workplace-stories

Employee sabotages outsourced consultant's job in order to hire his friend instead, company finds out, leading to him getting fired: ‘He was taken out of the building by security’

Bar Mor Hazut

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UPDATE: Boss tells employee to 'stick to their contract' after denying them a raise, then complains they're not doing extra: 'I'm about to reply with a screenshot'

JR Atkinson

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Employee uses all 37 days of PTO at once before quitting: 'Is there anything stopping me?'

Ben Weiss

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Hotel outsources bartender’s job after keeping him on for 6 years with “better future” promises, offers a housekeeping job instead of compensation: ‘I’m effectively out of a job at that company

Etai Eshet

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Loyal employee discovers company is hiring for their exact position at 30% more pay, decides to quit after boss refuses to give them a raise: 'They can figure it out when I leave'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entitled job candidate Colin demands to be hired because of "old connection": 'I’m entitled to it because we both know people in common'

Remy Millisky

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Stubborn HR training lands grocery store employee some extra cash: ‘My time is my time, and I'm getting paid for it’

Lana DeGaetano

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UPDATE: Entitled ex-coworker Lulu demands that former colleague continue to help her at her new job: 'Lulu is delulu'

Remy Millisky

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Employee learns all their coworkers were hired at $20/hr when he was hired at $18/hr with more experience, confronts his boss about it: 'I have 7 years experience in related fields'

JR Atkinson

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Employee gets boss fired after she made him work while sick so he exposed her history of wrongful firings and workplace romance: ‘I emailed them the screenshots, they started digging on her history’

Etai Eshet

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Demanding print advertising client ignores graphic designer's suggestions and forbids them from using any color except for blue: 'The end result was one giant flat blue square'

Brad Dickson

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Manager says 'there's nothing wrong with walking' to restaurant worker in a blizzard, claims that's no reason to miss work: 'She lives 3 miles away'

JR Atkinson

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Colleague insists visiting employee leave their car unlocked because there's ‘no crime’ down South, employee refuses: ‘I couldn't take the chance’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss insists cutting out middleman to save 15% through direct import, ended up paying double in fees and fines: ‘I let him handle the logistics of a 40-foot container’

Etai Eshet

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Restaurant manager stands up to upper management after they demand employees walk to work during a blizzard: ‘People staying home for their own safety is not costing us anything’

Bar Mor Hazut

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HR rejects job candidate for being overly eager and “trying too hard”, going into great detail in the rejection email, leaving candidate to wonder: ‘Is this even appropriate?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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