Career Horror Stories

“I’m sitting here in our open office, alone to my thoughts. Everyone around me is busy, moving forward with work and presumably their…

“I wonder if they know I’ve been looking at the job ads on LinkedIn. Can they see that?

“I couldn’t help myself. They sent out a link to an “anonymous” employee survey at my job, and I used it to disclose some serious…

“I overheard my coworker talking about how much he makes. That’s when I realized I was set up. Let me tell you how that went.

“I have to be honest, it doesn’t look like I’m going to do anything with the time I’m able to carve out. Even if I manage to gracefully…

“I was at my old job, sitting on break eating lunch in my car when I saw the offer letter come through on my email. It was from that agency…

“I have almost 3 years of experience in this industry, and I’ve been in training for my next position for over 4 months. It’s just a little…

“I’m finally over it. I think it’s time I stopped laughing about it or glossing over it. I realize that regardless of all the good ideas I…

“It’s been almost 5 years since I started at this company. I’ve seen quite a few people move up in that time and it’s really starting to…