worst employee horror stories

One of the worst employee termination horror stories I've heard was when an employer fired an employee in front of the whole office without any prior warning. The employee was humiliated and left in tears. It was completely unprofessional and damaged the morale of the whole team.

I knew of an employee who spread false rumors about a coworker. He made up lies about her personal life and professional capabilities. This created a very toxic work environment. The coworker was so stressed out that she started making mistakes at work. It took a long time for the management to figure out where all the rumors were coming from and by then, a lot of damage had been done to the team spirit and the reputation of the innocent coworker.

One horror story could be dealing with an extremely irate customer who just wouldn't listen. An employee was trying to explain the return policy for a damaged item, but the customer kept yelling and even threatened to sue. It was really scary for the employee as they were just doing their job.

There was a new employee who was always on his phone during work hours. He would take personal calls and text constantly, completely ignoring his tasks. It was really unprofessional and distracting for the rest of us. We tried to talk to him about it, but he just didn't listen.

In a retail store, there was an employee who would deliberately give wrong change to customers and pocket the extra money. When customers complained, he would act all innocent. It wasn't until they installed cameras that they caught him red - handed.

One horror story is about an employee who was constantly overworked. The boss kept piling on tasks without any regard for work - life balance. He had to work 12 - hour days regularly and was expected to be available on weekends too. Eventually, he burned out completely and had to take a long break to recover his health.

I knew a new hire who was extremely lazy. He would always find ways to avoid work. When there were tasks to be done, he would pretend to be busy with something else. He would sit at his desk and just surf the internet all day. His lack of effort affected the overall productivity of the team. The manager had to have several talks with him, but he didn't seem to change his ways. Eventually, he was let go because he was just not pulling his weight.

One of the worst horror stories could be 'The Shining'. The isolation, the haunted hotel, and Jack Torrance's descent into madness are truly terrifying. Another might be 'Psycho' with its infamous shower scene. And 'The Exorcist' where a young girl is possessed by a demon.

Another horror story was the lack of proper security measures in the store. There were instances of shoplifting that put employees in danger. They were not trained well enough on how to handle such situations, and sometimes they were blamed for the losses even though it was not really their fault. Some employees also had to deal with people coming into the store just to use the facilities and make a mess without buying anything, and they had no real way to stop them.

Perhaps there were issues with workplace bullying. A new employee at Lush might have been targeted by some of the more senior employees. They could have been made fun of for not being fast enough at serving customers or for making small mistakes. This created a really hostile work environment for the new employee, and they may have even considered leaving the job because of it.