workplace-stories

‘She accused me of lying’: Job applicant has to prove he went to Brown because his degree is written in Latin

Ben Weiss

'You can find someone else? Okay': Crystal shop owner insists their only worker is replaceable, loses business to them after they quit

Brad Dickson

'I quit.' Manager quits after lazy Karen subordinate reports him to HR

Brad Dickson

B Movie Catastrophes: 20+ Actors and film crew share the secrets behind the making of a "bad movie"

Remy Millisky

'If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it': Manager creates mandatory lunch break schedule, employee finds loophole to get paid overtime

Ben Weiss

'Imagine my surprise': Worker receives call from first job 16 years later asking them to come back

Brad Dickson

'It's wasteful': Dillydallying customer demands one—and only one—bag from retail associate, gets their wish

Brad Dickson

'I am watching CCVT': Backpacker shares power-tripping phone policy poster from the place they worked while traveling in Australia

Brad Dickson

'Welcome to the bare minimum': Sneaky supervisor lies about shift change, so employee decides to act their wage

Remy Millisky

'A week after I left, my boss fell into burnout': Employee quits after doing her boss's job for her, boss can't keep up with her own tasks, gets fired

Ben Weiss

'Expect surprise visits from me': Boss enforces strict no phone policy filled with ridiculous typos

Ben Weiss

'[Four] years after they fired me!' Employer threatens to sue worker for their passwords years after firing them

Brad Dickson

'I don't work there anymore. Please don't call me': Worker gets phone call from somewhere they haven't worked for 8 years

Brad Dickson

'Should I accept the job?': Job seeker uses ChatGPT to ace virtual job interview

Brad Dickson

'I knew he was lying': Scamming client claims locksmith broke their car defroster, locksmith gets drawn-out revenge

Brad Dickson

'Is she being duped?': Boss tries to trick coworker into resigning to avoid paying unemployment [UPDATE]

Brad Dickson