workplace-stories

'Everyone had to reapply': 20+ Workers share the jobs they were glad to be fired from

Brad Dickson

'You guys wasted my time': Candidate flies to another state for an interview, interviewer cancels at the last minute

Brad Dickson

'We're just following his procedure, right?': New manager does away with his team's system, employees maliciously comply knowing productivity will decline

Ben Weiss

'Professional dog show people': Top 20 Professions with the Messiest People

Ben Weiss

'He had to send out an email to the team recalling the rule': Team manager insists late employees need to bring breakfast for their entire team, employee humbles him with expensive meal purchase

Remy Millisky

'[He] would gather admin staff... and show them funny YouTube clips': 30+ People whose silly bosses have the whole office facepalming

Remy Millisky

'I told [them] a 15k salary increase': Employee and boss get into heated salary negotiation after boss demands five days a week in the office

Ben Weiss

'The [department] racked up eight-figure losses': Logistics company forces out the only worker who manages overseas suppliers

Brad Dickson

'She was fired maybe an hour later': 15+ managers share the times they fired new employees on day one

Ben Weiss

'You can't continue working from home because you go idle in chat too often': Remote worker devises plan to avoid going into the office by tricking their bosses

Remy Millisky

Callous Company Ruthlessly Makes Layoffs With No Warning

JR Atkinson

'He is bug eyed and asked me how many tickets I was planning on submitting': Data analyst is denied access to their database, sends IT team help desk tickets for each of their 400+ clients

Remy Millisky

'They don't care about me, why should I care about them?': Company man gets passed over for promotion, discovers quiet quitting after 11 years at the company

Ben Weiss

'Ever since then I’ve had this terrible feeling of disappointment and betrayal': Veteran worker finds out their new coworker, who they are senior to, is actually making more than them

Brad Dickson

'I don't even get a chair': Restaurant manager won't let hostess sit following surgery

Brad Dickson

'I followed the travel policy': Worker exploits company's travel policy loophole to book more expensive tickets and fly first class

Brad Dickson