workplace-stories

10+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: 'Best feeling ever'

Remy Millisky

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Disgruntled employees discuss the fallacy that is unlimited PTO: ‘It's only unlimited PTO on paper’

Lana DeGaetano

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CEO buys ‘luxury throne’ for his office while HR refuses to buy new chair for employee with back problems, employee protests: ‘His new chair costs more than my monthly rent’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Ex-employee confronts former coworker after she asked for her help following unexpected layoff: 'I don't work there anymore, remember? Looks like you'll have to figure this one out on your own!'

Ben Weiss

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Boss calls employee he fired on Christmas, asking for unpaid weekend help as a favor "as a friend” after his wife and only other worker quit, but the former employee refuses

Etai Eshet

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Game designer at small indie studio gets excluded and disrespected by three coworkers who ignore him during meetings, dismiss his ideas, and refuse to collaborate professionally

Etai Eshet

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Coworker takes credit for employee's project in front of whole department, employee proves he's lying, leading to coworker's removal from project: ‘I started keeping receipts’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee on vacation finds out they're getting fired after boss schedules the wrong meeting: ‘It doesn't take a detective or scientist to figure out’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Colleague insists employee take the fall for their oversight, employee refuses: ‘I just refused to lie’

Lana DeGaetano

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Manager claims employee “should be grateful” for having a job after denying employee's PTO request for one day off to attend sister's wedding: ‘What does that even mean?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee confronts CEO about delayed paychecks, then quits on the spot after CEO disrespects him: 'Get out of my face!'

Ben Weiss

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Coworker reports employee to HR for ‘being too quiet’ and employee pushes back on forced socialization in the workplace: ‘I prefer to keep my personal life private’

Lana DeGaetano

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Hotel guest demands full refund after informing front desk she is cutting her stay short, employee refuses when she fails to check out in time: ‘Ma'am, that's not how hotels work’

Bar Mor Hazut

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15+ Workers who were overjoyed to quit their jobs: 'Put in my 2 week's notice... left for a 50% raise'

Remy Millisky

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Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Etai Eshet

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