workplace-stories

'By privilege he means leaving the time my shift ends': Manager asks workers to work 9 hour shifts when max is 8, demands they come in on Saturdays

JR Atkinson

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'You are not his boss or his mother': Coworker calls out peer for looking unkempt and messy at a meeting, others call him out for being 'out of line'

JR Atkinson

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Remote employee's 5-year-old daughter appears on video call during 8:30 PM meeting, HR demands he return to office: 'Stop working those preposterous hours'

JR Atkinson

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Nursing home asks admin workers to help with landscaping at the beginning of each shift, suggest they bring their own rakes: 'Use up all PTO. Find new job.'

JR Atkinson

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‘I hope this email finds a well’: 20+ accidental emails that'll make you think twice before you hit send

Bar Mor Hazut

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'My mid-year review which should have been completed in July wasn't completed until November': Boss gives $0 bonus to employee after they find a new job, boss claims they 'need improvement'

JR Atkinson

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'Aren't you the guy who told everyone in the office I cheated on my husband with a white or Asian man?' Mom calls out her husband's coworker who said he couldn't be the father of her baby because of his race in front of their boss

Emmy Pratt

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'Have we really been reduced to this?': Boss fires worker after he breaks his wrist on his own time, coworkers lament their replaceability

JR Atkinson

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'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'

JR Atkinson

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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

JR Atkinson

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

JR Atkinson

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

JR Atkinson

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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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