These Work Stories Will Make You Say ‘Wait, They Did WHAT?!’

The boss said lesbians were a waste of life because they weren't doing their 'duty' to men by having kids. The kicker? The person sharing wasn’t even gay, but that was enough to say goodbye to that job.

Two coworkers were doing great work but got red-faced yelled at just for chatting. The kicker? They were working the whole time. Two weeks later, notice was given. Sometimes, you just gotta go.

One of the best on the team gets passed over for a promotion. Then they’re told to train the person who got it. Yeah, they handed in notice and bounced less than two months later.

This young pro got asked to drive the boss’s wife around, grocery shop, unpack groceries AND vacuum her carpet. When they said no to the carpet? They got a write-up for 'insubordination.' They framed that ridiculous paper, then left for greener pastures.

The first floor had a new wiring closet where the bathroom used to be. Upstairs, there was a sewage leak. Guess who they expected to clean it up? Yep, the IT guy. Nope, nope, nope.

Watched the boss have an affair in the office with the worst coworker ever. The affair partner begged to keep it secret and later tried to get the witness fired. Office soap opera at its finest.

Worked retail closing shifts and their closing policy was strict. One day, after busting their tails, the supervisor and manager said they couldn’t leave because one item was crooked on the shelf. The worker lost it, screamed, and walked out the emergency exit. Can’t blame them.

Needed to replace a piece of equipment, but when they opened the crawlspace...spiderwebs EVERYWHERE. The broken gear is still there, totally ignored. Sometimes 'later' means 'never.'

A customer got mad because their layaway item hadn’t arrived yet. Yelled at a poor employee for 30+ minutes like it was their fault. Manager did zero to help. Employee nearly cried in the parking lot. Retail, you steal souls sometimes.

Worked in video learning and had to scrape off thousands of VHS tape labels. One day, the employee exclaimed, 'Can’t we hire someone for this?' Boss smiled and said, 'We did.' Welcome to the 80s, folks.

Replaced 'mung' lines in a plastics plant while wearing yellow suits, boots, face shields. Found out the stains on their shirt were toxic. Shirt went straight into a barrel, and they bounced - driving away in underwear. Now that’s how you quit.

During an interview, a candidate peed herself - so much that there was a visible trail and puddles on couches. As health and safety rep, the person had to clean it all up. They closed the place for decontamination and said 'eff them.' Smart move.

One coworker was puzzled why her emails weren’t going out. Turns out she was writing them in Microsoft Word. That’ll do it.

Someone got stuck cleaning bodily fluids for minimum wage. Because that’s a thing people sign up for, apparently.

Working a video store, a customer threw change at this person’s head after a simple birthday check. Boss had to stop them from punching the customer. Bonus: the employee got appendicitis two days later and lost the job anyway. Karma’s a sweet thing.

Boss, who was also a lawyer, told a client to hide money to avoid a lien. The employee realized this is super illegal and quit the next day, leaving a three-page resignation letter on everyone's desk. Later, the rest of the team followed. Can’t blame ‘em.

Kitchen manager was busting their butt, doing everyone’s jobs while staff kept getting cut. Owner hands his 18-year-old son who never worked a day a franchise as a graduation gift. Boom, manager quits next day and never looked back. Mic drop.

Worked in construction and got paid weekly. Then switched to every other week. Then paychecks started bouncing. When the owner questioned why cashing paychecks right away, employee told him to mind his business. Two days later? Laid off. Perfect timing.

After being told they were one of the best employees but denied a raise, they were then asked to help load the owner's daughter’s brand-new Porsche. Awkward much? Yeah, they left soon after.

QA tester found a major bug but was yelled at by a designer who said it was invalid. Bug ignored. Weeks later, public testing blocked players from accessing the content. Designer got fired. The tester collected her name tag as a 'trophy.' Sweet justice.

A highly unprofessional coworker griped because this person was recovering from a life-threatening accident. Management did nothing. So, this worker left, took a raise elsewhere, and told everyone exactly why. Well played.

While working hotel maintenance, this worker had to clean poop smears off a mattress. They clocked out, went home, showered, and never came back. Can’t blame ‘em for calling it quits.

Worked at Target, sold wrong prepaid phone card after checking with electronics. Customer flipped out, got parents involved who were belligerent and accused employee of stealing. Store security had to escort them out. That was the last straw. Walked away for good.

District manager at Blockbuster made employees push an expensive subscription no one wanted, breathing down their necks. Also took clocks off walls so no one would be 'distracted.' Employee quit right then and there. Same manager also had a stick up their... yeah.

Boss wouldn’t let employees leave to eat lunch. Instead, made them eat plain bologna and bread. Ultimate disrespect. So yeah, employee bounced.

Took a receptionist job with promises of work-life balance. Wanted to leave early for kid’s big meet. Office manager made them calculate exact time to the minute to keep working before leaving. Also dumped tons of extra work on them for no extra pay. Yeah, they quit.

Working in IT at a law firm, this person was told to do personal tech help at the employer’s house on weekends. No part of their job description. They said nope and got out.

In a private school, another teacher stole their materials and passed them off as their own. When reported, admin said nothing but used the plans anyway. When this worker raised concerns about mental health and COVID, they got threatened with firing. They quit ASAP and now make 50% more in public school. Win!

Company stopped giving raises to anyone making above a certain amount but still said they 'appreciated' experience and skills. Oh, and six folks left and no one was hired to replace them. That’s... not great.

Worked federal COVID-19 support and got a customer asking to log in with their username AND password - and even read out their 2FA codes. Told him it’s identity theft and they’d get fired in 20 minutes if they did it. Customer was not happy. Nope.

Told the boss not to use a tool the wrong way or it’d break. Boss ignored it, tried it, broke the tool, then yelled. Employee had had enough and walked away. Can’t win 'em all.

Mechanical engineer had to digitally sign a document that took six different software programs and an hour and a half. After that mess, they left, never looked back, and started their own business. Best choice ever.

A new sales manager who'd been at the company forever didn't understand that buying more makes the unit price drop. Yikes!

Started an estate agent job with only 3 days of mostly PowerPoint training. Boss handed over 100 keys and said, 'Good luck!' Employee quit the next day. Totally understandable.

Trainer who could do every job, handled scheduling, payroll, even driving routes, but was paid less than newbies doing just one thing. Sometimes your paycheck just doesn’t match your hustle.

At 20, went from retail to custodial job with better pay and benefits. Loved it - except for the bitter lead who just wanted to spread misery. Employee left seeking better vibes. Can't blame 'em.

Small female employee was ordered to move about 1,000 pounds of candles solo. This led to collapsed-on-the-floor pain. Definitely time to walk away.