workplace-stories

Employee gets fired without warning for "poor performance" after doing the jobs of 3 other people: 'Fired because I put in too much effort during the busiest time of year and was fired when it got quieter again'

Brad Dickson

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Salty boss refuses to give employee shifts after they can't work one weekend, employee refuses to return his uniform unless boss picks it up from their house

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

Etai Eshet

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'He just... wouldn't work. Just wouldn't. This was in a research lab': 15+ insufferable coworkers who made the workplace environment worse

Ben Weiss

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Boss forces weekly emotional check-ins, regularly asks personal questions, driving employee to plan their exit: ‘She privately messages me for an "energy check" if I'm not full of energy and excited to be around her’

Etai Eshet

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‘This feels like intentional sabotage’: Coworker pursues vendetta against fellow colleague, repeatedly deletes and takes credit for work their colleague completes

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee discovers loophole within company half-day policy, allowing him to work for only one hour every Friday: 'Half days revolve around lunch times'

Ben Weiss

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Star employee quits on the spot, now ex-CEO wants to know the real reason: 'I was just given employee of the year, then 3 weeks later I put in resignation'

Ben Weiss

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Overworked employees simultaneously quit their jobs after their boss leaves, CFO attempts to convince them to stay, but they refuse: ‘Not feeling remotely guilty’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Worker catches feelings for coworker, but she doesn't reciprocate, he asks for space, but coworker doesn't respect his boundary: 'She kept engaging with me in ways that blurred those boundaries'

Baiz Hoen

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Employee cancels shift due to family emergency, manager rejects request and writes him up despite following protocol: 'That is really not a legitimate excuse'

Ben Weiss

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Job advertised as remote until interviewer reveals mandatory office days because they're a "family": 'We do 3 days in the office and 2 at home'

Brad Dickson

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Boss blames pregnant employee after manager steals her lunch, gets an allergic reaction, and faces no consequences: I got a verbal warning, I don't get how I'm the bad guy but a literal thief gets away with stealing’

Etai Eshet

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Worker offered “promotion” without additional compensation, finds a new job and takes half the team with him: 'Another company offered him the same management role—with actual compensation'

Brad Dickson

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'[I] was given no respect at this job. So I gave no respect in return': Employee quits without notice in petty email to boss, leaving company scrambling

Ben Weiss

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Underpaid engineer cashes in on a $5k work bonus and calls it quits on job when they land a better $54/hr role: ‘I had gone above and beyond my duties’

Lana DeGaetano

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