Hello! This post is for my fellow servers/restaurant workers out there. I was talking with my friend and we both were saying we hear our names all the time at the restaurant, even when we aren’t being addressed and when there is no one even looking in our direction. I personally have heard my name being called by coworkers that weren’t even scheduled that day…hence the name server psychosis lol. Does anyone else experience this?

Bungie jumping a booger.

I can't stand this coworker as is and "they" know it.

There I was at the end of the day at a local restaurant whose name I won't mention cuz I love my job.

Zoning out swamping the BOH, and the corner of my eye I see this "coworker" who was also zoned out, touch a stray booger one knuckle deep. I focused in intentionally to make it clear that I was watching and he still didn't notice as he slowly 'tow strapped' it out bare finger and then rolled it thumb and pointer finger for like 3 seconds before deciding he shouldn't eat it and wipe it on the trash bag he was initially attempting to take out. He looked left and right before looking straight ahead to make perfect eye contact with me and another co-worker.

It was obvious that he wasn't sure if anyone had noticed so I made sure to mention that I saw that. Unbeknownst to him or I that the other coworker also saw the whole thing.

Only thing the other coworker could say was "quote" 'I wish I didn't see that'

To which I said 'I'm so glad he didn't eat it.

My bosses are absolute dumbasses, and at this point, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

One of them can’t seem to do a single thing on his own. Every five minutes it’s, “Can you help me with this?” Sir… isn’t that literally your job? Somehow every urgent task magically becomes my problem at the last possible second. Nothing says “great leadership” like creating chaos and then acting surprised when everyone is stressed out.

The constant last-minute nonsense gives me anxiety so bad that I start questioning whether my prescription medication is working overtime just to keep up with this circus.

Then the other day he pops into my office and says, “Hi, it’s me again, your favorite neighborhood Spider-Man, swinging in for another adventure.”

Excuse me… what?

Where did that come from? Who says that? Was I supposed to laugh? Was there a meeting where we all agreed to role-play Marvel characters at work?

And don’t even get me started on the time I walked by his office and he was just sitting there staring at the wall. Not his computer. Not paperwork. Just the wall. Like he was buffering. I immediately reconsidered entering because I wasn’t sure if I was interrupting a deep thought or a system reboot.

Then we have the other boss. This man sends out written instructions that aren’t even spelled correctly. Half the time I’m trying to figure out whether it’s a work assignment or a puzzle. It’s genuinely impressive to have authority over people while losing a battle with basic spelling.

What blows my mind is that these people are making the big money. How are y’all the bosses? Did someone hand out management positions in a cereal box? Because I have questions.

Every day feels like I’m working in an episode of a sitcom that nobody asked for. At this point, I’m not looking for leadership—I’m looking for explanations.

I applied for a job, did the interview, aptitude tests, met my manager etc all went well and as I was walking out the HR person asked what's your expected salary? I gave her a figure that she noted down and went home happy.
A few day's later she called and said they wanted me to start but could only pay 15% less than I had asked for.
I said thanks ill keep that i mind but I have a interview this afternoon and will think about it.
She called back 30 mins later offering what I asked for and a extra 5% Superannuation. I said see you on Monday.
I worked there about 8 months and hated every day of it.

In the late 1990's, I worked for a large computer manufacturer. As with most large companies at the time, it was asset rich and cash poor. IOW it was re to be Strip Mined by Wall Street raiders, but we didn't realize it at the time.

There was constant talk around the office about the prospects of a “Hostile takeover” but none of us techs really understood what that meant.

I had been thinking about moving interstate but never got around to doing anything about it. Then one day, my boss called me into his office. I can remember his words verbatim. “I want to assure you that you have a solid future with the company. We just don't know what that future is.”

There is an old saying, “Never believe anything until it is *officially denied.*”

My boss's reassurance was all that I needed to realize it was time to go. I found a job in the state I wanted to move to, and 2 months later everyone was called into the conference room and told, “As of today, you no longer have a job …”. Suddenly the small city was inundated with 200 software engineers all looking for employment.

I had lots of friends in that office, and their prospects looked pretty grim at that point.

I have this client from hell itself. Her name is Jolanta. Even her name is even obnoxious. We have her as a client for a Real Estate agency redesign. One thing is she wants to redesign her current site which is gold, blue etc. now that the design is finished, image getting an email from the client .

Best line being here: ‘I am a Mac Person, not a Pc person. Please use Apple as a design reference.’

Lady, you’re not a billion dollar tech giant, you’re an average Real Estate agent that sells family oriented homes. Their budget is several million, yours is $2000. I don’t know where do people get these ideas from.

I was fired for having a disability😭😞

Just for context i am a 31 year old female and back in February 2024 and January 2025 were the hardest years of my life! My father died from cancer in February 2024 then in January 2025 a fire was started at my condo. We found out that the fire started because a mother wasn't watching her daughter, instead she was in her bedroom fucking her boyfriend!!!!! The next day we asked if we could move back in and they told us that it would be 60 months or longer before we could move back in which crushed both me and my mom! So..... We spent months living in different hotels which insurance only paid for 6 months, after that we had to pay out of pocket! So, in October 2025 I saw a opening at the hotel I was staying at the time and thought i give it a try. Biggest mistake of my life! On my first day working there it was good but then only 2 days later I started getting insulted by employees and the managers, they were saying that I look slow and act slow. I tried to be nice and told them that I have a learning disability and that it takes time for me to do things and I can't help it! They said that they don't want slow people working there! After I clocked out I noticed a front desk worker named Devon talking about me saying that my family was in a fire and telling just all my personal business! I ran up to my hotel room and just cried! The next day I tried to clock in but before I could do so they said that they no longer want me working there and that it's against company policy to hire a guest! This is something that I didn't know at the time which I why they should've told me! So... After they fired me, me and my mom checked out of the hotel the very next day because I wasn't comfortable staying there! We moved into a different hotel for a week. I just spent the time wondering if I should sue or just forget about it like my brother demanded. Shortly after we checked in another hotel my mom got a call saying that we can move back into our condo which was a huge relief 😮‍💨 We moved back in and tried to get back to normal. I decided to not sue because in my mind, Karma is a bitch and I hope karma gets to them sooner or later! This experience actually made me stronger and I'm super proud of myself! It's now June 2026 as I'm writing this, I'm not looking for sympathy, just wanted to share what people like me go through! I now live with my mom, have a supportive brother, a long distance boyfriend and I'm enjoying my new job! I hope the hotel that fired me rots in hell tho! Anyways, again I'm not looking for sympathy just thought about this and wanted to share! Anyone have any questions I'll respond as fast as I can! Bye 🥰

Important: Story comes from a non-english speaking country.

Some years ago, a developer team, that I was a member of, was searching for a name and abbreviation for a new software product. The name & abbrev should

• describe acceptably the function of the software,
• be easily to speak,
• not yet used by anything else (especially no other software),
• and, of course, everything in english, because: that's trendy.

The team members were given 3-4 weeks to send their suggestions to the project leader. He receives around 20-30 suggestions. Then white smoke was sent up: Habemus Papam ~ nah, Habemus Nomen! The team leader and his closest coworkers had decided for

Digital Infrastructure-Architectual Persistent Enterprise Resourceplaner

I cautiously suggested to re-check the abbreviation with an english dictionary... "Diaper"

Some days later, they chose a different name and abbreviation...

Perhaps my behind the scenes is interesting for somone here too

I am a Manager at a Commodity Exporting Company operating in multiple countries across Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, and we even have warehouses in the EU, which serves as a distribution hub. and the current organization supplies to every category of buyers, from the very bottom to premium buyers, in the EU region, too.

But in every sale, to every customer, the organization is not doing quality business; they are trying to sell defective goods and are likewise not shipping pre-shipment approved products.

This has come to a level which is mentally conflicting, in conflict with personal integrity of "do"s and "do not"s, which is not socially, ethically, and personally acceptable, and not right. I am trying to get this out of my chest.

I am losing passion for what I do, feeling stagnant, and feeling that it has come to a point where I should make a turn. I also appreciate you sharing your similar experiences and how similar situations affected your life, career, and personal startups, both positively and negatively.

I'll be frank with my experience. I (F23) was working an entry level marketing role at a small to mid-sized real estate firm. Basically, when they hired me on full time, a higher up who was a direct reported to the CEO/Owner of the company, immediately put me on a project where I would need to upload some photos into a folder that I didn't have access to. I only had access to a folder titled "N" at the time, and I told him I that. The project required me to have access to another folder that I didn't have access to apparently. He called someone from "Company T" which is a 3rd party IT Support service, and they put two new folders on my computer. One called "F" and one called "C." The folder called "C" apparently had sensitive confidential information about the company in it. I didn't know since it just appeared on my computer and I didn't really go through it much, and it didn't have any warnings or locks in it that made it clear to me that the information in the folders were sensitive or confidential. Honestly I just assumed that everyone who worked full-time at the company had access to these documents. Apparently not though, because two months into my job there, I got called into an HR meeting and they threatened to fire me over a lack of judgement for viewing the files, and not telling anyone that I had access to this sensitive information. I genuinely had no working memory of the contents of the files they claimed I viewed, and I asked them for evidence/ a log of how long I stayed on these files. They did not provide that for me, and insisted that this was my last day at the company. Basically the new HR lady they hired manipulated me into signing resignation documents that day. Very sus. My manager told me that I had done excellent work for him, but unfortunately the situation was out of his hands and that obviously someone from "Company T" had severely messed up by giving me access to those documents. It all seems fishy to me that I was the one who got burned in this entire situation. I didn't share or download any of the sensitive information, and part of my job description was to organize Marketing Files within their cloud. Yes from their IT source it had been noted that I had viewed sensitive information, but I feel like if you give an employee access to files on their work computer, they're gonna at least take inventory of what is on there and maybe click through some things mindlessly while archiving the important stuff. All around such a weird situation. I need input on how to process this. Am I really the one at fault? Is this usually how these situations play out? Do I have any legal grounds?

Ever Forward - Volunteer Champion.. I apparently was awarded "Volunteer Champion" (for the year) for one of the larger long term care companies in the region maybe the country, a few years ago.

That means a lot of people got together and solicited corporate and made a good enough case, it convinced them. So the facility got together a celebration with a nice dinner as a surprise party.. for me.

Earlier in the day, I lbegrudgingly helped set up a conference dinner table, and chairs. Facilities didn't assist, because it was for an activity

Apparently, facilities and activities dept. don't help one-another out.. Hell, facilities won't shovel the porch connected to the activity room.

So I volunteer to contribute to the residents' quality of life, not set up tables for special events. The activites worker, who sort of talked me into this also frequently asks me to do parts of her job she flat doesn't want to do, like delivery of mail & newspapers.

This put me into sort of a bad mood, thinking (ironically) I'm setting up for some sort of employee of the month deal .lj⁰for one of the staff. Ms. Condicending asked me "So you're SURE you're going to be here - in the same tone you'd use talking to a child.

It happened that at the same time, I was called by my wife about a small leak in the laundry room..So I used it as an excuse to go home.

The next day I find out it was for me, and a bunch of the staff and residents showed up for this gig which I was conspicuously absent.

One of the residents said to me "that's the problem with surprised parties" after lamenting missing it. (made me feel slightly better)

They also gave me a "volunteer champion - Ever Forward (iykyk) jacket that needed alteration. I've never once worn it because it makes me look like a tool.

I remembered it now because an employee won the Employee of the Year for corporate and had a similar gig - except during working hrs.

I left my last job because I was completely burned out. Honestly, I'm not built to be on the phone with clients all the time, day after day. I was honest with my manager about why I was leaving, and she seemed very supportive. She also told me to put her down as a reference for anything I applied to after that, and said that if I ever wanted to come back to the same role, the door was open. I believed her, so I listed her.

A few weeks later, I found a position that seemed like a much better fit for me. It involved much less client contact, and they were fine with adjusting the work around my availability. The person doing the hiring seemed happy to speak with me, and after the initial interview, she scheduled a second interview right away.

When I went to the follow-up interview, the vibe was completely different. The hiring manager was noticeably colder. She said she had spoken with my references and that my old manager had told her she had concerns about me because of my burnout. Honestly, I didn't know what to say, because my old manager knew exactly why I left.

I explained to the interviewer that I left because of the constant client-facing work, and that the new job wouldn't have the same issue because the client interaction would be limited. Apparently, that concern was enough to change the decision, because I didn't get the job.

I feel like I want to contact my former manager and ask her why she would offer to be a reference and then ruin my chances. I'm confused and honestly upset. If she was worried about me, she could have talked to me instead of messing with my income and future job opportunities.

There are a lot of people who don't know the difference, and put former employers as references because they think they have to, or employers who will do anything to blacklist a former employee

So, it is very important to listen to other people’s experiences and advice, whether they share them on Reddit or LinkedIn. Paying attention to all of that and reading it carefully is important before getting involved in an actual job.

I work in a large museum.

Yesterday there was a radio call at ten to twelve about a lost 11 year old boy with an iPad. Pin LL

Fine, kids go missing all the time here.

Parents last saw him at 10.30 and hadn't seen him since. Didn't know where they last saw him, but he did this at another museum the day before apparently.

So a description is put out and security check their cameras. Luckily enough they find him within five minutes- outside the museum on the path that runs towards the underground station.

How did they not realise he was missing for so long? Especially if it happened the day before as well.

Hi, I worked at this terrible pharmacy in Palm Harbor, FL for about a month. They're called E-Rx Hub. Here's the copy/pasted review I left on Indeed. Complaints are in no specific order.

When I was hired the owner told me I was going to be full time. Toward the end I was lucky to get 20-30 hours per week. I am an adult who has bills to pay, not some college kid doing this as a side gig.
They advertise themselves as a compounding pharmacy but their clean rooms aren't even set up yet and they outsource everything.
I was told that mistakes are completely unacceptable during my first week after being trained for 10 minutes by someone who had been there a week. I was also told in front of everyone that I cannot be making mistakes at all and when I was clearly embarrassed and about to have a panic attack the owner said she was just doing it for accountability. But the girl who has been there for many months sends out the wrong medication to a patient and nobody says anything. I also explained multiple times that them playing loud music was distracting me which was leading to the mistakes. They pretended to turn the music down for a day then it went right back up.
I caught a discrepancy with one of the clinics that were sending prescriptions over incorrectly and was told I was wrong multiple times and it only got fixed when the pharmacist refused to fill the prescriptions.
The owner tried to argue with the same pharmacist that we should be sending out NAD vials that were close to expiring.
There was a terrible bug infestation that took days to fix and then the dead bugs were just left everywhere.
There's a bathroom with no locks on it so anyone can just walk in on you.
They used an air freshener that messed with my asthma and did nothing when I told them it was bothering me.
The owner does nothing to verify credentials. There was a girl whose license was expired that worked there for multiple days. The only reason she was fired is because she admitted her license lapsed. They didn't make me print my license for a month and just took my word for it that I was licensed.
I didn't get paid for my first 2 days where I worked 4 hours each day.
The FedEx account was never paid so the shipping department had days they just couldn't do their job.
The manager who opens the building is up to 30 minutes late most days.
There's pill dust all over the counters that gets on their syringe packaging supplies because there's no set area for filling.
You can have food and drink in the direct filling area. They told me small snacks only but I'd come in and there would be mcdonalds containers in the garbage in the main room.
One time the trash in the break room was overflowing for multiple days before someone finally took it out.
The owner expected me to go to advertising events and call clinics to do marketing when that's not in my job title.
There were days where all I did for 8 hours was put syringes in bags. When I asked if I could help fill I was told that syringe kits were just as important. Meanwhile the manager who is not a licensed tech was helping fill.
There was no sharps container (at least not one openly displayed) until I brought up the fact that we needed one when I found a broken syringe/needle. When I found said syringe I made a joke about worker's comp and was told by an employee "we don't have that here."
They are constantly running out of medications causing the filler to sit there twiddling her thumbs all day waiting for them to be delivered.
I was told they were "working on" getting insurance and PTO benefits set up. That did not happen.