“She effectively shut down the store bakery for a week.
It took not one, but two people to replace my 67-year-old mother.
She never went back.
The department manager was fired.”
The post was sooo petty and cathartic that it inspired even more stories from theBuzzFeed Community!
If this is a personal call, just call me at home.
edgylegend54
2.
“I haveCyclical Vomiting Syndromeand it was really acting up one day.
buttfarts7000
3.
“It was a small thing.
My previous job was based on a federal requirement, which changed.
I could see the writing on the wall and started looking.
Ive rarely been so satisfied as when I stopped him to hand over my two weeks notice.”
phyllisgilmore
4.
“When I was younger I worked at a local fast food chain and did the afternoon/late night shifts.
I was always scheduled alone and in the kitchen, and orders stacked up quickly without help.
She yelled at me that Id never work at this chain again.
I said, ‘damn right.’
This is neither fantasy nor wishful thinking I love that my younger self walked.
Best thing I ever did for myself.”
lizz68
5.
“A few years ago I was hired at a doctor’s office.
The doc yelled at me, saying something akin to ‘the honeymoon phase is over.'”
“(Note: I’d only been working there for a few weeks!)
Three years later, I’m still at this amazing job that I applied to out of spite.
Everything happens for a reason!”
cheesyorca57
6.
“I worked at a bank for awhile on the floor.
I made top service and sales every month.
I got promoted to another branch with more challenging ventures.
I was in the process of closing on my home and had just had enough of the guy.
I found out my escrow signing date and gave my two weeks notice to coincide with that date.
Boss tried to stop my home sale, but he found out that’s illegal.
I had a beautiful house, new job, and a big smile on my face.
I heard the branch lost top sales for the rest of the year.”
billarnold65
7.
“My mother was the head baker at the very upscale grocery store.
A much younger, newly hired department manager took over the bakery.
She effectively shut down the store bakery for a week.
It took not one, but two people to replace my 67-year-old mother.
She never went back.
The department manager was fired.”
kaplum0283
8.
“Missed a shift as a barista but was able to get it covered.
I was having horrible morning sickness during that time with awful headaches.
I was told I needed a doctors note to come back.
I said, ‘For pregnancy?
Okay, I quit.’
There was no policy regarding doctors’ notes or when they are necessary.
The only absent policy was to find coverage for your shift, which I did.”
“I was told I didnt need a note anymore.
I contacted the Department of Labor because they tried to stiff me on my last check.
Sometimes, its just an awful employer.”
ashleeeeeeee55
9.
HR then turned my exit interview over to the University lawyers, who then interviewed me for 2 hours.
There’s currently an investigation going with that specific location in regards to sexual and racial discrimination.
But they didn’t, and I reported all of them.
My new job is almost the same pay, exact same benefits, and so much less stressful.”
cindyjs
10.
“I was a holiday hire at a bookstore chain.
I worked hard, so I was kept on when the holidays finished.
The manager said sure and started scheduling me full-time hours.
He said I’d hear from HR about insurance after a month.
But two months went by, and nothing happened.
I asked my boss and he said he’d look into it.
Another month went by.
Boss said HR was fixing it, and I’d hear back soon.
skiinggnat
11.
“I was lured away to a small new startup company with promises of stock options and unlimited income.
No notice, no payout, just buh-bye.
A former coworker told me they spent tens of thousands of dollars ensuring they werent sued.”
patohall
12.
The showroom closed before the lease was up and he had to eat it.”
carasteele
13.
I was told it would be this director or me to take the fall.
by the end of the day."
bjhk
14.
“I was the only project manager for a startup.
I told him if he ever screamed at me, I would walk out too.
One day, he yelled at me for a mistake he told me to make to the software.
I gathered my things and his face went white as a sheet.
andyetyouclicked
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