time away Archives

September 3, 2025 at 7:35 am

Union Member Representative Was Playing Favorites And Lying At Work, So The Company Finally Got Tired Of It And She Got Fired

A bad union is worse than no union at all.

July 24, 2025 at 7:55 am

Young Woman Had To Babysit Her Cousin And Work At The Same Time, So She Brought The 5-Year-Old To Work. But The Boss Threatens To Fire Her Because Of What She Did.

She was doing the best she could in a difficult situation

June 25, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Her Boss Denied Her PTO Request And Said She Can Leave If She Doesn’t Like It, So She Left That Day And Made The Boss Scramble To Find A Replacement

Bosses hate it when you call their bluff, but it is so satisfying.

June 19, 2025 at 7:49 pm

His Company Told Him They Wouldn’t Pay Out His Unused PTO, So He Took The Time Off And Worked Anyway, Getting Paid Time And A Half

Oops, your policy accidently worked in the employee’s favor. Better change it.

June 16, 2025 at 11:55 pm

An Employer Sends People Home Early, But It’s Only A Benefit If It Works With Your Schedule

When giving perks at work, bosses need to make sure they benefit everyone.

June 16, 2025 at 8:22 am

His Boss Refused To Let Him Take His Earned Holiday Time And Referenced His Contract, So This Employee Read It And Quit His Job So He Would Get Paid For His Holiday Time

Some bosses will do anything to get out of providing the benefits the employees are entitled to.

June 16, 2025 at 3:47 am

Her Boss Denied Most Of Her Vacation Request, So She Got A Doctor’s Note Saying She Couldn’t Work For A Week

Sick time and vacation time are part of your compensation package.

June 8, 2025 at 1:48 pm

Social Media Manager Was Told She Couldn’t Work From Home, So She Threatened To Take Her 26+ Weeks Paid Sick Time If They Didn’t Let Her

COVID exposed a lot of companies as hypocrites.

April 24, 2025 at 12:35 pm

A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

New boss got exactly what she deserved.

March 17, 2025 at 5:23 am

Finance Professional Got Repeatedly Passed Up For Bonuses And Promotions, So He Timed His Vacation To Ensure His Boss Had To Do His Work, And Then Quit

Glad to see this guy ended up successful.

TwistedSifter

The best of the internet, sifted, and sorted.

Tag: time away

Union Member Representative Was Playing Favorites And Lying At Work, So The Company Finally Got Tired Of It And She Got Fired

Young Woman Had To Babysit Her Cousin And Work At The Same Time, So She Brought The 5-Year-Old To Work. But The Boss Threatens To Fire Her Because Of What She Did.

Her Boss Denied Her PTO Request And Said She Can Leave If She Doesn’t Like It, So She Left That Day And Made The Boss Scramble To Find A Replacement

His Company Told Him They Wouldn’t Pay Out His Unused PTO, So He Took The Time Off And Worked Anyway, Getting Paid Time And A Half

An Employer Sends People Home Early, But It’s Only A Benefit If It Works With Your Schedule

His Boss Refused To Let Him Take His Earned Holiday Time And Referenced His Contract, So This Employee Read It And Quit His Job So He Would Get Paid For His Holiday Time

Her Boss Denied Most Of Her Vacation Request, So She Got A Doctor’s Note Saying She Couldn’t Work For A Week

Social Media Manager Was Told She Couldn’t Work From Home, So She Threatened To Take Her 26+ Weeks Paid Sick Time If They Didn’t Let Her

A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

Finance Professional Got Repeatedly Passed Up For Bonuses And Promotions, So He Timed His Vacation To Ensure His Boss Had To Do His Work, And Then Quit

Latest

A Regular Customer Asked Him to Help Find Her Groceries — He Did — She Didn’t Find Out He Was a Fellow Shopper Until They Reached the Cashier

He Insisted on Parking His Car in the Middle of an Active Construction Zone. The Brutal Lesson Workers Taught Him When He Refused to Move.

His Wife Keeps Giving All Their Leftovers to Her Coworkers. The Growing Resentment is Splitting Their Household.

He Got Injured at Work and a Doctor Ordered Him to Stay Home for a Week — His Manager Is Demanding He Come In Anyway

Her Landlord Demanded Full Month’s Rent Before She Moved Out — So She Told Him She’d Be Staying for the Full Month

Popular

Union Member Representative Was Playing Favorites And Lying At Work, So The Company Finally Got Tired Of It And She Got Fired

His Manager Said No Overtime — So on Thanksgiving He Clocked Out Exactly on Time With a Full Line of Customers Still Waiting

A Construction Crew Used A Tenant’s Power Without Permission, Leading To A Complaint To Management

A Work-From-Home Employee Is Struggling To Focus Because Their Neighbors Spend All Day Making Noise Outside

A New Employee Notices Her Manager Starts Treating Her Differently After Learning About Her Master’s Degree, And She Wonders Why