I Used To Work There

Kelly Kennedy
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Everyone has a work story. The hilarious disasters. The unbelievable moments. The jobs that changed us. The coworkers we never forgot. The terrifying situations, strange encounters, and paranormal experiences that still make no sense years later. I Used To Work There is a storytelling podcast where real people share the unforgettable things that happened on the job. From workplace chaos and dark humor to heartbreak, mystery, and the completely unexplained, these are the stories that stay with you long after you clock out. Some are funny. Some are unsettling. Some are deeply human. Some should never have happened at all. Have a story you’ll never forget? Send it to hr@iusedtoworkthere.com.

  1. 2d ago

    1986 Miami Shootout, Plane Crash Premonition, Escaping a Wildfire (Halloween Special)

    What happens when an FBI agent’s ordinary morning becomes the 1986 Miami shootout, a woman escapes a burning plane she believes she has already seen in her dreams, and a school board president must keep moving children to safety as a wildfire closes in on his own family? On Episode 17 of I Used To Work There, Kelly Kennedy welcomes you to our first Halloween Special. Seven true workplace stories take us from a California prison and an unexpected encounter with Britney Spears to a devastating workplace injury, a raging wildfire, a burning aircraft and a fight for survival that made history. We start on the Day Shift and get progressively darker as the episode unfolds. Every story you hear happened to someone just like you. Stay until the end for former FBI Special Agent Ed Mireles’ firsthand account of surviving the 1986 Miami shootout. Day Shift opens with Wendi, a California corrections officer who has just joined her prison’s emergency response team. A routine equipment check goes wrong in front of two shifts of colleagues, earning her an unfortunate nickname. Then comes a late-night training exercise, a shotgun she has never fired and a phone call nobody wants to make at one in the morning. Sheila follows with a boss who has a few things to say about her tattoos and smoke breaks. Sheila has a few things to say right back. When he challenges her break schedule, she asks him a question about his sales department that brings the conversation to a quick conclusion. Then Michelle takes us to a Los Angeles grocery store where celebrity sightings are part of the job. While she is putting up sale signs, a misunderstanding with Britney Spears and Kevin Federline turns into an unexpected rescue from the paparazzi. Behind the scenes, Michelle discovers just how much a little kindness can mean to someone who rarely gets a moment of privacy. When Night Shift begins, Dan recalls hearing screams over the radio at a countertop manufacturer. Down in the warehouse, a granite slab has broken and fallen onto his friend, causing a devastating leg injury. Dan accompanies him to the hospital, translating between Spanish and English through a frightening experience neither of them will forget. Tom Pratt shares the day a California wildfire turned the sky orange and sent him racing home to his wife and young children. As president of the local school board, he is also helping coordinate school evacuations. Each time the children move, the fire threatens their next location. With burning embers falling on his own home, Tom must help get the students to safety while deciding when his family needs to leave. Donna Hartley was travelling to Hawaii for a work assignment when she boarded Continental Airlines Flight 603 on March 1, 1978. Before boarding, an overwhelming sense of dread led her to demand a different seat. When the aircraft crashed during an aborted takeoff and caught fire, Donna found herself fighting to escape a scene she says she had already dreamed about. Her story feels like something out of Final Destination, but the disaster and her fight to survive were real. What happened afterward gave her another reason to find her voice. Finally, Ed Mireles, calling from Virginia, takes us back to April 11, 1986. A morning of FBI surveillance in Miami becomes a violent confrontation that leaves two agents dead and five others injured. Ed describes the moments that nearly killed him, the friends he lost and the years he spent asking whether he could have done anything differently. It is a deeply personal account of an event that helped reshape police weapons, tactics and training across America. Episode Chapters 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:00:41 Welcome to Our First Halloween Special 00:02:00 Wendi: Misfire at the Prison 00:05:42 Sheila: Tattoos, Smoke Breaks and Sales 00:08:19 Michelle: Helping Britney Spears Escape the Paparazzi 00:13:46 Entering the Night Shift 00:16:23 Dan: A Granite Slab and a Devastating Injury 00:21:23 Tom Pratt: Escaping a Wildfire 00:27:59 Donna Hartley: Plane Crash Premonition 00:42:17 Ed Mireles: The 1986 Miami Shootout 01:08:00 Clocking Out Featured Storytellers Ed Mireles Read more of Ed’s firsthand account in FBI Miami Firefight: Five Minutes That Changed the Bureau, written with his wife and fellow retired FBI agent, Elizabeth Mireles. You can also explore Hostage: Seven Days in Captivity and LALO: Undercover Tales of Money, Drugs, and Lies through his official website. Explore Ed Mireles’ books. Donna Hartley Learn more about Donna’s story, speaking and personal development work through her official website. Visit Donna Hartley’s website. Tom Pratt — Delos Insurance Solutions Tom’s experience with wildfire helped shape his commitment to supporting homeowners and affected communities. Learn more about his work with Delos Insurance Solutions, which uses wildfire science and technology to help provide homeowners insurance in California. Learn more about Delos Insurance Solutions. Follow and Share the Show Listen and follow on your favourite podcast app. We have just crossed 10,000 followers on Apple Podcasts. Thank you to everyone who has joined us, shared a story or introduced a friend to the show. Follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every two weeks, and our back catalogue is full of unforgettable true workplace stories. If you’re enjoying the show, leave us a five-star rating and a written review on Apple Podcasts. Your support helps us reach more listeners and find more incredible stories. Know someone who appreciates a great story? Text them this episode. Which story will stick with you the longest? Tell us in the episode comments or email HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Listen Next Keep your Night Shift going with Episode 14: Held Hostage for 31 Months, Revenge on a Magician, Haunted Hospital. Or discover Trapped in a Car Vending Machine, Haunted Hotel, Runaway CEO. Have a Story? You Can Submit It Two Ways. I Used To Work There is your show, your stories. Wild, funny, terrifying or unexplainable, if it happened at work and it’s true, we want to hear it. Pull out your phone, open the Voice Memos app, tell us what happened, and email your recording to HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Prefer to be interviewed? Complete our guest intake form. You can share your story openly or remain completely anonymous. Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you at work? Presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, the Night Shift Story Competition closes October 31, 2026. Submit and record your true scary workplace story by October 31 for your chance to win a $1,000 USD cash prize. We’ll crown our Employee of the Month during the first episode of November. Ghosts, monsters, terrifying customers, dangerous situations or something you still cannot explain. Your story does not have to involve a ghost or happen at night. It just needs to be a frightening experience connected to work. Voice memo and interview submissions are both welcome, and you may share your story anonymously. Submit using the email address or guest intake form above. If you’re sitting on a scary workplace story, our next Employee of the Month could be you. Night Shift Story Competition Sponsor The Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition is proudly presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Plan a fall getaway to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From exploring the river valley to live music, theatre, restaurants and seasonal attractions, there is plenty to build a weekend around. Discover things to do and book your stay through Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Support Foxx’s Fight If you have been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly and their family, sharing their GoFundMe is a meaningful way to help. Every share...

  2. Oct 15

    Late for 9/11, Dentist from Hell, Calls from the Fifth Floor

    What happens when a broken alarm clock changes one man’s arrival at the Pentagon on September 11, a dental assistant discovers her former boss at the centre of a police standoff, and calls keep coming from a hospital floor where none of the phones are plugged in? On Episode 16 of I Used To Work There, Kelly Kennedy brings you seven true workplace stories featuring celebrity encounters, disastrous journeys, threatening clients and terrifying situations. We start with Day Shift laughs before heading into a Night Shift filled with unexplained footsteps, a frightening boss and an extraordinary account of survival. Day Shift opens with Michelle, who worked at a Los Angeles grocery store where celebrity sightings were part of the job. When Willem Dafoe notices a little boy holding a Green Goblin toy, an ordinary shopping trip becomes an unforgettable encounter with an unexpectedly funny payoff. Then Kelly’s brother DJ joins the show to revisit the summers they worked together. Long days unloading trucks helped teenage Kelly save for a beautiful Pontiac Firebird. There was just one problem: getting it home. What followed involved overheating, overnight driving, unexpected family connections and a rescue from Dad. Matthew takes us to Hawaii, where totalling his new car is only the beginning. Determined to make it to his sampling events, he faces flooded streets, a heavy folding table, a nine-mile journey and a stranger looking for a fight. Just when he thinks the day is finally over, a familiar face appears on the bus home. Dan closes Day Shift with a tow-truck owner determined to cut his insurance costs. A week after removing his coverage, the client’s truck is damaged, and Dan finds himself receiving threats from a man who competes in MMA. When Night Shift begins, Joe takes us to the fifth floor of a hospital undergoing renovations. Security keeps receiving calls from an empty room, but the phone inside isn’t connected. As Joe investigates, footsteps begin following him through the halls. Then they get faster. LaRee follows with a dental office where an exciting opportunity becomes an increasingly frightening place to work. Staff arguments, screaming and a confrontation with a patient give way to behaviour that finally pushes her to leave. Months later, a friend sends her a news report about her former boss, and she discovers just how far things have escalated. Finally, Thomas Lee Johnson shares his experience at the Pentagon on September 11. An alarm clock he had relied on for years fails to wake him, changing the timing of his arrival. He reaches the building just as the attack happens. What follows is a deeply personal account of shock, survival and the friend who stayed on the phone when he needed someone most. Episode Chapters 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:01:00 Welcome to the Day Shift 00:02:01 Michelle: Green Goblin Goes Shopping 00:08:23 DJ: The Firebird from Hell 00:16:00 Matthew: Hawaii Workday from Hell 00:26:27 Dan: Tow-Truck Insurance and a Threatening Client 00:32:03 Joe: Calls from the Fifth Floor 00:40:41 LaRee: Dentist from Hell 00:50:44 Thomas: Late for 9/11 00:57:25 Clocking Out Follow and Share the Show Listen and follow on your favourite podcast app. Follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop every two weeks, and over 100 true workplace stories are waiting for you in our first 15 episodes. If you’re enjoying the show, leave us a five-star rating and a written review on Apple Podcasts. Your support helps us reach more listeners and find more incredible stories. Know someone who appreciates a great story? Text them this episode. Which story will stick with you the longest? Tell us in the episode comments or email HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Listen Next For more extraordinary workplace stories and unsettling encounters, listen to Episode 14: Held Hostage for 31 Months, Revenge on a Magician, Haunted Hospital. Or discover Trapped in a Car Vending Machine, Haunted Hotel, Runaway CEO. Have a Story? You Can Submit It Two Ways. I Used To Work There is your show, your stories. Wild, funny, terrifying or unexplainable, if it happened at work and it’s true, we want to hear it. Pull out your phone, open the Voice Memos app, tell us what happened, and email your recording to HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Prefer to be interviewed? Complete our guest intake form. You can share your story openly or remain completely anonymous. Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you at work? Presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, the Night Shift Story Competition is open for submissions through October 31, 2026. Submit and record your true scary workplace story by October 31 for your chance to win a $1,000 USD cash prize. We’ll crown our Employee of the Month during the first episode of November. Ghosts, monsters, terrifying customers, dangerous situations or something you still cannot explain. Your story does not have to involve a ghost or happen at night. It just needs to be a frightening experience connected to work. Voice memo and interview submissions are both welcome, and you may share your story anonymously. Submit using the email address or guest intake form above. If you’re sitting on a scary workplace story, our next Employee of the Month could be you. Night Shift Story Competition Sponsor The Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition is proudly presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Plan a fall getaway to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From golden leaves in the river valley to live music, theatre, restaurants and Halloween attractions, there is plenty to build a weekend around. Discover things to do and book your stay through Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Support Foxx’s Fight If you have been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly and their family, sharing their GoFundMe is a meaningful way to help. Every share helps their story reach someone new and means more than words can express. Support Foxx’s Fight and share their story. Title Sponsor I Used To Work There is proudly brought to you by Atlas Elite Lifts. Building car lifts so cool they would make Batman jealous, Atlas Elite Lifts delivers premium automotive lifting solutions for home garages, professional shops and serious automotive enthusiasts across North America. Whether you are restoring classics, wrenching on weekend projects, or running a professional service facility, Atlas Elite Lifts has a lift built for the job. Learn more at www.atlaselitelifts.com.

  3. Oct 1

    A Gun in the Front Row, 300 Fake Employees, Power Plant Explosion

    What happens when a company hires 300 actors to pretend they work there, a comedian finds himself staring down a gun from the front row, and an ordinary morning at a power plant becomes a fight to get home alive? On Episode 15 of I Used to Work There, Kelly Kennedy brings you eight true workplace stories featuring terrible bosses, a haunted heritage house, a comedy competition gone wrong and extraordinary accounts of survival. We start with Day Shift laughs before heading into a Night Shift where everything can change in seconds. Day Shift opens with comedian Keith Ross Nelson, whose wife joins the audience for a comedy competition and discovers her favourite performer. There is just one problem: it might not be him. Then Andrew takes us inside a consulting company with an unusual plan to impress a potential client: hire more than 300 actors to fill the office and pretend to be employees. Barbara follows with two stories about terrible bosses. A door-slamming outburst pushes her to confront the man everyone else is afraid of. Then, at another workplace, landing the company’s biggest contract in 25 years still isn’t enough to earn her boss’s respect. This time, she decides one of them has to go. When Night Shift begins, Alex takes us into an old heritage house where footsteps travel across the floor above him and voices carry through rooms that should be empty. He goes looking for visitors. What he eventually finds suggests he is far from the first employee to experience something strange. Master electrician Jason shares how a routine job at a hotel swimming pool becomes a life-threatening emergency. An arc flash leaves him severely burned, facing a long recovery and wondering whether his hands will ever work again. Keith returns with a very different comedy story. During a show in Mississippi, a man sitting just feet from the stage pulls a gun and tells him to change the subject. The bouncers do nothing. Keith still has a show to finish. Finally, Joe takes us inside a coal-fired power plant on a beautiful October morning. He has coffee, talks with a coworker and exchanges messages with his wife. Then a coal bunker explodes. What follows is an extraordinary account of escape, coworkers coming to his aid, and a family facing the possibility that he might never come home. Through humour, faith and the difficult reality of life after the accident, Joe shares what it took to survive and what it meant to finally return to the people he loves. Episode Chapters 00:00:00 Cold Open and Introduction 00:02:09 Keith: His Wife’s Favourite Comedian 00:05:48 Andrew: 300 Fake Employees 00:10:43 Barbara: The Door-Slamming Boss 00:14:49 Barbara: The Boss Ultimatum 00:20:14 Alex: Haunted Heritage House 00:28:07 Jason: Surviving an Arc Flash 00:35:38 Keith: Gun in the Front Row 00:38:32 Joe: Power Plant Explosion Follow and Share the Show Listen and follow on your favourite podcast app. We are a new show, and your support helps us reach more listeners and find more incredible stories. Follow on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leave us a five-star rating and written review on Apple Podcasts, and text this episode to a friend or colleague who appreciates a great story. Which story would have made you quit on the spot? Tell us in the episode comments or email HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. We would love to hear your answer. Listen Next Enjoyed Keith’s story about Tommy Savitt? Hear Tommy tell his own unforgettable workplace story in Episode 14: Held Hostage for 31 Months, Revenge on a Magician, Haunted Hospital. For more strange workplaces, paranormal encounters and unbelievable situations, listen to Trapped in a Car Vending Machine, Haunted Hotel, Runaway CEO. 🎙️ Have a Story? You Can Submit It Two Ways. I Used to Work There is about the true workplace stories that happen to people just like you. Wild, funny, terrifying or unexplainable, if it happened at work and it’s true, we want to hear it. Pull out your phone, open the Voice Memos app, tell us what happened, and email your recording to HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Prefer to be interviewed? Complete our guest intake form. You can share your story openly or remain completely anonymous. 🏆 Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you at work? Presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, the Night Shift Story Competition is open for submissions from September 1 through October 31, 2026. Submit and record your true scary workplace story by October 31 for your chance to win a $1,000 USD cash prize. The winner will be announced during the first episode of November. Haunted buildings, unexplained encounters, terrifying customers, dangerous situations, or anything that still gives you chills years later. Your story does not have to involve a ghost or happen at night. It just needs to be a frightening experience connected to work. Voice memo and interview submissions are both welcome, and you may share your story anonymously. Submit using the email address or guest intake form above. 🏨 Night Shift Story Competition Sponsor The Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition is proudly presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Plan a fall getaway to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From golden leaves in the river valley to live music, theatre, restaurants and Halloween attractions, there is plenty to build a weekend around. Discover things to do and book your stay through Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Support Foxx’s Fight If you have been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly and their family, sharing their GoFundMe is a meaningful way to help. Every share helps their story reach someone new and means more than words can express. Support Foxx’s Fight and share their story. 🚗 Title Sponsor I Used to Work There is proudly brought to you by Atlas Elite Lifts. Building car lifts so cool they would make Batman jealous, Atlas Elite Lifts delivers premium automotive lifting solutions for home garages, professional shops and serious automotive enthusiasts across North America. Whether you are restoring classics, wrenching on weekend projects, or running a professional service facility, Atlas Elite Lifts has a lift built for the job. Learn more at www.atlaselitelifts.com. Connect With Our Storytellers Keith Ross Nelson: Learn more about Keith and his comedy at www.keithrossnelson.org.

  4. Sep 17

    Held Hostage for 31 Months, Revenge on a Magician, Haunted Hospital

    What happens when a magician’s assistant takes revenge in front of an audience that has no idea what is happening, a doctor hears voices coming from an empty hospital hallway, and a six-week IT assignment becomes 31 months in captivity? On Episode 14 of I Used To Work There, seven true workplace stories take us from laughing behind the curtain to wondering how anyone could survive what comes next. Day Shift opens with a magician’s assistant whose onstage smile hides a very personal act of revenge. In an Ohio dental office, an innocent instruction becomes something a dental assistant will never live down. At an Alberta campground, an abusive customer refuses to leave, only to discover that karma apparently works the night shift. And Dr. Shawna Pandya shares what happens when a spacesuit test aboard a zero-gravity flight takes an extremely uncomfortable turn. When Day Shift ends, Night Shift introduces us to a newly qualified lawyer whose boss sends him into court without mentioning one important detail: he is about to be asked to handle an attempted-murder trial. Then, in Galveston, Texas, a doctor looking for a snack hears a conversation in a hospital unit that should be empty. What she later discovers above that floor makes the experience even harder to explain. Finally, we meet Peter Moore, an IT worker who travelled to Iraq for a six-week assignment and was taken from his workplace at gunpoint. Held hostage for two years, seven months and one day, Peter shares an extraordinary account of captivity, uncertainty and survival, with moments of humour you would never expect. He also remembers the men who did not make it home, and the advice they gave him that helped him stay alive. It is one of the most powerful stories we have shared on this show. Every story you hear on I Used To Work There comes from real people and real workplaces because the truth is almost always stranger than fiction. Whether you have had a terrible boss, an unbelievable customer, a paranormal experience, or a day at work you will never forget, this show is built around stories just like yours. If you are enjoying the show, please follow us on your favourite podcast app, leave us a five-star rating and written review on Apple Podcasts, and text this episode to someone who loves a great story. To the more than 9,000 people already following us on Apple Podcasts, thank you for helping this show grow. 🎙️ Have a story? You can submit it two ways. Pull out your phone, open the Voice Memos app, tell us what happened, and email your recording to HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Prefer to be interviewed? Complete our guest intake form. You can share your story openly or remain completely anonymous. 🏆 Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you at work? Presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, the Night Shift Story Competition is open for submissions from September 1 through October 31, 2026. Submit your true scary workplace story for your chance to win a $1,000 USD cash prize. The winner will be announced during the first episode of November. Haunted buildings, unexplained encounters, terrifying customers, dangerous situations, or anything that still gives you chills years later. Your story does not have to involve a ghost or happen at night. It just needs to be a frightening experience connected to work. Voice memo and interview submissions are both welcome, and you may share your story anonymously. Submit using the email address or guest intake form above. 🏨 Night Shift Story Competition Sponsor The Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition is proudly presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Plan a fall getaway to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. From golden leaves in the river valley to live music, theatre, restaurants and Halloween attractions, there is plenty to build a weekend around. Find hotel discounts and discover things to do this fall through Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Support Foxx’s Fight If you have been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly and their family, the greatest gift you can give is sharing their GoFundMe. Every share helps their story reach someone new and means more than words can express. Support Foxx’s Fight and share their story. 🚗 Title Sponsor I Used To Work There is proudly brought to you by Atlas Elite Lifts. Building car lifts so cool they would make Batman jealous, Atlas Elite Lifts delivers premium automotive lifting solutions for home garages, professional shops and serious automotive enthusiasts across North America. Whether you are restoring classics, wrenching on weekend projects, or running a professional service facility, Atlas Elite Lifts has a lift built for the job. Learn more at www.atlaselitelifts.com. Connect With Our Storytellers Tommy Savitt: Learn more about Tommy’s comedy and connect with him at tommylama.com or on Instagram @thetommylama. Peter Moore: Peter welcomes questions about his story and has offered to answer them in the episode comments. You can also reach him on X at @bd504840.

  5. Sep 3

    Kidnapped Three Times, Miracle on the Hudson, $5,000 Phone Bill

    What happens when a mysterious office phone bill exposes $5,000 in phone sex calls, an ordinary business trip places one man aboard US Airways Flight 1549, and a security consultant is kidnapped not once, not twice, but three separate times? On Episode 13 of I Used To Work There, we have assembled what may be the most unbelievable collection of workplace stories we have ever released. From an emergency room nurse helping a chef escape an extremely uncomfortable zipper situation to a powerful Canadian workplace perspective from September 11, 2001, these stories move from hilarious to historic in a matter of minutes. Then, we meet the last passenger rescued from the Miracle on the Hudson and hear what it was like to remain inside the sinking aircraft, surrounded by freezing water, darkness and floating luggage before making one final swim through the Hudson River. When Day Shift ends, Night Shift takes us inside a haunted hotel where the smell of chicken noodle soup signals the arrival of a long-dead construction worker, and into a locked hospital call room where the lights go out one by one before an impossible discovery is made the following morning. Finally, one man takes us through three separate kidnappings across Nigeria and Sweden. What begins with nine days drinking warm beer in the Niger Delta becomes 35 days of violence and mock executions before culminating in an escape from a moving van that plays out like something from a Hollywood action movie. Every story you hear on I Used To Work There comes from real people and real workplaces because the truth is almost always stranger than fiction. Whether you have had a terrible boss, an unbelievable customer, a paranormal experience, or a day at work you will never forget, this show is built around stories just like yours. If you are enjoying the show, please follow us on your favourite podcast app, leave us a five-star rating and written review on Apple Podcasts, and text a link to someone you know who has an incredible workplace story. 🎙️ Have a story? You can submit it two ways. Pull out your phone, open the Voice Memos app, tell us what happened, and email your recording to HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Prefer to be interviewed? Submit the guest intake form here: https://form.jotform.com/260164378157057 You can share your story openly or remain completely anonymous. 🏆 Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition The Employee of the Month Story Competition is back, and this time we want to hear the scariest thing that has ever happened to you at work. Presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels, the Night Shift Story Competition is open for submissions from September 1 through October 31, 2026. Submit your true scary workplace story for your chance to win a $1,000 USD cash prize. The winner will be announced during the first episode of November. Haunted buildings, terrifying overnight shifts, unexplained encounters, creepy customers, dangerous situations, or anything that still gives you chills years later. Voice memo and interview submissions are both welcome, and you may share your story anonymously. Submit using the email address or guest intake form above. 🏨 Night Shift Story Competition Sponsor The Employee of the Month Night Shift Story Competition is proudly presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels. Fall is one of the most beautiful times to visit Edmonton, with changing leaves, major events, live music, theatre, professional sports and attractions throughout the city. With direct flights from cities across the United States, getting to Edmonton is easy. When you book your stay through Edmonton’s Best Hotels, you can earn up to $225 in Mastercard gift cards to spend on anything you want while you are here. Discover upcoming events, explore direct flights, book your hotel and earn rewards at: https://bit.ly/4zVhpPJ If you have been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly and their family, the greatest gift you can give is sharing their GoFundMe. Every share helps their story reach someone new and means more than words can express. Support Foxx’s Fight: https://gofund.me/d5c97f2b5 🚗 Title Sponsor I Used To Work There is proudly brought to you by Atlas Elite Lifts. Building car lifts so cool they would make Batman jealous, Atlas Elite Lifts delivers premium automotive lifting solutions for home garages, professional shops and serious automotive enthusiasts across North America. Whether you are restoring classics, wrenching on weekend projects, or running a professional service facility, Atlas Elite Lifts has a lift built for the job. Learn more at www.atlaselitelifts.com.

  6. Aug 20

    Lunch with a Murderer, Strip Club Business Meeting, $20 Million Phone Call

    What happens when lunch with an aspiring filmmaker takes a horrifying turn, a business meeting is held at a strip club, and one phone call exposes a financial scandal approaching $20 million? On Episode 12 of I Used To Work There, we have packed together one of our wildest lineups yet. From a workplace safety lesson that goes spectacularly off script to a $30,000 inventory discrepancy, rumours of an employee’s death, Cheetos beside a corpse, a coworker’s first Christmas present, a final goodbye from a familiar ghost, and one unforgettable encounter with a future murderer, these are the real stories people still cannot believe happened at work. Every story you hear on I Used To Work There comes from real people and real workplaces because the truth is almost always stranger than fiction. Whether you have had a terrible boss, an unbelievable customer, a paranormal experience, or a day at work you will never forget, this show is built around stories just like yours. If you are enjoying the show, please follow us on your favourite podcast app, leave us a five-star rating and written review on Apple Podcasts, and text a link to someone you know who has an incredible workplace story. 🎙️ Have a story? You can submit it two ways. Pull out your phone, open the Voice Memos app, tell us what happened, and email your recording to HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com. Prefer to be interviewed? Submit the guest intake form here: https://form.jotform.com/260164378157057 You can share your story openly or remain completely anonymous. Halloween is right around the corner, and we are actively looking for the scariest true workplace stories we can find. Haunted buildings, terrifying night shifts, unexplained encounters, creepy customers, or anything that still gives you chills years later. Both voice memo submissions and interview submissions are welcome. If you've been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly, and their family, the greatest gift you can give is sharing their GoFundMe. Every share helps their story reach someone new and means more than words can express. Support Foxx's Fight: https://gofund.me/d5c97f2b5 🚗 Title Sponsor I Used To Work There is proudly brought to you by Atlas Elite Lifts. Building car lifts so cool they would make Batman jealous, Atlas Elite Lifts delivers premium automotive lifting solutions for home garages, professional shops, and serious automotive enthusiasts across North America. Whether you are restoring classics, wrenching on weekend projects, or running a professional service facility, Atlas Elite Lifts has a lift built for the job. Learn more at www.atlaselitelifts.com.

  7. Aug 6

    Burned Beaver, Mouse Disease, Fifth Floor Ghosts

    A burned beaver. A rare case of mouse disease. A fake luxury handbag scam. A shoe thief bold enough to return to the scene of the crime. A private prison Code Blue. An executive secretly monitoring workplace emails. And two haunted workplaces that may leave you thinking twice before working late. In Episode 11 of I Used To Work There, we take you on another unforgettable journey through some of the funniest, strangest, most unbelievable, and downright chilling workplace stories we've ever received. We also announce the winner of our first-ever Employee of the Month competition and award one incredible storyteller our $500 cash prize. Before the stories begin, Kelly shares a heartfelt update on his son Foxx's fight against cancer and thanks the incredible community that has rallied around his family during the most difficult chapter of their lives. If you've been looking for a way to support Foxx, Shelby, Kelly, and their family, the greatest gift you can give is sharing their GoFundMe. Every share helps their story reach someone new and means more than words can express. Support Foxx's Fight: https://gofund.me/d5c97f2b5 Love the show? Here's how you can help: ⭐ Follow I Used To Work There on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. ⭐ Leave us a 5-Star Rating and, if you're listening on Apple Podcasts, a 5-Star Written Review. ⭐ Share this episode with someone who loves unbelievable workplace stories. ⭐ Have a story of your own? We'd love to hear it! Email your workplace story to: HR@IUsedToWorkThere.com Whether it's hilarious, unbelievable, heartwarming, heartbreaking, or something that still gives you chills years later, your story could be featured on a future episode. Thank you for listening, thank you for supporting the show, and thank you for being part of the I Used To Work There community. We couldn't do this without you. 🚗 Title Sponsor I Used To Work There is proudly brought to you by Atlas Elite Lifts. Building car lifts so cool they would make Batman jealous, Atlas Elite Lifts delivers premium automotive lifting solutions for home garages, professional shops, and serious automotive enthusiasts across North America. Whether you're restoring classics, wrenching on weekend projects, or running a professional service facility, Atlas Elite Lifts has a lift built for the job. Learn more at www.atlaselitelifts.com.

  8. Jul 27 ·  Bonus

    A Quick Personal Update From Kelly

    In this short personal update, Kelly shares why I Used To Work There was unable to release a new full episode on its regular every-second-Thursday schedule. Kelly is coming to you from the Stollery Children’s Hospital, where his one-year-old son, Foxx, is currently fighting cancer. The family has not been home in a week, and they are still taking things one day at a time as they support Foxx through the beginning of this fight. The show is not stopping. Kelly plans to continue releasing episodes as close to the regular schedule as possible, but for the next few weeks, the show will need support from the I Used To Work There community. If you are sitting on a work story, now is the time to send it in. For the time being, storytellers are being asked to self-record their stories as voice memos and email the audio file to: hr@iusedtoworkthere.com Record your story on your phone in a quiet room and tell it like you are talking to a friend. It does not need to be perfect. Natural is better. Please include: What happenedWhere you were working generallyWho was involved generallyWhy it was memorableHow it ended If your story is negative, sensitive, embarrassing, or could reflect poorly on a workplace or individual, please do not name the company, workplace, coworkers, managers, customers, or anyone directly involved. You can describe the setting generally, such as a restaurant, construction site, retail store, corporate office, hotel, or wherever the story happened. The show will return to interviews in a few weeks, but voice memo submissions will help keep the stories moving during this difficult season. If you would like to support Kelly, Shelby, and their family directly as Foxx fights cancer, a GoFundMe has been created here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-shelby-kelly-during-foxxs-fight-against-cancer/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp20_control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3A7af964c5-fe12-4830-9f1b-c42fee0f5602&ts=1785115627⁠ There is absolutely no pressure to donate. Sharing the fundraiser, sharing the show, leaving a rating, sending a message, saying a prayer, or keeping Foxx in your thoughts means more than words can express. Submit your stories: https://form.jotform.com/260164378157057 Email voice memo stories to: hr@iusedtoworkthere.com Thank you for supporting I Used To Work There, and thank you for standing with Foxx and the Kennedy family during this fight.

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About

Everyone has a work story. The hilarious disasters. The unbelievable moments. The jobs that changed us. The coworkers we never forgot. The terrifying situations, strange encounters, and paranormal experiences that still make no sense years later. I Used To Work There is a storytelling podcast where real people share the unforgettable things that happened on the job. From workplace chaos and dark humor to heartbreak, mystery, and the completely unexplained, these are the stories that stay with you long after you clock out. Some are funny. Some are unsettling. Some are deeply human. Some should never have happened at all. Have a story you’ll never forget? Send it to hr@iusedtoworkthere.com.

Information

  • Creator
    Kelly Kennedy
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Kelly Kennedy
  • Show Website
    I Used To Work There

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