workplace-stories

20+ Job interviews that could not have gone worse: '[I] had a guy take almost every pen in the room'

Remy Millisky

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Hotel quiet fires porter over scheduling conflicts, they refuse to return their uniform when their boss demands it back: 'You want your uniform back? Come and get it'

Brad Dickson

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Employee teases "big reveal," irritated coworker immediately guesses correctly: ‘She stole her own thunder’

Remy Millisky

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Content writer gets paid 30% of agreed-upon compensation for project, gets even with ex-colleague when roles are reversed: 'He promptly transferred the remaining amount'

Ben Weiss

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Nurse refuses to cover unreliable coworker's shift because she won't cover their Valentine's Day shift in return, coworker is fired as a result: ‘I said no chance’

Lana DeGaetano

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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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