workplace-stories

Private school boss refuses to pay employees for months at a time, leaving those without 2nd jobs scrambling for funds: 'I had to borrow money from my parents to get through October'

JR Atkinson

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Coworker with perfume 'allergy' refuses any solutions, singles out workers she perceives to have a strong smell: 'They have also offered her an isolated area to sit in and suggested to wear masks, but she wants to continue sitting in her favorite spot'

JR Atkinson

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‘I tap the guy on the shoulder and ask, “What’s the problem?!”’: Entitled gym patron tries to kick out lead trainer’s daughter who came to get her mom after work, only to get shut down once the trainer steps in and sets him straight

Etai Eshet

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Boss accidentally sends out spreadsheet with entire company's salaries, employee finds out they're making $15k less than coworker with same job: 'We were hired within months of each other and have similar experience'

JR Atkinson

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'My coworker stated that minimum wage was not meant to cover all our bills and if we needed more money we needed to get a different job': Coworker calls coffee shop job 'supplemental income,' believes coworkers should all have other jobs

JR Atkinson

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Boss gives employee $0 bonus after stellar performance review, says they reallocated funds to 'other priorities': '"Other priorities" means top management bonuses'

JR Atkinson

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Restaurant rewards nepo-hire for working one 13-hour shift, ignores employee who does it every day: 'Once I took an extra day off and was immediately labeled as "Mr. Lazy"'

JR Atkinson

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Former employers claims ex-employee owes them 20 PTO hours despite previously claiming they'd cover it: 'He can come and get it'

JR Atkinson

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7-Eleven manager schedules 17-year-old employee who gets out of school at 2:50 PM for shifts starting at 3 PM, refuses to push her start time back: 'Get here faster'

Emmy Pratt

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Employee is reprimanded for refusing to join coworker's 'mandatory' €25 birthday pool: 'There are 22 people in the group. That's potentially hundreds every few months'

JR Atkinson

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Employee loses over $2k in wages after boss knowingly implements an illegal practice, they fold when he calls them out: 'We'll no longer be paid for any set-up/clean-up time'

JR Atkinson

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'I am not comfortable sharing a room with somebody that one, I hardly know and two, I supervise': School district forces employees to share a hotel room for conference

JR Atkinson

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Boss tracks employees' bathroom breaks, employees maliciously comply, breaking down communication, and costing the company $50k: 'It's honestly beautiful to watch'

JR Atkinson

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Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be 'grateful' they have a job at all: 'Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations'

JR Atkinson

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Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: 'Going back 8 months, they've stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900'

JR Atkinson

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Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids' after-school babysitter for no extra pay: 'He thought I would “see it as helping the team”'

JR Atkinson

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