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October 16, 2025 at 10:35 am

Video Game Store Employee Warns Parents About Content In Games Instead Of Selling To Kids, And His Boss Would Be Furious If They Found Out

Man wearing a headset and smiling because he saved kids from violent games

It’s great that he cares!

October 16, 2025 at 9:35 am

Former Auto Shop Employee Moves On To A New Job, But Weeks Later His Old Boss Calls Demanding An Exit Interview And Missing Uniforms

Young man on the phone with his old boss

That takes a lot of nerve!

October 16, 2025 at 8:21 am

Employee Wears Sunglasses And A Headset On A Donut Run, So When A Little Kid Asks If She’s A Government Agent, She Decides To Play Along

Woman wearing an earpiece while picking up donuts for breakfast

What an awesome thing to do!

October 16, 2025 at 6:35 am

Retail Employee Was Shocked When A Coworker Left Halfway Through Her Shift To Walk Her Dog, And It Left Management Scrambling To Cover The Next Twelve Hours

That’s gotta be the worst excuse.

October 14, 2025 at 1:35 pm

Retail Worker Didn’t React When Hearing The Same Joke For The 100th Time, But When The Customer Insisted, She Finally Dished Some Hard Truths

That was unnecessary… From both of them.

October 13, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Cashier Said “Y’all” While Ringing Up A Customer, But When The Woman Tried To Police Her Language, The Exchange Became An Ongoing Joke Among Employees

Red shopping cart parked in the middle of a Target Store

What a petty, petty woman.

October 10, 2025 at 6:55 pm

Retail Worker Asks Customer Looking For ‘A Bag That Fits An iPad’ What Model She Has, But She Yells That It’s Just ‘The Normal One’

We were all misinformed.

October 7, 2025 at 1:55 pm

A Customer Was Going Through Deep Snow To Enter A Store, But A Retail Worker Informed Them That They Moved The Main Entrance

Commercial building and trees covered in snow

Why don’t people read signs?

October 5, 2025 at 4:35 am

Customer Said That Bright Colors Are ‘For Young People’, But Friendly Retail Employee Made Her See Herself In A New Light

No matter their age.

October 4, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Retail Employee Asked Customer To Use A Shopping Basket, But She Took It Personally And Threatened Him In A Funny Way

Scrimpy’s Farm remembers.

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Video Game Store Employee Warns Parents About Content In Games Instead Of Selling To Kids, And His Boss Would Be Furious If They Found Out

Former Auto Shop Employee Moves On To A New Job, But Weeks Later His Old Boss Calls Demanding An Exit Interview And Missing Uniforms

Employee Wears Sunglasses And A Headset On A Donut Run, So When A Little Kid Asks If She’s A Government Agent, She Decides To Play Along

Retail Employee Was Shocked When A Coworker Left Halfway Through Her Shift To Walk Her Dog, And It Left Management Scrambling To Cover The Next Twelve Hours

Retail Worker Didn’t React When Hearing The Same Joke For The 100th Time, But When The Customer Insisted, She Finally Dished Some Hard Truths

Cashier Said “Y’all” While Ringing Up A Customer, But When The Woman Tried To Police Her Language, The Exchange Became An Ongoing Joke Among Employees

Retail Worker Asks Customer Looking For ‘A Bag That Fits An iPad’ What Model She Has, But She Yells That It’s Just ‘The Normal One’

A Customer Was Going Through Deep Snow To Enter A Store, But A Retail Worker Informed Them That They Moved The Main Entrance

Customer Said That Bright Colors Are ‘For Young People’, But Friendly Retail Employee Made Her See Herself In A New Light

Retail Employee Asked Customer To Use A Shopping Basket, But She Took It Personally And Threatened Him In A Funny Way

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