workplace-stories

Company adds 'focus hours' to remote work day, railroading schedule and forcing employees to work after hours

JR Atkinson

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

Bar Mor Hazut

Employer denies $27 parking reimbursement, employee makes them pay henceforth with 1st class train rides, costing 3 times more 'as per travel expense policy'

Brad Dickson

Retail worker quits new job after 1 day because of the major red flags: 'I’m not overreacting am I?'

JR Atkinson

Update: 'I trained the man who makes $31,000 more than me': Employee creates elaborate spreadsheet of salary breakdown after discovering coworker Greg's pay

Ben Weiss

Employee calls out male coworker, Jason, for claiming her work as his own, jeopardizing his relationship with their client

Ben Weiss

Workers rage over company's new parking benefits, which grant employees free parking only if they have worked there for 40 years: ‘What a joke’

Bar Mor Hazut

Company forces employees to seminar called 'Stretching Your Dollar in Tough Times' after denying real raises for 3 years

JR Atkinson

Company forces employees to participate in ‘Financial Wellness’ workshop after refusing to give anyone a raise for over 3 years: ‘We'll help you make the most of your income"’

Bar Mor Hazut

Employee spends 3 years ‘quiet quitting’ without management noticing, until manager figures it out and claims: ‘You're not making any progress in your career’

Bar Mor Hazut

Top-performing star technician quiet quits and begins "working to rule," weaponizing company policy after being repeatedly passed up for promotion: 'Update: After 6 months, they've finally noticed that the quality of my work has dropped

Brad Dickson

‘Pack up today’: Manager refuses to accept employee's 2 weeks' notice, ends their employment on the spot instead, leaving the employee baffled

Bar Mor Hazut

Manager deletes event planner's spreadsheet, insists on doing it their way, which takes more time; their micromanagement predictably backfires: 'He insisted his way was better. Alright then'

Brad Dickson

Manager texts employee at midnight to cover a shift, threatens their career when they ignore it

JR Atkinson

30-year-old quits her job of 6 years after new coworker, Ben, keeps stealing her work and credit, and faces zero consequences despite multiple complaints: ‘I addressed it with my manager, director, and HR. After a year I simply couldn’t take it anymore’

Etai Eshet

19-year-old employee gets called to boss's office and told off for refusing to come in on a day off, employee holds his ground: ‘Why should I be expected to come in?’

Bar Mor Hazut