workplace-stories

Employee gets even with lazy ‘office golden boy’ by tracking his every move via spreadsheet, then ‘accidentally’ presents the document during a routine meeting

Lana DeGaetano

'He's so by the book that I can't get [work] done': 20+ Coworkers who bring their bad habits into the workplace

Remy Millisky

Man litters from coworker's car, coworker throws him out in the middle of a snowstorm: 'He probably paid $80- 100 for an Uber'

JR Atkinson

Employee resigns at 4:00am after bosses ignore her health scare and assign her more work: 'I couldn’t take it anymore'

Ben Weiss

‘Sure thing, boss!’: Newly-hired toxic manager fires dedicated employee for only completing tasks within his job description, entire department ‘collapses’ as a result

Lana DeGaetano

Candidate's offer falls through after manager claims they ‘no-showed' to the online interview, until candidate finds proof that manager lied: ‘This isn't [my] fault’

Bar Mor Hazut

'[Boss] lasted maybe 10 minutes before he couldn't take it anymore': Manager forces employee to run machines constantly, employee maliciously complies and lets hundreds of orders pile up

Remy Millisky

Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Ben Weiss

'Not allowed to go home early? Ok!': Manager defies boss by adjusting schedule so employees can still leave at a decent hour

Ben Weiss

Employee saves company $1.5 million per year, gets laid off within months: 'Instead of getting a thanks or a bonus'

JR Atkinson

'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

Ben Weiss

Mechanic fails to fix customer's car for three months due to being ‘short staffed’, leading to a dispute when customer grows tired of waiting: ‘They hadn't even looked at my car’

Bar Mor Hazut

'Money is supposed to flow down, not up': Worker is asked to pitch in $50 for higher-up's holiday present despite them making 3-4x their salary

JR Atkinson

'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it

Ben Weiss

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

Ben Weiss

Employee refuses to comply with team building exercise, claiming coworkers are doing it wrong, company fires the employee in response: ‘You failed’

Bar Mor Hazut