‘People assume sound doesn’t travel over the bar’: 10+ wild stories as told by the bartenders who overheard them
You know that bartenders have seen plenty of nonsense they wish they never saw. Of course, it’s not their fault. People are absolute fools in these establishments and have zero idea that sound does, in fact, travel. On top of that, customers also seem to forget that bartenders do not suddenly become invisible after they…
‘I do not want to work for someone like you’: Job candidate walks out mid-interview after boss shouts at another employee
Sometimes, it’s hard to tell as an interview candidate if you’re potentially stepping into a toxic work environment. People tend to present the most performative versions of themselves when they’re interviewing someone. Everyone seems to be extra smiley and people only seem to be talking in euphemisms. Direct answers to direct questions are hard to…
‘She told me I could NEVER tell a customer the store was closing’: Retail employee works all night long after manager tells them to never tell customers to leave
This is one of those rules that is so obtuse, it hurts your head to think about. Every job has some rules that make no sense. But some jobs, particularly retail work, have rules that are jaw-droppingly inane. This is especially silly when it comes to the “customer is always right” types of rules. Because,…
‘He made the mistake of loudly announcing his wifi password to his guests’: Dude hijacks terrible neighbor’s wifi to get even
Anyone who has ever been a guest in someone’s home has danced the dance of trying to connect to their Wi-Fi. If you’re staying at your friend’s place, they’re probably able to instantly automatically authenticate you onto their network or relay to you the easily memorable, catchy, quirky phrase they use as a password. However,…
‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime
One boss was under the impression he ruined his junior worker’s holidays by giving him an unjustifiable amount of work, right before Christmas. The result of this type of tedious task usually results in a nosedive in team morale, but of course, that has never stopped a micromanaging boss, has it? Let’s start at the…