workplace-stories

'He got laid off. An hour into his first day': 10+ wild workplace stories as told by HR

Ben Weiss

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'Fired for insubordination': CEO fires employee the day he files for paternity leave, claims he was insubordinate

Ben Weiss

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'I can't believe you said that': Work mom won't stop commenting on everyone's physical appearance, employee talks to management

Ben Weiss

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'You can't use your phone': Company refuses to let workers without ‘management title’ to use phones; contractor stops working, employees follow his lead, costing company $100,000

Eleonora Bader

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'Got them all fired': Dude gets even with ex-boss and ex-coworkers by getting a job at the place that handles their contracts

Ben Weiss

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'Thank you so much for firing me': People share how they burned bridges on their last day of work

Ben Weiss

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'Printed the proof... and walked straight out': 20+ People who quit their jobs on the spot

Remy Millisky

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'[He] left a 1 star review': Movie-goer insists on buying tickets to action movie at a closed down theater

Remy Millisky

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'I was the one that paid the $500': Server forced to pay the bill after table of 11 dines and dashes

Ben Weiss

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'[My boss] was walked out by two cops': Thieving fraudster retail manager gets arrested when their employee finally gets even

Brad Dickson

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'We want another server now': Waiter ignores customers for hours after they insult staff members

Remy Millisky

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'I just sent that to my entire team': Employee photoshops boss's face on photo of his entire family as a joke, then accidentally sends it to the whole team

Ben Weiss

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'Sorry boss, that's a managers job': Boss tells employee not to take on extra work, employee maliciously complies and boss's incompetence starts to show

Ben Weiss

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'I will be filing an ethics complaint': Boss wants healthcare worker to work overtime, doesn't want to pay for it

Brad Dickson

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'Another manager [who] won't believe their worker could be sick': Tutor who was told they have to come into work while sick makes their boss regret their decision

Brad Dickson

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Update: 'I will not be following up': Boss asks employee to write impossible report before he leaves the company, employee proves it was a bad idea

Ben Weiss

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