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January 4, 2026 at 7:46 pm

A Customer Comes Up To A Supervisor And Praises The Cashier, But The Supervisor Loves Messing With Employees And Plays A Little Prank

smiling retail worker making the ok hand gesture

The silliest prizes can sometimes be the most meaningful.

January 4, 2026 at 3:35 am

Crazy Customer Refuses To Believe Anything A Supervisor Says, And Wants To Speak To The Store Manager… But She’s Actually Talking To The Store Manager

woman in green shirt, black vest and glasses working at a grocery store

Retail workers have to deal with some pretty crazy customers!

January 3, 2026 at 9:47 pm

Annoying Manager Wanted An Employee To Backup Their Servers In The Middle Of The Day, And They Kept Warning The Manager About The Consequences Until It Was Too Late

Sometimes you have to let the consequences flow.

January 3, 2026 at 6:55 pm

Working Mom Had To Rush To Her Job In Her Pool Clothes Due To An Emergency, And It Turns Out It Wasn’t Even A Big Deal

Are you kidding me.

January 3, 2026 at 1:35 pm

Supervisor Prevents Customers From Getting A Double Discount, But She Later Discovers They Have A History Of Coupon Scamming

That couple is going to be in for an unpleasant surprise the next time they try to go shopping!

January 3, 2026 at 8:35 am

Retail Store Job Applicant Complains To Supervisor That He Hasn’t Been Hired, But He Refuses To Speak To The Person Who Actually Does The Hiring

closeup of a pen on a piece of paper that reads "employment application"

Times have certainly changed.

January 2, 2026 at 4:35 pm

Supervisor Holds Back New Video Game Console To Sell To Friends, So A New Employee Tells Loss Prevention The Truth

Sony Playstation video game console and controller

Supervisors are not above the rules.

January 1, 2026 at 6:35 pm

Boutique Employee Refused To Accept A Receipt-Less Return, So A Rude Customer Stormed Out And Threatened A Bad Review

woman speaking with boutique store worker

This customer brought a story, not proof.

January 1, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Employee Is Worried That A Customer Might Try To Steal Something, But The Supervisor Has Her Back

Just because a customer argues that you’re wrong doesn’t mean they’re right.

January 1, 2026 at 10:35 am

Supervisor Falls For Customer’s Price Matching Scam Despite Department Manager’s Warning, So The Next Day He’s Fired

angry customer talking to retail store employee

Price matching can really backfire for retail store employees.

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A Customer Comes Up To A Supervisor And Praises The Cashier, But The Supervisor Loves Messing With Employees And Plays A Little Prank

Annoying Manager Wanted An Employee To Backup Their Servers In The Middle Of The Day, And They Kept Warning The Manager About The Consequences Until It Was Too Late

Working Mom Had To Rush To Her Job In Her Pool Clothes Due To An Emergency, And It Turns Out It Wasn’t Even A Big Deal

Supervisor Prevents Customers From Getting A Double Discount, But She Later Discovers They Have A History Of Coupon Scamming

Retail Store Job Applicant Complains To Supervisor That He Hasn’t Been Hired, But He Refuses To Speak To The Person Who Actually Does The Hiring

Supervisor Holds Back New Video Game Console To Sell To Friends, So A New Employee Tells Loss Prevention The Truth

Boutique Employee Refused To Accept A Receipt-Less Return, So A Rude Customer Stormed Out And Threatened A Bad Review

Employee Is Worried That A Customer Might Try To Steal Something, But The Supervisor Has Her Back

Supervisor Falls For Customer’s Price Matching Scam Despite Department Manager’s Warning, So The Next Day He’s Fired

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