workplace-stories

'The company is losing thousands of dollars every single minute': Printer room worker forced to train their lazy replacements who refuse to listen, costs the company "tens of thousands"

Brad Dickson

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'I was still on the receiving end of pettiness':: Employee moves away from coworkers, they leave an urn on her desk with the message 'ashes of problem employees'

Ben Weiss

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'I found a bandaid in my pizza': Restaurant goers (and employees) recall the most disgusting thing they ever saw dining out

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'This was a massive waste of my time': Cashier forced to get a doctor's note so she can drink water during her shift, doctor writes savage takedown of management

Ben Weiss

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'Are you still open?': Couple orders food from exasperated workers at a closed restaurant, wonders if they're wrong

Brad Dickson

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'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm': HR makes a mistake with new employee's contract, employee refuses to let them change it

Ben Weiss

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'No talk of raise, promotion, or even when they'd get a replacement': Coworker gets denied promotion, employee asked to take on their work without a raise, quits

Ben Weiss

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Top Ten ‘HR Is Not Your Friend’ Stories

Ben Weiss

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'[Coworker] hasn't told him that he's leaving': Employee debates telling boss that coworker has found a new job

Remy Millisky

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'Don't believe I have the flu?': Night shift worker forced to come into work despite illness, maliciously complies and gets sick in front of boss

Ben Weiss

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'I am fed up': Boss's girlfriend rejects the way employee does her job, employee maliciously complies and quits

Ben Weiss

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'It’s now 15 days late': Ex-boss refuses to send final paycheck to former employee, employee considers filing class action lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'Tell me how you provide value to the organization': CEO confronts employees in the elevator as layoffs approach

Ben Weiss

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'I call the department manager, who is equally confused': Manager shows customers dictionary definition to convince them he's not trying to fool them

Remy Millisky

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'We never saw him again': Employees successfully conspire to rid themselves of a terrible boss

Brad Dickson

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'While I appreciate the sentiment... I'm not doing that': Employee pushes back against coworkers' plan to buy boss a birthday gift

Remy Millisky

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