workplace-stories

‘She kept calling me a liar’: Employee coming off of 12-hour shift rejects coworker's last-minute plea for shift coverage, coworker bombards her with a lengthy, audacious text message

Lana DeGaetano

Boss “concerned” about 26-year-old employee’s love life, turning workplace chatter into awkward lectures: ‘I don't understand why he's so concerned about my relationship he knows nothing about”

Etai Eshet

Upper management bans above-average reviews to avoid raises, pushing employees to question why they should even try: ‘I was shocked when I got a “met expectations,” 3/5 across the board’

Etai Eshet

‘Made me feel awful—he completely invalidated me’: Boss publicly mocks new hire on first week, prompting employee to leave meeting feeling defeated and questioning their abilities

Etai Eshet

Woman decides to confront husband's female coworker after she refuses to stop asking him out, husband fears he will lose his job as a result: ‘Don’t confront her’

Bar Mor Hazut

Construction workers maliciously comply with expensive project plans: 'We followed the plans to the letter, just like you said'

Remy Millisky

'Aren't you the guy who told everyone in the office I cheated on my husband with a white or Asian man?' Mom calls out her husband's coworker who said he couldn't be the father of her baby because of his race in front of their boss

Emmy Pratt

Manager scolds employee for leaving his desk to use the restroom, employee drives her crazy by messaging her constantly: 'I made sure to let her know every time I left my desk'

Ben Weiss

New Corporate VP fires crucial team members, engineers maliciously comply with new policies, leading to financial mess: 'All the [employees] who were let go were rehired'

Ben Weiss

'My mid-year review which should have been completed in July wasn't completed until November': Boss gives $0 bonus to employee after they find a new job, boss claims they 'need improvement'

JR Atkinson

'There is no evidence against me... I still got fired on the spot': 15+ Employees who got fired from their toxic jobs

Remy Millisky

‘I hope this email finds a well’: 20+ accidental emails that'll make you think twice before you hit send

Bar Mor Hazut

Fired employee refuses to provide former boss with a code to access their system, blocks boss to keep him from reaching out: ‘I ignored him completely’

Bar Mor Hazut

Employee refuses boss’ demands to commute during active tornado or be fired: ‘So yeah I’m looking for another job’

Etai Eshet

Boss demands remote employee commute ten hours weekly and surrender control over non-work schedule, forcing her to reconsider her future: ‘I feel like if I give in once, it’ll just continue to happen’

Etai Eshet

Employee gets exposed for taking credit for coworker's software work after he is forced to admit he doesn't know how to fix a system bug: ‘He had no idea where to even begin’

Bar Mor Hazut