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'I'm legit getting fired for attendance when I called off one time': Manager fires employee for calling in sick, then tries to treat it as a resignation

Ben Weiss

Employee begs for 3rd shift in interview process, is given all 1st shift while giving newbie 3rd: 'I already have a commute 45 min to an hour and in that rush hour it takes me almost 2 hours to get there'

JR Atkinson

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Bar Mor Hazut

Workplace writes up employees for every time they call out of a shift, no matter how far in advance: 'In an industry that's hemorrhaging workforce, these threats seem pretty silly'

JR Atkinson

Manager schedules 17-year-old worker for 3-9 PM shifts Monday through Friday, despite her getting out of school at 2:30 PM: 'I work 10:30 AM-7:00 PM on weekends.'

Emmy Pratt

Office manager demands receptionist cover his shift unpaid and last minute, receptionist refuses, causing manager to miss client meeting: ‘I documented it and emailed HR’

Bar Mor Hazut

'A string of cheese was still hanging from my mouth to the plate': 18+ Servers share their most unhinged, jaw-dropping workplace stories

Jesse Kessenheimer

Entitled friend plans a last-minute wedding on a weekday, then throws a tantrum when her best friend's husband can't get PTO: 'It’s happening in only 8 weeks'

Jesse Kessenheimer

'HR showed him the camera footage': 20+ Employees whose huge mistakes got them immediately fired

Remy Millisky

15 Employees who quit instead of dealing with their working conditions: '2 weeks later I get a call... He's begging me to come back'

Remy Millisky

'It was a heatwave, hitting 115°... the whole kitchen walked out': 20+ Employees who quit their bad jobs in the middle of their shifts

Remy Millisky

Supervisor writes up warehouse employee for not smiling enough at work: 'I work 10-hour shifts moving heavy boxes in a windowless building where we’re not allowed to have earbuds, take phone calls, or speak unless it’s job-related'

Emmy Pratt

'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

Bar Mor Hazut

‘I never said I was taking his shift’: Entitled coworker assumes fellow employee will take his shift without receiving confirmation, then sneakily tells boss they found shift coverage

Lana DeGaetano

Employee purposefully locks coworkers out of shared work PC after they fail to log out when leaving shift, leading to an office dispute: ‘They had to reset their passwords’

Bar Mor Hazut

Restaurant manager tells 16-year-old employee to leave after blaming her for something she didn’t do, then tries to fire her for actually leaving not realizing it was all on camera: 'That sounded like approval, didn't it?'

Isabella Penn