Karma Stories

Today on Karma Stories, Rob shares six stories from r/MaliciousCompliance. A lab technician needs a coat from the storage room right next door, a group project partner wants to work alone, and a salon manager makes one thing very clear: if an appointment isn’t in the system, it doesn’t exist. Funny rule for someone who books her friends by text.
One of today’s storytellers teaches school AND works at the grocery store. What does it say about how we pay teachers when their day in the classroom ends and their next shift is about to start? Let me know in the comments.
Have a story of your own? Send it to storysubmissions@karmastoriespodcast.com for a chance to be featured!

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Karma Stories
00:42 Story 1 - One Lab Coat
05:52 Story 2 - My Partner Wants Out
11:20 Story 3 - Two Hours Short
13:51 Story 4 - Weigh It Again
16:00 Story 5 - No Booking, No Appointment
18:41 Story 6 - Follow The Policy!

What happens when a new boss decides an old manual knows your job better than you do? In today’s Karma Stories episode, an overnight cash-processing crew is ordered to abandon the methods that keep millions of dollars moving. Their supervisor explains the problem, asks for help, and gets the same answer: follow the procedure. With armoured trucks arriving and a deadline approaching, the crew does exactly that—and documents every delay. The boss wants proof his employees are wasting time. He might regret asking them to keep such good records.

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You step out for coffee. A coworker reaches for his notebook. Maybe you wouldn’t think twice about it the first time, but how many coffee breaks would it take before you asked what he was writing?

Today on Karma Stories, Rob shares six stories from r/CoworkerStories, including a little unsolicited advice about an energy drink, a baker who loves making donuts but could do without the midnight crew, and a promotion that one coworker takes personally. Which of these people would get under your skin, and which storyteller do you think owes a coworker an apology?

Have a story of your own? Send it to storysubmissions@karmastoriespodcast.com for a chance to be featured!

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Karma Stories
00:36 Story 1 Unsolicited Health Advice
05:09 Story 2 Midnight Bakery Crew
10:31 Story 3 Deborah Takes It Personally
13:10 Story 4 Office Spreadsheet
15:30 Story 5 Break Room Shrimp
18:23 Story 6 Day-Old Donuts

A GameStop assistant manager gets passed over for a promotion, then has to train the guy who got the job. Funny how the new boss never seems to work weekends, but always knows who to call when there’s a shipment coming in.

Today on Karma Stories, we’re trying something new. One question in r/ToxicWorkplace asked people what happened when someone quit and left their workplace in chaos. Rob reads nine replies, from a bank employee who keeps getting calls on her days off to someone who already works 50 hours a week when the boss decides they need to talk about attendance.

Who was the one person holding your workplace together, and what happened when they finally left? Let me know in the comments.

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Chapters:00:00 Welcome to Karma Stories00:20 The Question00:43 The Birthday Suit05:01 Read The Manual10:25 About Your Hours12:24 Half Up Front14:16 The Bank Safe Code15:33 The Promised Interview17:20 Copying The Boss18:28 Retiring A Year Early19:48 The Open Door

Her husband’s best friend missed their wedding. Three years later, she still hasn’t had a real conversation with him. She’s always figured he travels a lot for work, so when they finally get a chance to talk at a barbecue, she goes over to say hello. A few sentences in, he cuts the conversation short. Would you chalk it up to an awkward first impression, or ask your husband what that was about?
In today’s Karma Stories episode, Rob follows one relationship story from r/BestofRedditorUpdates through three updates, including one that came eight months later.
Have a story of your own? Send it to storysubmissions@karmastoriespodcast.com for a chance to be featured!

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to Karma Stories
00:28 The Missing Best Friend
09:18 A Conversation With Dylan
10:56 Setting The Record Straight
13:42 Eight Months Later