Office Horror Stories: True Workplace Nightmares

Office Horror Stories: True Workplace Nightmares

Office Horror Stories is the Podcast where YOU can tell YOUR office horror story or workplace nightmare. This is a show about horrible bosses, crazy co-workers, and workplaces that are the definition of hell. This is a podcast where YOU CAN LET IT ALL OUT. Whether its your current workplace or an office in the past, we want to hear your Office Horror Story! We do not take names, we do not track numbers. We do not call you back. This is an anonymous outlet to share your office horror stories and laugh at the crazy experiences of others! To share your office horror story call toll free 1-833-HATE-JOB or write in at http://www.officehorrorstories.com

Episodes

51: Sell Out Staff | Office Horror Stories

June 4, 2020 • 39 mins
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. 

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"I learned quickly that getting fired was done quite often to employees who could not sell c...
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50: Call The Cops | Office Horror Stories

June 2, 2020 • 34 mins
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! 
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49: Collections Agency | Office Horror Stories

May 28, 2020 • 40 mins
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.

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48: Thrown Under The Bus | Office Horror Stories

May 26, 2020 • 38 mins
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 emp...
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54: Neighbors From Hell | Nightmare Neighbors Podcast

May 22, 2020 • 39 mins
How do you approach a neighbor about their un-neighborly activity without turning into a bad neighbor yourself?

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Share your nightmare neighbor story with us at http://www.nightmareneighbors.com or Call 1-888-68-Crazy!



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46: Car Dealership Nightmare | Automotive Horror Stories

May 21, 2020 • 37 mins
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....
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45: In-Human Resources | HR Nightmares

May 19, 2020 • 47 mins
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 m...
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44: Control Freak Boss | Office Horror Stories

May 14, 2020 • 37 mins
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 ...
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43: Too Good To Be True | Job Search Tips

May 12, 2020 • 33 mins
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 ...
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42: Fake Identity | Business Fails

May 7, 2020 • 36 mins
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 noth...
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53: Send Us Your Neighbor From Hell Story!!

May 6, 2020 • 2 mins
We're launching a brand new podcast all about NIGHTMARE NEIGHBORS!!
Call in your nightmare neighbor story now at 1-888-68-CRAZY - 1-(888) 682-7299 or write in at http://www.nightmareneighbors.com
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41: Delusional As F | Manage Productivity

May 5, 2020 • 40 mins
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 sup...
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40: Can't Make Them Happy | Be Your Own Boss

April 30, 2020 • 34 mins
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. <...
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39: Strange Co-Workers | Entrepreneur Stories

April 28, 2020 • 34 mins
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 respon...
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52: Be Part of The Nightmare Neighbors Podcast!

April 24, 2020 • 2 mins
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 .
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38: Not In My Job Description | Manager Tools

April 23, 2020 • 34 mins
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 ...
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37: Working On Vacation | Dream Job Nightmare

April 21, 2020 • 40 mins
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 wa...
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36: Vindictive Boss | Management Tips

April 16, 2020 • 31 mins
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 sw...
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35: Ungrateful Bitch! | Employee Relationships

April 14, 2020 • 31 mins
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 l...
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34: Call Center Nightmare | Career Growth

April 9, 2020 • 32 mins
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...
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