workplace-stories

Big box store makes employees wear branded capes to work: 'Humiliating staff to get more costumers'

JR Atkinson

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'You really shouldn't have signed that': Employee at medical records office is written up by a coworker for breaking a rule invented that day

JR Atkinson

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Optometrist gives employee 30¢ raise on top of their breadcrumbs salary: 'Here is your $2.40 per day, pre-tax raise. Don't spend it all in one place'

JR Atkinson

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Toronto 16-year-old can't find a job, despite applying to every retail and fast food establishment that's hiring: 'If teenagers can’t even land a dishwashing job, what happens when the real wave of desperation hits?'

Emmy Pratt

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'Everyone does it and I'm putting myself at a disadvantage by being honest': HR tells former employee to embellish their resume

JR Atkinson

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Massage parlor holds last-minute mandatory meeting from 7-9 PM forcing worker to skip their fiancé's birthday: 'I don't do meetings outside of work hours. End of.'

JR Atkinson

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Manager blames employee for not reminding him about raise: 'I actually did 3 times in 3 weeks starting a week after my 90 day anniversary'

JR Atkinson

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'My boyfriend had to block the owner': Woman makes boyfriend quit his job 2 days into working after owner's erratic behavior

JR Atkinson

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'Boss asked me to show team spirit and come in unpaid': Job asks employee who just worked 6 days straight to come in for a 7th day to 'volunteer' unpaid, employee quits on the spot

JR Atkinson

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Worker leaves his phone on the back of a work truck, blames coworker for driving away and breaking it and wants him to pay half: 'He left his phone in a stupid place'

JR Atkinson

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Boss accuses employee of lying about work attendance on July 9th despite them having receipts proving otherwise: 'He told me I had to use sick time for that day'

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Manager asks employee to work until 8pm on Friday, gets mad when they already had plans: 'The project wasn't urgent and could have been done Monday'

JR Atkinson

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Entitled coworker tattles on her coworker to HR for not inviting her to his wedding: 'She filed a complaint saying I was being "exclusive" and "creating a hostile environment by leaving people out."'

Emmy Pratt

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'My sister REEKS and honestly makes me gag sometimes': Woman tells new-grad sister she's not getting jobs because of her bad hygiene, not sexism

JR Atkinson

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Employer schedules interview at 7 AM and keeps candidates waiting for 8+ hours, to see how they respond: 'It was a test of desperation'

JR Atkinson

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18-year-old nursery employee leaves greenhouse without telling his boss because the temperature was 130 degrees: 'I cannot work in conditions above 115 degrees'

Emmy Pratt

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