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Millions of people have been working from home since the start of the pandemic, which means couriers and food service workers have been going hard at the delivery game all through quarantine. It shouldn't be a surprise that the couriers of Caviar, Doordash, Favor, GrubHub, Instacart, Postmates, and UberEATS have some amusing stories. r/couriersofreddit is a subreddit where workers share relatable memes, funny experiences, and screenshots of both good and bad interactions with customers. We've gathered a bunch of amusing and eye-opening posts from the sub to remind everyone to be kind to couriers and tip extra in these crazy times. 

Retail workers have undoubtedly been one of the most under-appreciated class of workers since the dawn of mass consumerism. Being polite and helpful to rude customers all day for a wage that barely covers living expenses is soul-sucking enough when there isn't a series of commercial holidays intersecting with a global pandemic. Since the dreaded Black Friday is upon us, we thought we'd share a handful of retail horror stories from the subreddit r/TalesFromRetail for all the brave wage warriors out there. You're not alone and we feel for you.

If you've ever worked in a customer service position, then you've guaranteed encountered your fair share of Karens and other horrible, entitled customers who make your job a lot harder than it needs to be. We're not going to stereotype generations here, but as proven by the memes you're about to see it's the Baby Boomers who are always the worst. Sorry, not sorry.

If you think your job sucks, then just take a gander through the following posts written by an amused and frustrated butcher who has, let's just say, seen it all when it comes to terrible customers. The stupidity here is truly amazing, people.

Be sure to check out the Butcher Stories official Facebook page for even more woeful tales of staggering stupidity!

Customer service workers will know EXACTLY what these irritating tweets are all about. You'll feel them deep in your soul. Luckily, most customers tend to be very nice and understanding, but when you get that one entitled a-hole, it can just really ruin your day. These tweets will make you positively rage at the amount of stupidity and entitlement!

Well, we think we've found our new favorite internet troll. The Amazing Troll-Man impersonates customer support representatives on Facebook and responds to negative online reviews of various businesses, often times personally insulting the reviewer or even employees. 

Is this really mean and perhaps going too far at times? Probably, but you gotta admit that it does make for some prime entertainment!

Be sure to go check out The Amazing Troll-Man for even more tomfoolery!

Anyone who's never worked in retail before can never truly understand how frustrating the work is - all for ungrateful customers and very little pay. And perhaps the worst part of the job? instead of actually displaying your frustration, at the end of the day, you just gotta put on a fake smile and pretend you care about the minimum-wage work you're doing!

Most of us have or will have to work in some sort of customer service job at some point in our lives. The industry can be great; you meet tons of people, make tips, and eat a whole bunch of delicious free food if you work in a restaurant. Perhaps the biggest downsides are the whole being-poor thing, and the fact that you have to occasionally deal with horrible customers who make you want to punch a brick wall!

Customer service can seem like the worst industry in the world at times, but it can also be the most rewarding. Apart from the (hopefully) occasional annoying, entitled customer, some customers can really make your day. Not to mention the tips generally aren't too bad.

Thanks to Awesome Inventions for compiling these relatable memes!

PSA: The customer is pretty much never right. Fortunately we have some memes that'll help you realize that you're not alone and that you will get through this!