A friend of mine had a 'hr horror story'. The HR department in her company was extremely disorganized. They lost her payroll information multiple times, which led to delayed payments. Also, they were very unresponsive when she tried to sort out the mess. It was a nightmare for her to deal with such an incompetent HR.
One 'hr horror story' I heard was about a company that promised a great career path during the hiring process. But once an employee started, they were constantly overworked with no chance of promotion. The HR just ignored the employee's requests for training and development.
One funny story is that an HR once arranged a 'bring your pet to work' day. A guy brought his parrot. The parrot started repeating some of the office gossip it had overheard during the day, like 'I heard John is getting a raise!' and 'Jane is thinking of leaving the company.' It created a lot of chaos but also a lot of laughter.
I heard of an HR who was trying to organize a holiday party. They sent out a survey asking for food preferences. One employee wrote 'unicorn meat' as a joke. When the HR read it during the planning meeting, everyone burst into laughter. It was a light - hearted moment in the usually serious process of event planning.
One 'teacher horror story' I heard was about a teacher who had a student constantly disrupt the class by shouting and throwing things. The teacher tried every method of discipline but nothing worked. The student's behavior affected the whole class's learning environment, and the teacher was constantly stressed and felt powerless to change the situation.
One of the scariest is when a cloud service provider had a major outage. Many businesses relying on their services were left in the lurch. Their websites went down, and they couldn't access important data stored in the cloud. It showed how vulnerable businesses are when they put all their digital eggs in one basket.
A friend of mine had a date who took her to a really seedy part of town. The place was dirty and there were some really sketchy - looking people around. She was so scared and just wanted to leave right away. It was a really bad choice of location for a date.
A friend of mine matched with someone who claimed to be a chef. When they met at a restaurant, the 'chef' didn't even know how to use a fork properly. He made a mess while eating and then started criticizing the food in a really unprofessional way. It was so embarrassing for my friend.
I know of a case where a student shadowed a physician in an emergency room. There was a huge influx of patients, and the physician seemed completely overwhelmed. Instead of handling the situation calmly, the doctor started making hasty and perhaps wrong diagnoses just to get through the patients quickly. The student was horrified as they could see the potential harm to the patients.
A friend of mine went on a date with a guy who took her to a horror movie. But during the movie, he was so scared that he screamed like a little girl and spilled his popcorn all over her. She was more horrified by his reaction than the movie itself.
There's a story where a pregnant woman's pet dog became super protective. It would growl at anyone who came near her. One time, it even chased the mailman away. It was funny to see the dog's behavior, but also a bit of a horror as the woman was worried the dog might actually bite someone. She had to keep a close eye on it all the time during her pregnancy.
One new nurse horror story I've heard is about a nurse who accidentally gave the wrong medication to a patient. It was a really serious mistake as the patient had an allergic reaction. The new nurse was so panicked and felt extremely guilty. Thankfully, the medical team managed to stabilize the patient in time.