workplace-stories

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Ben Weiss

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Boss forces employee to use a PTO day instead of WFH after she gets snowed in during a storm: 'I literally can't drive to work'

Ben Weiss

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Mid-40s coworker living on parents’ expense constantly brags about money and success, making 24-year-old colleague increasingly annoyed by the nonstop ego show: ‘For some reason, he sees himself as a mentor to me, giving me advice on life’

Etai Eshet

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'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

Ben Weiss

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Employee refuses to translate coworker's personal documents after she finds out they speak a second language, coworker complains to manager: ‘She showed up at my desk with papers’ 

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company VP invites employees to his holiday housewarming party, then tells them they're expected to do business with other attendees last-minute: ‘I didn’t sign up for [this] on my days off’

Lana DeGaetano

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Coworker accidentally pulls up 50+ photos of her cats in costume during key client presentation: 'We all saw the cat in the birthday hat. We all saw it'

Ben Weiss

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15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

Remy Millisky

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Company rescinds candidate's job offer after claiming they don't have the qualifications, only to reach out two years later to offer them the same job: ‘The audacity…’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

Brad Dickson

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Employee recommends ‘Stranger Things’ to their arrogant colleague, who then berates them because the show ‘traumatized’ her: ‘Her bad moods would dominate the workplace’

Lana DeGaetano

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28-year-old refuses to be entitled 31-year-old coworker's personal chauffeur after giving her a lift one time: 'I gave her one ride during a storm and was just trying to be nice'

Ben Weiss

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Supervisor demands employees file help tickets for everything, employees maliciously comply by refusing to accept verbal requests: 'Enjoy waiting for your own approvals'

Remy Millisky

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Company promises accommodation for new hire during training out of state, then refuses to provide it after they signed, forcing the employee to quit: ‘They lied to get me on board’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee cautiously convinced to give colleague a single ride home regrets it when she immediately turns to demanding rides at her own convenience like a personal chauffeur: 'From that day on, she started acting like I was her personal ride'

Brad Dickson

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Boss dates secretary and fast-tracks her promotion into power, sidelining his longest-serving worker’s career: ‘My career has stagnated while she gets all the good projects’

Etai Eshet

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