workplace-stories

Assistant principal bans teachers from failing kids, insists they give students A's or B's instead of F's: 'If they know the material but don’t turn in any work, then they should have an A or B in your class.'

Emmy Pratt

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19-year-old worker is forced to work 8 hours without break, works 30 minute lunch unpaid: 'Flip the store sign to closed'

JR Atkinson

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'Asking someone if you can have their last $3 is insane': Aggravating woman continually asks coworker for money, begs her to buy her Wendy's

JR Atkinson

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Cultish company mandates 'emotional bonding sessions' where employees share their personal trauma: 'Most of the team were crying and hugging'

JR Atkinson

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'She's been telling our other coworkers that I'm selfish': Condescending woman belittles coworker for not having children when she declines to cover her shift

JR Atkinson

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Controlling micromanager threatens to write up employee for putting down her purse after she clocks in: 'This literally takes 2 seconds'

JR Atkinson

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'It's the only time I can see my family': Newlywed asks coworker to give up his 2-week vacation he planned 1 year in advance so she can go on her honeymoon, balks when he says no

JR Atkinson

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'Do what we say without question': Backwards workplace refuses to hire long-haired man despite the job being at a call center

JR Atkinson

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Employee is fired for giving $5 tip to its rightful recipient, exposing deceitful manager's tip-stealing scheme: 'My whole heart just sank'

JR Atkinson

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Cruel lady asks coworker if she's gained weight after she lost 70 pounds, gets offended when she calls that comment snarky: 'I'm sorry if your fishing for compliments strategy didn't work on me'

Emmy Pratt

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5-year-old daughter appears on dad's work screen for 2 seconds during 8:30 PM meeting, HR reprimands him: 'I don't think I can work here anymore'

JR Atkinson

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‘I don't know what took ahold of me’: Employee asks coworker about their retirement plans, only to discover he is 36 years old, avoids that coworker until they quit

Bar Mor Hazut

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Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination

Sienna Varady

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Controlling boss asks all employees to download location-tracking app 'Life360,' employees are baffled: 'We are not his children'

JR Atkinson

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Employee accidentally injures finger while working from home, company claims it's a work-related accident and bans working from home for all employees: 'My colleagues are annoyed with me'

Emmy Pratt

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New hire shows up to his first day at the office, only one employee notices he's not the person they interviewed : 'No one else seems to notice that it's a completely different guy'

Emmy Pratt

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