Well, often there are problems with paperwork. The pay office might lose important documents that are needed to process pay correctly. And bureaucracy can be a huge problem. There are so many levels of approval and checks that even a simple pay adjustment can take forever. For instance, if a soldier gets a promotion and the pay office doesn't update it quickly, it can lead to underpayment for a long time. They also sometimes have issues with data entry errors which can mess up the whole pay system for an individual.
There was a case where the military pay office system had a glitch. Payments for an entire unit were delayed for weeks. The soldiers were relying on that money for their living expenses, to support their families back home. They had to borrow money from each other just to get by. And the pay office was slow to fix the problem, giving very little communication about what was going on.
One place that pays for horror stories is literary contests. There are numerous horror - themed writing contests out there. For instance, the Bram Stoker Awards affiliated contests sometimes offer cash prizes for the best horror stories. Additionally, some websites that focus on horror literature and have a large readership, such as Dark Fiction Magazine, may pay for exclusive horror story submissions to keep their content fresh and engaging for their readers.
One office horror story is about the never - ending meetings. People would be stuck in a conference room for hours on end, with no real progress made. Everyone was just talking in circles, and it felt like a time - wasting nightmare.
In an office I knew, there was a strange noise that came from the old storage room at night. Some employees claimed to see shadowy figures. It turned out that there was an old ventilation system making the noise, but the fear it caused was real for a while. People were scared to stay late or go near that area. It affected the overall mood in the office as everyone was on edge.
A common 'open office horror story' is related to germs. In an open office, people are in close proximity all day. One person got sick, and then it seemed like the whole office caught the bug one after another. It was like a never - ending cycle of illness, which was really frustrating for everyone trying to stay healthy and productive.
There was this time when a major project was due, and the office's computer system crashed. All the work that was not saved was lost. People were panicking as they had to redo so much work in a very short time. It was a nightmare especially for those who had put in countless hours already. To make matters worse, the IT department took forever to get the system back up and running.
One horror story could be about the constant noise in the VA office. There were always printers screeching, people talking loudly on the phone, and the fax machine beeping non - stop. It made it impossible to concentrate on work.
In an office, there was a rumor of a 'ghost' in the supply closet. One day, a new employee heard the rumors and decided to check it out. When he opened the door, a whole bunch of old papers and files fell on him. It turned out that the closet was over - stuffed and the door was not properly closed. So every time someone walked by and made a little vibration, things would shift and it sounded like there was something spooky going on inside.