former Chili's employee speaking caption 'Chilis stories' (l) Chili's sign on building (c) former Chili's employee speaking with hand up (r)

‘It’s always the strawberry lemonade tables’: Ex-Chili’s employee claims unhappy customers followed her home

'Do not talk s**t about your customers. I learned that the hard way.'

On Dec 7, 2022 by Jack Alban

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man walking outside with thumbs up caption 'Life hack to save on groceries' (l) man finger on self checkout screen 'Non-barcoded item' (c) bag of avocados (r)

‘Got some more bananas today’: Customer shares ‘life hack’ for saving money on groceries

'I mean if we are given a self checkout, I didn’t go to cashier school.'

On Dec 7, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman on call with hand on face caption 'So I'm actually here to inform you that today is your last day at COMPANY' (l) woman on call with hand on face caption 'we've determined that this is no longer a critical role for the company The shock' (c) woman on call with hand on face caption 'and we very much appreciate all the work that you've done during your time here The disbelief' (r)

‘Your employer is not your friend’: TikToker films ‘quickest layoff’

'The company will always come first and HR is not looking out for your interests.'

On Dec 7, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

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Target worker scrolling through drive up requests caption 'When your manager says 'thank god you're here' as soon as you walk in' (l) Target Drive Up sign outside of store (c) Target worker scrolling through drive up requests caption 'When your manager says 'thank god you're here' as soon as you walk in' (r)

‘Back hurts from carrying the store’: Target worker shares all the drive-up orders they have to fulfill

'Thank you for your service.'

On Dec 6, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman with hand on mouth caption 'when you're hosting friendsgiving in 2 hours and your instacart shopper takes your food, does a runner, then disables their profile' (l) Instacart app on phone in hand in front of blurred fridge background (c) Instacart shopper account on laptop screen (r)

‘I’ve seen this happen to so many people’: Customer says she was scammed by Instacart shopper 2 hours before Friendsgiving

'The app literally wasn't working today for shoppers.'

On Dec 6, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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woman shares her crazy ancestry DNA story in a tiktok

“This f***ing text message right here changed my life forever”: Stranger tells woman to get an Ancestry DNA test, revealing truth about her parentage

'He watched me date my boyfriend, get married, have babies, everything, all from the outside, not able to know me.'

On Dec 6, 2022 by Jack Alban

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krispy kreme employee claims she was underpaid on her check in a tiktok

‘$434 is a lot of f*cking money’: Krispy Kreme worker says her pay was retroactively cut from her check

'The math is not mathing.'

On Dec 6, 2022 by Melody Heald

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man gets doordash delivery after not ordering food tiktok

‘Next time get some more ranch’: DoorDash delivers Wingstop to wrong customer—who eats it anyway

'The amount of time my Wingstop has been sent to someone else’s house is crazy.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Melody Heald

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barista shares conversations she has had with customers in a tiktok

‘I would go insane within a few days’: Barista shares ridiculous everyday customer interactions

'I love my job but the convos I've partaken in are bonkers.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman grabs merchandise from back of the fridge at the airport hack tiktok

‘Don’t ever take the front food’: Food service worker shares how to pick the freshest food at airport

'People really need to figure out that this only works with milk.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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customer shows 'please do not feed the employees' sign in dominos storefront tiktok

‘Seems a little cruel’: Sign at Domino’s says ‘Please do not feed the employees’

'Why are they acting like they’re animals?'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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starbucks employee dances after getting big tip tiktok

Starbucks barista says she gets $200 extra on paychecks ever since tips were added for credit card users

'The gasp I gusped this morning.'

On Dec 5, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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man shares story while putting screen on iPad tiktok

‘I checked his credit, he checked my vibe’: Best Buy employee says customer tried to make fraudulent iPhone purchase, sparking debate

'They think these huge companies just going to let you rob them for 5k.'

On Dec 4, 2022 by Dan Latu

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man with hair in pony tail caption 'When you can't get in with your braider so you go on Grindr and find a twink who says he can braid' (l) man with hair braided caption 'When you can't get in with your braider so you go on Grindr and find a twink who says he can braid' (c) man getting hair braided caption 'When you can't get in with your braider so you go on Grindr and find a twink who says he can braid' (r)

‘Modern problems require modern solutions’: Man says he found someone to braid his hair on Grindr after his braider wasn’t available

'Improvise, adapt, overcome.'

On Dec 4, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Target employee speaking in car caption 'Target Sucks' (l) Target sign on building (c) Target employee speaking in car caption 'Target Sucks' (r)

‘Don’t work for Target’: Target worker says he quit after 3 weeks. Here’s why

'I just don't understand why they think that they can treat people like this.'

On Dec 4, 2022 by Jack Alban

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