workplace-stories

20+ Quitting employees who left their jobs as quickly as possible: 'No call no show for me'

Remy Millisky

Employee forced to use his car for trips, boss won’t pay for repairs, cue malicious compliance: ‘Since they won’t provide me with a car, […] I would no longer go to the meetings'

Ben Weiss

Employee automates task, making everyone’s jobs easier, boss takes credit for her work: ‘You probably didn’t even know how to turn on your computer when we found you’

Ben Weiss

Boyfriend’s Humiliating ‘Comedy’ Routine at Company Christmas Party Leads Woman to Leave Mid-Show: ‘Ex-Boyfriend' is starting to sound a lot more accurate.’

Etai Eshet

'He pick[ed] up his car with a forklift': 15+ Fired employees who gave their bosses good reasons to let them go

Remy Millisky

Boss puts employee with the flu on speakerphone with whole team to confirm their illness, coworkers laugh in the background: 'Find a new job'

JR Atkinson

Boss won't stop bothering employee while they're on holiday PTO, employee sends him a message: ‘We can discuss them when I am back from PTO’

Lana DeGaetano

20 unprofessional answers no one should give in a job interview: 'I am very good with people because I am myself a person'

Ben Weiss

Newbie employee outs sassy gift meant for self-righteous coworker during an office Christmas party, a ‘domino effect’ of chaos ensues: ‘HR had to step in’

Lana DeGaetano

10+ employees who got their incompetent bosses fired: 'A week later, I got a new title and a 35% raise'

Ben Weiss

Insurance company denies phone claim over strict policy until customer reminds them it will only cost them more: 'So how likely is it that a cracked screen could lead to water damage?'

Brad Dickson

'Set boundaries quickly': Boss continuously texts worker while they're taking PTO despite worker leaving behind comprehensive documents

JR Atkinson

Employee grows tired of unknown coworker stealing their lunch, so they cleverly replace it with disguised dog food, forcing coworker to stop: ‘Sure enough, the theft stopped within a week’

Bar Mor Hazut

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Bar Mor Hazut

Employee refuses to follow boss's instructions: 'I won't apologize for it'

Remy Millisky

Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

Lana DeGaetano