'Success is my revenge': Grocery store free sampler gets back at their grumpiest coworker

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

May 25, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

You'd think being the grocery store employee who hands out free samples of food would be a pretty sweet job. No retail job is safe from the crazy customers of the world. But there are few things more universally adored than free food.

If you go to certain grocery stores on weekends or at certain hours, some provide free samples all over the store. You can walk between the aisles and sample what are usually the weirdest foods you can think of. I've sampled a strange brownie-flavored dessert hummus before, and you know what? It was great. Last week I tried a cheese that was infused with everything bagel seeds. It was pretty good. It gives us all a chance to try some new food, and then probably never buy that product. But still, we got to try it, and that makes the grocery shopping experience a little more fun. If you go to the right store, like some of the big-box chains, you can make an entire meal out of these samples, since they often plant their sampler on the ends of every aisle.

This person, u/DarkSmarts, seems to be great at their job. They're extra friendly, but their coworker is a real grouch. It's so bad that this worker refers to her as "Grimace." No one really likes this coworker, and the writer of this story has an excellent plan to get her out of that role. Check out the whole story below.

Then, read about how this worker quit after their manager said their "abilities are not worth that much."