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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

‘He deserved a minimum $250 fine’: Hotel employee refuses to check-in mother with kids traveling after Christmas since his shift ends in 30-minutes, costs him a pretty penny

‘He deserved a minimum $250 fine’: Hotel employee refuses to check-in mother with kids traveling after Christmas since his shift ends in 30-minutes, costs him a pretty penny

Elna McHilderson

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Restaurant manager has their leave revoked after being prevented from taking it all year: 'No one is allowed to take my shift because I am the only one that knows how to do everything'

'I was so glad that they got what they deserved': 3-star hotel employee gets berated by entitled guests who demand 5-start hotel service and a discount, manager kicks them out

'I was so glad that they got what they deserved': 3-star hotel employee gets berated by entitled guests who demand 5-start hotel service and a discount, manager kicks them out

Elna McHilderson

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'Over $150 every time': Server rings up fake to-go orders every night at closing so she can eat luxuriously for free, gets caught red-handed and then fired on the spot

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Kitchen worker asked to train new hire, finds out the new hire is making $2 more than them: 'This is just part of a larger pattern of disrespect with this company'

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'I just wasn't feeling snarky last night, so I tried something new': Server's wholesome revenge turns a raging Karen’s tantrum into a heartfelt apology

'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

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‘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

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16-year-old working first job as restaurant busgirl told to work faster by manager, slips breaking over $100 worth of plates: 'I was doing what you said'

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Comedian doesn't realize the joke is on them when they're unknowingly condescending to the bar's manager: 'I'm the manager and I will never book you again'

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‘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

‘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

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‘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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'Manager wanted me to arrive 30 minutes early to get ready before clocking in': Manager demands worker arrive 30 minutes before their shift is set to start to begin working

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Boss schedules meeting with HR to discuss employee's attitude after they say "no" to increased workload for the first time ever in 2 years: 'So now we have a meeting scheduled with HR to talk about it'

Boss schedules meeting with HR to discuss employee's attitude after they say "no" to increased workload for the first time ever in 2 years: 'So now we have a meeting scheduled with HR to talk about it'

Engineer passed over for promotion for their own direct reports, instead up-skills himself on the job, uses those skills to land a better job with 3x the pay: 'I developed skills on the company dime that got me a >100% raise at another company'

Engineer passed over for promotion for their own direct reports, instead up-skills himself on the job, uses those skills to land a better job with 3x the pay: 'I developed skills on the company dime that got me a >100% raise at another company'

32-year-old carpenter fixes her older neighbor’s broken fence secretly at night so he won’t feel embarrassed just for others in the neighborhood to criticize her actions: ‘I didn’t do it for credit; I just wanted him to feel capable and happy’

32-year-old carpenter fixes her older neighbor’s broken fence secretly at night so he won’t feel embarrassed just for others in the neighborhood to criticize her actions: ‘I didn’t do it for credit; I just wanted him to feel capable and happy’

Micromanager enforces new "performance tracking policy" forcing employees to prioritize phone calls over emails, creating major backlog of work: 'And just like that, [the] policy quietly vanished'

Micromanager enforces new "performance tracking policy" forcing employees to prioritize phone calls over emails, creating major backlog of work: 'And just like that, [the] policy quietly vanished'

26+ year grocery store employee calls out "micromanagers" by name in company-wide email: 'The working conditions are so bad I don't even want to be here myself'

26+ year grocery store employee calls out "micromanagers" by name in company-wide email: 'The working conditions are so bad I don't even want to be here myself'

58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

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