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'I got to be a Karen Vigilante': Customer witnesses guy make the young girl at the register cry for 'unrolling the quarters too slowly,' so she parks behind him and ruins his day

'I got to be a Karen Vigilante': Customer witnesses guy make the young girl at the register cry for 'unrolling the quarters too slowly,' so she parks behind him and ruins his day

Elna McHilderson

‘Laughing through his anger’: Restaurant host gets written up for ‘abandoning’ post to aid with a car crash, convinces manager to fire him, celebrates

‘Laughing through his anger’: Restaurant host gets written up for ‘abandoning’ post to aid with a car crash, convinces manager to fire him, celebrates

Elna McHilderson

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‘I never came back’: 22-year-old has it with incompetent manager, gets everyone in nightshift to call out, leaving manager alone with the weekend dinner rush

‘I never came back’: 22-year-old has it with incompetent manager, gets everyone in nightshift to call out, leaving manager alone with the weekend dinner rush

Elna McHilderson

‘Spaghetti regretti’: Restaurant epically turns a special into a staple dish after entitled customer throws a tantrum about it

‘Spaghetti regretti’: Restaurant mocks entitled customer in the form of a delicious pasta special that they make a staple dish on the menu

Elna McHilderson

‘Hey, thanks!’: A group of college girls try to convince timid barista to let them steal $5 in points from random dude in line, guy turns the tables and gets $5 off his own purchase instead

‘Hey, thanks!’: Entitled college girls try to convince timid barista to let them steal $5 in points from random dude in line, guy turns the tables and gets $5 off his own purchase instead

Elna McHilderson

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Management and servers make more money than bartenders despite the bar being constantly slammed, bartenders decide to ONLY do what their job is on paper: ‘This has been amusing to watch…’

Management and servers make more money than bartenders despite the bar being constantly slammed, bartenders decide to ONLY do what their job is on paper: ‘This has been amusing to watch…’

Elna McHilderson

‘The universe was on our side with this one': Group dine and dash on a $200 check, clocked-out server tracks them down and gets what's owed and them banned

‘The universe was on our side with this one': Group dine and dash on a $200 check, clocked-out server tracks them down and gets what's owed and them banned

Elna McHilderson

19-year-old fast food worker keeps getting skipped for raise because 17-year-old manager holds a petty grudge against him, so he gets her fired: ‘I had unnecessary amounts euphoria.’

19-year-old fast food worker keeps getting skipped for raise because 17-year-old manager holds a petty grudge against him, so he gets her fired: ‘I had unnecessary amounts euphoria.’

Elna McHilderson

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Entitled waitress accuses busser of stealing her $10 cash tip, busser flips it on her and uses it as an excuse to not clean her tables: ‘I feel good I made my point.’

Entitled waitress accuses busser of stealing her $10 cash tip, busser flips it on her and uses it as an excuse to not clean her tables: ‘I feel good I made my point.’

Elna McHilderson

18-year-old creamery employee gets fired for 20-year-old manager's mistake, gives away heaps of free ice cream before leaving: ‘It was their lucky day!’

18-year-old creamery employee gets fired for 20-year-old manager's mistake, gives away heaps of free ice cream before leaving: ‘It was their lucky day!’

Elna McHilderson

‘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

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Guy gets fired on the spot for not giving in to owner's spoiled daughter, his replacement steals money and boss beg's for old employee back: 'I politely declined.'

Guy gets fired on the spot for not giving in to owner's spoiled daughter, his replacement steals money and boss beg's for old employee back: 'I politely declined.'

Elna McHilderson

Movie theater employee shuts down nepo-baby co-worker by leaving him with 2 full bus tubs of dirty dishes: ‘Dude never even made eye contact with me again’

Movie theater employee shuts down nepo-baby co-worker by leaving him with 2 full bus tubs of dirty dishes: ‘Dude never even made eye contact with me again’

Elna McHilderson

Company only pays half of minimum wage, so new teen hire refuses to show up for first shift, causes other employees to quit: ‘Good luck… You guys gonna need it!’

Company only pays half of minimum wage, so new teen hire refuses to show up for first shift, causes other employees to quit: ‘Good luck… You guys gonna need it!’

Elna McHilderson

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Friend gets ignored by server due to his sobriety, so friends leave $0 tip on a $300 tab, service industry workers actually applaud them: ‘[I’m] a bartender and waitress, this service deserves no tip.'

Friend gets ignored by server due to his sobriety, so friends leave $0 tip on a $300 tab, service industry workers actually applaud them: ‘[I’m] a bartender and waitress, this service deserves no tip.'

Elna McHilderson

Entitled group of men anger entire restaurant staff and only tip $2 on a $130 tab, so server sneakily throws their car keys into the Boston Harbor: ‘It was well deserved.'

Entitled group of men anger entire restaurant staff and only tip $2 on a $130 tab, so server sneakily throws their car keys into the Boston Harbor: ‘It was well deserved.'

Elna McHilderson

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Job candidate mistakenly receives email about his interview performance from hiring manager, sends an epic response: 'His attire wasn't professional enough for our office culture'

Job candidate mistakenly receives email about his interview performance from hiring manager, sends an epic response: 'His attire wasn't professional enough for our office culture'

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘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

Update: Employee tries to invoice company $37k using calculator screenshot: 'We owe him nothing'

Update: Employee tries to invoice company $37k using calculator screenshot: 'We owe him nothing'

'No matter how long he stays after this, his salary is frozen and won't increase again': Coworker receives "final" raise after 12 years at his company, immediately submits resignation and uses new salary to get a better job offer

'No matter how long he stays after this, his salary is frozen and won't increase again': Coworker receives "final" raise after 12 years at his company, immediately submits resignation and uses new salary to get a better job offer

‘I saved you’: Rejected job offer turns out to be a blessing in disguise when a recruiter admits that the prospective company was corrupt

‘I saved you’: Rejected job offer turns out to be a blessing in disguise when a recruiter admits that the prospective company was corrupt

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