#14: “My boss made us bring our own toilet paper to work.”
Here’s what they shared:
1.
I think that says more about said senior person than anything else.
I obviously refused to remove the image."
julie-anneg
2.
We were a small shop; only one staff member could be off at a time.
I did neither, as Im sure you’re able to imagine.
garebehr
3.
“I was working at the hospital in admissions and doing fertility treatments.
Several women in our department were pregnant and going on leave.
My boss comes up to me and tells me I couldnt get pregnant.”
“I went off on him, telling him he had no right to say that to me.
I was so appalled that he would say that to someone who was struggling to conceive.
I turned him into Human Resources, and he claimed he was joking.
My husband told me if I was uncomfortable working with him to quit.
I turned in my resignation a few days later.”
Debby Cirelli
4.
“Right as we finished the consult, my boss/doctor told me to tell the patients they smelled badly.
I told her I wouldnt be saying that and walked away.”
slyghost733
5.
“Hurt my knee while cleaning at work and was asked not to file for workers comp.”
“This was when I was a teen and didnt know better.
I wasnt offered any sort of compensation for it at all.
Ended up having to go to physical therapy.”
adtime
6.
“I quit after they tried to harass me into doing the cleaning.”
hiddenorc25
7.
“This was in the 1970s.
My mom once worked with one of the worst sexist chauvinist pigs.
Well, one day he told her she had to go with him out of town.”
Luckily, she got a better offer with a female boss.
A footnote: this guy is now married to one of my mom’s very domineering relatives.
Love watching him squirm at large family gatherings!"
crafty_gm
8.
“This happened when I was 20, working a minimum-wage retail job.”
I was sobbing uncontrollably when a coworker found me.
I couldnt talk, so I showed her the texts.
Youll stay and finish your shift' with zero emotion.
I was so shocked I stopped crying."
Anonymous
9.
“My boss asked me to do the online defensive driving course FOR HIM!!!
He’s a real piece of work!”
“The new owner of my store owned two others of the same kind.
My first day there, almost every employee showed up late to their shift.”
“Two of the employees ended up getting into a fight in front of customers.
Hell, the high schoolers that worked night shift were more capable than the adults.
I lost it on him and told him the exact date for my last day.
They didnt find a replacement until two days before my last.
The guy quit after two weeks.”
marveloussmoothie83
11.
It was my second day."
12.I was the closing assistant manager for a Chick-Fil-A."
PattyNev
13.
“Had a boss at a pizza place that had me clean the coils in a cooler.
He gave me the chemicals to do so and left.
After cleaning, I noticed my hands, arms, and knees were burning.”
“Went to ask him about it.
He informed me, ‘Those chemicals are corrosive and will eat you alive.’
Needless to say, I wish he had told me sooner.”
silvermeat31
14.
“My boss made us bring our own toilet paper to work.”
crispyknight526
15.
I couldnt wait for a raise and better responsibilities.
My boss however had other plans.
He then had the AUDACITY to say that my ‘outburst’ proved I didnt deserve the promotion.
…I shoved the mop into his hands and told him to do it himself, I quit.
That was the best decision I made and I dont regret it one bit.
I am now working my way up in a much better and respectful company."
“The heater went out, and he asked me to go on the snow-covered roof to reset it.
I’m a receptionist.”
“It was Christmas Eve.
He quit two months later.”
Peter Deutz
18.
“I work as a radiographer.
The job required four weeks' notice to leave.
I gave them six, so they had as much notice as possible to advertise for my replacement.
A few hours after handing my notice in, I was summoned to the manager’s office.
“Young me honestly thought they were joking, but safe to say they werent.
I was too intimidated to challenge them there and then.
“Working as a realtor, you are required to pass an ethics exam every other year.”
He offered me $100 to pass an ethics course.”
“Worked in an office for a construction company on a military contract.
The company would let pretty much anyone operate the big trucks and heavy equipment with or without a license.
I kept my mouth shut as I was told.
And I could have even been arrested for lying about it.
“I worked in a preschool, and my school was a large school broken down into three buildings.
My building hosted four classrooms with a total of 57 students ages ranging from 1 to 4 years old.
Our building had co-directors, which means not one, but two people in charge.
One was the best friend of our senior managements sister, and the other was a ditz.
And finally…
23.
When I objected he told me not to be so silly and just do it.”
Now I’m curious if you’ve experienced anything similar.
