workplace-stories

Lazy coworker gives employee the silent treatment after they tell their supervisor about her slacker behavior, then demands the employee take 4 of her shifts: ‘I refuse to do anything for her’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss messages employee at 8 PM, laughs when employee says their contract says 9-5: 'You disregarded your own boundaries by replying to him'

JR Atkinson

'They panicked when I resigned': Top-performing employee quits after getting no raise in 3.5 years, suddenly management counteroffers with a 37% pay raise and profit sharing

Ben Weiss

Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing, they protest: 'My calendar is packed'

Bar Mor Hazut

Toxic boss lays off employee and gives them 8 weeks' severance, unaware that they landed a new job and were planning to resign that day: ‘I posted my… LinkedIn update crowing about my new job’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss demands that employees remain at their desks and tell him what they're doing every time they get up, they comply and message him so often that he is forced to reverse the order: 'Last week I sent him 9 messages in one day'

Brad Dickson

Arrogant coworker gets well-deserved karma after employee decides to withhold valuable information before her important meeting: ‘This time, I stayed quiet’

Lana DeGaetano

Hotel guest cancels card to avoid paying cancellation fee after not showing up for reservation, clerk charges card every day until it goes through: ‘I can play the long-game’

Bar Mor Hazut

15+ Bosses who hired the wrong person for the job: 'Hired a dishwasher... [he] doesn't like to get his hands wet'

Remy Millisky

Company installs productivity tracking software that screenshots employees' computers every 10 minutes: ‘But they say can't afford raises anymore’

Bar Mor Hazut

Military worker calls out her same rank 30-year-old male colleague for not doing his work, he responds with an anger tantrum: ‘He has been in the military twice as long as I have, but we’re all the same rank’

Etai Eshet

Staff refuse to work without a shift supervisor on site, boss demands one employee take charge without promotion, and fails: 'I saw nothing but eye rolls'

Bar Mor Hazut

Every time employee takes a PTO day they still end up 40 hours/week to cover it, nullifying the PTO: 'I should've worked 24 hours but I worked double that'

JR Atkinson

CEO demands employee leave their office door open at all times after thinking they were out of office because it was closed: ‘What is even the point of an office?’

Bar Mor Hazut

Woman who works at her dad’s small business notices one coworker ignores her and acts cold whenever her father is in the office, but is friendly and chatty when her dad's away

Etai Eshet

Toxic boss breaks down crying in front of the whole team after lead employee announces she is quitting her job: 'You left us in a horrible position'

Bar Mor Hazut