‘Restaurants are just too loud’: Diners complain about music noise when eating out

By and large, most people want similar things when they go to eat out at a restaurant. They want nice food, a welcoming ambiance, and the ability to converse with whoever they are dining with.  Unfortunately, there is one common complaint that can put at least two of these desires in jeopardy. It comes down …
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‘My theory that delivery apps ruined the world is truer every day’: Apartment Dweller Calls Out DoorDash Driver for Not Bringing Food to Her Door, Restarts Customer Entitlement Debate

Those who provide services to us: they’re people too! In a post-Karen society, it would be nice to think that we all had an awareness of how to treat those in customer-facing roles with the respect they deserve, especially when the industries they work in are often overworked and underpaid.  Apparently, though, this all goes …
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‘Pathetic Martin’: British man’s paltry attempt at restaurant ‘Chilli Challenge’ splits internet opinion

Call me a killjoy, but I’ve never understood the appeal of competitive eating. It is an insult to one of life’s greatest pleasures, which is the leisurely enjoyment of a good meal. Also, it seems like a gluttonous waste of food whether everything gets eaten or not.  Anyway, it’s not like this has ever stopped …
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Amazon Delivery Driver Calls Out Entitled Customer Requesting He «Do Something Silly» in Front of Ring Doorbell For 5-Year-Old Son

In a little over a decade, many of us have become hopelessly dependent on the gig economy. We order our takeout on DoorDash, travel from A to B in Ubers, and get entire grocery shops delivered straight to our door. The catch is that those who provide these services to us are usually underpaid and …
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Fast Food Worker Gets Written Up After Calling Ambulance For Customer Going Into Diabetic Shock

Sometimes, you have to do terrifying things while you’re on the job that were not written in your job description. Especially in a public-facing position, you have a higher chance of having to intervene in an emergency and doing so incredibly fast. You don’t have time to think about the consequences of what will happen …
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20 Relatable Retail Memes for Exhausted Retail Workers Who Need More Than a 15 Minute Break

Few customer facing jobs are easy, but retail has to be up there with some of the most dehumanizing. There is something about those dear customers being confronted with the idea of spending their hard-earned cash that can make some of them go a little crazy. The best part is that the average retail worker …
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Hater Tries to Bully Wholesome Small Business Owner, Gets Schooled by the Rest of Twitter

I know I’m not alone when I say that one of the things I hate most about internet culture is how relentlessly mean it can be. At the first sign of controversy, it repeatedly stamps on the fine line between legitimate criticism and bullying. While I’d like to think most people who display these behaviors …
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‘You want the exact amount, you get the exact amount’: Sweet shop regular insists on buying food by weight, employee complies by giving him less food

This teen spent a few months working at their uncle’s sweet shop for a summer, and got to experience what happens when «tempers and temperatures» run high. As a young teen, this person really wanted a PS3, but couldn’t afford one. So their dad and uncle came up with a plan: if this teen could …
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‘I waited on the devil himself’: Demanding customer leaves surprising tip for waiter

A waiter shared an odd day in their life: dealing with some of the silliest and most demanding customers. Servers of America, you have my sympathies. It seems like customers are crazier than ever — but at least these waiters know they aren’t alone in the war against Karens. On r/Serverlife, u/serverforadecade shared an encounter …
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Entitled Customer Complains About Being Shortchanged and Forfeits Getting Extra

We all like to know that we are going to get our money’s worth, especially in these heady days of a cost of living crisis. When the only thing that doesn’t seem to be increasing in price is Arizona Iced Tea, it’s important to make sure we’re not getting cheated with pretty much anything we …
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