workplace-stories

'It’s so easy to pad my “work” with stuff from my other unofficial supervisor': Employee stumbles into remote work job with two supervisors, finds the perfect way to work less

JR Atkinson

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Prospective boss contacts employee's current boss without permission: 'Am I right to be upset?'

JR Atkinson

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'I'm so tired of extroversion being the ideal and introversion being so misunderstood': Boss forces introverted employee to spend their lunch break at communal table instead of reading quietly

JR Atkinson

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Boss drops 'no beach policy' during job interview: 'They don't like people wandering off on breaks'

JR Atkinson

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Boss consistently clocks out at 11am to golf, leaving employee to run the office alone

JR Atkinson

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Boss prevents social media manager from running any promotions, spending any money, complains they get no sales

JR Atkinson

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'HR loves my resume... Then I received an email': Company rejects application because they worked at their sister company

JR Atkinson

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'She lied to me multiple times': Employee lies about 'family emergency' when needing coverage, coworker refuses to cover them

JR Atkinson

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Receptionist gets told off by boss for talking to employees for too long, so she stops greeting people altogether, forcing boss to admit: ‘[People] are concerned’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company forces employee to cancel approved PTO after policy change: 'They may now try to fire me if I don’t play along'

JR Atkinson

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Widowed mom plans to marry her boss 4 years after losing her husband, her 15-year-old son explodes weeks before the wedding and gives her an ultimatum: cancel it or lose him

Etai Eshet

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Boss pushes for 'virtual office' that pings management when you're idle: 'How do I push back without sounding shady?'

JR Atkinson

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Employee Quits Suddenly After Boss Piles Work on Them After Team Shrinks From 9 Workers to 5

JR Atkinson

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After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for 'Chief Happiness Officer': 'I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun'

JR Atkinson

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Boss forces employee to shave their beard 2 months into a job with no prior warning: 'They never once disclosed this'

JR Atkinson

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'Got in trouble for having a life outside of work': Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer

JR Atkinson

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