When your employee is doing you a favor, essentially out of their own pocket, it's probably best not to try and cheap out on them to penny-pinch your way into a promotion. Alas -some people are blind to a little thing called “good faith” that is essential in any employment relationship. “Good faith” eventuates out of mutually fair, open, and honest treatment by both the employee and employer. It might sound, to a lot of us, like a romantic fantasy dreamt up by an unrealistic optimist (honest an…

The roasted her like a coffee bean.

Brilliant solution.

This horrible boss tried to blame their team for their poor reporting. They tried to claim that results were poor because their team had been working remotely, and there was a strong implication that the employees were slacking while working from home. The thing is that none of this was true. The boss had just refused to check their emails and wasn't aware of the timeframes that they were supposed to be keeping. Despite repeated attempts from the team members to get the boss on track, they wait…

This husband's coworkers approached him to ask that he ask his wife to cease a playful ritual that the pair had shared for the past year. When he had been having issues with employment, his wife had started putting notes in his lunch to brighten his day; even after he got through his rough patch, the tradition continued and continued to positively affect his life. His coworkers told him to ask his wife to stop after a new coworker joined the team. The coworker had recently lost his wife and was…

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by the woman's son, u/nannerooni (OP), who posted the thread to the popular sub to share his mother's story and experiences with her previous employer. u/nannerooni explains that her boss was “filthy rich” but was as tight as he could be when rewarding the people who helped him get there. When the OP's mother told him of her offer, he offered to pay her more and admitted, “I haven’t been paying you the value you are worth to me.” Wouldn't…

A developer and their team were either incompetent or were willfully so when it came to completing their tasks for a project lead. When she stopped picking up the pieces for them, suddenly the project was revealed to be exactly that: pieces. I'm pretty sure but not entirely positive that there's some kind of programming happening here. Still, I'm less sure that whatever it is that they're doing constitutes the title of ‘developer.’ If someone could please let me know what these people are even…

A little understanding and flexibility go a long way when you're managing a team.

Sometimes your boss just wants a reason to complain and someone to blame… because even the laziest and worst managers have to look like they're doing something to justify their paycheck. Some lazy managers have got this figured out. Instead of working on something productive and trying to steer their team in positive new directions, they turn to the “Ouroboros of Overhauling." A constant shifting of policy and structure that isn't very well thought out achieves nothing but frustration for the s…

This thread was posted to the r/maliciouscompliance subreddit by the employee, Redditor u/ChiefSteward. Scroll on for screenshots of the full story and the reader’s reactions.

This manager demanded that the workers present on shift all help to even out the till when it was found to be short $100. The money This thread was posted to the r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/52_pickup_limes, one of the employees in the targeted group. They posted the thread, which contained screenshots of the messages from their boss, to the subreddit with the title “Is the store manager allowed to do this?!” Commenters overwhelming answered the call of the titular question and confirmed…

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/Beebjank, who asked their boss for compensation for the extra time that they had worked. Their boss's response has them (and the internet) worked up. Scroll on for screenshots of the full story and the reader’s reactions. Thumbnail Image: Mitchell Luo

Maybe if you have a life-threatening allergy you shouldn't be stealing other people's food?

It turns out that they were the most valuable employee in the company.

"She honestly doesn't get it?!"

This job advertisement went viral after screenshots of the ad were posted online. The ad describes a vacant position with some unusual requirements for applicants. The situation necessitates an applicant who “have watched the TV show madmen and think the way the women are treated in the office is perfect (sic) acceptable.” and mentions that the owner can be “erratic and contradictory.” The screenshots were posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, a community where Redditors gather to share stor…