workplace-stories

'Faking enjoyment costs a dollar an hour extra': Retail manager writes up employee for 'not smiling enough,' workers brainstorm malicious compliance strategies

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Group of 6 dine and dash on a $300 bill, manger holds server responsible: 'Apparently, I should have been more attentive and noticed sooner'

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Job requires a typed reason for any time away from keyboard, employee hilariously and maliciously complies: 'I cannot leave my laptop alone'

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Employee complains that she doesn't have a car to drive to and from work, assumes that her coworker will drive her home despite living in the opposite direction: 'Some coworkers think I was inconsiderate'

Emmy Pratt

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'They treated me like a child': Store manager takes employees' phones away at the start of each shift, won't let them access it until break

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Chief operating officer calls employee "unprofessional" for not answering the phone during PTO days: 'Is this old school thinking?'

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'It triggers her into speaking tongues': 25+ Distracting Habits Coworkers Annoy Others With

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Worker calls out due to daughter's meltdown, boss replies 'NO' with no further explanation: 'My job offers no benefits [...] and I only make 14/hr'

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Employee requests a raise, boss rejects raise and says he should quit now so they can replace him as quickly as possible: 'It would be most efficient to fill your current role now instead of playing a guessing game'

Emmy Pratt

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'I can't seem to land a job here that offers any PTO': German man moves to America for his wife, is shocked by American work culture

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Boss approves PTO day and then rejects it the day before employee's planned absence: 'Nobody wanted to cover for me so I was expected to come in'

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20+ Clever Schemes Workers Use To Avoid Doing Their Jobs

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'He's trying to crush your self-esteem and manipulate you into agreeing to a lower amount': Boss tells employee they make too much money and that they regret hiring them at their current rate

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'Your employer is in the wrong and they know it': Company scams employee at charity raffle, takes his money and sends him a different item

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'Bringing my work laptop is out of the question': Company asks worker if they can be 'reachable' during PTO days, employee shuts them down

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'Do you work with seagulls and raccoons?': Mooching coworkers constantly ask for bites of coworker's homemade lunch, call them 'stingy' when she draws a boundary

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