I Work With A Nightmare

I Work With A Nightmare

At some point in our life we will work with someone who makes going to work a living hell. Someone so difficult and intense that we become riddled with anxiety and stress. Sam Blacker gets people to anonymously share their stories of the truly worst possible coworkers and bosses and retells it with names and some details changed. And while some parts are changed, the one thing that remains the same is that the truly nightmarish coworkers can be found in any job. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/i-work-with-a-nightmare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

April 21, 2021 11 mins

All was fine for Krisell at her job until she returned from maternity leave. Then she slowly discovered the multiple layers of nightmares working within the company.

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When Carol started working at her knew job she wasn't prepared for her bosses slow assault on her boundaries. Pushing too far, then stopping, then pushing further the next time until Carol reached breaking point.

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Almost a decade ago Jay started a new job, and found himself trapped with an employer who seemed to love the intimidation and power games of control

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February 25, 2021 15 mins

Doctor Aiman worked hard to study in her medical field, but when she was confronted by a nightmare boss she was not prepared for how totally he intended to destroy her career.

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February 10, 2021 10 mins

Samantha managed to escape from a nightmare boss but was not prepared for when they reappeared in her life.

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Linda started a new job and slowly it became clear her managers did not care about her health, until she ended up being sent to the emergency department.

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Pete Havel offers advice on what to do in a situation like the story in 'When the Nightmare wants your job"

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January 13, 2021 7 mins

Trixie met Maria on the job and was quickly overwhelmed when her coworkers bubbly personality became far more invasive and inappropriate.

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December 16, 2020 12 mins

Kathy watched for years as Laura-Leigh scared off other employees, but she truly felt powerless when Laura-Leigh targeted her friend.

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Mary found herself working for a company that changed names regularly and was clearly up to illegal stuff. Expert Pete Havel shares what he thinks could be done in this situation.


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December 2, 2020 20 mins

Liz's boss Barbara become emotionally and verbally abusive early on, but while this scared liz, she was not prepared for how much further her nightmare boss would take things.

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Sandy found herself trapped in a situation where her boss was causing psychological abuse, but her financial support company was supporting her boss. Pete Havel gives his advice on her situation.

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When Claire moved across the world to a whole other country her co-worker Lisa tried to make things difficult.

Unfortunately for Lisa, it turned out that this was actually a good work place.

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In 'When the Nightmare blames all their mistakes on you" Beck revealed she worked for a cafe owner who was truly toxic. In this mini episode, workplace advisor Pete Havel gives his advice on what to do in a similar situation.

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November 4, 2020 17 mins

Pete Havel describes the co-worker so toxic, vengeful and soulless that she inspired his book The Arsonist In The office.

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October 21, 2020 17 mins

When Beth started her job at the gym she was a bit hesitant of Abigail and it turned out she had right to be.

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Elizabeth started a new marketing job to promote an upcoming children's TV show. She was not prepared for the bombshell secrets her boss was hiding.

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September 23, 2020 14 mins

Rachel started her new job as a real estate assistant. She was not ready for the cold hearted approach her boss took to manipulating and sabotaging her

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September 16, 2020 4 mins

The last few episodes have shown the very real damage that Nightmares can cause to our mental health, but what can be done?

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When Alicia's fun friendly co-worker Rob was promoted to the position of manager she was not prepared for the nightmare he would become.

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