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'Absolutely report her and her business': Shady birthday party company requires 8 weeks of free labor from teenage employees

Yeah, I don't think so
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'I don’t mean to scream’: Nightmare office environment causes employee to put up hilarious sign outside their curtained workspace

Employee in their natural habitat
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'It was really stressful and inconvenient for me to find coverage': Manager asks employee to pay $100 to coworker who covered her shift

That's not how this should work
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Billion-dollar company asks $19.95/hour wage workers to donate to colleague: 'I don't make enough to save my coworkers from disaster'

Isn't that your job?
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Company rewards loyal employee's 10 years of work with 20¢ raise: 'Wow now you can afford that hot tub'

That's less than a gumball
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'That sounds like a you problem...': Hotel Cancels Guest’s Reservation After They Don’t Confirm Booking, Guest Demands to Be Checked In Anyway

'That sounds like a you problem...': Hotel Cancels Guest’s Reservation After They Don’t Confirm Booking, Guest Demands to Be Checked In Anyway

Working in the hospitality industry can be challenging. There are a lot of factors to take into account, in addition to the long hours, entitled guests, and constant barrage of unreasonable requests. The story that follows is an account of a frustrated front desk clerk. A woman approached the Original Poster (OP) while she was working the night shift. She stormed into the hotel and insisted on being checked in right away. But not long after she arrived, OP recognized that the woman in front of…
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'They are just making up excuses to be lazy': Restaurant delays paychecks for extreme weather, employee has biting response

Not a valid excuse
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29-year-old tech worker making $400K annually working 20 hours a week complains about being bored: 'If he quits, good luck finding half that amount'

The dream gig
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‘Pay first, then leave’: Server Catches Wind of Family’s Sly Attempt to Dine and Dash, Doesn’t Leave Their Side Until They Pay Their $200 Dollar Bill

‘Pay first, then leave’: Server Catches Wind of Family’s Sly Attempt to Dine and Dash, Doesn’t Leave Their Side Until They Pay Their $200 Dollar Bill

Work in the food sector is never simple. It's more challenging, though, to work in the food industry with clients who are trying to score free meals. The story below is an account of a puzzled server. The Original Poster (OP) is a server at a local restaurant. As we all know by now, working in customer service has its challenges, but nothing could have prepared OP for the day when a family would attempt to score a free meal. The savvy family came up with a sly scheme to divert the attention of…
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Fast Food Workers Share Most Entertaining Workplace Moments

Fast Food Workers Share Most Entertaining Workplace Moments

Everybody here has had some experience working in customer service. A number of us had jobs in theaters, motels, fast-food restaurants, and various other places. It's safe to say that working as a server was one of the hardest jobs I've ever had. For the most part, we felt like human punching bags that people might use to get even as they were traveling to and from work. Still, the job taught us to be tough, so in honor of the countless hours spent rushing from one irate client to the next, we'…
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‘Well played’: Office prankster gets a taste of his own medicine in a collective payback prank by his coworkers

‘Well played’: Office prankster gets a taste of his own medicine in a collective payback prank by his coworkers

Joke's on you
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'You're an idiot...It's no wonder you did not finish college': Recruiter berates interviewee for not showing up to interview he scheduled incorrectly

Cruel and unusual
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'So...6% pay rise for everyone?': Company mandates 42.5 hour work week, does not offer overtime

So not cool
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'She wanted buy a soul with a certificate': Unpaid intern stands up to toxic boss forcing her to work weekends

The perils of interning
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'It's not your job to cover shifts': Manager expects employee to work off the clock, employee threatens to quit

That is simply not my job
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'We are replaceable': Unlucky worker gets swiftly replaced after calling out of one shift

A singular shift?
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