workplace-stories

'That was the day I got to fire an entire company': 15+ Bosses recall the most satisfying times they fired incompetant employees

Remy Millisky

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'I like to party': Guy shows up to mass interview of 50 people, self-sabotages to get back at arrogant manager

Ben Weiss

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'That's my job': Interview candidate calls company, accidentally speaks to the employee she might replace, employee left aghast

Ben Weiss

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'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid': Employee stops taking off-duty work calls, forcing boss to pay overtime

Eleonora Bader

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'My old boss asked if I might have a copy of their entire company's directory': Employee laid off then asked to recover important documents a year later

Ben Weiss

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Update: 'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

Remy Millisky

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'I quit on the same day': Worker quits on their first day after spotting multiple red flags at their new job

Brad Dickson

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'Can I tell my job the REAL reason why I’m leaving?': Man is ready to quit thanks to his wildly difficult new boss

Stephanie Harper

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'Why are you so short and snippy?': Employee with sick parent reprimanded for being in a bad mood at work

Ben Weiss

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'How do you go a year without these files?': Compliance officer gets laid off, contacted a year later asking for help recovering vital compliance files

Brad Dickson

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'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

Ben Weiss

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'Having a window is "above my position"': Boss freaks out on office worker for moving desks to one that's too good for them

Brad Dickson

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'Night person: DO NOT MOVE MY STUFF': Karen coworker refuses to share desk with night shift employee, leaves hostile note, cue petty payback

Ben Weiss

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'She sighed loudly and immediately lost her patience': Hotel guest tries to get front desk clerk fired, only for her plan to backfire

Remy Millisky

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'Walked out of an interview today': Interviewer low-balls EMT with $14/hr rate, rejects counteroffer and goes even lower, EMT walks out

Ben Weiss

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'They blew up her phone at work': Boss repeatedly calls worker's wife when he calls out due to family emergency

Brad Dickson

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