workplace-stories

'Not worth it': New employee misled during onboarding process after prior commitments were not honored, confronts recruiter

Ben Weiss

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'95% of success is showing up on time': 30+ Workers share their sage advice to workers joining the workforce

Brad Dickson

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'[He] had to be repeatedly sent home to shower and change': 15 bosses tell all about their worst employees

Ben Weiss

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'Supervisor [...] fired her staff for obeying the rules': Receptionist follows boss's rules, refuses to make coffee for salesman, gets fired but asked to stay until replacement starts

Ben Weiss

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'Come in and volunteer in the meantime': Company cancels interview as it's starting, asks candidate to volunteer for them instead

Brad Dickson

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'Not sure why he didn't get fired': 10+ times coworkers messed up majorly and got away with it

Ben Weiss

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'Be here 15 minutes before shift starts': 20+ Workers share scams that have been normalized in the workplace

Brad Dickson

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'I just want to make sure I do my job correctly, ma'am': Video store clerk makes impatient customer wait while they scan 50 DVDs

Remy Millisky

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'I don't understand what's going on': Confrontation escalates when interviewer falsely accuses job seeker of parking in a handicap space

Brad Dickson

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'No one at the top is returning my calls': Job revokes employee's work from home accommodations despite medical issues, learns they're trying to get him to quit

Ben Weiss

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'You told me today I couldn't cook without permission': Boss insists employee ask him before cooking anything, employee complies on 'the busiest night'

Remy Millisky

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Boss threatens sick worker's job, furious doctor gives worker more time off work

Brad Dickson

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Terrible thieving boss tries to scapegoat sick worker, reaps the karma of her own actions

Brad Dickson

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'I've been doing hers last': Employee gets even with grudge-holding coworker who keeps sabotaging her by being too careful

Ben Weiss

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Terrible interview leaves candidate questioning the entire process

Brad Dickson

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'He eventually settled for a multimillion dollar payout': Company accidentally gives lawyer employee free pension after trying to push him out of his job

Remy Millisky

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