workplace-stories

'My 100% WFH job turned into a 100% office job': Worker hired in remote role finds themself forced to come into an office

Brad Dickson

'It's amazing what can be done when the CEO gets involved': Frustrated customer floods company execs with emails to get them to fix their computer

Remy Millisky

'Our turnover rate is through the roof': Entitled boss mocks employee for taking first day off in 10 months, gets instant karma when half of his employees quit

Isabella Penn

'I was just accused of stealing water': 20+ Mindless managers who leveled wild accusations against their employees

Remy Millisky

Nightmare Jobs That Made Workers Throw in the Towel Mid Shift

JR Atkinson

'No one is above the rules': 'Rags to riches' CEO fires VP who broke the single rule that every employee must follow

Remy Millisky

'I didn’t check my emails for seven weeks': Boss pressures employee to 'stay on top of things' during his paternity leave, employee puts his foot down

Ben Weiss

'[I] and the entire waiting staff walked out': 20+ Workers share stories of quitting their job mid shift

Brad Dickson

'I won't be in today and I won't be back': Restaurant worker quits 20 mins after the start of their shift with explosive text message to boss

Brad Dickson

'What time does the internet close?': 40+ Clueless customers who had ridiculous questions to ask their local retail workers

Remy Millisky

'It was an email I would NEVER send': Coworker signs intern's name on unprofessional email, intern speaks to boss, coworker gets fired

Ben Weiss

'I parked in their space... somebody else got jealous and tattled to HR': IT worker conspires with their boss to snag a good parking spot through malicious compliance

Remy Millisky

'No OT without manager approval': Worker uses OT policy to his advantage, leaves mid-shift once he hits 40 hours to go to the movies

Ben Weiss

'She started piling on more work on me... I was happy to comply': Passive-aggressive manager tries to get her employee to quit, instead the company pays their worker more

Remy Millisky

'I will not be staying to paint [...] Because I don't want to': Boss thought he could force employees to work OT to paint the office, they refuse

Ben Weiss

'Made to apply for a position I've already been doing for five years...': Floundering employer forces workers to reapply for their own roles

Brad Dickson