“From the Absurd to the Outrageous: The 60 Most Unforgettable ‘What Were They Thinking?’ Moments in the Workplace!”

"From the Absurd to the Outrageous: The 60 Most Unforgettable 'What Were They Thinking?' Moments in the Workplace!"

The same survey found that Americans don’t seem to rate their colleagues very highly when it comes to output on the job. Only 28% said their co-workers were committed to doing quality work. Even fewer (18%) said they themselves were satisfied with their current company.

Some jerk trying and failing to get the receptionist’s attention while she was on an important call. She kept turning her chair away from him so he finally lifted his foot and waved it in her face.

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My MANAGER going off on complicated customers.
Each time things could’ve been resolved if she was deescalating. People were just more mad at her attitude.

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Chan has some advice for anyone with a “Houdini manager” or one who has mastered the disappearing act and is never around when their team actually needs them. “If you’re dealing with this kind of leadership, start by documenting everything: dates, incidents, and any communication that highlights the issue. If the pattern continues, escalate it to HR or a higher-up,” she advises.

“But if the company culture tolerates bad management and nothing changes? That’s a red flag. In that case, the best move might be to start looking for another workplace.”

Coworkers fawking eachother ( separately married btw ), and a huge cheating scandal between coworkers (love triangle)

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My old boss making sexual harassment jokes to me and about me to other coworkers

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It’s important to remember that often, someone’s attitude at work might change when they’re struggling with something in their personal life.

“Life happens,” says Chan. “Good managers know employees aren’t immune to stress. As ideal as it would be, personal struggles don’t just disappear out of nowhere, and they can potentially spill into peoples’ work lives. The right move is to check in privately, offer support, and see if adjustments (like a lighter workload or flexible hours) can help.”

However, the expert adds that personal issues aren’t a free pass for ongoing unprofessional behavior. “If it starts disrupting the team, there need to be clear expectations and a plan to course-correct. Compassion and accountability can coexist, but it’s strong leadership that’ll find the balance. And that starts with leading by example. If a manager is going to call out unprofessional behavior, they’d better hold themselves to the same standard.”

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Recently had the owner of the company brag about his house and condo in front of all of us employees when another employee asked him if he was affected by the LA fires. It was the most unprofessional, tone deaf, unnecessary comment I had heard, especially during a tragedy. I can keep going but I ended up leaving the company a week later. I can’t believe there are still bosses … uhhh people, that are that crappy and lacking in situational awareness.

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Nurse at a ltc facility left to get lunch 30 minutes away… the only nurse in the building 🙃 she was gone for a whole hour

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Misconduct and abuse from higher ups, bullying coworkers/peers, scapegoating

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Having to cover for my boss every other Monday because she was hungover and called out. Being raised hell because I asked for a week of (unpaid) vacation time months in advance. Cliques / cattiness and drama at work for no reason. The spa industry is kind of like reliving high school all over again and if you try to set boundaries and don’t kiss a*s you’re immediately pegged as rude and unlikable.

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My coworker was talking on the phone but her other finger was stuck in her nose

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Everyday someone walks around with no shoes sometimes it’s even without socks

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The amount of petty stealing. “Oh it doesn’t matter if I take paper and other office supplies”. It’s just the same as shoplifting.

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My trainer was rolling a L as he was showing me around the job.

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You got an hour? You can tell when the managers are sexing each other. Baby daddy trying to fight the new dude and all three work there. Threatening security because they have to screen you every time you come in. Stealing clothes and being dumb enough to wear it on the job you stole it from! Promoting h*es who just started. Promoting illiterate people. Managers getting mad because certain people don’t disclose their sex life. On the phone more than doing their job. Answering the phone stupidly.

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Director lying about progress of the museum to the commissioners 🤷🏾‍♀️
Director watching a big white man scream at me in a parking lot … twice
Director missing every single meeting about museum content then when it was ready to go and sent off she then turned around with 200+ edits
Director claiming to be watching the cameras and time clock to check my clock in and arrival time.

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Social media type messaging between coworkers. They talk about anything and everyone.

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I came to work one morning and the night shift nurse that I gave report to the day prior had a completely different hairstyle. I found out she got her hair braided by a coworker overnight lol. They were both on the clock when this happened.

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My white manager calling me asking why I didn’t tip out my other manager (illegal af)

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Hotboxing the storage room at work with some coworkers on a slow rainy day. It was awesome.

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