workplace-stories

Tech assistant throws herself a $2000 going away party while her boss is out of town, doesn't actually quit: 'She called it a 'social experiment''

JR Atkinson

Employee refuses to respond to boss's email asking to reconsider their resignation, instead decides to air out everything they think about their boss: ‘[You] are useless’

Bar Mor Hazut

Woman Begs Coworker to Cover Her so She Can Spend Thanksgiving With Her Family, Coworker Refuses, Office Hostility Arises When She Complains to HR

Briana Viser

New hire gets fired 10 minutes into their shift after boss claims they were ‘not being proactive’, coworker reveals it was not the first time this happened: ‘I was the 4th person they hired’

Bar Mor Hazut

Boss contacts former employee asking for forgotten passwords, employee refuses to comply without being paid the $10,000 they were owed before leaving: ‘Pay me first’

Bar Mor Hazut

Candidate gets rejected from a job they perfectly qualify for, they reapply with a new email account and immediately get moved up in the hiring process: ‘It was even the same recruiter’

Bar Mor Hazut

'Boss claims that me quitting will result in the business closing': Worker gives 2-week-notice after basically running the company they work for for their boss, prompting boss's total meltdown

Brad Dickson

'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

Ben Weiss

'Leaving was the best thing I did': Employer of 3 years hires new employee at $30k higher than experienced worker, they quit

Brad Dickson

Experienced worker gets passed over for promotion after her manager witnesses how she speaks to new hires: 'I was fuming. I hate it when people type like that on social media'

Brad Dickson

'A masterclass in how not to get hired': 18-year-old writes unflattering pitch for themself on social media job page

Remy Millisky

'The manager [said], "You really want to burn this bridge?" I said, "Yes"': 20+ Employees who quit their jobs as fast as possible

Remy Millisky

Man is left jobless when scorned ex-employee refuses to hire him after receiving the same treatment 9 months prior: ‘HE is now redundant’

Lana DeGaetano

'She is so hurt that I wrote it': Fed-up worker writes review about toxic ex-boss who told her not to ask for a raise, boss lashes out in scathing text message

JR Atkinson

Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

Ben Weiss

Employee accidentally eavesdrops on boss's conversation about changing employees' work hours, decides to confront boss about it: ‘Am I wrong for speaking up?’

Bar Mor Hazut