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'A string of cheese was still hanging from my mouth to the plate': 18+ Servers share their most unhinged, jaw-dropping workplace stories

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘Crack in the sidewalk? Kyle gets a phone call': Security workers bombard their new client with safety notifications after he badmouths their work ethic

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

Etai Eshet

Husband refuses to do chores around the house while he is working from home, wife calls him selfish for putting the onus on her despite her long commute: 'I wasn't going to be treated like her housekeeper'

Ely Bulnes

Employees get even with unkind shift leader "Linda" by tossing her double cheeseburger order: 'WHO THREW AWAY THE DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER?'

Ben Weiss

Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Ben Weiss

Woman in Walmart mistakes a shopper in a navy uniform for staff, orders him to stock the freeze, and leaves red-faced when she gets told he doesn’t work there: ‘She actually pushes her cart into me and says “Stop being lazy, it’s your job”’

Etai Eshet

Employee with the flu is written up for not coming into work: 'I reminded him of the policy. His response? Well, we still need people to show dedication'

JR Atkinson

‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

Etai Eshet

Employee takes an interview from a competitor, CEO finds out, employee gets fired: 'I'm honestly baffled by the situation'

Ben Weiss

Woman orders pulled pork sandwich at Togo's, waitress charges her 10% tip secretly without telling her, gets herself fired when woman complains to manager: 'Purposely putting in the tip wrong is theft'

Briana Viser

'This is going to [ruin] my bonus!': Subcontractor protects a labor worker who breaks his leg, reporting meticulous documentation after their safety officer tries to get out of paying worker's comp

Jesse Kessenheimer

'You're supposed to do this to reduce eye strain': Coworker calls out colleague for 'staring into space' for 30 seconds at a time, inferring they're slacking off

JR Atkinson

Loud family won't stop disturbing neighboring guests at hotel, leading one guest to get payback at 5:00 AM, forcing hotel staff to get involved: ‘As soon as they got to the front desk, it got heated’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘I am very grateful I just happened to work in the right place to get my cat back’: A vet tech's profound discovery of her own missing cat, found neglected and trapped by a neighbor who tried to put her down her, proving that destiny can bring a pet home

Laurent Shinar

17-year-old worker shuts down entire ride at the theme park where they work after their boss scapegoats the team for his own mistake: 'I shut down the ride'

Brad Dickson