workplace-stories

'I refuse to do so': Senior employee forced to record bathroom breaks

Brad Dickson

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'Nope': Remote worker forbidden from working from sick father's house forced to take PTO, then asked to visit client during that PTO

Brad Dickson

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'They backtracked real fast': Data analyst laid off without notice, offered reinstatement 'at reduced pay' when things began falling apart

Eleonora Bader

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'First day on the job, gave another coworker a wet-willy': 20+ stories where people got fired on day one

Ben Weiss

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'You are not allowed to clock out': Micromanaging boss chews out employee for clocking out early, employee maliciously complies and gets extra pay

Ben Weiss

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'I was done with Secret Santa at work': Rude coworker threw a tantrum about his Secret Santa gift, employee gets even the next year

Ben Weiss

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'I'm an extremely patient person and have never done anything like this before': Interviewer over 45 minutes late for interview, candidate walks out

Brad Dickson

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'I'm firing you on the spot': Employees demand raises after seven years with the same pay, boss responds by firing all of them

Ben Weiss

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'Now I want to quit even more': Boss ignores employee's PTO request for family emergency but makes her perform other tasks

Ben Weiss

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'Early is on time, on time is late': Boss accuses employee of being the 'queen of tardiness,' employee stands her ground

Ben Weiss

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'Too bad about those sales figures': Innovative employee improves buggy app, gets fired by bosses

Remy Millisky

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'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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