workplace-stories

'She lied to me multiple times': Employee lies about 'family emergency' when needing coverage, coworker refuses to cover them

JR Atkinson

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Receptionist gets told off by boss for talking to employees for too long, so she stops greeting people altogether, forcing boss to admit: ‘[People] are concerned’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company forces employee to cancel approved PTO after policy change: 'They may now try to fire me if I don’t play along'

JR Atkinson

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Widowed mom plans to marry her boss 4 years after losing her husband, her 15-year-old son explodes weeks before the wedding and gives her an ultimatum: cancel it or lose him

Etai Eshet

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Boss pushes for 'virtual office' that pings management when you're idle: 'How do I push back without sounding shady?'

JR Atkinson

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Employee Quits Suddenly After Boss Piles Work on Them After Team Shrinks From 9 Workers to 5

JR Atkinson

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After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for 'Chief Happiness Officer': 'I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun'

JR Atkinson

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Boss forces employee to shave their beard 2 months into a job with no prior warning: 'They never once disclosed this'

JR Atkinson

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'Got in trouble for having a life outside of work': Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer

JR Atkinson

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Glassdoor rejects worker's real salary because it was 'excessively below market average'

JR Atkinson

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Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates

JR Atkinson

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'I left at 1 pm after lunch': Employee cuts out of work early to spite toxic dysfunctional boss, dares them to retaliate

JR Atkinson

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Employee accidentally receives coworker's $6k bonus, wonders whether they should report it or not: 'It stings but this money was never yours'

JR Atkinson

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Employee considers resigning after $72k salary offer because they paid the previous employee $86k: 'I am extremely disappointed and feel insulted by the raise'

JR Atkinson

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Manager insists employee log all 'non-billable' time, so employee tracks every bathroom break, slack message, and email

JR Atkinson

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Boss refuses to approve employees PTO because they laid off everyone else on their team, leaving them stranded

JR Atkinson

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