workplace-stories

‘Didn’t even talk to my boss, HR and I had a 1 minute discussion and was sent off’: Company fires employee for mildly positive survey response

Etai Eshet

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21-year-old coworker frequently arrives to work 3 hours late to get her nails done, store manager gets even via rolls of coins: 'She struggles to open them because of said nails'

Ben Weiss

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Update: Employee gets cheated out of bonus by his friend-turned-boss, returns to work with his resignation and a better job offer elsewhere: 'I'll be making double what my base is now'

Ben Weiss

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Entitled boss sends company-wide email about why he fired his former employee 4 months prior, employee claims it's entirely false: ‘He has far too much influence’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss demands 16-year-old employee make him coffee every morning, employee complies but uses uncleaned mugs, boss quickly finds out: ‘He never asked me again’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Overseas boss reports employee to HR for using an ‘excessive’ 11 days of PTO, HR approves the PTO and schools the boss on employee rights: ‘HR said nope’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I finally said “NO”’: Fed-up employee finally shuts down a needy, bossy coworker, leaving them stunned and silent for the first time

Etai Eshet

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'Parking justice': CFO gets expensive car towed after ignoring business owner who demands he move it

Remy Millisky

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Coworker offers ride home daily despite daily refusals, won’t take no for an answer, turning commute into awkward workplace discussion

Etai Eshet

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Head of HR annoys employees into quitting, becomes the HR problem herself: ‘She comes down on me for basically everything. Nitpicking little things, micromanaging…’

Etai Eshet

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15 Employees who had "memorable" days at work: 'Layoff of 700+ people... ended up losing almost 800'

Remy Millisky

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Coffee shop manager working 90-100 hours per week gets forced into 2-week vacation by store owner, blocks his number: '[Things] started going wrong the next day'

Remy Millisky

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‘Told to put money in her pockets at the expense of my degree’: Full-time college student asks boss for Saturdays off for school purposes, boss refuses despite student's reliability

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled boss expects employee to take his dog home every night because of his apartment's no pet policy, then threatens employee's job security when she refuses: ‘I was done’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss fails to finish big client's order in time, blames it on an overworked employee who refuses to take the fall, boss fires them as a result: ‘I acted exactly as instructed’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee insists on bringing his girlfriend on a work trip, only for coworkers to shut him down and refuse to let her come: ‘She’s not part of the team, and this isn’t a vacation’

Bar Mor Hazut

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