Article created by: Eglė Bliabaitė
A good workplace atmosphere is truly a blessing. Cozy headquarters, friendly coworkers, and tolerant management are the stuff dreams are made of. It’s no surprise we want more than just a paycheck from a job – we spend more than half of our day in the office.
Sadly, we often hear more workplace horror than success stories. It’s 2023 and Amazon still hasn’t normalized bathroom breaks for their workers. Bored Panda reached out to the author of How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues, Louise Carnachan, to talk about workplace rules and mean bosses. You can find the interview below.
This selection of ridiculous rules from horrible bosses and management is an ode to the exploited and the unappreciated. So upvote the notes you find the most absurd and let us know in the comments if you have a story about an entitled boss.
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85°C Bakery Cafe Enabled Tips On Their Point Of Sale Devices. Tips Don’t Go To Workers. You’re Just Giving The Company More Money
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This Is At My Significant Other’s Workplace, Which Is Also My Old Workplace. Absolutely Terrifying
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This Was Posted At My Boyfriend’s Old Job At A Grocery Store
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I Found This In The Break Room In My New Office. This Can’t Be Legal, Can It?
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You’re In School, Working Two Jobs And Attend Church? You’re Going To Need A Proof
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Owners Throw Out All The Chairs In Store Because They Don’t Want Employees To Sit Down
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Employer Says Employees’ Break Times Are Before They Reach The Work Site And After They Leave The Work Site
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My New Manager Wrote This Up Today. Non-Union Grocery Business In Ohio. What Are My Options? Is This Legal? I’ve Already Told Them I Will Not Be Signing It
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A Senior Nursing Manager Was Handing This Out In The Hospital To Workers
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Sign Posted At My Friend’s Job, Hospital Behavioral Health Unit
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New Work “Rules” And They Wonder Why They Are Short Staffed
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Just Started A New Job, And This Tardy Policy Is Ridiculous
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My Job Involves Walking For Hours At A Time. We Also Don’t Get Breaks At All, Even For 12+ Hour Shifts