Lauren Castro

woman holding bin at TJ Maxx caption 'When the line is too long at TJ Maxx' (l) TJ Maxx sign on building (c) woman putting items inside of black bin at TJ Maxx with caption 'When the line is too long at TJ Maxx' (r)

‘As a TJ Maxx employee, we absolutely hate when people do this’: T.J. Maxx customer hides items in storage bin when lines are long so she can come back to purchase later

‘Please don’t do this to us.’

On Dec 30, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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woman speaking in car holding Ross Dress For Less bag caption 'the guy checked me out and so it was like this is 10 or whatever' (l) Ross Dress Fir Less sign on building with parking lot (c) woman speaking in car holing bag caption 'he gave me the 55 plus Tuesday discount 10%' (r)

‘He didn’t ask me my age’: Customer says she automatically received a senior discount at Ross Dress for Less

‘Do I look 55 to you?’

On Nov 25, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘If you order from Amazon, this message is for you’: Amazon driver issues PSA on how to make receiving packages easier

‘Amazon does not yet take into consideration when you want your package to be delivered.’

On Nov 18, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘That’s not worth a tip to you?’: Instacart shopper says restaurant ordered over 200 items and left no tip

‘Instacart only offering $8 for that big of an order is insane!!!!’

On Oct 12, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘Man I ain’t never ordering lemonade again’: Chick-Fil-A worker shares restaurant’s lemonade recipe, sparking debate

‘I remember standing in the back for hours squeezing lemons lmao.’

On Oct 10, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘You’re lucky that I need scrubs today’: Retail worker says customer left a bad review, requesting she be fired, after staying past closing time

‘Should I quit with 2 weeks notice or just not show up??’

On Sep 30, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘I don’t understand how that customer even came up with that’: Subway worker says ‘Karen’ accused her of mopping tabletops with dirty mop water

‘I would’ve quit right then and there.’

On Sep 15, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘You got some Karen’s in ur area’: Coffee shop customer orders latte with no foam, sparking debate

‘They should have just said that so I could of Googled it.’

On Sep 13, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘Not her saying it’s probably bc you don’t have money’: Woman films ‘Karen’ at bank drive-thru, sparking debate

‘Idk at first it didn’t sound like a Karen. AT FIRST.’

On Sep 3, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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Bartender hand on hip behind bar caption 'Him: Tequila for her' (l) Bartender standing behind bar hand out speaking caption 'Him: Yea fill her up' 'Him: Double shot' (c) Bartender standing behind bar handing customer drink caption '*Gives her water*' (r)

‘Fill her up’: Bartender gives woman a glass of water when the man she’s with orders tequila shots

‘Is that what YOU want to drink?’

On Aug 26, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘I didn’t realize you guys were timed’: Here’s why fast food drive-thru workers put a metal sheet outside their window after a customer drives away

‘Another rule made by corporate employees that have never done the job they’re telling others how to do.’

On Aug 8, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘Your laziness could have cost me my life’: Customer calls out Starbucks barista for making ‘unsanitized’ drink and lying about honoring allergy requests

‘Not gonna risk my life for that.’

On Aug 3, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘Someone pls hire me to do this’: Despite days where they ‘can’t catch a break,’ TikTok’s hottest job is payroll administrator

‘Some days I’m making pretty PowerPoint slides and the next I’m dealing with the highest volume of issues ever.’

On Jul 27, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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Target Employee standing alone in stock room caption 'when the 40 year old has been working here for 2 seconds and is already bossing you around' (l) Target stock room worker gone caption 'when the 40 year old has been working here for 2 seconds and is already bossing you around' (c) Two Target employees standing in stock room caption 'when the 40 year old has been working here for 2 seconds and is already bossing you around' (r)

‘Literally every job when someone is older than you’: Target workers say new, older employee immediately bossed them around

‘Humble them by reminding them they’re twice your age working the same job.’

On Jul 7, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘Mean girls will always be mean girls’: TikToker claims her former high school bully has a Facebook group dedicated to reporting her account

Twelve years after high school, she says her bully is still trying to hurt her.

On May 2, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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