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Retail employee recounts the unholy trinity of clueless, entitled customers via 3 different customer horror stories: ‘There's a saying: "Help me help you," and these people are not doing that’

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

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'Me? I just enjoyed the show': Cashier catches a thief, alerting their store manager when a shopper tries to return a $50 stolen board game; shoplifted gets banned for life

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Kind stranger saves a dad $70 with rewards benefits despite being thwarted by a smug retail employee, helps a father buy his son a nice Christmas gift: '[She] was acting very inconvenienced'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Retail manager gets put on blast for passive-aggressive note to "new" employees: 'I am no longer accepting the bare minimum... do the job you're paid for, or you will be promoted to customer!'

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Retail employee scams store out of $2500 by processing fake returns, pocketing the cash, and using customers' lost credit cards: ‘He was swiping away’

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Retail worker accused by their boss of stealing for simply taking their lunch break: 'I told her if it’s unpaid, that time is mine'

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22 Nonrefundable Memes to Get Retail Workers Through the Holidays

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Retail worker leaves mid-shift to go to the movies, complying with manager's strict overtime policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

Entitled shopper gets called out for refusing to throw out her empty drink cup at a thrift store after spilling it all at the checkout line: ‘She chose to leave it there’

Entitled shopper gets called out for refusing to throw out her empty drink cup at a thrift store after spilling it at the checkout line, leading to a dispute in the parking lot: ‘She chose to leave it there’

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20-year-old electronics salesman refuses to follow boss's orders to scam customers, ends up making company's biggest sale of the year: 'The final bill was over $15k!'

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Update: Customer complains about worker's glasses, boss sends employee home without pay

Retail worker written up for taking legally required lunch breaks, discovers company auto-deducted 30-minute breaks even when she worked through them, costing her $900 in unpaid wages, so she reports them to the labor board

'My manager is now panicking': Retail worker written up for taking legally required lunch breaks, discovers company auto-deducted 30-minute breaks even when she worked through them, costing her $900 in unpaid wages, so she reports them to the labor board

Retail worker ridiculed for wearing personal jacket at work, he gets even by following the employee handbook

Retail worker ridiculed for wearing personal jacket at work, he gets even by following the employee handbook: 'My jacket isn’t corporate approved? Neither are any of the other ones here!'

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Employee calls the Fire Department after manager refuses to fix a hazard in the store's aisles, Fire Chief closes the store until manager complies with regulations: ‘Corporate was not happy’

Employee calls the Fire Department after manager refuses to fix a hazard in the store's aisles, Fire Chief closes the store until manager complies with regulations: ‘Corporate was not happy’

New employees get left alone to close the store, forcing them to clock out an hour late every day, only to find out they don't get paid past closing time

'Manager changed my clock-out times': New employees get left alone to close the store, forcing them to clock out an hour late every day, only to find out they don't get paid past closing time

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Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Coworker Stephanie demands silence in an open office until 10 am for her "morning focus time" routine, gets reprimanded by management: ‘She'll shush people who are having work conversations at their desks’

Coworker Stephanie demands silence in an open office until 10 am for her "morning focus time" routine, gets reprimanded by management: ‘She'll shush people who are having work conversations at their desks’

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

Coworker attempts to push their work onto employee, employee refuses to accept it, inciting discord amongst their team: 'My manager is asking if I could be more flexible'

Coworker attempts to push their work onto employee, employee refuses to accept it, inciting discord amongst their team: 'My manager is asking if I could be more flexible'

Entitled coworker conspires with new boss to get teacher kicked out of leadership position, only to assume the role and have no idea what to do: '[She] stole my position and now I get to watch her struggle'

Entitled coworker conspires with new boss to get teacher kicked out of leadership position, only to assume the role and have no idea what to do: '[She] stole my position and now I get to watch her struggle'

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