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The Amazing Race

loislane7 - During my first year as a reporter at a daily newspaper in the Corn Belt, life was good. My editor was warm and caring, someone who urged reporters to never compromise their personal happiness for the job. When she took her own advice and left the paper, a new editor was selected from another department in the building. That’s when my life began to play out like a bad movie of the week. Her... continue

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Sweating Bullets

Mr. Kotter - It all started when I accepted a part-time position as a Building Supervisor at my local fitness center in the Midwest. The pay wasn’t much, but one of the perks was having a free membership. I learned quickly that my boss was pleasant enough, although he expected me to do anything that he instructed. Meanwhile, he stayed mostly in his office playing games on his computer. Toilet clogged and no... continue

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Open Up and Say AAAAHHHHH

smilingreceptionist - Stepping foot in my place of employment you would be welcomed by the sounds of a dentist drill and the yells of my boss, the dentist. I was just a mere receptionist and often times thanked god that I was not a dental assistant at this particular dental office located in the Midwest. I soon realized that being a dentist office receptionist meant not only making appointments for teeth to be... continue

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Working for the Devil

thedude - I decided to become a street promoter over the summer after watching a seemingly unattractive man pull out $120 from two girls on the street for a spa package. I was blown away that a street vendor could make so much money from pitching a piece of paper, so I decided to give it a go and join the team. My boss was seemingly a cool guy, very nice in the beginning. But nice things don't last -- do... continue

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A Job Made In Heaven?

hlavine - Who would believe that working for a church could ever turn into the job from Hell? For four long months I worked in a position as secretary for the Pastor of a church with over 150 members. At the time I took the job, I was best friends with the Pastor's wife — which in hindsight, should have been Clue Number One that the job was not a good idea. You don't mix business with pleasure!Within the... continue

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Dear Consumer Affairs,

JakeoftheFoliage - One of the most deranged men I've ever met was a pizzeria owner in San Francisco. We'll call him Sam. Sam hired me as a waiter under the caveat that I would help him write a movie script: the inspiring true story of his emigration to the coast of California, where he married, opened a restaurant, and discovered the American dream. Fresh out of college, I jumped at the gig with the tenacity of 23... continue

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Spanking the Monkey

MrKidRay - I was a “carry-out,” a seventeen-year-old kid that bagged groceries and carried them out to a customer’s car with an optional smile; I also responded with mop and bucket to those loudspeaker announcements of “clean-up in aisle-whatever.” The job was easy, and the only trouble I had in two years was a write-up for tardiness; that changed however when my cool boss was replaced by an uptight,... continue

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So not appropriate

Claudia.arevalo - So not appropriateWhen I met my former boss, I was working at a childcare center, my own version of hell on earth. There’s nothing as mind-numbing as taking care of 23 four-year-olds. Serving breakfast, making sure they eat it, cleaning up the mess, taking them out to the park, and making sure they don’t kill each other. This place was so bad that teachers could not even take a coffee or lunch... continue

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Bunny of Death

What Deadline? - There is stupid, and there is epically stupid. It appears to me that the closer to the top of this ignorance mountain you climb, the more likely and qualified you are to be promoted in an organization. For seven years, I covered school board and city council meetings for a small daily newspaper in the Midwest, which alone can be its own circle of hell. My editor was a man that not only enjoyed,... continue

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Mrs. H.

R. McDaniel - “Don’t get in my way,” she bellowed, her high-pitched atonal shrill ascending with each word until it peaked on that same dissonant note like the chorus of sirens when multiple emergency vehicles whiz by simultaneously. There was a certain cadence to her step, like she was prancing over air on tiptoe, as she pushed her walker slowly past the alcove to my quarters toward her bedroom at the other... continue

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Dried Up

Harper Crane - I worked eight long months as a sales and use tax associate at an overnight delivery company. There were three managers in our department. Each manager oversaw two employees. My manager wasn’t qualified to do the grunt work, much less lead. She didn’t know a thing about taxes. She didn’t even know how to run the copier. Rumors spread that she did a favor for a V-P and that was why she was... continue

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All The Signs

Courtney - When I was laid off for the very first time, I was still living in San Francisco. I rarely talk about it, but I remember it well. It was the morning following a Jurassic Five concert. The concert itself was not memorable, but being one of the only people at the concert over the age of 30 was. The only two people older than me at the concert were two people of the people I was with. I was... continue

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Dead deadline!

NELoop820 - After two and half years of unemployment, I was so happy to have found a job. I had worked in a corporate position as a Business Planner for five years. So accepting the entry level administrative role was a minor blow to the ego. But the bills had to be paid.Allyson, our department head, knew my skill set far surpassed answering phones and making copies. But I reassured her that I was a hard... continue

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It's Not the Kids Who Are Childish

MusicTeacher - Early Childhood is a relatively modern invention. In former times, young children were put to good use in their tribes or on the farm. Now they’re in preschool … and so am I, their music teacher. I’ve made the rounds teaching guitar, recorder and musical games. Children are not easy to handle, now that Early Childhood exists. But they are a picnic compared to my employers and supervisors.In some... continue


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The Amazing Race

Sweating Bullets

Open Up and Say AAAAHHHHH

Working for the Devil

A Job Made In Heaven?

Dear Consumer Affairs,

Spanking the Monkey

So not appropriate

Bunny of Death

Mrs. H.

Dried Up

All The Signs

Dead deadline!

It's Not the Kids Who Are Childish

Difficult boss? win $2000.