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'A string of cheese was still hanging from my mouth to the plate': 18+ Servers share their most unhinged, jaw-dropping workplace stories

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘The look on his face… PRICELESS': Entitled German tourist gets a reality check after hotel staff sides with American tourist who tells him to take a hike

‘The look on his face… PRICELESS': Entitled German tourist gets a reality check after hotel staff sides with American tourist who tells him to take a hike

Elna McHilderson

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‘All the red flags of idiocy is there': Local Karen calls hotel pretending to be HOA to threaten them about a car parked in their parking lot, gets laughed off

‘All the red flags of idiocy is there': Local Karen calls hotel pretending to be HOA threatening to tow a car in their own parking lot, gets laughed off

Elna McHilderson

Hotel employee about to break from entitled guests gets one respectful check-in and gleefully gives them a big discount: ‘[For] one blessed night, I can enjoy giving a break to a GOOD guest!'

Hotel employee about to break from entitled guests gets one respectful check-in and gleefully gives them a big discount: ‘[For] one blessed night, I can enjoy giving a break to a GOOD guest!'

Elna McHilderson

Designer and project manager for seaside retreat go head-to-head in hilarious TikTok video displaying their constant workplace battles: ‘A love-hate relationship!’

Designer and project manager for seaside retreat go head-to-head in hilarious TikTok video displaying their constant workplace battles: ‘A love-hate relationship!’

Elna McHilderson

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'So I left 10 cents': Resort custodian gets passive-aggressively called out about tipping a fellow resort employee, then matches the bartender's energy afterwards by deliberately leaving lousy tips

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘You play, I play': Quirky Karen throws tantrum at hotel front desk, employee remembers her a month later and makes sure she gets the worst room in the building

‘You play, I play': Quirky Karen throws tantrum at hotel front desk, employee remembers her a month later and makes sure she gets the worst room in the building

Elna McHilderson

‘No one cares about your car!’: London hospitality worker stands firm when an entitled Porsche owner demands a guaranteed parking spot, threatens legal action, only to back down when confronted with the hotel’s “limited parking” policy

‘No one cares about your car!’: London hospitality worker stands firm when an entitled Porsche owner demands a guaranteed parking spot, threatens legal action, only to back down when confronted with the hotel’s “limited parking” policy

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Ex-professional female wrestler starts working hotel nightshift, ‘wrestles’ her way to general manager: ‘[She] was a bit rough around the edges… was pleased to see [her rise].’

Ex-professional female wrestler starts working hotel nightshift, ‘wrestles’ her way to general manager: ‘[She] was a bit rough around the edges… was pleased to see [her rise].’

Elna McHilderson

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Sisters debate whether to book hotel through a 3rd party or direct, busy front desk proves who's right: ‘Sometimes big sis DOES know what she is talking about.’

Elna McHilderson

‘Anywhoodles, I told the GM I’m done': Family-owned hotel blames everything on the only non-family-member employee, finally quits after the ‘last straw’

‘Anywhoodles, I told the GM I’m done': Family-owned hotel blames everything on the only non-family-member employee, finally quits after the ‘last straw’

Elna McHilderson

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‘They finally fired me!!!’: Hotel employee celebrates being let go, manager tries to intimidate, but now she has plausible reasons to take them to court

‘They finally fired me!!!’: Hotel employee celebrates being let go, manager tries to intimidate, but now she has plausible reasons to take them to court

Elna McHilderson

‘My inner petty is laughing’: Hotel night auditor faces off with a Karen guest throwing a tantrum, could've saved her $50 but charged her full price instead

‘My inner petty is laughing’: Hotel night auditor faces off with a Karen guest throwing a tantrum, could've saved her $50 but charged her full price instead

Elna McHilderson

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'She's a nightmare, a dragon': Theater diva wrongfully fires her all-star light technician, so he boobytraps her next big show to exact revenge

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘He’s just mad': Employee writes an anonymous Reddit post about an unruly guest, manager who gets bashed in the comments finds it and fires him

‘He’s just mad': Employee writes an anonymous Reddit post about an unruly guest, manager who gets bashed in the comments finds it and fires him

Elna McHilderson

‘My petty heart giggled with glee’: Entitled hotel guest tries to skirt her way out of a $25 pet fee by saying her dog is ESA, employee calls her out

‘My petty heart giggled with glee’: Entitled hotel guest tries to skirt her way out of a $25 pet fee by saying her dog is ESA, employee calls her out

Elna McHilderson

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Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

‘I’ve complained about him, but nothing can be done as he is the head of his area’: Senior staffer exhausts new employee with late-night texts and power plays, pushing him to ignore the senior and avoid the office

‘I’ve complained about him, but nothing can be done as he is the head of his area’: Senior staffer exhausts new employee with late-night texts and power plays, pushing him to ignore the senior and avoid the office

Company says basic office supplies are for managers only, new hire brings his own and forces a policy change overnight: 'Facial tissues are not for non-managers'

Company says basic office supplies are for managers only, new hire brings his own and forces a policy change overnight: 'Facial tissues are not for non-managers'

‘Now they'll have to pay 50% more to replace me’: Tech manager tries to negotiate a lower raise with their star employee, only for her to resign and score a senior position elsewhere

‘Now they'll have to pay 50% more to replace me’: Tech manager tries to negotiate a lower raise with their star employee, only for her to resign and score a senior position elsewhere

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

Bosses demand remote-work employees return to office, make them share seats and desks: 'Our group was allocated 70% of the desks we need'

Bosses demand remote-work employees return to office, make them share seats and desks: 'Our group was allocated 70% of the desks we need'

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