workplace-stories

Micromanager enforces new clocking-in rule requiring employees to send four selfies per day: 'It feels unnecessary and uncomfortable'

Ben Weiss

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Entry level employee does nothing at work for 8-hours a day, has lasted 7 months without issue: 'My bosses respect me and even thank me for my work'

Emmy Pratt

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‘Job’ candidate wants to join the workforce, as long as she won’t be forced to work, envisions career as a professional slacker with minimal effort and maximum relaxation

Etai Eshet

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'Your employers seem to think you are irresponsible children': Workplace requires employees take a selfie every time they clock in or out, employee pushes back on invasion of privacy

JR Atkinson

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Boss considers sending "unprofessional" reply to entitled care worker: 'She wants to be paid for time she didn't work'

Remy Millisky

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Employee gets instantly fired after asking to work from home during a snowstorm: ‘I got a call back from my boss and HR together’

Etai Eshet

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Employee spreads rumors about coworker's promotion being due to favoritism, coworker gets back at her by convincing the entire office she's a liar: ‘Now nobody takes her seriously’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Office lunch thief eats birthday cake meant for employee's daughter, employee loses it: 'Your boss ate the cake'

Ben Weiss

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Boss revokes honeymoon PTO planned a year in advance and offers employee to quit when they refuse to cancel

Etai Eshet

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Female coworker sparks friendship with woman just to get closer to her boyfriend, makes several attempts to cause a rift in their relationship: ‘I just want it to stop’

Lana DeGaetano

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Pregnant employee gets even with nosy coworkers, effectively offloading work and starting maternity leave early: 'I'm due tomorrow but they say it could take a while'

Ben Weiss

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Employee sabotages toxic boss's favorite chili cook-off competition, purchases chili from a popular food chain and wins by a landslide: ‘The look on his face was absolutely priceless’

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee finds his job posting online, goes to HR and gets boss fired: 'Maybe you aren't a good fit here'

Ben Weiss

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Company asks employee to donate part of each paycheck to nonprofit that funds the company, claims $100 is far too low: 'I will not be coerced into donating to a massive organization'

JR Atkinson

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After managing company's largest client, employee gets wrongfully fired, leading client to hire them externally instead of accepting replacement: 'Was told I'm easily replaceable, so I fixed that'

Bar Mor Hazut

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