workplace-stories

'[She] said we needed to talk about how I “spoke to Nina’s child"': 20-year-old employee gets criticized by boss and coworker for scolding coworker's 9-year-old kid

Remy Millisky

'Time is money': New boss enforces efficiency policy, backfires as employees start making mistakes, boss's job is on the line

Ben Weiss

Arrogant supervisor tells customer support employee to never go off script, so the employee maliciously complies and causes a ‘Million-Dollar Client Meltdown’

Lana DeGaetano

Slothful coworker demands employee's bonus claiming that she deserves it more, gets 3-week suspension: '[She] is going around the office calling me “selfish” and “greedy”'

Brad Dickson

'I wasn't going to sign something that wasn't my fault': Micromanager tries to shame barista for leaving work due to family emergency despite advanced warning

Ben Weiss

'I was given a 1 cent raise': 20+ Job quitters who had great motivations to leave their workplace for good

Remy Millisky

'No employee is allowed to work from home': Remote employee forced to come in unexpectedly despite medical issues, boss won't return his phone calls

Ben Weiss

Disrespectful 20-year-old loses ride to work after continually littering in coworker's car, gets fired for tardiness: 'There were ants inside of my vehicle'

JR Atkinson

Woman Gets Entitled Coworker Fired After She Tries to Prove Service Dog is Fake, HR Gets Involved When Coworker Exploits Workplace By Posting Photos of Dog Online

Briana Viser

'I think my boss is tracking me': Nanny calls the cops on entitled Mommy Boss after discovering boss is tracking her every move

Ben Weiss

'A "grandma shower" is just tacky': Employee gets coworkers to throw her unnecessary party, one employee opts out of "absolutely ridiculous" event

Remy Millisky

Automation employee gets back at entitled boss by adding a code line to company's budget sheet that makes it impossible to give boss a raise: ‘I don't feel guilty’

Bar Mor Hazut

'I can’t believe you did that behind your bosses back': Manager fires two teenagers, gets fired by head manager after "taking initiative"

Remy Millisky

'I did the most ridiculous interview of my life': Cosmetics store employee discovers that job candidate wants $55 per hour

Remy Millisky

'That's going to be one tough job to fill': Baffling job position pays $16/ hour and requires worker to share hotel rooms, interviewer laughs in recruiter's face

JR Atkinson

'Nobody knew who I was': New employee gets ghosted on their first day at work, then receives passive-aggressive message from management

Ben Weiss