workplace-stories

Employee refuses to take a call during their 1-hour unpaid lunch break, coworker ices them out

JR Atkinson

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Receptionist Lies to HR About Coworker Being Condescending to Her, HR Refuses To Help

JR Atkinson

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Boss fires top-performing employee because their customer reviews weren't 90%

JR Atkinson

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Company gives out expired Costco muffins to thank workers for working in a humid, short-staffed warehouse

JR Atkinson

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Employee Making $100K/Year Is Offered a 200% Salary Increase To Go Fully In-Person, Considers Turning It Down

JR Atkinson

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Employee completes 8 rounds of interviews, travels 6 hours and works 1 shift, is ghosted with no pay

JR Atkinson

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Call Center Managers Reserves Break Room for Higher-Ups Only, Forcing Employees to Eat Lunch on a Bench in Front of the Bathrooms

Emmy Pratt

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Employee sends in their thoughtful resignation letter, manager responds with a "thumbs up" emoji

JR Atkinson

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Restaurant boss comments on 16-year-old server's weight in front of customers, leaving her speechless

JR Atkinson

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80-year-old restaurant owner threatens to withhold wages if employees forget to clock out: 'Nice of Hank to provide written evidence of his law breaking'

JR Atkinson

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Employee makes a blunder on an Excel file, coworkers ice him out and talk behind his back: 'I hate corporate culture, it's full of vultures'

JR Atkinson

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Boss tells employee who works 65-70 hours/week to take on community service instead when she asks for a raise

JR Atkinson

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'It’s so easy to pad my “work” with stuff from my other unofficial supervisor': Employee stumbles into remote work job with two supervisors, finds the perfect way to work less

JR Atkinson

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Prospective boss contacts employee's current boss without permission: 'Am I right to be upset?'

JR Atkinson

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'I'm so tired of extroversion being the ideal and introversion being so misunderstood': Boss forces introverted employee to spend their lunch break at communal table instead of reading quietly

JR Atkinson

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Boss drops 'no beach policy' during job interview: 'They don't like people wandering off on breaks'

JR Atkinson

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