5 horrifying tales of workplace chaos

In the age of the internet, many employees take to online forums to ask advice rather than approaching someone at work. One of the most popular forums is Ask a Manager, where disgruntled workers submit their tales and hope for some sage advice from learned seniors.

A recent BuzzFeed article correlated over 20 of the most horrifying, detailing everything from sexism, affairs, theft and liver donations. We have decided to select our favourite five, and have listed them below. Tell us your own workplace horror stories in the comments.

1. ‘Our boss will fire us if we don’t sign up to be a liver donor for his brother.’

"I have a situation that is so out there I almost wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t happening to me. The company I work at has three branches and around 100 employees. The owner of the company has a brother who needs a liver transplant. Two weeks ago, a company-wide memo went out that all employees would be required to undergo testing to see if they were a suitable liver donor for the owner's brother. No exceptions.