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April 24, 2026 at 4:23 am

Library Technician Gets Told By His Manager Not To Wear Shorts At Work Because His Appearance Might Be A Bad Influence On Students, But Other Staff Dress More Casually

What a tough situation.

April 23, 2026 at 10:22 pm

Employee Tried To Calm An Angry Customer On The Phone, But He Kept Yelling And Swearing As If The Problem Would Be Magically Solved

Yelling doesn’t solve problems… ever!

April 22, 2026 at 3:22 am

Employee Refused To Open An Account Without Proper ID, But The Customer’s Son Demanded A Manager And Told Him To Break The Rules

Man in business suit talking to a person on the phone with a serious face

“Just this once” is usually how people lose their jobs.

April 21, 2026 at 3:22 pm

Man Went To Walmart To Buy Cat Litter, But A Confused Customer Thought He Was An Employee And Expected Him To Help Her Find An Unusual Product

Some customers think everyone is an employee.

April 20, 2026 at 2:46 am

His Boss Told Him That He Would Be Fired In Two Weeks, So He Started Taking His Personal Belongings Home, And Now His Boss Is Mad That He Isn’t Leaving Them There For His Replacement

If they fired him, why would they think they can keep his belongings?

April 12, 2026 at 3:22 am

He Thought He Survived A Terrible Layover, Then He Realized His AirPods Got Stolen

Looks like there’s going to be some turbulence both on and off the plane.

April 11, 2026 at 12:15 am

Employee Dealt With A Child Who Kept Entering The Storeroom For Weeks, So She Finally Confronted His Mother And Told Her She Isn’t A Babysitter

Employees show up in the workplace to do their job, not to babysit.

April 10, 2026 at 4:22 pm

Employee Has To Work Overtime Because The Company Is Short Staffed, But He Would Rather Not

Time to find a new job!

April 8, 2026 at 8:35 pm

Stressed Out Woman Looks For Champagne At Target On New Year’s Eve, And It Took Her Longer Than It Should’ve To Realize She Wasn’t Talking To A Target Employee

hand reading for bottle of champagne at liquor store

At least the construction worker didn’t get upset!

April 7, 2026 at 5:24 am

Employee Refused To Let Customer Use Her Personal Phone, So The Customer Badmouthed Her To The Manager

Sometimes, being polite still means you end up as the villain.

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Library Technician Gets Told By His Manager Not To Wear Shorts At Work Because His Appearance Might Be A Bad Influence On Students, But Other Staff Dress More Casually

Employee Tried To Calm An Angry Customer On The Phone, But He Kept Yelling And Swearing As If The Problem Would Be Magically Solved

Employee Refused To Open An Account Without Proper ID, But The Customer’s Son Demanded A Manager And Told Him To Break The Rules

Man Went To Walmart To Buy Cat Litter, But A Confused Customer Thought He Was An Employee And Expected Him To Help Her Find An Unusual Product

His Boss Told Him That He Would Be Fired In Two Weeks, So He Started Taking His Personal Belongings Home, And Now His Boss Is Mad That He Isn’t Leaving Them There For His Replacement

He Thought He Survived A Terrible Layover, Then He Realized His AirPods Got Stolen

Employee Dealt With A Child Who Kept Entering The Storeroom For Weeks, So She Finally Confronted His Mother And Told Her She Isn’t A Babysitter

Employee Has To Work Overtime Because The Company Is Short Staffed, But He Would Rather Not

Stressed Out Woman Looks For Champagne At Target On New Year’s Eve, And It Took Her Longer Than It Should’ve To Realize She Wasn’t Talking To A Target Employee

Employee Refused To Let Customer Use Her Personal Phone, So The Customer Badmouthed Her To The Manager

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