'I caught her in a bold-faced lie': 20 Incompetent coworkers who are impossible to work with

Some disgruntled workers are spilling the secrets of their worst coworkers ever. 

Some folks just aren't meant for work environments. It seems like there's at least one person at your job that makes you wonder, "How did this person ever get hired?" If they're anything like the people in the stories below, they have myriad little tiny ways of getting under everyone's skin. 

At times, people just aren't aware of how other people may interpret their actions — like the people who love to microwave smelly food and let the aroma flow through the whole office. Others are more malignant, and will purposefully do their job so poorly that everyone else has to work harder to keep up with them. Management tends to be blissfully unaware of these people! So if you have a terrible coworker that you have to deal with, know that you're not alone — clearly, tons of other people are rolling their eyes at their fellow workers' antics as well. 

After that, check out a petty revenge story. 

'My husband hadn't checked in at all': Husband goes to college reunion, his phone dies during a family emergency, wife loses it

The selfie from the husband's friend was definitely the straw that broke the camel's back! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/PrettyHateMachinexxx, the mother of a one-year-old who stayed home one weekend while her husband was in another state partying with his college friends. Granted, this was planned months in advance, and her frustration was not a result of her husband's choice to attend his college reunion.

 

No, her frustration instead began after he neglected to check in with her despite knowing before he left that her grandmother had to go into emergency surgery. On top of that, his phone died and his friend sent a tone-deaf selfie to the Redditor. Let's just say that if this guy wasn't expecting an earful in the morning, then he's officially a moron. Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments.

 

For more stories like this, here's one about a messy office after the cleaning lady quit.

'I've usually got like 40 missed calls': Coworkers guilt-trip employee who refuses to answer boss's calls on the weekends

This company pulled a classic bait and switch on this poor employee. 

Some companies will do anything to appear like they're treating their employees well, while in reality, the employees are pretty miserable. One example is the "unlimited vacation" benefit that some workplaces offer. They lure you in during the hiring process, telling you you can take as much time off as you please. But in reality, you still have to get the time off approved by your boss, and face the guilt-tripping they'll try to do in the meantime. 

This employee faced a similar situation at their job. While in the hiring process, the OP, u/freeefinally, was told that workers never had to stay late or work outside of the usual 9-5. But as the OP quickly realized, their boss was not abiding by that rule at all. Now they're stuck in an awkward situation with their coworkers over the boss's nonstop phone calls. 

Next, check out this week's moments that were just a tad bit annoying. 

'He's a compulsive liar': Coworker always one-ups everyone else in the office, gets caught in a lie, HR intervenes

We all have that one coworker... you know who I mean. The one whose stories seem so heightened they can't be real. The one who constantly has to make their social life seem better than yours. Or if you're having a bad day, they're likely to step in and make it clear that their day is ten times worse than yours. This useless competitive attribute is likely a symptom of blind narcissism, extreme insecurity, or, if the coworker you're thinking of is anything like this Redditor's coworker, they could be a compulsive, pathological liar.

 

In this instance, we have a coworker whose lies became so transparent that the other folks in the office had to call him out sooner or later. It was almost inevitable at this point. So when OP was sharing with his coworkers that his nephew is a nationally ranked wrestler and the entitled coworker insisted that his nephew was even better at wrestling, well, let's just say the claws came out and HR had to step in.

 

For more stories like this, here's one about a messy workplace after the cleaning lady quit.

UPDATE: ‘I got fired’: Boss fires employee for refusing to come home early from vacation, despite TO being initially approved

The restaurant industry is known for being fickle; if a few coworkers call in sick, you're gonna find yourself in a bit of a pickle… that is, as a manager. But as someone in a management position, that is your problem; not the other employees' issue. In this case, OP's boss initially approved their vacation but quickly backpedaled when it became apparent that they had granted time off to too many other employees, meaning that now they were short-staffed. Tough luck, as OP was already on their vacation…

Regardless, OP's boss told them that they 'had to work or get their shift covered', as it turned out they had scheduled OP to work that shift… despite OP getting approved for vacation beforehand. The saying, 'You made your bed, now lie in it' seems to apply quite well here. OP uploaded a series of posts to Reddit, giving updates on the situation.

Instead of taking accountability, OP's boss did the exact opposite. When OP looked at the schedule, they realized they had been removed from all their other shifts, besides that one, as if to say 'You better come in to work, or else'. To say this is unfair would be a massive understatement. There are 4 parts to this story, all of which you'll find below in neat form.

For more, here are some top-tier Karen memes to keep you entertained as you deal with customers that make you wanna quit.

'I'm going to need you to step up': Manager demands worker comes in despite already having plans with family

People have a habit of deflecting their own problems onto other people. If you own a business and don't schedule or hire enough people for a holiday weekend, that's probably your own fault—and your own problem to resolve. Still, it's pretty common for business owners and managers to turn around and blame workers for not being available at the last minute when they already have plans.

This worker shared their experience on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, sharing screenshots of an exchange that occurred between them and their boss. Their boss had texted them, asking them to come to work the following morning when it was already 8 PM the night before—on a holiday, nonetheless. When the worker responded that they would be spending Memorial Day with their family… multiple states away. Their boss tried to coax them into coming in, telling them that they needed them to "step up" and saying that it was "unbelievable" that they wouldn't come in. 

Readers of the thread were shocked and shared their thoughts and advice in the comments. Read on to see the original text exchange and reactions below. Next, check out this IT guy who quit and scheduled a scathing email to the entire company.

'I just quit my job on the first day': Underpaid employee receives no training or oversight on day one, he quits while he can

If you sense red flags on the first day, you should know that things are unlikely to improve. In this case, we have an employee who was only getting paid $10/hour and who was told that his first day on the job would largely consist of training videos. However, none of that happened. Instead, he described via this Reddit thread that he was thrown into the deep end, so to speak, and was given no guidance on actions as simple as clocking in and out. At that point, he knew what he had to do: get lost before they suck you in, before it's too late.

 

This language might sound hyperbolic to some, but no matter what industry you work in, you know that sometimes there is no better solution than to leave while you still can. Clearly, this Redditor is not alone, as many folks in the comments went on to tell similar stories. For more, here's a post about a messy workplace after the cleaning lady quit.