stopped doing everything extra': Grocery employee lets store fall into chaos after bosses remind them they're 'just a cashier'

Remy Millisky

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'He's now in jail': Colleagues open up about the wildest things their co-workers have said to them

Isabella Penn

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'I don't have to do half of my job anymore': Part-time grocery worker asks for raise after halting extra work

Remy Millisky

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'I was leaving the company... effective immediately': Buyer told by their boss to "deal with it or leave" chooses the latter option

Brad Dickson

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'You know what? Keep the schedule. I quit': Pizzeria manager cuts employee's hours because he took one break, employee stands up to him and quits

Ben Weiss

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'My manager never spoke to me again after that incident': IT boss insists employee stop using operating system, causes clients lengthy delays

Remy Millisky

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'Choose your battles': Employee refuses to turn off light switch because he clocked out, gets called out in the comments

Ben Weiss

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'I sabotaged her bonus': Employee tanks boss's bonus after boss demands employees mandatory financial contribution to corporate scam,

Brad Dickson

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'I got paid for a full day without working': Employee facing firing for being 1-minute late to work, goes home instead

Brad Dickson

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