45 Workplaces So Toxic You Can Smell the Drama

From passive-aggressive notes to chaotic breakrooms, these 45 photos expose just how wild and unhinged toxic workplaces can get when professionalism goes on vacation.

“2 Billion In Gross Profit”

“Being A Nurse Right Now Has Its Perks”

“Popular Sandwich Chain Had This Tip Sign”

“$90,000,000 In Sales And This Target Store Rewarded The Workers With Cupcakes”

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“Bathroom Breaks”

“Why Does Corporate Think This Is Ok?”

“My Dad’s 20-Year Work Anniversary Card”

“My dad’s been a laborer with his company for 20 years. To congratulate him they give him a card with an attached gift card. The card just said: “You’re egg-cellent.””

“I Emailed HR After Noticing A Pay Error. This Was Their Response”

“We Got A New District Manager”

“I honestly liked my work environment up until now. We got switched to a different district, so now we have a different district manager. I get that everything on here is pretty much industry standard at this point, but she really gets the point across that we are not people to her. She’s worse in person.”

“I Won This At Work. The Right To Buy A 15-Minute Break”

“The Treats My Job Left Us For Our “Hard Work” Were All Expired”

“They were all uncomfortably warm too.”

“Recruiter Just Copied And Pasted The Job Description And Didn’t Check It, Giving A Glimpse Into The Company’s Attitude”

“Office Heat Is Broken. They Aren’t Letting Us Work From Home”

“Check Out My Christmas Bonus After Making My Company $1 Million In The Last 2 Months Alone. $25 Card”

“The Break Room At Work”

“The Company I Work At Replaced All Toilet Paper With This”

“My Pregnant Wife Has To Work With A Contagious Person That Won’t Go Home”

“Company Enforced Monthly 2 Hour Drive Into The Office To Improve Collaborative Working. Nobody Else Showed Up”

“My Job Won’t Allow Me To Sit Down At My Desk, Even Though There’s A Chair, That I’m Also Not Allowed To Move”

“This Was A Survey Sent Out Today To Address Our Work Culture”

“Is This Normal For A Work Place?”

“This Is From A&W Near Me”

“Surprised My Girlfriend With Baked Goods And Flowers Before She Went To Work, And Her Co-Workers Ate Them All”

“I Quit My Job At McDonald’s And They Haven’t Signed My Request To Quit (Sent In March) They Keep Calling Asking Why I Haven’t Showed Up To Any Shifts”

“The Wheels On Our Baking Racks At Work Are Literally Falling Apart And They Refuse To Get Them Fixed. They Don’t Even Roll Anymore, They Tip Over Often When Trying To Push Them”

“”Employee Appreciation Meal” My Company Once Provided”

“They pimped it as a way to show their gratitude. I believe it was some attempt at meatloaf, but seemed about 60% sawdust.”

“Boss Hung These Signs Around The Office”

“Buddy Got This At Work For “Hitting All Target Goals””

“LinkedIn Profile Post From A Recruiter That Reached Out About A Remote Role”

“The Toilet Paper At My Job”

“My Job Is “Thanking” Us By Reducing Our Pay”

“”You Are Not Allowed To Sit, This Is Not A Office Job.” The Last Order Was 90 Minutes Ago”

“My Job Just Gave Me A Pin Celebrating 5 Years Of Me Working Here. The Company I’m Working At Was Sold And I’m Being Laid Off In A Few Months Because They Don’t Want To Pay My Current Wages”

“They Got A Face Scanning Time Clock, It Doesn’t Work For Almost Half The Employees. I Don’t Think This Memo Is Even Legal?”

“If No One Is In The Office, Then We Can’t Build A Company Culture” The Company Culture

“PTO Provided A “Nacho Bar” For Us Teachers On Cinco De Mayo, During Teacher Appreciation Week”

“My Girlfriend Just Showed Me This. The Company She Works For Is A Small Business That Has A High Turnover Rate. I Feel Like This Is Mean Spirited And No Way To Treat Any Employee”

“Ladder I Was Given At Work To Clean A Ceiling Fan”

“Why Do People Do This?”

“We are extremely tight on money and people at my girlfriend’s job stole her food.”

“McDonald’s Will Reward You For Working 30 Long Years With $300”

“Picked up a part time second job to pay down credit cards/save for a vacation and saw this in the break room. This is a franchise, so I’m not sure if this is normal for McDonald’s or not. But imagine putting in your 30 years, getting ready to retire, and being presented with $300 and getting told to buy yourself something “special”.”

“A McDonald’s I Worked At Posted This With Zero Heads Up”

“The franchise is bloated with supervisors and nepotism. I’m sure they all got their holiday bonuses and aren’t taking pay cuts.”

“General Manager Put These Signs Up The Other Day. Also Sent My Coworker Home For Insubordination Tonight Because He Put His Two Weeks In”

“I Had To Evacuate From The Wildfires In LA And Had 30 Minutes To Leave My Home. When My Manager Called Me And Asked If I Remembered My Work Laptop”

“Can My Job Cut My Pay Because I Decided Not To Quit?”

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