workplace-stories

'Boss wants me to work more hours': Part-time student takes on former coworker's work with extra hours but no extra pay

Ben Weiss

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'They had to close the part [of the company] I was working in': Worker quits when boss tries to coerce them into coming back early from sick leave

Brad Dickson

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'She served a kid buttermilk instead of regular milk': 25+ Rookie restaurant staffers who made embarrassing mistakes on the job

Remy Millisky

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'Do I go AWOL and [...] just ghost the company?': Employee considers ghosting his boss after temporary relocation appears to be permanent

Ben Weiss

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'Come back to work': Micromanaging boss demands worker return to work during their unpaid lunch break

Brad Dickson

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'The total is now $42,000': Funding department demands employees share hotel rooms and cars to save money, instead costs the company thousands of dollars

Remy Millisky

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'That’s ridiculous, use your brain': General Manager's rude order costs company big when employee maliciously complies

Brad Dickson

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'Boss changed my off days': Employee forced to leave second job after toxic manager changed their schedule with no notice

Ben Weiss

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'I will never forget the expression of defeat on his face': Employee gets 20 days of vacation time after boss sends the wrong paperwork

Remy Millisky

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'They literally said "The stars weren't aligned" for that date': 20+ Clients who had workers laughing behind their backs

Remy Millisky

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'Go complain about your boss [...] on me': Boss sends passive aggressive email about punctuality, employees retaliate, boss apologies with free lunch

Ben Weiss

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'They still scheduled me for that week': New employee mentions bereavement leave in interview, employer schedules them anyways

Brad Dickson

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'You fired me cause you didn't like me': Overworked employee asks to be paid as much as coworkers, gets fired, rejects boss's request for sit down

Ben Weiss

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‘I was denied a raise, so I quit’: Boss denies IT employee 5-10% raise, employee quits, leading to boss paying 40% extra for replacement

Eleonora Bader

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'We’re being taken advantage of': Boss refuses to pay employee for requested vacation days but closes restaurant for his own vacation

Ben Weiss

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'My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege': Jealous employee gets into tense argument with intern after discovering office secret

Ben Weiss

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