company policy Archives

January 19, 2026 at 11:15 pm

Employee Suggested A Shared Login To Prevent Missed Sign Offs, But Senior Manager Rejected It. So Later The Manager Had To Drive Six Hours Just To Click One Box.

Man sitting on the computer filling out paperwork

Dan deserved it!

January 9, 2026 at 10:15 pm

Employees Were Told They “Absolutely” Can’t Use Work Phones Off The Clock, So They Stopped Responding And It Made Clients Furious

Team members sitting at a table trying to work

The management sounds terrible!

December 25, 2025 at 6:55 pm

Telecom Employee Takes Manager’s Call-In Sick Requirement Seriously, So Manager Abandons The Rule After Multiple Unanswered Early Morning Phone Calls

Sick man sitting on the couch, checking his temperature as he calls into work

That’s one dumb rule!

December 22, 2025 at 11:55 pm

IT Worker Asked Two Admin Assistants Whether They Filed, And When They Admitted They Hadn’t, He Walked Out And Didn’t Fix Anything

IT employee asking his two coworkers if they submitted tickets for their questions

Good for him!

December 13, 2025 at 5:45 am

Employee Was Told Sick Calls Had To Be Made Before 6 AM, So She Started Calling At 5 AM And Waking Them Up

Woman sick in bed trying to get ahold of her boss in the morning

The manager asked for it!

December 12, 2025 at 7:46 pm

Call Center Employee Was Told Being Five Minutes Late Counted As A Full Absence, So He Called Out On The Spot And The New Attendance Rule Triggered Mass Departures Before It Was Reversed

Employees working in a call center, posing for a group photo

That’s a ridiculous policy!

December 7, 2025 at 12:45 am

Retail Employee Asked To Use Her Banked Overtime For 1 Sick Day, But Her Manager Demanded A Doctor’s Note And Refused To Approve It. So She Got A 3-Day Medical Leave And Filed A Labor Claim That Forced The Company To Pay 120 Overtime Hours.

Woman smiling and holding a smiley face balloon

That was a great ending.

October 4, 2025 at 1:35 pm

After Being Forced To Ask Customers If They Need Help All The Time, This Worker Was A Customer At Another Store, So She Complained About The Policy To Management To Try To Get It Changed

Harassing customers is no way to drive sales.

September 18, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Engineer Tries To Save His Company Money, But He Revokes His Good Deed After Client Makes Him Pay For Car Service Home

businessman looking at a laptop computer

For this employee, time definitely needs to be money.

September 8, 2025 at 12:45 am

Employee Submits Expense Report For Mileage, But The Report Is Kicked Back Because Mileage Needed To Be Calculated From The Office

smiling businessman in driver's seat of car

Whatever the real reason, this really worked out well for the employee!

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Employees Were Told They “Absolutely” Can’t Use Work Phones Off The Clock, So They Stopped Responding And It Made Clients Furious

Telecom Employee Takes Manager’s Call-In Sick Requirement Seriously, So Manager Abandons The Rule After Multiple Unanswered Early Morning Phone Calls

IT Worker Asked Two Admin Assistants Whether They Filed, And When They Admitted They Hadn’t, He Walked Out And Didn’t Fix Anything

Employee Was Told Sick Calls Had To Be Made Before 6 AM, So She Started Calling At 5 AM And Waking Them Up

Call Center Employee Was Told Being Five Minutes Late Counted As A Full Absence, So He Called Out On The Spot And The New Attendance Rule Triggered Mass Departures Before It Was Reversed

Retail Employee Asked To Use Her Banked Overtime For 1 Sick Day, But Her Manager Demanded A Doctor’s Note And Refused To Approve It. So She Got A 3-Day Medical Leave And Filed A Labor Claim That Forced The Company To Pay 120 Overtime Hours.

After Being Forced To Ask Customers If They Need Help All The Time, This Worker Was A Customer At Another Store, So She Complained About The Policy To Management To Try To Get It Changed

Engineer Tries To Save His Company Money, But He Revokes His Good Deed After Client Makes Him Pay For Car Service Home

Employee Submits Expense Report For Mileage, But The Report Is Kicked Back Because Mileage Needed To Be Calculated From The Office

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Employee Suggested A Shared Login To Prevent Missed Sign Offs, But Senior Manager Rejected It. So Later The Manager Had To Drive Six Hours Just To Click One Box.

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