workplace-stories

Worker saves company $500k, is rewarded with a $25 gift card: 'Probably got taxed on it too'

JR Atkinson

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Entitled customer berates 17-year-old cashier when she takes too long during checkout, bystander stands up for the teen: ‘You don’t have the right to treat her like that’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Hiring manager tells new hire her first day of work is Monday, September 22nd, fires her when she doesn't show up on Tuesday, September 2nd: 'Your employment has been terminated due to not reporting to work on the first day'

Emmy Pratt

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Workplace fills break room with snacks 2 years past their expiration date: 'Three of us tried eating something before checking dates. All of us regretted it'

JR Atkinson

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'Basically half the calendar is 'you can't be sick'': Boss at preschool tries to punish employee for using state-protected sick leave

JR Atkinson

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Boss pretends she never received employee's 2-week notice, assigns them projects 3 weeks out: 'You can't just abandon us during busy season'

JR Atkinson

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HR department announces they will be taking Labor Day off while the rest of the company is forced to work the holiday: 'What about the rest of us?'

Emmy Pratt

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Coworker brushes her hair at her desk every day, coworker calls her out for being unhygienic: 'She's been super cold and barely says a word to me'

JR Atkinson

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First time homeowner loses his job 15 minutes after closing on his new home: 'I turned off my camera so they wouldn't see me cry'

JR Atkinson

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Worker complains that influencers ended remote work: 'It's six hours of posing with laptops by a pool in Bali'

JR Atkinson

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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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