Surviving 9/11, Princess Diana’s Motorcade, Haunted Bristol Pub

What happens when an ordinary commute puts a man across the street from the World Trade Center on September 11, a lunch break takes an unexpected turn into Princess Diana’s motorcade, and the visitors in an old Bristol pub refuse to leave after closing time?

On Episode 18 of I Used To Work There, Kelly Kennedy brings you seven true workplace stories featuring a disastrous first-day lunch, an accidental royal encounter, outrageous workplace rules, a pay raise with a catch, unexplained visitors and two deeply personal accounts of surv...

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 su...

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 su...

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...

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 some...

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.<...

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 peop...

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...

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, bu...

What happens when a car vending machine turns into a nightmare, a haunted hotel has guests convinced they're not alone, and a startup CEO vanishes overnight leaving employees to deal with the fallout? On Episode 9 of I Used To Work There, we've packed together one of our wildest lineups yet. From fast food pranks that unexpectedly change a life to one of the strangest things an employee has ever taken after being fired, mistaken identities, ghosts, helicopters, near disasters, and one unforgettable workplace mystery, these are the real stories people still can't believe happened at work.

Every...

What do a business trip to South Korea, a fake phone booth, an entire workplace quitting before someone's first shift, a Russian liquor store, and a Hollywood movie shoot mistaken for a real gunfight have in common? They all happened to real people, and they're all waiting for you in Episode 8 of I Used To Work There. From laugh-out-loud moments to stories that will have you shaking your head in disbelief, this is one of our strongest episodes yet. The truth really can be stranger than fiction.

Before you go, we need your help in three simple...

What do a construction worker chained inside a porta potty, a photographer who accidentally destroyed a $90,000 movie prop, a haunted church, and a Canadian trapped in Belarus have in common? They're all part of another unforgettable shift on I Used To Work There. In this episode, you'll hear eight incredible stories from real people who lived them, including a habanero pepper disaster that went horribly wrong, a government-funded porn inspection job, a gas station customer nobody could forget, a Blockbuster theft unlike anything you've ever heard, and a business trip that turned into a three-week international survival mission.

Episode 6 of I Used To Work There is complete workplace chaos from start to finish. This week’s Day Shift brings the lighter insanity, including a Valentine’s prank email that somehow ends in HR, a wildly inappropriate duck call video accidentally sent to the wrong company, a first-year teacher whose classroom movie causes a student to pass out cold, a shutdown engineer who becomes the victim of a fart machine prank during an oil and gas turnover meeting, a firing that spirals into someone threatening to press charges for “assault on my boots,” and a Zoom classroom disaster that goe...

Episode 5 of I Used To Work There is complete chaos from start to finish. This week’s Day Shift brings the lighter workplace insanity, including a bachelor party thrown inside an office building, a haircut on company time, and the moment rain literally started pouring into Kelly’s office mid-interview.

Then Night Shift takes things into much wilder territory with a Russian train ride involving KGB security and army jeeps, an exploding tablet during a corporate meeting, a heartfelt Paul McCartney security story, and a business trip that somehow escalates into VIP parties, private jets, and a flig...

Episode 4 of I Used To Work There delivers one of the most dynamic mixes of stories yet, blending chaos, humor, and moments that feel almost too wild to be real. From a shocking late-night call involving an employee who’s been shot at a 7-Eleven, to a Christmas party karaoke performance that nearly derailed a career, this episode captures the unpredictable reality of the workplace. You’ll also hear what happens when someone gets locked out of their house barefoot in the middle of a live Zoom meeting, along with stories of stranded workers, unexpected hires, and the kinds of s...

Episode 3 of I Used To Work There delivers a full lineup of unforgettable Day Shift stories that prove the workplace is anything but predictable. From a wild jobsite encounter that turns into a full-on beaver chase, to a moment caught on camera that no one saw coming, these stories bring the kind of chaos, humor, and “you can’t make this up” energy that defines the show. Along the way, you’ll hear about workplace bets gone wrong, jobsite challenges that push people to their limits, and the kind of everyday moments that somehow turn into lifelong stories.

But th...

Episode 2 of I Used To Work There brings together a mix of unbelievable moments that prove just how unpredictable life at work can be. What starts as a simple shift serving tables turns into a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to sail through the Greek islands. A routine day on the job suddenly escalates into a full-blown police chase, complete with chaos, confusion, and split-second decisions. And in another story, a workplace interaction crosses a line that no one should ever have to experience, revealing how quickly a professional environment can become deeply uncomfortable.

These stories highlight the extremes of...

The first episode of I Used To Work There brings together a wild mix of real workplace stories, from dangerous outdoor education mishaps and unforgettable jobsite pranks to a powerful moment inside a correctional facility that changes someone’s career path. The Day Shift highlights just how unpredictable, human, and sometimes hilarious our work lives can be.

Then the Night Shift takes over, diving into darker territory with a chilling real-life bank robbery, a deeply disturbing boss story that escalates far beyond expectations, and a haunted office encounter that may leave you questioning what’s real. It’s a gr...

Welcome to I Used To Work There

Everyone has a story from work.

The meeting that went completely off the rails. The boss who completely lost control. The moment someone walked out and never came back. And the thing that happened there… the thing you still can’t explain to this day.

Welcome to I Used To Work There, a storytelling podcast hosted by multi award-winning podcast host Kelly Kennedy. This show explores the wild, funny, inspiring, strange, and sometimes unexplainable stories that happen in workplaces around the world.

From offices to c...