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'Worst spill I've had to date': 15+ kitchen mishaps that restaurant workers can relate to

'Worst spill I've had to date': 15+ kitchen mishaps that restaurant workers can relate to

Fed-up customer decides to dine and dash after server ignores them for their entire stay and fails to bring in their food for over 40 minutes: ‘He wouldn't even look in my direction’

Fed-up customer decides to dine and dash after server ignores them for their entire stay and fails to bring in their food for over 40 minutes: ‘He wouldn't even look in my direction’

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‘Got a kick in the face knowing they could’ve had a 50% tip’: 20+ People share why they didn't tip their server

‘Got a kick in the face knowing they could’ve had a 50% tip’: 20+ People share why they didn't tip their server

Elna McHilderson

'It's too overdone, redo it': 20+ strange requests servers received from entitled customers

'It's too overdone, redo it': 20+ strange requests servers received from entitled customers

'Of course, now I'm laughing about it': Retail boss handles young employee's first Karen-customer encounter like all upper management should, standing up for their employee

'Of course, now I'm laughing about it': Retail boss handles young employee's first Karen-customer encounter like all upper management should, standing up for their employee

Elna McHilderson

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'Felt so good': Nightshift cook for the U.S. Navy working solo gets exploited by dayshift cooks, maliciously complies and gets them called ‘stupid’ by the executive officer

'Felt so good': Nightshift cook for the U.S. Navy working solo gets exploited by dayshift cooks, maliciously complies and gets them called ‘stupid’ by the executive officer

Elna McHilderson

‘She needs customer service training’: Customers arrive at restaurant on New Year's night during closing, leave entitled review and tip 4% despite server's excellent service

‘She needs customer service training’: Customers arrive at restaurant on New Year's night during closing, leave entitled review and tip 4% despite server's excellent service

'My manager told me to quit so I did': 23-year-old server told by Karen and Kevin owners she's not needed, so she quits and business plummets

'My manager told me to quit so I did': 23-year-old server told by Karen and Kevin owners she's not needed, so she quits and business plummets

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'Long story short, I just quit my full-time job': Sole employee at a hotel that holds nearly 200 people shares exact customer interaction that made her quit on the spot

'Long story short, I just quit my full-time job': Sole employee at a hotel that holds nearly 200 people shares exact customer interaction that made her quit on the spot

Elna McHilderson

‘It's like gentle parenting': Restaurant hostess explains how to stop guests from asking ‘stupid’ questions and shares an IRL video of her using her technique at work

‘It's like gentle parenting': Restaurant hostess explains how to stop guests from asking ‘stupid’ questions and shares an IRL video of her using her technique at work

Elna McHilderson

‘Watching his face fall was beautiful': Entitled comedian gets himself blacklisted from performing after not realizing he was using the manager of the venue to fuel his insulting punchlines

‘Watching his face fall was beautiful': Entitled comedian gets himself blacklisted from performing after not realizing he was using the manager of the venue to fuel his insulting punchlines

Elna McHilderson

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‘We have a new winner of the stupidest guest of the year’: Woman demands hotel room even though she booked for it 2025, front desk receptionist is not having it

‘We have a new winner of the stupidest guest of the year’: Woman demands hotel room even though she booked for it 2025, front desk receptionist is not having it

Elna McHilderson

Group of entitled ruffians try to sneakily swipe a table at a sports bar that a man is already sitting at, man sneaks them his bill instead: ‘Eventually I go get my bill…'

Group of entitled ruffians try to sneakily swipe a table at a sports bar that a man is already sitting at, man sneaks them his bill instead: ‘Eventually I go get my bill…'

Elna McHilderson

Restaurant employees share the good and the bad in a tell-all about the best and worst customers they've ever had

Customer service employees share stories about the best and worst customers they've ever had: ‘They got the wrong omelette and . . . stomp[ed] it on the carpet’

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'This is not what our guests are used to, but... it is the right thing to do': Restaurant owner informs diners that they shouldn't tip servers, faces online backlash from skeptical waiters

‘Have a good day!’: Grocery store employee catches shoplifter but legally can't do much to stop them, so a homeless man comes to the rescue

‘Have a good day!’: Grocery store employee catches shoplifter but legally can't do much to stop them, so a homeless man comes to the rescue

Elna McHilderson

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Boss tells supervisor they have to work 2 extra hours every day or quit, totaling an extra 10 hours of unpaid work every week: 'HR backed my supervisor up. They agreed.'

Boss tells supervisor they have to work 2 extra hours every day or quit, totaling an extra 10 hours of unpaid work every week: 'HR backed my supervisor up. They agreed.'

HOA fines homeowner $4,032 for nonsense violations, neighbors’ collective malicious compliance costs them more than they bargained for: 'I took off 2 days from work and prepared'

HOA fines homeowner $4,032 for nonsense violations, neighbors’ collective malicious compliance costs them more than they bargained for: 'I took off 2 days from work and prepared'

‘And the [girl] had her first car’: Elderly couple that neighboring teenager helped out pass and include her in the inheritance but the family “Karen” tries to cut her out, so other members secretly give her their car

‘And the [girl] had her first car’: Elderly couple that neighboring teenager helped out pass and include her in the inheritance but the family “Karen” tries to cut her out, so other members secretly give her their car

Employee admits to coworker she's the reason they resigned from their job, after months of doing all her neglected tasks: ‘I couldn't continue working with her’

Employee admits to coworker she's the reason they resigned from their job, after months of doing all her neglected tasks: ‘I couldn't continue working with her’

‘This isn't company policy...’: Employee happily resigns from job due to ‘toxic company culture’ and boss demands to know sensitive details about their next role, even though no other coworkers faced the same fate

‘This isn't company policy...’: Employee happily resigns from job due to ‘toxic company culture’ and boss demands to know sensitive details about their next role, even though no other coworkers faced the same fate

Nanny asks for a $5 raise after working with a family for 2 years, then she burns a bridge when the parents counteroffer with a pay cut: 'Mom thinks she's being savvy'

Nanny asks for a $5 raise after working with a family for 2 years, then she burns a bridge when the parents counteroffer with a pay cut: 'Mom thinks she's being savvy'

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