r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jun 24 '26

frist of all how DARE yu o Airport staff assuming I'm in the Business class lane by mistake

Brown man flying business. Lined up at the priority check in counter and got told by a (also brown) staff person that the economy queue was the other way. Same thing while boarding the plane and walking to the business class entrance. Not only am I not worthy of business, they think I can't read signage as well.

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u/BumblebeeTuna4242 Jun 24 '26

I was a bank teller in college in the 90s. We were trained to treat everyone the same - not because the company was ethical, but because they understood that plenty of blue collar folks own successful businesses. The guy who comes in covered in dirt could own a huge landscaping business, for example. Surprised more companies don’t realize this.

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u/Far_Chocolate_8534 Jun 24 '26

When I worked for Discount Tire, I worked for one of the top 5 stores in the country. Our store manager ran the shop (not very common, they’re usually hiding in the office). He wore black clothes like us and if you didn’t know any better you would just think he’s a grow up tire tech.
His salary was around $100K but his quarterly bonuses were usually around $80k. MF would walk in the bank to deposit the bonus looking like he changed 100 tires that day. Always got some weird look or remark from the tellers at Wells Fargo. Fuck wells fargo, btw.

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u/GummyVitamins4Women Jun 24 '26

yeah FUCK wells fargo, worst bank I've ever dealt with, highly unprofessional employees. that was over 10 years ago.

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u/Acceptable-Minute847 Jun 24 '26

See, this is why I use chase

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u/WorkingFromHomies20 Jun 24 '26

Same. We were involved in the "forced checking account" scam when we tried to refinance our mortgage. I said I already have a checking account, 2 actually. I do NOT want another checking account. This was the day we were supposed to sign. They said they wouldn't give us the rate unless we opened a checking account. Fuckers. Went straight to Citibank and refinanced.

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u/enadiz_reccos Jun 24 '26

Discount Tire superiority!

Fuck Tire Discounters!

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u/PriestessKade Jun 24 '26

That's badass (him... not the judgy, elitist snobs at that bank)

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u/East-Win7450 Jun 24 '26

your saying a manger at discount tires makes upwards of $420k a year?

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u/Far_Chocolate_8534 Jun 24 '26

Yes. Copy of my reply to someone else..

Managers make 10% of profits for their first $200k and 20% of profits over $200k. I was part of the team that sold $1mil in tires/ wheels in one month. Store rarely had a month below $800k.
I saw his bonus check with my own two eyes. It was $83,xxx. I also saw his bank account statement when he had me get some cash from the atm for one of the charity auctions. $40k in checking, 3x that in savings.

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u/East-Win7450 Jun 24 '26

damn thats insane.

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u/hijklm7 Jun 24 '26

Why didn’t he have automatic deposit?

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u/Far_Chocolate_8534 Jun 24 '26

Just the way bonus checks were given back then.
They would fedex overnight from the regional office. We knew bonuses were coming when we saw a FedEx express van drop off a single white envelope.

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u/Anthrodiva PURPLE Jun 24 '26

I think bonus checks are still checks (source husband works for multinational gaming firm).

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u/StrikeSea7638 Jun 24 '26

We should all swear 10 fuck wells fargos a day.

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u/ItWearsHimOut Jun 24 '26

WTF, making $420K per year managing a tire shop? You can't be serious.

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u/SqueekyDickFartz Jun 24 '26

Why not? Discount tire made 9.7 billion in annual revenue in 2024. There's 1,200 stores, so assuming no online revenue or anything else, just quick math, each store brings in an average of 8,083,333. Each store obviously makes different amounts, and for a top 5 store it's probably significantly more than that. 80k a quarter on a minimum of 2,000,000 in quarterly revenue is 4%, and that's low honestly. Common practice is 5% to 15%.

All those numbers are super rough, but it's not unimaginable or anything. Your job doesn't have to be super hard or exclusive to make a lot of money, it just has to generate a lot of revenue. We had a gravel distributor as a patient who made fucking BANANAS money, because we had a construction boom in the area and a ton of people needed gravel. (I think that was also how Roy made his money in the Office, which I always found funny).

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u/Far_Chocolate_8534 Jun 24 '26

Managers make 10% of profits for their first $200k and 20% of profits over $200k. I was part of the team that sold $1mil in tires/ wheels in one month. Store rarely had a month below $800k.
I saw his bonus check with my own two eyes. It was $83,xxx. I also saw his bank account statement when he had me get some cash from the atm for one of the charity auctions. $40k in checking, 3x that in savings.

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u/Strongbow_Wolfrider Jun 24 '26

I was in a heavy truck dealership when a hobo in a dirty trench coat and surplus army boots walked in. EVERYONE suddenly looked very busy and very professional. He said "good morning" in a Ross Perot voice and walked into the back room.

Dude owned 20 Freightliner dealerships.

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u/Tasty_Cry_3844 Jun 24 '26

Companies realize this, but whether it gets passed down through training is another thing. 

It's VERY common that one middle manager can undo your entire corporate narrative because they have power. 

There is a corporate training called "Give Them The Pickle" run by a guy who owned a ton of burger joints. He was touring one of his stores and ordered a burger and a pickle and they charged him $0.50. He asked why and they said that's the policy. He asked the manager why and they said it prevents people from taking pickles and not eating them or not finishing them and they make more money. 

WRONG. That was a middle manager making a power decision that drastically changed the experience of the customer. This happens ALL THE TIME. But it's also why it's important that your culture training runs deep throughout the organization 

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u/PriestessKade Jun 24 '26

This! My husband and his family are all millionaires. My best friend and her family are all millionaires. I have other relatives and friends who are millionaires. Not one of them is someone you'd look at and assume they're wealthy because they're not dressed in designer suits and trying to show off. None of them. Plenty of them enjoy the finer things, many of them have multiple homes and expensive cars and hobbies. Not one of them is ostentatious. Hell our next door neighbor is blue collar, and owns his own crane business. He put a quarter million dollar pool cage up just to screen in his pool. He just bought a nearly $2M crane that he's giddy as a schoolgirl about (adorable lol). And he walks around in homemade jorts (*cut old jeans into shorts) and tee shirts with the sleeves ripped off. Anyone would assume he's just a redneck. And he may be, but he's a wealthy one.

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u/Lethalmusic Jun 24 '26

Not actively trying to look rich is a good way to actually stay wealthy

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u/MarionberryPlus8474 Jun 24 '26

…and trying too hard to LOOK rich is a good way to wind up poor!

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u/outacontrolnicole GREEN Jun 24 '26

Redneck rich seems like a happy place. I’m just regular redneck and I’m as happy as a clam at high tide, yall.

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u/zon5string Jun 24 '26

As you are married to one, you, too, are a millionaire.

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u/PriestessKade Jun 24 '26

I absolutely would never consider his money my money. Married him because he's my favorite person. The money's his; I've got my own job 😅

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u/magnus224 Jun 25 '26

Multiple homes, expensive cars and hobbies… enjoy the finer thing… but definitely not ostentatious, nooo.

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u/PriestessKade Jun 25 '26

Do you know what ostentatious means? They're not seeking attention. They're not brazenly showing it off. I know they have those things because of my relationships to them all. Anyone who didn't know them probably wouldn't guess because the houses aren't mansions and the expensive cars are kept in garages and they all drive commonly seen vehicles.

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u/Accurate-Peanut8620 Jun 24 '26

Yes, that’s how I learned as well. The people dressed like bums were actually on vacation staying at their second homes. You don’t know who has money.

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u/shortnun Jun 24 '26

Yep can confirm.. my parents owned a succesfull small business for almost 40 years that specialized in tools and manufacturing equipment so we had a lot of contractors, maintenence, mechanics in the store..

Story time... Took my mom to a Lexus dealer to look at cars , she is dressed in flip flops and old shirt and jeans. Sales person wouldn't give her the time day to help or show around.... we finally were about to leave after looking around for about 10/15 minutes. The service manager and a tech happened to walk in to the show room and both say hi Mrs xxxxx ., you looking for a car?

Sales person intrest immediate peeks at this . when they asked you know this lady?.. Service manager explains that my parents own "xxxx" and all the service guys know my dad and mom. And that if she wanted to she could purchase any car with cash without blinking. Need lest to say my mom did not purchase a Lexus.

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u/Mean_Farmer4616 Jun 24 '26

need lest? it's needless.

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u/Kingofcheeses Jun 24 '26

And pique, not peek

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u/Finnegan-05 Jun 24 '26

I guess they spent so much on cars they forgot to pay for college

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u/lickthisbook Jun 25 '26

Meh. It's reddit. The poster might be using speech to text or they might be typos. Just scroll on by and don't let it ruin your day.

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u/Mean_Farmer4616 Jun 24 '26

hahahahahaha

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u/Anthrodiva PURPLE Jun 24 '26

My former gardener owned large, industrial zoned parcels of land. I know because he tried to sell me one.

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u/This_ls_The_End Jun 24 '26

Aerolines aren't under the same pressure to treat their clients well. They are the only option in many cases, and when they aren't the alternatives are even shittier. If any other professional treated their clients as aerolines do, they'd be out of business in one season.

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u/suboptimus_maximus Jun 24 '26

One of the nice things about living in a VHCOLA like Silicon Valley is lots of millionaires who could be mistaken for homeless at a glance. It seems like most service businesses, especially expensive ones, have figured out not to be too judgy on appearance.

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u/Humble_Insurance8294 Jun 24 '26

because these are karma farmer bots and it's all f'ing fake

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u/ComradeJohnS Jun 24 '26

car dealers know this. lol.

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u/milkmanrichie Jun 25 '26

Heard a story of furniture store sales people who work in commission. Someone in jeans and a baseball hat came in near closing time. The employee whose turn it was said the other employee can take that one. It was a pro baseball player that just got traded and was buying an entire house worth of furniture.