Jayne Elliott, Author at TwistedSifter

April 25, 2025 at 1:47 am

Airline Offered Multiple Ticket Payment Options, So This Customer Used The Payment Option That Didn’t Have Any Fees

buying airline tickets on a laptop computer

What seems like the best deal may not actually be the best deal.

April 25, 2025 at 12:44 am

Boss Tells Employee To Stop Doing Extra Work, So When The Boss Later Asked The Employee To Do Just That, She Said “No”

The boss dug herself into a hole.

April 24, 2025 at 11:35 pm

Woman Makes A Plan To Meet Her Friend At 7PM, But When Her Friend Is Over An Hour Late, She Decides To Leave

I wouldn’t have waited that long.

April 24, 2025 at 8:49 pm

Driver Going The Wrong Direction Blocks The Street And Refuses To Move, So Another Driver Leaves His Car There To Force Him To Turn Around

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Two can play that game!

April 24, 2025 at 8:24 pm

Employee Tries To Organize Shirts On A Table In A Way That Will Make It Easy For Customers To Find Their Size, But When The Manager Insists That He Do It Differently, There’s a Huge, Expensive Disaster

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That disaster could’ve been easily avoided.

April 24, 2025 at 6:24 pm

He Got Mistaken For Security At An Aerosmith Concert, Which Meant He Got To Go Backstage And Meet The Band

I’m with the band.

April 24, 2025 at 5:48 pm

Corporate Wanted To Replace The Employees At A Computer Programming Company, But The Guy Sent To Learn How To Do Their Jobs Ended Up Recommending That They Keep Their Jobs

They knew what they were doing!

April 24, 2025 at 5:22 pm

In-Laws Move In With A Couple While They’re Navigating A Divorce, But The Mother-In-Law Is Clearly On Her Daughter-In-Law’s Side

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For a story about divorce, it’s really pretty sweet.

April 24, 2025 at 2:23 pm

Software Engineer Fixes A Complicated Bug In The Code, But When A Coworker Takes Credit For The Work, It Really Backfires

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Karma had a hand in this.

April 24, 2025 at 1:22 pm

Artist Working At A Mall Often Has Customers Ask Her For Directions, But She Doesn’t Know Her Way Around The Place

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The information kiosk is there for a reason!

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Author: Jayne Elliott

Airline Offered Multiple Ticket Payment Options, So This Customer Used The Payment Option That Didn’t Have Any Fees

Boss Tells Employee To Stop Doing Extra Work, So When The Boss Later Asked The Employee To Do Just That, She Said “No”

Woman Makes A Plan To Meet Her Friend At 7PM, But When Her Friend Is Over An Hour Late, She Decides To Leave

Driver Going The Wrong Direction Blocks The Street And Refuses To Move, So Another Driver Leaves His Car There To Force Him To Turn Around

Employee Tries To Organize Shirts On A Table In A Way That Will Make It Easy For Customers To Find Their Size, But When The Manager Insists That He Do It Differently, There’s a Huge, Expensive Disaster

He Got Mistaken For Security At An Aerosmith Concert, Which Meant He Got To Go Backstage And Meet The Band

Corporate Wanted To Replace The Employees At A Computer Programming Company, But The Guy Sent To Learn How To Do Their Jobs Ended Up Recommending That They Keep Their Jobs

In-Laws Move In With A Couple While They’re Navigating A Divorce, But The Mother-In-Law Is Clearly On Her Daughter-In-Law’s Side

Software Engineer Fixes A Complicated Bug In The Code, But When A Coworker Takes Credit For The Work, It Really Backfires

Artist Working At A Mall Often Has Customers Ask Her For Directions, But She Doesn’t Know Her Way Around The Place

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