workplace-stories

'By the time she'll notice, I'll be long gone': Employee quits job, micromanager demands they send onboarding documents for next hire, employee sends glitched files instead

Bar Mor Hazut

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Hiking guide gets called out by her new boss for wearing only a sports bra, she wonders if she's wrong: 'Is it inappropriate to hike in a sports bra?'

Brad Dickson

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Work demands employee pay for personal calls, employee demands payment for calls they take outside of working hours: 'I should be getting overtime each time I pick up the phone'

Brad Dickson

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'The guy wanted that go-kart': Go-kart employee stunned by oblivious customer's odd request

Remy Millisky

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'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords

Remy Millisky

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'I can mimic that sound perfectly': 20+ Crafty workplace pranks that totally fooled coworkers

Remy Millisky

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Nepo baby demands overview of coworker's project so he can take full credit for it: 'He had no part in creating this program'

Ben Weiss

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Worker asks for a raise, gets fired instead: 'We're terminating your contract'

Brad Dickson

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'You must be kidding!': Boss Emails Entire Company Employee’s Salary Details, Including Expected ‘Raise’

Sienna Varady

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‘Your company deserves to fail’: Overworked employee quits job without notice after years of carrying company on their back, boss claims he'll sue for losses

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss threatens contractor's job when they park in the public parking space the boss normally uses, contractor gets even: 'I'm told that this boss gets the say on my contract and doesn't need a reason to end my contract'

Brad Dickson

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Employee gets passed over for promotion in favor of a coworker they trained: 'I'm baffled, I have many years [of] experience'

Brad Dickson

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Job seeker gets flown out to an interview and meets the successful candidate who already started in the role: 'Dude has only been there about a week...'

Brad Dickson

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'[Karen] got fired for her recklessness': Entitled employee refuses to follow password guidelines, company's emails get hacked, she pays the price

Ben Weiss

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Guy gets fired, company won't reimburse flights for upcoming work trip: 'Now that I'm not part of the company, I'm obviously not attending said retreat'

Ben Weiss

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'Block her number and move on': Boutique owner gifts employee jumpsuit from her store, demands it back when employee injures herself

JR Atkinson

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