workplace-stories

'My director [...] is going absolutely nuts': Engineer transitions out of the company, boss finally discovers how doomed they are

Ben Weiss

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'I was never paid': Employee quits after one week, ex-boss refuses to pay despite having submitted a W4 form

Ben Weiss

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'My manager collected donations for me but kept it all': Boss collects donations from coworkers under the guise of helping with a personal tragedy, dips with all the money

Brad Dickson

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'You can't fire me; you should fire her instead': Employee gets boss fired during HR disciplinary hearing designated for himself

Eleonora Bader

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'[Now] she can't check out anything until the fine is paid': Karen messes with the wrong librarian, who rediscovers $450 in old unpaid fines

Brad Dickson

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'Ohh well, I can wait': Gas pump blockers fuel truck drivers' revenge

Brad Dickson

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'I didn’t get a raise': Guy promoted at brewery without a raise, gets mocked at company meeting for making just above minimum wage

Ben Weiss

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'Forget it, you're fired!': Dude gets fired from a store where he didn't even work

Brad Dickson

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'This is the last time I'll be polite': Employee goes off on coworker for always bothering them while they're on Do Not Disturb

Ben Weiss

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'You can't use your work phone unless you're on the clock': Company suffers drop in production following employees' conformance to new guidelines, HR fails to mediate

Eleonora Bader

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'That would be to expensive': Boss boasts about his standing desk but won't let anyone else have one

Brad Dickson

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'I got a nice bonus': Dude automates both boss's and boss's boss's job, they get fired

Brad Dickson

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'Let's see how that goes over': Worker told submitted report wasn't detailed enough, sends 30+ page document, bosses regret their request

Ben Weiss

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'I thought everything was going OK': Worker fired for using her phone one month after starting new job

Brad Dickson

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‘I want him fired': Boss attempts to fire employee following employee's refusal to answer work calls on weekend, HR flips the script and orders boss to give employee company phone

Eleonora Bader

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'In an industry so small, your reputation is everything': Employee quits then calls out boss for refusing to pay her

Ben Weiss

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