workplace-stories

25-year-old employee learns he's making $2,000 more than his office mentor: '[He] has worked 50 years in my current company!'

Ben Weiss

'Power-tripping, micromanaging, unsupportive boss': Workers who quit their worst jobs ever explain what pushed them over the edge

Remy Millisky

'I've noticed you took 3 bathroom breaks totaling 17 minutes. The team average is 12 minutes': Micromanager times employee's bathroom breaks, calls them out for taking too long

JR Atkinson

Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

Etai Eshet

Contractor quits job without any notice after manager publicly boasts about being able to fire contractors without repercussions: ‘Thanks for everything, this is my last day!’

Bar Mor Hazut

Fast-food workers who had bizarre days at work: 'A man demanded an absurd amount of bacon for a child'

Remy Millisky

New hire overhears coworker say she won’t last 3 months, employee sticks it out and confronts coworker on her last day: ‘So, I guess I lasted longer than 3 months!’

Ben Weiss

Employee forced to come into work despite being sick just because manager can’t find coverage: ‘I’ve never had a job do this before!’

Ben Weiss

Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues: ‘Not once did he put it in the jar’

Lana DeGaetano

Employee leaves boss's potluck dinner after refusing to eat meal, texts boss about food quality: 'This is exactly why you don't eat everybody's cooking'

Remy Millisky

Restaurant fires server via text while they're on a cruise: 'No shade, but you're an unfriendly loner that refuses to learn and grow. No shade though'

JR Atkinson

Woman yells at coworker for 'telling her what to do' when she suggested she take a lunch break: 'I want to make her look bad for being out of the shop too much'

JR Atkinson

Engineer shuts down rich developer’s attempt to make her break safety codes to save money, and her firm backs her up against him: ‘My entire job is to make sure buildings don’t fall down’

Etai Eshet

‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

Etai Eshet

‘She makes me feel like a fraternity pledge’: Bossy coworker treats temp lab tech like a personal assistant, demanding non-work-related chores and favors

Etai Eshet

Woman complains to manager at sandwich shop when sandwich takes 20 minutes to make, manager takes workers side: 'I put a 1 star review'

Briana Viser