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Entitled hotel customer books room for the wrong day, expects front desk employee to book a new room despite the hotel being sold out: ‘She is not budging. She just stands there’

Ex-professional female wrestler starts working hotel nightshift, ‘wrestles’ her way to general manager: ‘[She] was a bit rough around the edges… was pleased to see [her rise].’

Ex-professional female wrestler starts working hotel nightshift, ‘wrestles’ her way to general manager: ‘[She] was a bit rough around the edges… was pleased to see [her rise].’

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Sisters debate whether to book hotel through a 3rd party or direct, busy front desk proves who's right: ‘Sometimes big sis DOES know what she is talking about.’

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‘Anywhoodles, I told the GM I’m done': Family-owned hotel blames everything on the only non-family-member employee, finally quits after the ‘last straw’

‘Anywhoodles, I told the GM I’m done': Family-owned hotel blames everything on the only non-family-member employee, finally quits after the ‘last straw’

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‘They finally fired me!!!’: Hotel employee celebrates being let go, manager tries to intimidate, but now she has plausible reasons to take them to court

‘They finally fired me!!!’: Hotel employee celebrates being let go, manager tries to intimidate, but now she has plausible reasons to take them to court

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‘My inner petty is laughing’: Hotel night auditor faces off with a Karen guest throwing a tantrum, could've saved her $50 but charged her full price instead

‘My inner petty is laughing’: Hotel night auditor faces off with a Karen guest throwing a tantrum, could've saved her $50 but charged her full price instead

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Manager schedules ‘mandatory’ staff meeting during the day, night shift employee shows up in sleepwear to send him a message: ’[It] cut into my sleep schedule’

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Manager claims employee is lying about getting stuck in the snow en route to work, admits she left work to try and catch employee red-handed: ‘I sent [her] proof’

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Hotel quiet fires porter over scheduling conflicts, they refuse to return their uniform when their boss demands it back: 'You want your uniform back? Come and get it'

‘He’s just mad': Employee writes an anonymous Reddit post about an unruly guest, manager who gets bashed in the comments finds it and fires him

‘He’s just mad': Employee writes an anonymous Reddit post about an unruly guest, manager who gets bashed in the comments finds it and fires him

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‘Florida isn't supposed to be cold!’: Entitled hotel customers demand refunds for their stays due to inclement weather, employee refuses to comply

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‘My petty heart giggled with glee’: Entitled hotel guest tries to skirt her way out of a $25 pet fee by saying her dog is ESA, employee calls her out

‘My petty heart giggled with glee’: Entitled hotel guest tries to skirt her way out of a $25 pet fee by saying her dog is ESA, employee calls her out

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‘The bigger the sign, the less people will read it’: 20+ Employees recount their most hysterical ‘guests who can't read signs’ stories

‘The bigger the sign, the less people will read it’: Front desk employees recount their most hysterically funny ‘guests who can't read signs’ stories

‘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

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‘I don’t need to sign anything!’: Elderly Karen refuses to sign the necessary forms to extend her hotel stay, front desk agent forces her to check out

‘I don’t need to sign anything!’: Elderly Karen refuses to sign the necessary forms to extend her hotel stay, front desk agent forces her to check 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

'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

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43-year employee gets vacation time cut, takes 10 weeks of PTO and refuses to come back for less than 7 figures: 'It's the day Jimmy is supposed to return. He doesn't'

43-year employee gets vacation time cut, takes 10 weeks of PTO and refuses to come back for less than 7 figures: 'It's the day Jimmy is supposed to return. He doesn't'

Employee goes $1.87 over lunch budget and HR denies reimbursement, so he digs up $6K in petty expenses just to prove a point: 'Never be team player when it comes reimbursement'

Employee goes $1.87 over lunch budget and HR denies reimbursement, so he digs up $6K in petty expenses just to prove a point: 'Never be team player when it comes reimbursement'

Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

Homeowner refuses to rent out rooms in new house so his entitled friends could stay with him, friends accuse him of being stuck-up: ‘You think you're too good now’

Homeowner refuses to rent out rooms in new house so his entitled friends could stay with him, friends accuse him of being stuck-up: ‘You think you're too good now’

Delivery courier waits for 100 minutes to maliciously comply with demanding manager's request: 'The time stamp was 3:03 so I was definitely not late'

Delivery courier waits for 100 minutes to maliciously comply with demanding manager's request: 'The time stamp was 3:03 so I was definitely not late'

Gym teacher works unpaid overtime every day then gets scolded by clueless management, after resuming their contractual hours, the high school weight room is promptly destroyed by unattended students: ‘I’m only paid until 2:22’

Gym teacher works unpaid overtime every day then gets scolded by clueless management, after resuming their contractual hours, the high school weight room is promptly destroyed by unattended students: ‘I’m only paid until 2:22’

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