Let this story serve as yet another example of a situation when the big boss in charge refused to listen to an employee's better judgment and the whole company suffered as a result. This kind of phenomenon happens all the time, but when it happens at a bank, the consequences can be legitimately serious. This head bank teller was typically in charge of ordering bills at the end of every week and tended to order a bit extra so that the branch never seemed strapped for cash. Of course, all that ca…

No workplace is perfect, but a few of these offices have some fatal flaws. For example, if your office temperature is constantly set to a toasty 78 degrees, the employees aren't going to be doing their best work. They're going to be constantly searching for a cooler spot to work from. Heat makes people irritable and impatient, so it's odd that a company would insist that their employees can't touch the thermostat to cool off a bit. Other employees are dealing with some chronic food theft . It's…

It's an eternal question at any office: who makes the coffee, and who replaces it when the pot has run empty? Every workplace has its own coffee culture. All of the employees need some form of caffeine, whether it's the classic bean juice or energy drinks or tea. And at a lot of workplaces, high-end espresso machines and coffee machines are touted as a perk for employees. If your workplace has single-serve K-cup coffee makers, this problem solves itself. But if not, someone has to keep a pot of…

Working in the notoriously ruthless corporate world, you need a manager who is supportive and caring and who will always look out for your best interests. The story that follows tells the tale of a clever worker. The narrative of what happened to one of his close friends is told by the original poster (OP). The friend has worked at the same company for a long time. Before the trend of hybrid work, the friend's boss allowed the staff to work five days a month in the office and the rest of the we…

This person isn't sure how to feel about their office plants suddenly being redistributed by their coworkers. The plant people of the world, those with green thumbs , often develop a close bond with their plants. They're living things that thrive with sunlight and water, and unlike pets, they don't need constant attention. You can give your plant a name and talk to it, which is apparently good for the little sprout. If you're especially good at keeping your plants alive and thriving, it becomes…

Teachers are underappreciated… by administrative staff, parents, and even the students they teach. To many, this comes as no surprise and is a well-known fact. When coupled with the fact that teaching also requires a lot of additional after-hours work to create lesson plans and grade assignments, it becomes exhausting work. And that's before we even address the shocking political kerfuffles that often plague schools and entire school districts. Still, there are those silent heroes, those fantas…

When you are in the process of looking for a new job, there are a few things you cannot know about the job until you actually start it, things that you can't really ask about while you are interviewing. One of those things is how the place of work tracks employees' work hours. There are places that demand you clock in and out every day using a physical card, there are places that simply require you to clock in with an app on your phone, and there are places that don't really care when you get t…

Working overtime stinks. The one upside of trading your free time—when you'd normally be at home with your pants off instead of at work—is getting that sweet, sweet time and a half… That is, if you live somewhere in the world where getting increased pay is a legal requirement. If you're unlucky enough to live somewhere where they never bothered to make it a law, you're probably just getting your normal rate… if you're getting paid at all. See, there's a secret third option that some more unscru…

You don't have to believe in karma to appreciate the sentiment of it. What goes around comes around, and if you do good things, maybe good things will come back around to you. Next up, this retail worker shared what happened when they got even with a few of their worst customers, writing, “ Feeling a spirit of pettiness overtake me, I fill the cart with M&Ms.”

No single human is capable of taking on all these responsibilities. One has to wonder what this CEO was thinking by making a job posting this elaborate, specific, and long while expecting to hire someone in the process. This lady seriously thought she could get away with hiring one executive assistant to handle project management, social media, general business operations, and personal support without raising any eyebrows. The best part is that despite her overly detailed descriptions that clea…

This retail worker has a few satisfying stories about getting petty revenge on their worst customers. Retail work can be an endless stream of irritating customer encounters . One customer after another comes in with silly requests or demands for items that aren't even in the store. At times like these, the only thing you can do is laugh. Or is it?… For u/DeliciousRevenge, getting back at customers in petty ways became a habit. They also ended up targetting the most annoying customers, like the…

When the worst happens, you might hope that those with authority in your life would have your back, meeting the needs of the situation rather than taking it as a chance to exert their authority and kick you while you're down, attempting to hold you to uncertain terms of an agreement that shouldn't be in the forefront of anyone's mind. Unfortunately, the world is not quite so forgiving, and you'll often find that when it comes to professional arrangements, your personal needs and the situation p…

You're going to get things wrong, and that's just a simple truth. There's no way you're going to get through this life without making a simple mistake. Owning that mistake, however, is a skill and one not a lot of people seem to possess—especially when it's your boss. This database admin worked on a team that had a requirement for an on-call rotation. If you've ever been on call, you probably know where this is going… Everything about the on-call system worked well, and the team even had its ow…

At this point, folks, we should not be having mishaps and mixups over Zoom. We all know where the mute button is, and we've all been doing these remote calls for quite some time now. That being said, our hearts still go out to this employee , who was given a ton of extra responsibility from his boss during a team call when he already had a packed schedule. The Redditor, who was not on camera during the call, responded and said he was on it. He then proceeded to swear at his boss for dumping all…

When you're working in fast food, not a day goes by without some kind of customer shenanigans . You can head into work in the most peaceful mood, ready to do your best and provide quality customer service, and yet by the end of your shift, the customers will have sapped all of your patience. That's because a lot of fast food customers have the attitude that their order is the most important thing in the whole world. I know, they're hungry, but it's more than hunger: entitlement will have them g…

Don't you just love it when your manager punishes you for their own mistake? We are all probably accustomed to this phenomenon regardless of industry, but this kind of behavior seems to be particularly widespread in the service industry and especially when it comes to scheduling shifts. This employee was on-call and usually would be notified by mid-afternoon if he was needed to come in that night. This time, he wasn't notified so he rightfully assumed that he was not needed. Well, it turns out…