workplace-stories

Employee grows tired of workplace favoritism, decides to ‘accidentally' break their computer to get time off while entitled coworkers are forced to fill in: ‘We’re expected to work like machines’

Bar Mor Hazut

PhD student, fed up with her caffeinated coworker Anne, plans to take back her coffee maker when she graduates, leaving Anne to brew alone: ‘She stopped making coffee at her home because she knows she can make it at work. I am her source of caffeine’

Etai Eshet

'I just stood there': Manager demands employees stick only to assigned tasks, employee complies by refusing to help customers outside of their department

Bar Mor Hazut

Envious coworker is upset that his supervisor gets remote work privileges, then proceeds to bad-mouth the supervisor to their shared client while under the influence: ‘Coworker was promptly fired’

Lana DeGaetano

Boss reprimands employee for showing too much personality in emails, employee complies and gets accused of sounding too cold: 'I thought you didn't want personal touches'

Ben Weiss

Delusional direct report refuses to accept that his manager is in charge of him, manager gets even: 'Adam has openly claimed he doesn’t technically report to me'

Ben Weiss

‘I never said I was taking his shift’: Entitled coworker assumes fellow employee will take his shift without receiving confirmation, then sneakily tells boss they found shift coverage

Lana DeGaetano

Salaried employee takes a 1hr 18 minute lunch, is docked 2 days of PTO in retaliation: 'There is no specific lunch break time'

JR Atkinson

Employee 4 months into their new job loses 2 days of PTO over an 18 minute lunch break disagreement: '[Boss] told me I took time off on company time and there would be discipline to follow'

Brad Dickson

'Helped my former boss get fired': Former employee gets entitled ex-boss audited three years after getting wrongfully dismissed

Ben Weiss

'You're not paid to talk': 18-year-old disgruntled barista reprimanded for chatting with coworkers, barista maliciously complies and plays the "mute challenge" for days

Ben Weiss

Boss bans phones in the workplace, employee complies until boss needs to reach her urgently: 'I wasn’t about to get written [up] for breaking a policy she just finished enforcing'

Ben Weiss

18-year-old barista refuses to speak after her manager says she's not paid to talk to her coworkers: 'I went completely silent. No greetings. No “excuse me.” Just silent working robot mode.'

Emmy Pratt

18-year-old worker told not to come in at all if she's late for work, turns around and goes home: 'Instead of rushing in, I turned around and went home'

Brad Dickson

IT guy gets promoted by arriving late at 9 and leaving at 2 to attend a sites they can't access after their warnings about the ineffective process are ignored: 'You want me in 3 places at once? You got it!'

Brad Dickson

Hardworking lawyer shows up to work hours before everyone else and still gets fired: 'The three hours early riser put in before the sun was up did not count, because no one was there to see them.'

Christiana Maimone