workplace-stories

Department head advises employee to disregard data issues for a product launch, then tries to distance himself when senior management questions the validity of the launch: ‘[A] written trail made it clear’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss promises promotion to employee for 6 months, rug pulls them at the last minute: 'I fee so used also because I worked so hard and delivered way beyond my targets'

JR Atkinson

Boss denies raise to $15/hr worker, immediately starts criticizing them when they ask: 'They forced you out. They were calling your bluff'

JR Atkinson

Manufacturing company's product manager decides to quit after getting a bad review over vague expectations from his manager: ’This is my last straw tho and I will not tolerate this’

Etai Eshet

Employee takes over coworker's role to help save failing company, coworker claims they're making a mistake, only to be proven wrong when stocks go up: 'The clients are now happy'

Bar Mor Hazut

Coworker bursts into tears and refuses to move to a front desk near a colleague, claiming she’s being “punished,” so HR lets her keep the quiet desk by the manager

Etai Eshet

Guy signs up to volunteer with Super Bowl pre-game production company and quickly figures out they are being used as unpaid stagehand: ‘It would have been nothing to slap people with $100 for 5 hours’

Etai Eshet

Employee sabotages outsourced consultant's job in order to hire his friend instead, company finds out, leading to him getting fired: ‘He was taken out of the building by security’

Bar Mor Hazut

UPDATE: Boss tells employee to 'stick to their contract' after denying them a raise, then complains they're not doing extra: 'I'm about to reply with a screenshot'

JR Atkinson

Employee uses all 37 days of PTO at once before quitting: 'Is there anything stopping me?'

Ben Weiss

Hotel outsources bartender’s job after keeping him on for 6 years with “better future” promises, offers a housekeeping job instead of compensation: ‘I’m effectively out of a job at that company

Etai Eshet

Loyal employee discovers company is hiring for their exact position at 30% more pay, decides to quit after boss refuses to give them a raise: 'They can figure it out when I leave'

Bar Mor Hazut

Entitled job candidate Colin demands to be hired because of "old connection": 'I’m entitled to it because we both know people in common'

Remy Millisky

Stubborn HR training lands grocery store employee some extra cash: ‘My time is my time, and I'm getting paid for it’

Lana DeGaetano

UPDATE: Entitled ex-coworker Lulu demands that former colleague continue to help her at her new job: 'Lulu is delulu'

Remy Millisky

Employee learns all their coworkers were hired at $20/hr when he was hired at $18/hr with more experience, confronts his boss about it: 'I have 7 years experience in related fields'

JR Atkinson