‘You owe them zip’: Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout

When you leave a job, you do the best you can to tie things in a nice bow for your employers, if it was a nice working relationship. But the reality is, you don’t really owe them anything other than 2 week’s notice and a little courtesy. Everything else is extra. It’s certainly not a …
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Bittersweet Memes for Hard Workers Who Make Lemons Out of Lemonade

In the corporate business world, life is challenging. I mean, we work long hours at the office—some of us even drive a significant distance to get there every morning—and there is an incessant flow of work to be done. As I like to say, we have two choices: laugh or cry. In my experience, laughing …
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‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Determined Guest Attempts to Break Into Room to Recover Lost Bag After Being Refused Entry by Hotel Employee

Being a customer service representative is not always an easy or enjoyable job. What is the hardest part, you ask? One instance that springs to mind is having to tell clients ‘no’, which usually leads them to feel upset and frustrated. The story below is an account of a frustrated front desk clerk. As usual, …
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‘Game on…’: Housemates Refuse to Give Into Roommates Demands After Roommate Ritual Goes Wrong, Leading to a Kitchen Full of Sticky Notes

It’s important to keep your housemates in harmony. This can usually be accomplished with only a few simple steps: everyone needs to communicate with each other and set clear expectations for the future, leaving nothing up to chance. But what would happen if one of the roommates is unable to budge and is insistent about …
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Server Finds Herself on the Ground in Last Attempt to Salvage Tips From Customers During Shift Gone Wrong

Ninety percent of the time, the food industry is demanding and stressful. Even in the wee hours of the night, you depend on an infinite number of associates and suppliers to make ends meet. The story below is of a woman who worked at a privately owned fine dining restaurant. OP reflects on her time …
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‘He took it too far’: Petty Family Leave Restaurant a Bad Review in an Attempt to Get an Extra Discount

As we often say, being a customer service representative has perks as well as drawbacks. But what happens when hierarchy enters the picture? If we’re being really honest here, that means you will most likely be forced to work every holiday, birthday, and significant occasion up until a new hire steps in to take your …
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New Hire Takes Employer’s Clientele and Opens a New Salon One Block Away

The business world is not always kind. Individuals are not ashamed to take your ideas to increase their chances of success and fame, nor are they scared to tread on each other to get a little extra cash. In the story below, a driven hair salon owner chooses to provide her new hires with the best …
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Customer Refuses to Tip Waiter After Demanding Menu Be Tailored to His Preferences

In my younger years, I worked as a waitress to support myself. My eight-hour shift at the restaurant would be followed by a job working in retail till the early hours of the morning. To be honest, though, I wasn’t very good at being a waitress, and I didn’t particularly love my work there either. …
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31 Memes for Employees Spending All Their PTO Before Christmas Eve

We love our independent queens and kings who take pride in their hard work. But we are in no way able to relate. All we have to do is wait for the clock to strike five so we can get back home. It’s almost like a prequel to Cinderella, only that we get to go home, change …
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