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'Sorry man, can't let you in': Movie theater employee gets to stop annoying teens from buying tickets

'Sorry man, can't let you in': Movie theater employee gets to stop annoying teens from buying tickets

Movie theater etiquette can be quite divisive. A lot of movie-goers appreciate a quiet theater. But then, the general public enters. Some people clearly do not want to be at the movie at all, and they show this by being on their phones for the entire run time. Some people bring their kids, who insist on using their iPads or running up and down the aisles. And then sometimes groups of teens come into the movie, and since they're just kids, they don't really care about the movie experience of the…
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'He... had to delete 40 pages of emails': Boss insists web developer send him emails for every 404 error

This boss is requesting more emails . In today's day and age, that's a surprising request, because most of us get more emails each day than we can possibly read! If you aren't getting spammed with dozens of random email each day, congrats to you. If you've found a way to avoid the scourge of constant emails, more power to you. Emails have become a bit dated in many businesses. Instead, people have pivoted back to instant messaging in order to quickly contact people. After all, many people can r…
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'How could you not foresee this?': Manager forbids security guard from letting visitors enter office without his approval, guard complies, causing manager to miss important meeting when he fails to answer his phone

'How could you not foresee this?': Manager forbids security guard from letting visitors enter office without his approval, guard complies, causing manager to miss important meeting when he fails to answer his phone

Some people simply don't have common sense, or even the smallest ability to predict the consequences of their absurd decisions and actions. Unfortunately, a lot of those people end up in high management positions. That means that anyone who has to answer to those managers, sometimes has to comply with unreasonable demands they know would end in disaster, but there is not much they can do about it. Take the manager in this Reddit story for example. They decided to forbid their security guard fro…
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 Employee flips the script on micromanager's 'constructive criticism', prompting a humbling retraction

Employee flips the script on micromanager's 'constructive criticism', prompting a humbling retraction

In the business world, the response is never a resounding no—rather, it's always ‘Sure, let me see how I can make that happen. When you think like this, you should be taken into consideration for future initiatives rather than being the person who needs to be fired. We recognize that corporate policies can be convoluted, but ultimately, don’t blame the players, blame the game. The story that follows is about a crafty employee. The original poster (OP) has a long history of employment with the s…
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'[I was] tired of an old man hanging around my house': Entitled landlord insists on bothering tenant, tries to take back his property

'[I was] tired of an old man hanging around my house': Entitled landlord insists on bothering tenant, tries to take back his property

This landlord has never heard of the word “boundaries” before. He insists on bothering his tenant constantly! I think for most of us, we only want to see our landlords if they're installing a new light bulb or fixing a leaky ceiling. We certainly wouldn't want a landlord popping over to visit every few days. It's a business relationship, so why does this landlord keep pushing his tenant into uncomfortable scenarios? U/nuclear_wizard_'s landlord Next up, this micromanager was pushing his staff s…
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retail employee is subjected to chaos when management reverses staff roles, clueless supervisors find out for themselves that their ideas are better on paper than in practice

‘Short staffed? No problem’: Management implements major changes to tourist attraction employee roles, chaos ensues when staff is unaware of standard procedures

Some ideas are better in theory than in reality.
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'The new owner has made some questionable choices': Baker tries to explain simple math to business owner, owner rejects their logic

'The new owner has made some questionable choices': Baker tries to explain simple math to business owner, owner rejects their logic

This baker is really trying to help out a new coffee shop owner , but she just won't listen. Who doesn't love a good baked good or two? If you're craving cake or cupcakes, it's all too easy to buy a box mix and whip something up at home. But when you're out, getting a sweet treat made by a professional baker can leave you dreaming about the dessert for a long time afterwards. Making a cake from scratch like the pros do takes a ton of time and effort. U/TioBaldicia knows all about that, since in…
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'Staff... mutually agreed to give this person exactly what they asked for': Micromanager creates strict new rules for employees, sparking a "great resignation"

'Staff... mutually agreed to give this person exactly what they asked for': Micromanager creates strict new rules for employees, sparking a "great resignation"

After running the company alone for a while, this worker was having trouble letting go of their responsibilities. Next, check out some freshly baked bread and cake mistakes , get ‘em while they’re hot!
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'Young girl, please. I know what fuel my car needs': Taxi driver insists he knows how to fuel his vehicle and pays the price for his mistake

'Young girl, please. I know what fuel my car needs': Taxi driver insists he knows how to fuel his vehicle and pays the price for his mistake

This guy went into full “the customer is always right" mode. And that was to his own detriment! Next, this place rented equipment out for events, but they suddenly realized that the software they used was double-booking almost every event !
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'Won't fix your buggy software? Fine, pay our bills': Company scrambles after realizing they're being constantly overbooked by an app

'Won't fix your buggy software? Fine, pay our bills': Company scrambles after realizing they're being constantly overbooked by an app

Seems like there's an app for everything these days. Like, literally everything! This morning I wanted to book a haircut at a local spot. It turns out the options are to 1) call the place and book or B) download an app and book that way. I couldn't call since I was on a noisy bus while researching this, and also, why would I want to download an app for getting a haircut ? It's something I do maybe four times per year, so why would I want to have that app on my phone if I use it for maybe 10 min…
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'You want a large pizza with everything? Ok': Entitled customer gets exactly what she asked for after vague delivery instructions

'You want a large pizza with everything? Ok': Entitled customer gets exactly what she asked for after vague delivery instructions

Ask and you shall receive, ma'am! If you're a customer and you don't get exactly what you ordered, it might be worth it to make sure that your instructions were clear before you throw a tantrum because, in this scenario , we have an entitled customer who got exactly what she asked for and ultimately could not get upset with anyone but herself. Essentially, she called in an order with the most vague instructions for a pizza with everything on it. The worker on the other end of the phone call tri…
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'I got fired and cost the store approximately $30,000': Retail employee refuses to work two jobs at once, boss doesn't realize they quit

'I got fired and cost the store approximately $30,000': Retail employee refuses to work two jobs at once, boss doesn't realize they quit

This person really knows when to walk away from a job that's no good for them anymore. They happen to have impeccable timing! Some managers at retail stores will do the absolute bare minimum. A lot of them have been in retail for ages, and they feel they've earned the privilege of getting off the sales floor and cocooning themself in a back room to goof off for their whole shift. It's apparently their prerogative to do so… but their employees aren't happy about it! Instead of getting help from…
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'Now that is some worker solidarity': Entire restaurant quits after one worker is called out for dress code violation

'Now that is some worker solidarity': Entire restaurant quits after one worker is called out for dress code violation

This restaurant was so strict that these workers just couldn't take it anymore. There's only so much you can ask from someone before they finally call it quits and decide to find employment somewhere better. Next up, there are a ton of bizarre things for sale online , like one person who's getting rid of their “Free rooster… I'm scared to go near him, he's aggressive towards people.” What a deal!
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'You're fired... now give us all the passwords': Retail manager realizes they're going to be fired, decides to mess with company passwords

Wanna know how long you can make a password ? Go ahead, guess. Apparently, in the various Google applications, you can make a password that's up to 100 characters long! Just imagine how long it would take to type out such an abomination of a password… Sentences like this one right here are exactly 100 characters long, typing that password is a chore! Now that you have an appreciation for the sinister art of making a super crazy long password, you can appreciate this now-deleted user's post to r…
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Loud Male Karen demands for Meat Lovers Pizza with no pork, ends up with just beef and loses his temper: 'Everything else on it is pork'

Loud Male Karen demands Meat Lovers Pizza with no pork, ends up with just beef and loses his temper: 'Everything else on it is pork'

This is not the first time a customer has refused to listen to reason, and it certainly won't be the last. We understand that people can be particular at restaurants due to dietary restrictions, but if your limitations permit you from the majority of the ingredients in a dish or on a restaurant's menu, it's probably easier for everyone involved if you simply order something more appropriate or to just go somewhere else. It's like that scene in the cinematic classic A Cinderella Story when a cus…
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'She is very happy with the results until she reaches ours': Customer service worker gets thrown under the bus by "unprofessional" boss, holds a grudge for two years

'She is very happy with the results until she reaches ours': Customer service worker gets thrown under the bus by "unprofessional" boss, holds a grudge for two years

Giving your overworked employees even more work: what could possibly go wrong? This person, u/TheMightyGalah, found out exactly what happens, but they were glad to watch their boss get her comeuppance. Good managers will be beloved by their team. You can tell when someone's an exceptional supervisor by the way their team talks about them: do they dread that manager seeing their work and results, or do they look to the manager for support and help? Some managers don't really manage much at all.…
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