Top Tales From Your Server (October 2, 2023)

Ben Weiss

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'This went on for months, with no explanation': Team leader demands morning meetings begin on time, employees start meeting without him

Remy Millisky

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'I was like okay': Tech employee asked not to push meeting against his advice, costs the company thousands of dollars

Ben Weiss

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'No problem': Belligerent customer insists on being refunded for their own mistake

Brad Dickson

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'You didn't want to reimburse my ticket': Travelling employee spends hundreds of euros on taxi rides after company refuses to pay him back for one train ticket

Remy Millisky

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‘The heavily soaked ceiling caved in… I had to act’: Tenant fills basement with garbage bags before vacating, after complaints to landlord about leaks during rainy season that were met with silence

Eleonora Bader

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'It was petty, but it felt good': Navy pilot buys a car just to spite an arrogant fleet commodore

Brad Dickson

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'Bad work pays the same as excellent': Employee confirms with boss that promotions are no longer based on merit, starts doing the bare minimum

Ben Weiss

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‘I won't pay for this': Choosing beggar demands seller pay for item delivery because ‘they live too far away’

Eleonora Bader

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'They did what every company would with recorded lines: they pulled the calls': Call center worker hangs up on caller repeatedly, bosses back them up

Remy Millisky

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'Fired over hash browns': Server gets fired for laughing in manager's face after advocating on customer's behalf

Ben Weiss

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'Orders were backed up. Trucks were waiting… New Manager is almost in tears': New hire tells long-term employee that he should come in "on time," employee watches as warehouse melts down

Remy Millisky

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'She's recording me': Employee suspects gossiping coworker is recording their phone conversations

Ben Weiss

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'How is this becoming so common?': Shocked social media manager declines after being asked for full list of list of tasks following interview

Brad Dickson

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'I... start calling in absent "just in case"': Employee calls in absent for work every single day for 11 years after bosses scold them for being 22 seconds late

Remy Millisky

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‘This VP was heartless’: Woman worker gets ‘quiet fired’ 2 days before wedding, forcing her to quit

Eleonora Bader

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