workplace-stories

‘Guess karma doesn't need a headset’: Idea-stealing coworker tries to pull a fast one on hardworking employee, so the employee exposes her fraudulent behavior to their manager

Lana DeGaetano

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'You want me to resign? Well, good luck without me!': Disrespected engineer refuses to take on project during vacation, hands in resignation the day he comes back to work

Ben Weiss

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New employee gets forgotten after boss is fired, collects paycheck with no work to do for months: 'I'm riding the wave till it crests'

Ben Weiss

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'I told my old boss she’s not right for the job': Incompetent new hire keeps asking ex-employee for help 2 months into the job, he finally stops cleaning up her messes

Ben Weiss

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Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

Emma Saven

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Bosses refuse to pay employee living wage, secretly write off multi-million dollar mansion as an office: 'They are going to pay the person after me over 15k LESS than I'm making'

JR Atkinson

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'Yeah, then go and cry about it': Female developer snaps back at male coworker who verbally attacks her

JR Atkinson

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Company lays off senior employee 2 weeks before Christmas, asks her to redo part of an old project 6 months later: 'They barely gave me any severance. I was unemployed for 6 months.'

Emmy Pratt

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‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

Etai Eshet

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Employee discovers that they're doing the majority of the work for their team, boss refuses to intervene and distribute the workload: 'Started tracking my workload out of curiosity. Turns out I’m handling roughly 70% of what our team produces.'

Brad Dickson

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Boss fires employee's dad, karma strikes years later when the boss comes to the company the employee is now managing looking for work: 'The look of panic in his eyes set in'

Brad Dickson

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'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

Ben Weiss

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Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

Ben Weiss

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20+ Employees who accidentally replied-all to their emails: 'I sent my reply to the CEO, VP, and help desk'

Remy Millisky

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'I fired 3 new hires on the first day': 20+ Employees who got hired and fired at lightning speed

Remy Millisky

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‘We have the exact same job position, I’m not her helper’: 67-year-old coworker treats her peer like a “little helper,” publicly corrects every move, driving her millennial colleague to the brink quitting

Etai Eshet

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