What do you do when you're a commission-based salesperson, and your boss refuses to let any customers come your way? They just stand there, claim everyone who walks through the door and makes your job impossible! That's today on Office Horror Stories. Here's a preview. "I learned quickly that getting fired was done quite often to employees who could not sell cell phones or other devices. It got so bad that my boss would threaten us daily that if we don't get out there and sell, we will get canne...
Jun 04, 2020•40 min•Ep. 51
What do you do when it's your first day on a new job, and you're forced to call the cops? You want to look like a manager who is able to handle the job, yet you have no choice! Just how crazy was that first day? That's today on Office Horror Stories!
Jun 02, 2020•35 min•Ep. 50
What is lifelike for a debt collection agent? Endless calls, harassing, reasoning, begging people to follow through on a debt that they owe. How crazy and stressful can that life get? That’s what we’re about to find out today on Office Horror Stories.
May 28, 2020•40 min•Ep. 49
What do you do when you're boss is all to eager to throw you under the bus? Do you work harder? Try to change their opinion? Or get revenge? That's today on Office Horror Stories! Here's a preview of one story. "Instead of utilizing the vast knowledge of the staff and learning from them, he was threatened by anyone who knew more. He would often swear at staff. He would talk about employees behind their backs to other employees. This gossip was often very sensitive and personal information. He wo...
May 26, 2020•39 min•Ep. 48
How do you approach a neighbor about their un-neighborly activity without turning into a bad neighbor yourself? Subscribe to our podcast wherever you download podcasts! Share your nightmare neighbor story with us at http://www.nightmareneighbors.com or Call 1-888-68-Crazy!
May 22, 2020•39 min•Ep. 54
What do you do when a delusional customer comes into your dealership, claiming that you are attempting to steal his car? Crazy right? That’s what we hear about today on office horror stories. Heres a preview of the story. “This guy starts freaking out. I told him I would gladly get him a sales manager, you know, someone in a higher position than the person this dude was asking for. That was not good enough. And he continued to sit there. I went to the sales managers, and they left me, a young 20...
May 21, 2020•38 min•Ep. 46
What do you do when the person responsible for keeping people ethical and on track, is the least ethical of your employees. When HR is the enemy! Is there no hope at this point? That’s today on Office Horror Stories. If you have an office horror story, we want to hear it! Share it with us by writing in on our website http://www.officehorrorstories.com or call in anytime 1-833-HATE-JOB. To hear more office horror stories be sure to subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Get more...
May 19, 2020•47 min•Ep. 45
What do you do when your boss is a control freak? A control freak that can't handle reality and ends up trying to overcharge the customers for the sake of their ego!? That's today, on Office Horror Stories. Here's a preview of our story. "Hutch insisted that only one person was always to be on the job until the job was done, that one guy Keenan. All the while, he'd pressure Keenan to get it done. Remorseless to how much work he added was at least 3 weeks of work. Hutch lost his mind when Keenan ...
May 14, 2020•38 min•Ep. 44
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! That is something that is easy to tell others, but sometimes hard to digest if you are the recipient of the sudden “fortune.” Today we hear a crazy story of name dropping to the extreme. “Most office horror stories come from workplaces where we must deal with nightmarish coworkers and bosses. I happily left that world to start my own business in 2007, and for the most part, it has been everything I’ve ever wanted. Awesome customers, a fantastic n...
May 12, 2020•33 min•Ep. 43
Sometimes reality is just too “normal” for some people. What do you do when you find out that the person you think you are working with, is not that very person at all! That’s today on Office Horror Stories! Here is a preview of a story. “I would review with T things that she should have remembered as we just discussed it the day before. When she would talk to customers, it was like she knew nothing about the clothes even though we had trained all our staff on the focus diets on the important it...
May 07, 2020•36 min•Ep. 42
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May 06, 2020•2 min•Ep. 53
What do you do when the person you work for is delusional. They have visions of grandeur that really don’t exist, yet they insist on living in this delusional world and bringing you into it? How do you keep your job and not go crazy at such w workplace? “It didn't take me long to find out my boss was mentally insane. It started off fine, she was great but quickly went south after a few months. She was super funny and would sing and dance in front of the customers to make them laugh. Everyone lov...
May 05, 2020•41 min•Ep. 41
Have you ever had a coworker who just refused to be happy? The type that will complain and complain, yet when things are fixed, they just find more to complain about. Yep, That’s who we’re talking about today on office horror stories! If you have an office horror story, we want to hear it! Share it with us by writing in on our website http://www.officehorrorstories.com or call in anytime 1-833-HATE-JOB. To hear more office horror stories be sure to subscribe to our podcast wherever you get your ...
Apr 30, 2020•35 min•Ep. 40
Sometimes people put up so many walls, it is impossible to get to know them. What do you do when you have a co-worker that you can't be sure is good, bad, neutral or evil? Confusing co-workers, today on Office Horror Stories. “3 weeks and I had only said one thing to her, in attempts to be nice and sociable which was "What do you think of this new program, compared to the old one?" and simply got a response "I was just getting used to the old one too but it's not bad." I smiled, left it at that ...
Apr 28, 2020•34 min•Ep. 39
Do you have a nightmare neighbor story or a story of a neighbor from hell? We want to hear it! Soon, we will be launching a brand new podcast "Nightmare Neighbors"! Share your story at http://www.nightmareneighbors.com or call in 1-888-68-CRAZY, that's 1-(888) 682-7299 .
Apr 24, 2020•2 min•Ep. 52
Have you ever been asked to do something that was far outside of your job description? How do you handle it, when what you are asked to do is not only dangerous but crazy as well? “Later that day, I got a call explaining that I was one of the five people they wanted to call back for stage 2, so I was told to return to the office at 9 AM the next day. I get there and find that there are four other people waiting as well. As we wait, the tiny waiting room fills up, until there are more than 30 peo...
Apr 23, 2020•35 min•Ep. 38
Have you ever had a boss that didn’t respect your time off? Calling, emailing, even demanding you “stop in” on your vacation? Today we hear about a zealous boss who doesn’t respect personal time in any, way shape, or forms! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “Shortly after, I would start getting called in on my week-long vacations, and the reason was my manager was whining about shifts needing to be covered and having no one to call in, and a close friend of mi...
Apr 21, 2020•41 min•Ep. 37
Having a vindictive boss is never a “good thing”. Having a boss that goes out of their way to destroy your personal belongings takes crazy to a whole new level. That’s what we talk about today on Office Horror Stories. Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “Adrian is THE most awful boss EVER. Adrian is a huge bully for no good reason. Vincent is a sweet guy in his 50’s who still lives at home with his mom. And Adrian thinks of himself as some sort of Messiah. Here...
Apr 16, 2020•32 min•Ep. 36
Some people just have no concept of what life is like outside of their bubble. Some people have always had everything handed to them and probably always will. What is lifelike for those charged with catering to these assholes? That’s today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “Having never done anything of value in her own life, she has devoted all her time to berating and humiliating us poor’s. We’ve photo-documented their homes down to...
Apr 14, 2020•31 min•Ep. 35
Call center employees take more abuse than you could imagine. Impatient customers on a mission to shut down and destroy anyone in their path who simply want to help. Today we hear stories of call center nightmares! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: Nurses, cooks, salesmen, etc. suddenly became IT experts in weeks. This could be a trade secret, but the real reason why we don't have to be experts is that most centers follow a flow that mostly consists of questio...
Apr 09, 2020•32 min•Ep. 34
We’ve all had them. The co-worker that just seems a little off. What do you do about that? How do you handle the creepy co-worker? That’s what we discuss today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: One day after one of my coworkers had come from this particular restroom, she came to me and told me that one of the security guards had walked in on her while she was in the bathroom but she was 100% certain that she had locked the door. We br...
Apr 07, 2020•44 min•Ep. 33
We’ve all had them. The co-worker that just seems a little off. What do you do about that? How do you handle the creepy co-worker? That’s what we discuss today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: One day after one of my coworkers had come from this particular restroom, she came to me and told me that one of the security guards had walked in on her while she was in the bathroom but she was 100% certain that she had locked the door. We br...
Apr 02, 2020•43 min•Ep. 32
Inappropriate Videos What would you do if your job was to literally watch inappropriate videos all day? That position exists, and it’s a much worse job than you could ever imagine. We learn about it today, on Office Horror Stories. Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “All day we have to witness inappropriate, violent, horrific, weird, and some I don't have a word to describe videos. I can't remember how many suicides live feeds that we have to take down and call...
Mar 31, 2020•39 min•Ep. 31
A podcast all about true crime, murderers, dark history, tragic events, and shocking true stories. Sometimes the human mind goes to dark places… Sometimes those dark delusions… Turn into reality… A reality of so shaded in grey, once all is said and done, the healthy mind is drawn into the documented retelling of these tragic events. Trying to find logic, reason, and understanding where there may be none. This IS the Dark side of Wikipedia. A podcast all about true crime, murderers, dark history,...
Mar 30, 2020•17 min•Ep. 47
Scabies Outbreak Fun! Employees in the world of housekeeping come across a lot of crazy things… But how crazy can it get in a nursing home? What may be asked of them from the residents? Today we find out on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “Our facility was preparing for “state” to come in. My department was busting ass deep cleaning, changing curtains, etc. WELL the whole week prior to this, we had complaints from a handful of resident...
Mar 26, 2020•33 min•Ep. 30
Warehouses can be incredibly dangerous places to work. Powerful equipment, heavy boxes, and lots of people dodging each other, avoiding one disaster after another. What could possibly go wrong? We find out today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “Now this is a WAREHOUSE where forklifts and other powered equipment is being used around pedestrians all day long. The bosses in this facility wanted the forklift drivers to pretty much run t...
Mar 24, 2020•35 min•Ep. 29
Bosses can make all sorts of crazy demands of their staff, but not allowing them to use the bathroom? Is that really a thing? Oh, yes it is, and we’re going to be talking about it today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “So, after a while other coworker noticed my supervisor likes to pick on me a lot. It only got worse over time no matter how hard I worked. I got in trouble many times for changing songs on my iPod. I got in trouble fo...
Mar 19, 2020•46 min•Ep. 28
It happens to many of us. Getting fired from a first job! How often is that firing justified though? Today we hear about a zealous boss who seems to have a systematic way of “removing” people. Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “One evening she came in with her husband and was bickering and fighting with him. My other coworker and I said good night and walked out the door, while the owner was putting something away in the dessert cooler. The next day she accuse...
Mar 17, 2020•39 min•Ep. 27
Sometimes bosses… drunk ones… have rather unrealistic expectations. Expectations that can never be met, nor should they be! You can do a better job!! Today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “I was exhausted as I had been in classes all week and working extra as it was Christmas and I needed some extra money for presents etc. After the party finally finished around 1.30, we were expected to clean up as usual. I asked if we were being p...
Mar 12, 2020•46 min•Ep. 26
What do you do when you start getting crazy letters at work? Do you ignore them, post them on the bulletin board, or call the cops! That’s what we hear about today on Office Horror Stories! Here’s a preview of the office horror story we will be talking about: “Several weeks later, I have a message on my work voicemail. The caller spoke too quickly, and was a bit slurred, but I could make out that he was calling about the soldier and Emma Watson. I also understood the number he gave me to call hi...
Mar 10, 2020•42 min•Ep. 25
