'There is no such thing as business ethics': Top HR nightmare stories featuring entitled bosses and unprofessional coworkers

Working in human resources requires keeping a lot of drama to yourself. This poses a problem for those of us on the internet who want all the juicy gossip about all the messed up workplace environments so that we can feel ever so slightly better about our own messed up workplace situations.

Thankfully, these HR employees were bold enough to share their stories and spill the tea for the rest of us. It comes as no surprise to report that the vast majority of these anecdotes involve those at the top misbehaving or acting irrationally while on the trippiest of power trips. Yes, every so often there is a story of an unprofessional coworker who oversteps a boundary or two but the frequency of those stories pales in comparison to those about the head honchos. Need we say more about who is ultimately at fault here 99% of the time?

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