bad manager Archives

April 12, 2025 at 7:49 am

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

Restaurant employee taking orders in an apron

Big managers deserve to have employees that quit.

April 10, 2025 at 8:22 pm

Manager Tells Kitchen Staff Not To Start Closing Without Her Permission, So They Follow Orders And Force Everyone To Work Late

Four cooks standing in a commercial kitchen

At least they listened!

April 3, 2025 at 10:15 am

His Boss Demanded A Doctor’s Note To Take A Single Sick Day But Refused To Pay For It, So This Worker Went To The Union And Cost The Company Lots Of Wasted Time And Money

Just let the guy take a sick day.

March 24, 2025 at 12:22 am

He Found Out His Boss Lied To Him About A Promotion, But Since He Was Still In A Lower Level Job, He Was Entitled To Be Reimbursed For The Miles He Drove Each Day

I hope Bossman got in trouble for his lies.

March 23, 2025 at 3:22 am

Employee Was Told To Stop Working On A Critical Software Program And Focus On His Actual Job Duties, But When That Software Broke The Manager Had To Come Begging For Him To Fix It

Hopefully he is more appreciated now.

March 21, 2025 at 10:50 pm

He Worked Hard To Keep The Back Of The Store Clean, But His Boss Said Was Neglecting The Front Of The Store, Not Realizing How Impossible The Balancing Act Really Was

man in cleaning gear mopping business floor

He was the hardest working one on the team.

March 21, 2025 at 9:20 pm

Employee Worked Outside Of Normal Business Hours And Expected To Be Property Compensated, But When They Tried To Use Comp Time His Boss Wouldn’t Allow It

frustrated employee staring at paperwork

People need to mind their own business.

March 19, 2025 at 5:49 am

His Boss Kept Telling Him To Just Do His Job, So He Started Looking Closely At Store Sales And Discovered His Boss Was Stealing

He could have gotten away with it if he wasn’t a jerk.

March 11, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Her Boss Made Her Look Bad In The Group Chat For A Simple Mistake, But She’s Wondering If She Overreacted By Quitting

What a tyrant.

March 9, 2025 at 8:22 pm

His Boss Made Him Start Taking The Trash Out Through The Front Door Instead Of The Back, So He Complied – Even When The Bag Ripped And Dumped All Over The Boss

That poor customer.

TwistedSifter

The best of the internet, sifted, and sorted.

Tag: bad manager

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

Manager Tells Kitchen Staff Not To Start Closing Without Her Permission, So They Follow Orders And Force Everyone To Work Late

His Boss Demanded A Doctor’s Note To Take A Single Sick Day But Refused To Pay For It, So This Worker Went To The Union And Cost The Company Lots Of Wasted Time And Money

He Found Out His Boss Lied To Him About A Promotion, But Since He Was Still In A Lower Level Job, He Was Entitled To Be Reimbursed For The Miles He Drove Each Day

Employee Was Told To Stop Working On A Critical Software Program And Focus On His Actual Job Duties, But When That Software Broke The Manager Had To Come Begging For Him To Fix It

He Worked Hard To Keep The Back Of The Store Clean, But His Boss Said Was Neglecting The Front Of The Store, Not Realizing How Impossible The Balancing Act Really Was

Employee Worked Outside Of Normal Business Hours And Expected To Be Property Compensated, But When They Tried To Use Comp Time His Boss Wouldn’t Allow It

His Boss Kept Telling Him To Just Do His Job, So He Started Looking Closely At Store Sales And Discovered His Boss Was Stealing

Her Boss Made Her Look Bad In The Group Chat For A Simple Mistake, But She’s Wondering If She Overreacted By Quitting

His Boss Made Him Start Taking The Trash Out Through The Front Door Instead Of The Back, So He Complied – Even When The Bag Ripped And Dumped All Over The Boss

Latest

He Walked Three Tote Bags into His Ex-Wife’s Foyer to Help Their Daughter—Then Received a Harassing Lawyer’s Letter Alleging “Trespass and Contempt”

Man Asked His Neighbors To Use Their Wi-Fi For A Project, But After They Said No, He Stopped Letting Them Park In His Spot

She Was Left To Handle A Packed Arby’s Alone While Her Manager Joked Around In The Back, So She Walked Out — And A Customer Told Him He Didn’t Blame Her

Her Neighbor’s Clients Keep Parking On Her Front Yard, So She Started Leaving Notes — Then Turned On The Sprinklers

Man’s Dad Came From Overseas To Visit, But His Wife Doesn’t Get Along With Him And Doesn’t Want Him Staying With Them

Popular

He Reported Bald Tires and Failing Brakes for Three Months—Then Handed Management the Keys During Peak Delivery Season

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

She Earned the Top Youth Fair Award after 6 Months of Work—Then Her 10-Year-Old Cousin Demanded the Trophy and Prize Package

He Insisted He Was “Observing Spatial Physics”—Then Used Her Own Classroom Contract to Win Desk Playtime

One Family’s School Pickup Arrangement Creates Tension When The Older Siblings Realize Helping Their Half-Sister Could Cost Them Their Sports Seasons