workplace-stories

'[She] fired my wife on the spot': Manager framed to make way for nepotism hire, entire team walks out

Brad Dickson

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'I ran into him at his own retail job': Worker gets even with customer who works in retail, demands 'good service'

Eleonora Bader

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'I put in my [four] week notice': Guy gets passed over for promotion, successful candidate tries to get him to do his work

Brad Dickson

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'You are a true asset to the team': Boss rewards employee's extra work with a shady pack of gum

Ben Weiss

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'I took another job': Plumber quits without notice for massive pay increase after boss denies them a raise

Brad Dickson

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'You won't get your hours': Boss demands workers call out sick before 6 AM, immediately regrets it

Brad Dickson

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'Coworker got sued and then sued the company': Boss refuses to let employee see his sick mother, employee retaliates, causing lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'They must have been crying at the computer': Customer frantically withdraws their complaint when worker gets fired because of it

Brad Dickson

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‘My boss gave the new hire my promotion, so I quit’: Employee quits after being denied promotion; VP fires new hire, demands employee be reinstated

Eleonora Bader

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'I redirected it to her closest competitor': Client refuses to pay for website, developer redirects domain to her competitor

Brad Dickson

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'No, sorry. Not the best time': Employee asked to contribute to multiple coworkers' birthday gifts despite never receiving his own gift

Ben Weiss

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'I quit and they tried to get me arrested!': Boss tries to saddle worker with $30,000 theft after they fire them while working the store alone

Brad Dickson

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'Say goodbye to your business, house and reputation': Client refuses to pay developer for the website they built, developer pulls the thread holding the client's life together

Brad Dickson

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Coworkers Try to Scapegoat the One Pulling All the Weight

Brad Dickson

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'They refused to believe I had left': Worker leaves their job of 10 years after getting passed up for promotion in favor of a person they trained

Brad Dickson

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'We want to ask you to delete this comment': Job candidate leaves honest review about interview experience, CEO claps back and gets lawyer involved

Ben Weiss

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