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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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Candidate takes a week to consider job offer, recruiter has a biting response: 'Please do not assume you still have an offer from us'

You can't rush a good thing
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Employee forced to work in office with no windows and no coworkers resigns, boss retaliates: 'It's not your job to run your boss' business'

What were they expecting
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'Ma'am, you do know Google is free right?': Hotel clerk gets fed up with demanding guest who expects clerk to be an encyclopedia

'Ma'am, you do know Google is free right?': Hotel clerk gets fed up with demanding guest who expects clerk to be an encyclopedia

Just Google it.
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Boss conveniently 'forgets' about employee's long-held time off request: 'Stop putting it on employees to solve staffing issues'

You can take the reservation, but you can't keep it
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25 Hilarious LinkedIn Posts From Career Hustlers

Nightmare social media
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'You owe them zip': Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout

Great text fodder
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‘We are all mercenaries. Act like it’: Cold-blooded company fires employee on their 2 year anniversary

Workplace betrayal at its finest
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