workplace-stories

Incompetent boss claims worker is defrauding the company over three-minute late clock-out

Brad Dickson

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'I am withdrawing my application and employment': Employee has to recline for health reasons, gets shamed on the first day, quits immediately

Ben Weiss

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'His old workplace suddenly had a lot of vacancies': Construction CEO replaces company leader for his work performance, leader poaches CEO's employees for his own new business

Remy Millisky

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'I got written up': Bank teller calls out coworker for not helping out, gets fired, but gets payback years later

Ben Weiss

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'What do I do?': Candidate told after "multiple interviews" that the salary range listed was incorrect

Brad Dickson

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'One guy [complained] that his coworker was mimicking his get up [...] said that it's identity theft': 20+ ridiculous complaints as told by HR

Ben Weiss

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'[The shift] wasn't even mine': Worker gets written up after missing shift due to a family emergency, gets a new job and quits next day

Brad Dickson

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'I was the lucky person tasked with "printing the intranet"': 30+ Employees share their funniest facepalm moments at the workplace

Remy Millisky

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'OK, I'll take more breaks then': Manager tells worker not to drink at their desk, worker leaves their desk more often

Brad Dickson

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'She HAD to maintain her dominance in the workplace': Office tyrant tries to sweep her own mistakes under the rug, her team gets her fired

Ben Weiss

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'Fantastic, please close my account': Bankers inform travelling worker he hit his withdrawal limit, worker calls their bluff

Remy Millisky

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'Update: HR called me begging me to come back': Boss fires developer during tantrum and deletes their account, HR calls when everything stops working

Brad Dickson

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'The GM did say he didn't care how I did my job': Hotel employee automates job to just one click after being denied a raise

Remy Millisky

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'He had to know every detail': Boss gets fired for wasting time and money after demanding he be included in all communication

Brad Dickson

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'No way José': Boss refuses to promote contracted employee of three years to full-time, fires him, then expects him to train replacements

Ben Weiss

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'He’s upset my head might be somewhere else': Boss tries to use worker's hobby of painting miniatures against them

Brad Dickson

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