workplace-stories

19-year-old woman shares experiencing a two-hour-long assessment for a first-round job interview for a minimum wage role, all applicants under 30 are asked to leave: 'The first task was to rank items by importance for surviving on a desert island'

Brad Dickson

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‘That's when they started panicking’: Overworked employee secretly scores new job with a 50% pay raise, then quits, leaving higher-ups to put out the fires they've created

Lana DeGaetano

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29-year-old employee refuses to train 31-year-old coworker "Becky" after she discovers Becky tried to get her written up: 'I don't owe her mentorship after she tried to sabotage me!'

Ben Weiss

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“We're all burnt out. You just have to push through it”’: Manager weaponizes exceptional employee's tears during an unwarranted poor performance review and tells them it's a "growth moment’

Lana DeGaetano

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33-year-old project coordinator refuses to let 26-year-old coworker take credit for her work anymore: 'I stopped CC’ing her on everything'

Ben Weiss

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Employee quits job after two years of devoted work, only to be told by manager their three-week notice isn't enough: ‘Now they’re not getting any notice’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Factory employee ruins machines on purpose, loses company $30k and costs boss his job: '5 hours... to clean, fix, and replace damaged sensors'

Remy Millisky

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Gem store warns thief that they stole the wrong mineral in karma-fueled public explanation letter: 'I would strongly consider throwing that... away if I were you'

Remy Millisky

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29-year-old HR employee reprimanded for not inviting 41-year-old manager to her wedding: 'After everything I've done for you, that's how you thank me?'

Ben Weiss

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29-year-old architect rejects requests for her project files and designs after being laid off and rehired as a contractor by the same firm: ‘They’re saying I’ll “burn bridges” in the industry’

Etai Eshet

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Manager asks employee over text message to join meetings and assist with "knowledge transfer" after firing them: 'Are you available to jump on a call?'

Brad Dickson

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‘I then told her I would be putting in my 2 weeks if she couldn’t give me a raise’: Boss mocks employees for wanting a raise, so they threaten they quit and end up getting more money

Etai Eshet

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20-year-old kitchen worker tells her 40-year-old coworker that she's not surprised his wife divorced him over his online gaming obsession, sparks disagreement dividing the workplace: 'She wanted him to spend time with her instead of playing video games'

Brad Dickson

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20-year-old electronics salesman gets commission for $15,000 sale and then quits on the spot after helping a customer that nobody else would: 'I said only 4 words. "Thank you. I Quit"'

Brad Dickson

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'She said I've damaged our team spirit': 28-year-old marketing employee defends himself after a coworker blames a client delay on "team oversight," clarifying he did his part and even sent his coworker a reminder to do hers, sparking office feud

Emma Saven

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Waitress fired after 13 years over a Reese’s cup, when a lying coworker turned a harmless snack break into a full-blown scandal: ‘I just feel like I was unfairly and unlawfully terminated’

Etai Eshet

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