PerkyTaco
PerkyTaco

Job horror stories

Happy almost Halloween! What have been your most horrific experiences at work?

I’ll go first. My manager went on a week long holiday, all the while not replying to texts or calls and came back and yelled at me for going on without his approval :__

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DerpyMochi
DerpyMochi

I developed an API that basically took inputs from a webform and loaded it into Salesforce (I have oversimplified here).
While testing , one of the fields was "website", I simply typed "www.rk.com" which were the initials of my pet doggo. The test went well, data got loaded into Salesforce. I then get pinged by the multiple people that rk.com is a porn site and multiple people while verifying the test results ended up clicking on the link and got flagged by the IT security team for watching porn on office laptop🤣 .

It was an honest mistake nonetheless, but very horrifying for me🙈

SparklyNugget
SparklyNugget
Amazon19mo

💀💀💀💀

WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin

I think there exists a test website for this specific purpose

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Wtf 😳 This happened to me at my first job at a startup (Series B/C). Founder messaged that they are going to have lunch, so I can join along if available.

I was busy working on another thing so I just said I’m caught up with XYZ work, and will join as soon as it wraps up. (I thought work is the most important, not having lunch with them)

Suddenly got a call from the cofounder asking wtf I’m doing that’s more important than a lunch with the CEO.

Anyway, I abandoned work, left for lunch. Later got to know they termed it a CLM aka ‘career limiting move’

PrancingDonut
PrancingDonut

Super important if you want to go into management. Not super important if you are an IC role and you can bring value.
Personally I have turned down too many such calls. But then I have kind founders so far who know I am a weirdo and tell me if I am skipping something good for me.

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

I know; I eventually learnt why I should have chosen differently

But I mean, I would probably look at this as a green flag, not a CLM lol

ZestyBiscuit
ZestyBiscuit

Joined this company as a campus hire. Assigned to a project where I was kept on standby doing nothing basically for 6 months , suddenly I was given production access for etl loads monitoring. Did a few mistakes so my team lead started scolding that how come even after 1 year I didn’t learn anything. Now how could I say wasn’t given KT regarding these things. Now manager contacted me saying my performance is low I told him I am not liking the work and need a team change. Said can’t do anything. Now yesterday again an incident happen which was partially my fault team lead again scolded.
Now I am confused am I stupid or is my work toxic?? I am so depressed here I really cried last night

FloatingPancake
FloatingPancake

Omg this is like the story of my life !

ZestyBiscuit
ZestyBiscuit

🫂🫂 it’s a hard life out here. Think of quitting everyday 😭

ZippySushi
ZippySushi

interned with a high pedigree founder.

worked 12 hour days for 60 days, had a panic attack and had to exit. Best decision ever.

their attrition was 90% lol

JumpyUnicorn
JumpyUnicorn
Loco19mo

Which is that startup/founder ?

JazzyWalrus
JazzyWalrus

Name of startup?

SparklyWalrus
SparklyWalrus

Zomato, made all festive leaves optional.

MagicalQuokka
MagicalQuokka

People who don't take it get a compensatory leave? Or are they just stealing holidays?

PrancingNugget
PrancingNugget

Stealing holiday? Isn't it illegal?

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

Cars24, getting yelled for not pushing PR on time.

GoofyCupcake
GoofyCupcake

A friend was leaving the company and he sent an email to our org mailer. I accidentally replied all something like "Need a party with the fat Amazon joining bonus you're getting" in Hindi. Word chomu also might have been used.

PrancingMochi
PrancingMochi

This is one of those moments which is horrific initially but fucking hilarious later

ZippyTaco
ZippyTaco

Comedy = Tragedy + Time

WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin

What even is halloween in india?

FuzzyPancake
FuzzyPancake
Gojek19mo

Halwa been

QuirkyMarshmallow
QuirkyMarshmallow

Emailed the CPO about my head of product (I was a PM reporting to HoP) about how bad the hop is and used the f work occasionally.
Later found out the CPO forwarded the email to ceo and hop.
Both I and HoP got laid of shortly after. This was when covid striked for the first time.

DerpyBanana
DerpyBanana
IBM19mo

WTF 💀

TwirlyWalrus
TwirlyWalrus

Lmao

WobblyRaccoon
WobblyRaccoon

My manager scolded me for not carrying laptop wherever I go during weekends and holiday. His reasoning was what if some important work pops up? Bro I’m into Marketing 😬

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