workplace-stories

'A company gave out 10,000 flyers that had my phone number on them': Office employee is inundated with calls, gets even with the mistaken company

Remy Millisky

Entitled boss refuses to give employee full-time hours, employee lands a better job and boss loses it: ‘[She said] "I must prioritize her"’

Lana DeGaetano

Tech startup employee is expected to work on days they take PTO, internet discusses the fallacy of ‘unlimited’ PTO policies: ‘[It] really means no PTO’

Lana DeGaetano

20+ Resume mistakes that left hiring managers laughing: 'He said a video game was his experience'

Remy Millisky

Manager claims employee is lying about getting stuck in the snow en route to work, admits she left work to try and catch employee red-handed: ‘I sent [her] proof’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss schedules employee during approved mountain vacation with no cell service, threatens their job when worker don't show up: ‘I turn my phone back on, and I get bombarded with a million notifications’

Etai Eshet

28-year-old woman tries to frame coworker against her when she specifically asked him to cover for her, HR investigation ensues and he distances himself: “She said I was being dramatic and to move on”

Briana Viser

Employee risks termination after refusing to go to work during a snowstorm, demanding boss does not back down: ‘I told him I am not coming in no matter what’

Bar Mor Hazut

Coworker criticizes worker who has been doing all of her work for her, prompting them to no longer help her: 'Okay I'll focus entirely on my work'

Brad Dickson

Incompetent coworker, convinced of his effectiveness, leaves to start competing business: 'He's potentially mishandling client funds by mishandling their accounting'

Brad Dickson

20 people share what made them quit their job on the spot

Brad Dickson

Boss won't let employee leave work early to pick up kid from school, employee resigns unceremoniously: 'That's going to cost him $1500'

Ben Weiss

'They treated me like a child': Store manager takes employees' phones away at the start of each shift, won't let them access it until break

JR Atkinson

'Stop calling me that': Entitled coworker refuses to call employee by her real name, employee reports her to HR, causing work feud

Ben Weiss

20+ Managers who were stuck with the worst employees: 'She thought it was perfectly okay to just take a nap'

Remy Millisky

Bus company refuses to allow driver to work for another company due to 'conflict of interest', driver backs out of the job: ‘If you want to control my time, pay for it’

Bar Mor Hazut