workplace-stories

'I did exactly as I was told': Employee told "not to think," does their best

Brad Dickson

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'She demanded I hire her': Manager's old company calls begging him to hire his useless ex-coworker to get her off their hands

Brad Dickson

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'Her face started twitching': Boss gets furious when employee gives their notice, talks about them behind their back

Brad Dickson

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'You specifically asked me to delete it despite my protests': Company stranded after firing reluctant developer and telling them to delete everything they made

Brad Dickson

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'No late lunches, no exceptions': Worker reprimanded for taking late lunches to help the business, makes them regret it

Brad Dickson

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'Nobody knew what to do': Dude gets fired for harassment, uses job as a reference anyways

Brad Dickson

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'I want to know where you are at all times': Worker complies to boss's micromanaging request that they report their location at all times

Brad Dickson

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'I'll get someone else to do your job': Vacationing employee accuses coworker of ignoring complaints while he was away

Remy Millisky

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'No report, sorry!': Employee refuses to do any work before 9am after getting shamed for leaving before 5, boss caves

Ben Weiss

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'I was laid off from my job three months ago': Employee gets laid off, asked to come back three months later

Brad Dickson

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'I smiled and waited for Joe to clock in': Demanding customer insists a male employee help her, cue malicious compliance by department manager

Remy Millisky

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Cruel Boss Steals Speaker for playing Spanish Music, Employee Replaces it Immediately

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‘My boss is shorting my tips’: Server quits after finding out employer is shorting their tips under the guise of decreasing hourly rate

Eleonora Bader

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'[I] handed my two weeks notice': Manager makes employee travel three hours to change work outfit, employee returns with letter of resignation

Ben Weiss

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'I’m the only female in the group': Boss makes only female engineer organize office lunches, employee stands her ground

Ben Weiss

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‘My boss took away the employees' stereo, so I bought them another one’: Boss takes construction workers' stereo away, project manager buys them another one

Eleonora Bader

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