Karen neighbor complains about 7 and 9-year-old kids playing outside at 10 AM, demands that they stop running around and laughing: ‘Meanwhile, I can hear her vacuuming and blasting her TV through the walls’

Some people live to complain. They have easy, comfortable, happy lives, and that bores them. They’re so bored that they have to seek out problems to complain about, as it makes them feel important. When I was a teenager working at a restaurant in an incredibly wealthy community, I was always shocked by how little …
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‘Lady I work 3 jobs, I serve dozens of customers…’: 20+ Baristas share times random strangers demanded they were ‘regulars’ and how they dealt with them

We all our the main characters in our own journey—this also goes for people working service industry jobs. I know for some people coughKARENScough, they think baristas, servers, hotel staff, etc. are all just born to be NPCs in their entitled little world where the sun revolves around them, but that’s just not how it …
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Server given surprise table of 24 parents and kids shows why Mother’s Day is the worst day for service industry workers: ‘[I] had to put up with some diabolical buffoonery!’

We love our moms, thus we love to celebrate them on Mother’s Day. We should be celebrating them everyday, but there is something extra special about a day that all of society agrees upon to dote on the woman who gave us life. That being said, just because we love our mothers and appreciate them …
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‘It was so refreshing’: Costco employee pleasantly surprises service dog handler when he asks exactly what he is supposed to ask and nothing more

We love a happy ending for anyone with a dog, especially when it’s a working dog with an important job—like a service animal! These dogs are not just their hooman’s best friend, but also a prescribed medical device. They are trained to help them through medical emergency and even alert beforehand to prevent any accidents. …
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‘No tip for thieves… Weasel stole my commission’: Shady employee sneakily steals part of his coworkers pay, karma gets him at his next job

When you are a horrible co-worker who is actively doing something that makes the life and job of your fellow employees a living heII, then you better buckle up, baby. Karma is coming for you. You might go one, two, maybe even 10 years after that job thinking you’re in the clear. But then BAM …
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Pharamcy’s micromanager writes up employee for pants that aren’t ‘black enough,’ so employee goes to Hot Topic to change: ‘[I became] a goth girl in my mid-forties’

If you are a goth or have ever had a goth phase, then you know the plight of never having the right black clothing. It is either not dark enough, the undertones aren’t matching up, or it fades in the wash. It’s a constant cycle of buying black pants, them fading, and you having to …
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‘The excessive help angle’: Servers swap techniques on how they secretly annoy customers they don’t like

If you have ever worked in the service industry then you know the plight that comes with it. Sure, the yips can be good and sometimes you get it all under the table and it feels like you’re swimming in cash. But the reality of it all is that your work day is filled with …
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‘Nailed it!’: Woman discovers nail salon charges $30-$70 according to how much they can get out of you, alerts other patrons and leaves the place in complete chaos

If you have ever been a patron anywhere, then you know how things should go down. You should be alerted of pricing before you commit to the product. That is just how an honest living works. You don’t want to go somewhere where they don’t tell you the price until after you have purchased the …
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20+ Service Industry Employees Share Their Strangest Requests From Customers: ‘She asked for a pashmina…’

When you go to a restaurant, be it a fine dining establishment or just a quick bite to each at a dive, there are things you expect and things you should not expect. For instance, you should expect a server to come up to your table and write down what you want from their menu. …
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Argumentative roommate sparks too many screaming matches, so other roommate takes away all of his shared-space items: ‘The living room looked like Whoville after the Grinch came.’

Being a roommate is more than just sharing a space with someone—it’s also about compromises and communication. You can’t just move in with someone and then expect them to live exactly the same way you do, and vice versa. People are different and that what makes humanity beautiful and complicated. So, when looking for a …
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