People Are Sharing The Most Bizarre Experiences They've Had At Work, And It's Completely Unhinged
Sometimes, workplaces are far from professional. BuzzFeed Community members shared some of the most unhinged things they've ever witnessed while on the job, and wooow, I'm feeling super thankful for work-from-home right now. Here are their wild stories:
1."I have so many different stories from working in HR for a large private real estate company, but the most memorable involves a sales rep from one of our luxury apartment communities. This dude had his Tinder date meet at one of the furnished apartments, passed it off as his own, hooked up with her, and sent her on her way, all while he was on the clock! He would have gotten away with it, but of course, he just had to brag about it to one of his coworkers who then reported him to HR, and I got the paperwork for his termination."
2."I have worked in two corporate environments with what we call 'mad shitters.' One would shit all over the toilet seat of the men's room, the other in the men's room urinal."
3."We had a used-tampons-in-the-conference-room incident at my previous job."
4."I work for an insurance and benefits company, one of which is HR for smaller companies that can't afford an entire employee. One of our groups is owned by two brothers. One time, one of the brothers wanted me to mediate because the other brother wouldn't answer his calls. I was essentially paid to settle a sibling argument. I okayed it with my boss and took HR out of their contract when they renewed since I wasn't their damn mother."
5."Last year, I was on a Zoom call interviewing a candidate. There were two of us from HR on the call, as well as the candidate's potential manager. Everything was going great, and we were finishing up, giving him a chance to ask us questions. He had certainly done his research and was asking some great questions when suddenly he stood up, excused himself, and walked off camera. We heard a whirring noise, a loud beep, some clicks, and then silence. We made smalltalk while waiting for him to return. Five minutes went by, then 10, and after 25 minutes, we made the decision to end the call. We tried calling his phone, which we could hear ringing on his end, but it went to voicemail. We left a message asking him to please call back. We tried reaching him several times that week, but never heard back. I sometimes wonder what happened to him."
6."When I worked at a grocery store bakery, we had the serial 'one-biter.' Someone would take a single bite out of the free pastries, muffins, cookies etc., that were in the staffroom and just leave them there. This was over several months. We did eventually figure out who it was, and I think they got a talking to because it never happened again."
7."One time, I was a temp working under the head of HR. I had to digitize a bunch of paperwork, so I got to read over some of the disputes between employees, including one about two coworkers who hated each other and fought all the time. At some point, one of the employees threw a chair at the other. They were both forced to apologize to each other."
8."I worked in an office that had a mystery poop incident. There was a small group of us — about 20 people — and the boss had given up an angry-faced bitch talk earlier in the day about something stupid that didn't apply to about 95% of us. Then, at lunchtime, my girlfriend walked into the bathroom, and someone had crapped right on the floor. We never found out who did it, but in such a small group, we have our suspicions."
9."I worked with a guy in his 40s who would pee, then wash his junk in the sink. He'd legit lay it on the sink and give it a good cleaning. After enough dudes walked in on him and complained, my poor manager (female and 23 years old) had to tell him to stop doing that (with HR present)."
10."My mom worked in HR; she had to fire a lady for bringing her pet chinchilla to work. Also, a guy at her work gave his two weeks' notice, and on his last day, he pulled out 17 bags of live crickets and let them loose! She has so many stories! She fired so many people, she earned the nickname 'Angel of Death.'"
11."I was working with a staffing agency to obtain some warehouse workers. One did not show at his scheduled time, so we contacted the agency to let them know. He replied that he did arrive, but the door was closed so he took a selfie with our building in the background to prove he was on location and left. He did not try to open the door, which was closed but not locked."
12."Midway through an interview, the applicant reached into his briefcase, pulled out a beer, cracked it open, and took a sip. I guess he figured that he was not a good match for this particular job, and the interview was over. He then made a bit of smalltalk and left."
13."I worked as a chambermaid in the late '70s. When one businessman left the hotel, the bathroom walls were covered with shit. A middle-aged businessman, three-piece suit and all. He was very considerate; he only put it on the tiled walls. Are these people so stressed that they regress to toddlerhood?"
—Bettina B., Facebook
14."The HR person from my previous job told me about having to fire an employee who consistently went into the employee fridges and stole the cheese off people's sandwiches. HR had gotten several complaints of food tampering, so they watched the video of the area and finally figured out who the ‘Cheese Bandit’ was."
15."I used to work in a call center. There was a female employee who would occasionally smear blood and shit on the walls of one of the bathroom stalls. I don't think anyone ever figured out exactly who it was."
—Julie W., Facebook
16."I was doing a Skype interview with a guy when I noticed he kept looking to the side of his room. When I asked him if he was alright, a bat flew in front of the camera. He immediately grabbed a broom and chased it around the room, whacking at it until he hit it. Then, we finished the interview."
17."We had two employees at the manufacturing site that didn't get along. Nothing much ever came of it until one of the employees put in his two weeks' notice. On his second to last day of employment, he brought a garbage bag FULL of dog shit with him to work and dumped it on his coworker's car. I'm not sure where he got it from. He either collected it from his dogs for months, or he went to a dog park and just picked it all up. The amount of dog shit covered the car from the front bumper to the rear window. The only part that wasn't covered was the trunk."
18.Finally: "HR here. I've got more than one poop story, but my favorite was the person who left a poop on a company napkin in front of the ladies' room. Can you even imagine?!"
