A cringefest of stupid.

Each workplace comes with its own unique issues, especially nowadays. You might find yourself to be a part of an understaffed team, with an awful boss, in a toxic environment… the possibilities are endless. You work and work and work… and your bank account stays on the same number. Proper compensation for said work? In your dreams. It's frustrating to deal with such negativity on a daily basis, and the one thing that makes it better (aside from memes) is your coworkers. Well, some of them at le…

When you're an entitled 22-year-old 'Nepo-Baby' manager, it's likely you won't know what the significance of having a kid is. This boss in particular really had it out for his employee who was having a baby, as he continuously denied him PTO, for the entirety of September, when the employee's wife was due to give birth. The employee in question was fed up, and decided to maliciously comply, sending in a request for PTO and paternity leave in October — which was approved by the night manager, an…

A senior employee wasn't about to sit around and be a pushover simply because of a small change in regime...

When a Karen meets her match, it's practically divine intervention… Good intentions are futile when it comes to ungrateful customers. Why bother attempting to save them a few bucks if they're going to wave you off and demand to speak to your manager? You know full well what's going to happen when they get involved, but the unsuspecting customer sure doesn't. This tale of malicious compliance is of the above example. A waiter took to Reddit, sharing the time he worked as a cashier in an oddly ex…

Future you is very excited.

Recounting retail horror stories can be a fun pastime when you've long since moved on. They bring up a sense of bittersweet nostalgia and don't usually cause your brain to swell with rage the way that they used to. It's not that Karens didn't exist in the past, rather you weren't aware of their species name — back in the good ol' days, you just called them a regular swear word. Over the years, only the really ridiculous instances stay with you, and most of the other miserable stories slowly fad…