happiest endings of 2013

by Alison Green on December 26, 2013

We hear a lot of bad workplace stories here, but we also hear some great ones. Here are the 10 happiest endings of 2013.

10. The reader whose employee didn’t want to take on a new task

9. The reader whose stalkerish ex-boyfriend was applying for a job at her company

8. The reader who felt that he was “the lazy coworker”

7. The reader who had to talk to an employee about body odor

6. The reader who was having trouble finding a job without a college degree, despite a successful career

5. The reader who found out she was pregnant right after starting a new job

4. The reader with the micromanaging boss who wanted all calls to be taken on speaker phone

3. The reader wanting a raise after her job changed in the first month

2. The reader whose manager was seriously ill

1. The reader who was working for her parents’ highly dysfunctional business

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Anonymous* December 26, 2013 at 5:02 pm

What are the ten worst endings?
1. fposte* December 26, 2013 at 5:08 pm
  
  I think you mean the nine worst, after the last one.
  1. Ruffingit* December 26, 2013 at 5:35 pm
    
    +1
    1. Jessa* December 26, 2013 at 8:26 pm
      
      Yep that one is probably number 1 this year.
2. Ask a Manager* Post authorDecember 26, 2013 at 5:13 pm
  
  You’re going to get to vote on some of them tomorrow :)
  1. Anonymous* December 26, 2013 at 5:28 pm
    
    Yay!
  2. ChristineSW* December 26, 2013 at 6:06 pm
    
    Seconding that “yay”!! The end of the year pieces are always so much fun to look back on!
Anonymous* December 26, 2013 at 6:24 pm

When are posts back to normal?
1. Ask a Manager* Post authorDecember 26, 2013 at 6:35 pm
  
  Sometime next week — depends on how many more days I end up taking off.
  1. Elizabeth West* December 26, 2013 at 9:38 pm
    
    I’m recovering from cookie overdose myself. >_<
    1. Ruffingit* December 26, 2013 at 9:50 pm
      
      Same. We had leftovers again this evening so another heavy meal followed by the delicious chocolate I got in my stocking this year. Food coma commences for the second night in a row…
    2. Ash* December 27, 2013 at 8:52 am
      
      I’m on a candy overdose. My mother loves putting together Christmas stockings, and she went way overboard with the candy this year. Which means the my co-workers are loving me because I’m bringing in pretty much all of it to share.
AdminAnon* December 26, 2013 at 8:53 pm

Wow! I can’t believe I made the top 3! Just another reminder of how lucky I’ve been this year :)

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