workplace-stories

'It's not normal': Boss looks through employee's emails while he was on vacation, marks them unread to cover his tracks

JR Atkinson

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Girlfriend in her 20s tells boyfriend it's 'lazy' to want to retire at age 60: 'What are you gonna do for the last 20 years of your life?'

JR Atkinson

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'Unless you're getting paid OT, don't work 12 hour days': Company fires employee, forces coworker to take on 2x their work for no pay increase

JR Atkinson

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HR retaliates at employee's boyfriend under the guise of them breaking the rules, girlfriend suggests she's jealous: 'It's pretty evident she no longer likes me'

JR Atkinson

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Retail worker pretends to not speak English to avoid bad-mannered customer: 'So I looked her [...] in the eye and said, "No hablo inglés"'

JR Atkinson

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Entitled shopper demands Instacart driver carry 22 packs of water up 17 flights of stairs for $8 tip, harangues him when he refuses: 'Do you think it's legal?'

JR Atkinson

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Employee is written up for not answering a work text while on vacation: 'They actually gave him a formal write up for delayed communication'

JR Atkinson

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Woman spies on ill coworker at home to verify he's unwell, mistakes him for his neighbor and tries to rat on him: 'He immediately calls HR and lets them know'

JR Atkinson

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Manager demands front desk employee arrive at 7:53 but won't pay them until 8:00, resulting in 7 minutes of unpaid labor each day: 'Do I tell him I know the law and stand my ground?'

JR Atkinson

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'I was supposed to work from home today?!': Boss tells employee they must come into office with less than 8 hours notice after a 2-week vacation

JR Atkinson

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'Sorry, it's not in my job description': Snarky ex-coworker who refused to help trainee answer simple question gets bitter revenge when the two cross paths again

JR Atkinson

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'Did you want me plop down and sit on it?': 24-year-old drops iced coffee at work, busybody 55-year-old coworker tells her to clean it up as she's already running to get paper towels, she snaps back

JR Atkinson

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Company flags employees' LinkedIn profiles, demands they remove all skills, certifications, and endorsements: 'They are trying to keep people from being recruited'

JR Atkinson

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'Yeah, then go and cry about it': Female developer snaps back at male coworker who verbally attacks her

JR Atkinson

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Supervisor writes up warehouse employee for not smiling enough at work: 'I work 10-hour shifts moving heavy boxes in a windowless building where we’re not allowed to have earbuds, take phone calls, or speak unless it’s job-related'

Emmy Pratt

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Bosses refuse to pay employee living wage, secretly write off multi-million dollar mansion as an office: 'They are going to pay the person after me over 15k LESS than I'm making'

JR Atkinson

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