workplace-stories

'We had to use 7 minutes of our 10 minute break to get scolded': Retail worker quits mid-shift when boss says they can't take a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes

JR Atkinson

Retail employee walks out mid-shift after team gets scolded for taking contractual breaks: 'We didn't deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes?'

Ben Weiss

Employee finds out boss is getting fired after HR offers them her position, leading employee to consider giving boss a warning: ‘Should I tell her she's getting fired?’

Bar Mor Hazut

HR tells veteran barge tower not to be "inflexible" and to listen to their ideas of their younger crew members, they step back and watch things unravel: 'I was told I should listen to crew and perhaps I could learn some "new and improved" ways to towboat'

Brad Dickson

‘I think I’m going to need a lawyer’: Higher-ups force employee next in line for a promotion to take time off after an injury, then call them ‘unreliable’ despite requesting they be put on FMLA leave

Lana DeGaetano

Micromanager makes employee take an entire day of PTO just because he needed to leave 5 minutes early: 'Boss wasn’t happy with me [...] but I did follow their policy'

Ben Weiss

'Okay Karen, lemme just summon the CEO of Target for your crusty tank top': Entitled retail customer tries to return a clearly used shirt and demands to speak to the manager, doesn't realize she's already speaking to the manager

JR Atkinson

‘What do you want from me?’: Employee hands in their 2-week notice, only for boss to refuse to accept it without being provided with reasons for the resignation

Bar Mor Hazut

Company uses unlimited PTO as bait-and-switch, training employees to brag about burnout and shaming themselves for taking a break: ‘I’m starting to think the whole thing is a scam designed to save the company money’

Etai Eshet

Employee publicly blames boss for company's major network outage, boss refuses to accept the criticism, leading employee to pack up their office: ‘I went into full defense mode’

Bar Mor Hazut

Micromanaging boss takes issue with employee's process, employee maliciously complies by offloading all calls and scanning duties to boss: 'I am not her secretary'

Ben Weiss

'EVERYONE had told my manager not to hire this guy': 20+ Office employees who got fired for doing their jobs badly

Remy Millisky

‘Useless’ coworker accidentally deletes 15+ hours of employee's work when she finally decides to do her job: ‘I’m stuck having to redo everything’

Lana DeGaetano

‘The final straw’: Employee resigns after her micromanaging, narcissistic boss denies her PTO request and provides no bereavement when her loved one passes

Lana DeGaetano

Two-faced coworker constantly criticizes and condescends to new employee, while being incredibly friendly and kind to all other colleagues: ‘She’s everyone’s favorite… it gets harder to ignore’

Etai Eshet

‘Things were falling apart’: Team lead refuses to work during busiest shift after boss 'plays favorites' between her and other employees, leaving the entire department high and dry

Bar Mor Hazut