University student refuses to foot the bill for their friend’s birthday dinner after friends order ‘enough sushi for a small country’ and take back their offer of paying for the bill

Why hasn’t the entire world normalized getting separate checks yet? Splitting the bill is inherently uncomfortable, no matter how close you are with the folks you’re dining with. Money makes people feel and act weird, and that’s likely because it is the root of all evil… Grand opinion about the world we live in aside, …
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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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Plane passenger refuses to give up their assigned seat after entitled mother tries to sneakily steal their window seat: ‘»I’m not responsible for your poor planning»’

Airplanes feel fake. You’re telling me I’m in a metal tube in the sky, 30,000 feet above land, and I’m supposed to be okay with that? Yeah, so what if cars and trains are more dangerous? At least they’re not, again, 30,000 feet in the sky. Maybe I’m just afraid of heights, but you’ll always …
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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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Entitled guy offers up airplane passenger’s seat, then gets stuck with the worst seat on the plane: ‘I chose an aisle for a reason’

In the world of airplane seating, it seems more people believe they’re entitled to whatever seat they want than not. We must honor the age-old system: You get what you pay for. It’s as simple as that. A lot of customers buy the cheap ticket and hope they pluck at the heart strings of fellow …
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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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