"I know not all posts here have happy endings, so I figured I’d share this one for the holiday season!"

What did the card machine ever do to you?

Working retail is a hectic and endless stream of customer interactions that balance on a knife's edge, with any one of them threatening to teeter off into a full-blown customer meltdown with possibly little to no cause. It's a way of living that leaves you emotionally drained and completely exasperated, while weekends end up giving you just enough time to self-isolate and prepare for your next shift. Meanwhile, despite claiming to have the customer's best interest at heart, upper management mak…

Well, at least they didn't make a big deal out of nothing

Many a misguided middle manager has had the idea of hosting meetings at a time that is convenient for everyone: say during lunch hour when everyone is on break, so won't have any meetings scheduled… except that break is unpaid and, well, when are people supposed to eat their actual lunch when there's suddenly a meeting jammed in there. No matter how fun they try to make it sound, “zazzing” it up and naming it something they think is cool, like “Power Hour Lunch Sync,” the reality remains the sa…

"Too lazy to take a trip to the bank to throw them into a machine but willing to carry around an entire backpack full of pennies..."

He gave her exactly what she asked for.

Your inconvenience is not my problem.

In this world, there are two kinds of people: those who get their kicks from being the teacher's favorite and those who could care less about how they appear in the classroom. The story below is of a frustrated employee. The original poster (OP) was required to attend a training session with his colleagues. Even though OP had already completed a course that was identical to what his bosses mandated, he nevertheless eagerly participated. That being said, despite his regular attendance, he made a…

Then she tried again a few minutes later.

"Draw pictures and illustrations and have her count out the number of apples and bananas."

"Karen, still mad, admits she is in the wrong restaurant."

Requesting time off from work is kind of a weird ritual. While you're technically “asking” for time off, that time is, is usually less of a “want” and more of a “need”—even though your employer will treat it like the former. It's not as if you can ask your cousin to reschedule their wedding just for you or your entire family to reschedule their family reunion. Still, lots of businesses have periods of high trade where they're exceedingly strict about granting any time off—or there during holida…

“That'd be difficult because there isn't a Justin here.”

“… the husband looked smug[ly] at me, probably feeling like he had won over the big man.”

Nobody is exempt from paying off their debts.