workplace-stories

'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'

JR Atkinson

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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'

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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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Boss emails new employee at 11:27 PM to tell them to come in at 7 AM for their first day: 'Completely unreasonable'

JR Atkinson

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Entitled expectant mother demands coworker give up her desk so she can have it despite coworker reserving it: 'You're young, find another'

JR Atkinson

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Corporate Influencers are Trying to Romanticize the 9-to-5, and It’s Not Working

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Grocery store worker is 'fired' after trial shift, gets told off for not coming in to work: 'A colleague called me angry asking why I am not in'

JR Atkinson

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Manager scolds employee for saying 'sure' instead of 'yes' when he asked him to do a task: 'I told him to do something, it’s a command from his manager, not a request.'

Emmy Pratt

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'He hires 10-20 unpaid interns and gets them to do all the work': Manager refuses to give a recommendation letter for unpaid intern, claims it's against policy

JR Atkinson

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Employee hits 10-year anniversary at engineering job, boss rewards him with either a pizza kit or angel figurines worth $60: 'You actually get gifts?!'

JR Atkinson

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