workplace-stories

Employee quits toxic job, watches as former company breaks down without them: 'Kiss your business goodbye'

Remy Millisky

'I transferred $500k to the wrong vendor': 25 Expensive mistakes that people will never live down

Remy Millisky

Supervisor mistakes employee's medically necessary dental crowns for 'grillz,' writes them up for violating dress code: 'I'm not sure how to navigate this level of stupidity'

JR Atkinson

‘My boss, his boss, and the HR Director took turns screaming at me’: 3 power-tripping executives try to intimidate employee into quitting because they're unable to fire them immediately, employee refuses

Lana DeGaetano

CEO brags about dropping $15k twice a year on family vacations to employees living paycheck to paycheck: 'He enjoys taking his kids on separate cruises'

Ben Weiss

‘Didn’t even talk to my boss, HR and I had a 1 minute discussion and was sent off’: Company fires employee for mildly positive survey response

Etai Eshet

Nonstop talker employee turns coworker’s workdays into daily struggle with endless interruptions, repetitive questions: ‘They just stand up and stare at me until I take my headphones off to hear them’

Etai Eshet

'Many people are living a miserable life that they can't stand': Coworkers call out coworker for preferring plans with fiancé of 7 years to happy hour after work

JR Atkinson

35-year-old woman cries to bosses over 24-year-old coworker’s private birthday party, turning personal celebration into work-related office-wide scene: ‘I sent my FRIENDS a private message idk how much more sensitive I can be’

Etai Eshet

20+ People who are having an awkward week at work: 'I accidentally called my boss "Mom"'

Remy Millisky

21-year-old coworker frequently arrives to work 3 hours late to get her nails done, store manager gets even via rolls of coins: 'She struggles to open them because of said nails'

Ben Weiss

Entitled boss sends company-wide email about why he fired his former employee 4 months prior, employee claims it's entirely false: ‘He has far too much influence’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss demands 16-year-old employee make him coffee every morning, employee complies but uses uncleaned mugs, boss quickly finds out: ‘He never asked me again’

Bar Mor Hazut

Update: Employee gets cheated out of bonus by his friend-turned-boss, returns to work with his resignation and a better job offer elsewhere: 'I'll be making double what my base is now'

Ben Weiss

'Go in sick and call in an anonymous health department complaint': Fast food boss says he will fire dishwasher if he calls in sick on more time despite employee only calling in 2 times

JR Atkinson

Overseas boss reports employee to HR for using an ‘excessive’ 11 days of PTO, HR approves the PTO and schools the boss on employee rights: ‘HR said nope’

Lana DeGaetano