‘Once these people were reprimanded, I immediately became their target’: Fitness coach says she was wrongfully fired after she endured racial discrimination

An Orangetheory fitness instructor says she endured racial discrimination at the company and was bullied by her superiors. After reporting her bosses’ behavior to human resources, the instructor says she was eventually fired. In a TikTok posted on Feb. 25, fitness instructor @AntiDietPilot says she “endured racial discrimination” while working at Orangetheory, a boutique studio …

‘I still have nightmares about working there’: Former Texas Roadhouse worker says she was reprimanded when customers didn’t add onions and mushrooms on their steaks or order flavored lemonades

A TikToker who claimed to “still have nightmares” about working at Texas Roadhouse created a viral video highlighting what surely had to be one of her worst moments at the chain restaurant. The video featured the creator, @krispycrack, mouthing along to a popular TikTok soundbite: “Okay, you got me there, but that is not a …

Drew Droege Says He Was Reprimanded By Restaurant Manager For Kissing Another Man

“I wasn’t prepared today for the amount of love and support, and I am so grateful to friends and allies, you know, queer, straight, and everything in between, [who] speak up and amplify,” Droege told BuzzFeed News. “A lot of friends told me they called the restaurant today.” In a now-deleted statement on Instagram, the …

Mom Reprimanded By School for Overpacking His Lunch to Share

While many schools offer free lunches to students from low-income families, that doesn’t mean that their other meals are covered. The benefit to what @hazelgreeneyez85 was doing was not only was that she provided extra food, but that she was giving him pre-packaged foods that he could carry home and eat later. So, what do …

New Employee Reprimanded for Cat Appearing on Zoom Call

While you may be absolutely charming in person, your superior doesn’t know that and will likely judge you based on the work you submit, your interactions during virtual meetings, your Zoom background, and basically anything else that pops up on their screen relating to you. And as we learned from the Reddit post below, one …

‘It’s like he’d rather have me pass out’: Target worker says manager reprimanded her for bringing a Gatorade to work

In a viral video, a Target worker claims her manager reprimanded her for bringing a Gatorade to work. TikToker Jessika (@yourfavfem) shared a video detailing what happened on the social media app. As of Wednesday, the video went semi-viral with about 58,000 views on TikTok. @yourfavfem I’m standing my ground, I’m not going to be …

‘I was vulnerable at work and it was used against me’: Worker says he was reprimanded for opening up about his dad’s cancer to his boss

In a viral TikTok, a worker said his former boss wanted to deny him a promotion after he told the boss in confidence that his dad had cancer, sparking outrage and debate about vulnerability and trust in the workplace.  The viral video, which has over 430,000 views, was posted earlier in the week by Alex …

‘My manager caught me’: Remote worker says they got reprimanded for using ‘mouse jiggler’ app, sparking debate

A TikToker read a post on the r/overemployed subreddit from a remote worker who said they were going to be fired for downloading a “mouse jiggler” app. In the video posted by Gabrielle Judge (@gabrielle_judge) on Friday, the TikToker reads a post that says the original poster downloaded “caffeine.exe,” an app that periodically jiggles the …