workplace-stories

Boss refuses to approve assistant's last-minute PTO request, assistant goes over boss's head and lies to upper management to get the vacation approved: 'I will not be treated this way'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entitled customer books hotel reservation with an invalid credit card, then throws a fit when the front desk employee cancels their reservation: ‘We aren't a charity, we are a business’

Lana DeGaetano

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Office worker "Brian" microwaves fish every day for a month, coworker writes anonymous note to get HR to step in: 'People have started... to avoid the break room'

Remy Millisky

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20+ Managers who had to fire their worst employees: 'He left with over $4,000 from the cash register'

Remy Millisky

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Company instates 'return to office' policy after 3 years of remote work, attempts to fix morale by holding a "pizza party" but doesn't buy enough pizza: 'They only bought five pizzas for a team of 25. by the time I got there, it was just empty boxes'

Brad Dickson

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22-year-old parks worker quits on the spot after 21-year-old supervisor Noelle's remark: 'Micromanaging is not your job'

Remy Millisky

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CEO reprimands unpaid intern for coming to mandatory Halloween party in a “scary” costume, intern claims he didn't get the memo stating it wasn't allowed: ‘I was not properly informed’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Woman leaves ER to shower and grab dinner, then storms back demanding VIP treatment, her original bed, and place in line: ‘I guess it wasn't that bad after all if she could drive, shower, eat, and even complain’

Etai Eshet

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Boss demands IT employee follow process to the letter, stalling out a project with a major client and causing frantic messages from their boss: 'No ticket = no work. Bureaucracy over brains'

Brad Dickson

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Unorganized boss tries to blame his own mistake on an employee in front of the company owner, employee claps back with receipts: ‘The owner… patted me on the shoulder’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss takes credit for team's work on a big presentation, only to be publicly reprimanded by his own boss when he fails to present the data properly: ‘Classic corporate leadership’

Bar Mor Hazut

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24-year-old refuses to risk her career for her reckless brother, standing her ground against her parents’ pressure: ‘He’s 28 and literally is the most careless person in this world’

Etai Eshet

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'My boss accidentally sent me a spreadsheet with everyone's salaries': Employee stunned to discover they're making $15k less than coworker with the same job

Remy Millisky

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Company forces experienced IT employee to train their junior replacement after firing them, employee teaches him everything wrong: 'You sabotaged us'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Tech employee skips unpaid ‘mandatory’ team retreat, manager suggests they've lost their chance for a promotion as a result: ‘He said my attitude is the issue’

Lana DeGaetano

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Manager yells at job candidate after they withdraw their application without informing the recruiter, claims he will blacklist candidate for wasting his time: ‘You will never find a job in this field again’

Bar Mor Hazut

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