workplace-stories

Employee gets boss fired after she made him work while sick so he exposed her history of wrongful firings and workplace romance: ‘I emailed them the screenshots, they started digging on her history’

Etai Eshet

Demanding print advertising client ignores graphic designer's suggestions and forbids them from using any color except for blue: 'The end result was one giant flat blue square'

Brad Dickson

Manager says 'there's nothing wrong with walking' to restaurant worker in a blizzard, claims that's no reason to miss work: 'She lives 3 miles away'

JR Atkinson

Colleague insists visiting employee leave their car unlocked because there's ‘no crime’ down South, employee refuses: ‘I couldn't take the chance’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss insists cutting out middleman to save 15% through direct import, ended up paying double in fees and fines: ‘I let him handle the logistics of a 40-foot container’

Etai Eshet

Restaurant manager stands up to upper management after they demand employees walk to work during a blizzard: ‘People staying home for their own safety is not costing us anything’

Bar Mor Hazut

HR rejects job candidate for being overly eager and “trying too hard”, going into great detail in the rejection email, leaving candidate to wonder: ‘Is this even appropriate?’

Bar Mor Hazut

Worker quits on the spot after boss fires him and demands he stay 3 weeks to train his replacement: ‘You can't toss someone overboard and ask them to train someone as they go over the railing’

Etai Eshet

Design job requires employees to clock out to use the bathroom and refuses to heat the office, doesn't understand why they're losing workers: 'Is it too soon to walk out?'

JR Atkinson

‘I’m two days in, and the "red flag" list is already a mile long’: Designer wants to quit job 2 days in after 8 months of unemployment

Etai Eshet

Job passes over long term employee for internal job 3 times despite having perfect reviews and stats: 'Time for an external job promotion'

JR Atkinson

'Good luck finding a replacement for me': Employee resigns after manager downplays his work, prompting four other employees to quit

Ben Weiss

Business owner refuses to share the PIN to sensitive work documents with their employee: ‘I want things done legally and safely’

Lana DeGaetano

University admin retires after five months’ notice, managers ignore her replacement warnings and blame her when chaos hits: ‘Now they're paying the price'’

Etai Eshet

Company forces lab employees to use PTO for a weather-related closure: ‘This cannot be legal. The company is deciding for us’

Etai Eshet

Job candidate lies about having a partner in an interview for a family-oriented company, she gets the job, then panics about keeping up the lie: ‘They keep asking about my partner’

Bar Mor Hazut