workplace-stories

18-year-old working his first job at ice cream shop is fired after 20-year-old manager changes the rules about PTO when he was already on leave, gives customers free icecream: 'I gave him 4 weeks' notice that I wouldn't be here for those 3 days'

Brad Dickson

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Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

Etai Eshet

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Job candidate abruptly exits interview early after calling out power-tripping hiring manager for criticizing her experience: ‘‘Let’s save our time and end this interview’

Ben Weiss

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‘She texts me saying she feels attacked’: Pizza shop employee pushes their task load onto new hire, continues to slack off after new hire pleads with them

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee gets suspended for a week with no explanation, quits but sabotages work truck on last day: ‘Before I returned the truck, I release 6 stinky air fresher tags in it’

Ben Weiss

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20+ Final straws that made employees quit or get fired on the spot: 'I would not be receiving 125 hours of pay'

Remy Millisky

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Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I don't make the rules, I just work there’: 56-year-old Shelly blames her coworker for the company’s new policy change, yells at her face, and starts office rumors

Etai Eshet

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Boss pressures 20-year-old student worker to stay late, immediately backfires: ‘[That’s] why there’s a high turnover rate’

Ben Weiss

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Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'You want me to resign? Well, good luck without me!': Disrespected engineer refuses to take on project during vacation, hands in resignation the day he comes back to work

Ben Weiss

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UPDATE: 42-year-old boss tells 29-year-old employee that she's not being a team player after she solves escape room quickly: 'My boss is giving me the cold shoulder'

Remy Millisky

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New employee gets forgotten after boss is fired, collects paycheck with no work to do for months: 'I'm riding the wave till it crests'

Ben Weiss

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'I told my old boss she’s not right for the job': Incompetent new hire keeps asking ex-employee for help 2 months into the job, he finally stops cleaning up her messes

Ben Weiss

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Dealership wants guy to drive 350 miles to pick up replacement vehicle after known fault in his new car, when customer gets upset service rep intentionally sidelines the exchange before quitting: 'I sent his case over with the wrong file, then I quit'

Brad Dickson

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'Instead of giving the employees raises, we got oranges': 20+ CEOs who infuriated their employees with their business decisions

Remy Millisky

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