workplace-stories

Restaurant boss says all leave requests will be denied going forward, staff asks him if he's making an April Fool's joke: 'He was not'

Brad Dickson

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'Interviewer... quit right in the middle of the job interview': 20 Interviews that went so badly it turned away the job candidates

Remy Millisky

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Boss enforces checking emails every 24 hours even when off work, employee maliciously complies and submits OT: 'Make sure you put it on your timesheet'

Ben Weiss

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'I left pool noodles outside on accident': 20+ Confounding reasons people got fired

Remy Millisky

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'So...6% pay rise for everyone?': Company mandates 42.5 hour work week, does not offer overtime

JR Atkinson

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Employee gets fired for taking recycled computer mouse nobody was using: 'It’s against company policy to take things from the electronics bin'

Ben Weiss

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Boss takes server's tips for himself under claims he hasn't 'earned them', servers builds a case to report boss: 'He won't get away with this'

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘You brought this on yourself…’: Server puts lying patron in her place after fabricating a food allergy in an attempt to force the restaurant to accommodate her food preferences

Sienna Varady

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‘They fired me without even telling me’: Woman gets fired while on maternity leave, finds out about it from coworker who has been informed she quit

Bar Mor Hazut

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Customer blames car wash for car damage, demands compensation but refuses to let employee check the security cameras: ‘I know a liar when I see one’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'It's not my fault': Client pays IT specialist $1000 after sharing the administrator password with entire team, leading to major technical issues

Sienna Varady

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IT employee maliciously complies to new boss's autocratic dress code: '[I wore] hi-vis polo shirts'

Brad Dickson

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Corporate agency demands more detailed timesheets, worker charges all their bureaucratic tasks, gets time off as a result: 'They freaked out'

Brad Dickson

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Worker forced to attend boring training, uses instructor's lesson against them: '[He said] I was being unreasonable'

Brad Dickson

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'I mark myself out permanently on Fridays': 20+ Women in High-Power Positions Share Harmless Ways They Use Their Power

Isabella Penn

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'Bro, you won the game': Employee let go from job that they completely self-automated for five years

Remy Millisky

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