The coffee story. Dude....... seriously........ that is ingenious. The owner is smart as well when he said that it was "free advertising." And glad OP enjoys the good coffee.
Funny thing about coffee, you can't even tell the quality until you look at the price or brand, and when you switch out "good" coffee with "bad" you still wouldn't be able tell the difference, it's like giving someone apple juice and they complain that it's a little tart, and you reveal that it was actually lemonade with a bit of sugar
To me it feels more like they were planing to replace OP, but since they had no good reason to fire them, they stupidly jumped on the first occasion they got without thinking. Then again, it depends on what the regulations are where this story took place.
The case of beer story... too bad OP didn't check with a lawyer. Statutes of limitations are often waived when evidence emerges that was not available before to the aggrieved party.
I had a similar coffee problem at work. The entitled douchebags in the office who dont break a sweat doing anything and work a normal 8 hour shift ran out of coffee so they decided to take away the shop coffee. NOTE. Taking coffee away from mschanics welders and electricians who work 12-16 hour shifts is NOT SMART. We all drink Tim Hortons coffee. We love it...far more than we tolerate office staff. Short version. They lost the ability to make coffee. No coffee maker and no power to the wall socket.
NEVER mess with a person's Coffee... It's called the Elixir of Civility for a VERY Good Reason... It's called that because it's that Oh So MAGICAL Liquid that transforms RACK OF AND DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! < insert sound of your Homicidally Psychotic Violence of Choice here> into Good Morning Dear... 😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Same but next day the floor supervisor went in toke it and told them what happens when 25 plus people don't have access to coffee will result in lost time lost production lost wages and lost employees on there way to Tim Hortons 20 min one way down the road..... The 8 office staff can walk down to the production break room and make a thermos to go, unless they want floor workers all over there office at all hours.... It was a 24 hour facility so ya he threatened to open there office after office hours and allow everyone to go in
The coffee snob Karen reminded me of a story of a friend of mine: She had some snobbish wine lovers ( kind of her husband's business partners) for dinner. She had an old wine bottle of some fancy shmancy brand/ year. She bought and poured the cheapest supermarket wine into the bottle and served it during the dinner... Her husband's guest were delighted 🤣
@@jimmiedmc1 from your name... you are also in Canada... Heinz gave the finger to Canada a few years ago and pulled out (citing costs)... French's saw the hole and took over their Canadian operations, licensed the recipe, hired the laid off workers, and signed new contracts with the abandoned suppliers, shippers, and farmers. They now sell the ketchup under their own brandname, and you know it is Canadian made! (I use it to snub Heinz anytime I see it with family...)
Yep, it is fairly hard for vast majority of people to tell the difference simly because our chemoreceptors (taste buds, smell etc.) aren't as sharp as most people would think. It has to be constantly trained.
Since they were apparently expecting him to stay and train his replacement after he was fired (so probably without pay), that store was probably doing plenty of other sketchy stuff too...
I would not have driven home after that dismissal, I would have driven straight to the nearest police station and reported the store for filing a false police report accusing me of theft.
@@SonsOfLorgar Or at least calling the police just so that they actually get onto it rather then the store itself "loligagging" and not getting back to him about the results.
I roasted coffee and owned a coffee shop for a few years. The 10 cup coffee makers you buy at big box stores do not heat the water hot enough to extract the beans correctly, so, it doesn't matter what kind of coffee you put in brew basket if the water is not treated correctly, not brewed at the correct temperature and sits on a hot plate for a couple of hours.
Also, depending on where you are, using tap water to make your coffee can have a major effect on the taste. At one job I had, they got a water cooler gadget that distilled the water before chilling it. Shortly after getting it, the coffee drinkers were all commenting on how much better the new brand of coffee tasted, and were amazed that it was the exact same brand.
@@Sollinare Not a coffee drinker myself, so I can't say how much difference it makes from personal experience. You may also want to try cleaning/descaling the coffee maker before trying it, as I understand mineral deposits can build up and also affect the taste.
@@rogerrabbit80 the scaling issue works double as it's the reason that different tap water makes coffee taste different. Proper filtering and in certain areas softening is all that required.
James Hoffman (see his RUclips channel!) uses a "zero" water filter instead of distilling, and then has a brand of minerals that he adds. It seems that you need some minerals and pH adjustment, *not* distilled water, and this can be optimized rather than using whatever your tapwater is (some is fine, some is way off). They probably bought pre-ground beans, which will not hold the flavor over the days it lasts. The pot probably sits on a hotplate, which is *bad* and actually burns the coffee as it sits there. So, it probably doesn't matter which coffee they started with. James talks about water temperature too, and how the optimum temp. depends on the roast. I take it to an extreme, superheating the water in the microwave. That way when I pour-over it's still at the boiling point, rather than a few degrees less as it cooled sitting out.
Story 4: I'm sure someone else stole the beer after it was moved (could have been someone passing by, and may have even been the manager himself) and the kid was simply the most convenient scapegoat because the manager otherwise would have been the one fired. I sure hope his boss fired him after the tape was shown!
The Deli story reminded me of when I worked for McDonald's before University. I was the full-time closer. I had to clean everything (including the Fry dispenser that was covered in grease) before the store closed so the mangers could lock up. I had been doing this for almost a year. All the managers I worked with liked my system because it worked well. I was going to be leaving for university soon so I had given my 2 weeks notice. Then one day into the first week the Store manager was covering the closing shift for a sick manager (he rarely did this). As I went about my normal routine he decided he didn't like the way I did things. He called me to the back and started yelling at me and insulting me. I interrupted him, said "I quit" and walked out, leaving him with no front end worker and no closer. When I told another manager what happened when picking up my check he congratulated me.
Story 2: I don't like it when the Boss takes the Karen's word over his' trusted employee, but I like it when the Boss gets Karma for his' Douchebaggery
He did take the employees word, and he did ask Op what happened. The problem is he got mad after finding out what caused the problem. Also, I wouldn’t call her a Karen, if she hadn’t said the Op was rude. Other than that, she would be right to be mad because she had no reason to think that the meat slicer was going to be off due to cleaning while the store is still open. They should have a sign saying “We don’t cut meat after … for cleaning”. I always figured these kinds of things for preparing food would be cleaned after closing, and that the employees would still be on the clock for that cleaning time.
@@velvetdarksoul8741 For what? Thinking that employers actually kept employees around longer and still payed them to clean the machines used to prepare food? I never said the Karen should have been rude about it. She should have understood the OP’s position, but it’s not wrong to think that they would still cut meat while they are still open.
@@Jacob-he3sn you’ve obviously never worked in the food industry. How would like it if you finished all your work and was handed more just before you are about to leave and would keep you for another 30 minutes?
@@Painted-Coyote They do get a build-up of old coffee on the inside! (Which is why you're supposed to clean them every once in awhile..... Most big stores carry a cleaner, maybe even different brands of cleaner.
@@Painted-Coyote I just remembered something! When I first joined the US Navy, they have everyone under the rank of 3rd Class do "Mess Cooking" as in the old fashion K.P. of the US Army during WW2. The Chiefs (E-7) and Senior Chiefs (E-8) wanted coffee stronger than basically anyone else wanted it. (Of course I wasn't too sure if this was to get me in trouble on purpose, but I knew that it would get me in at least minor trouble for not having drinkable coffee!) So on the first day after March, I came up to the coffee pot with a disposable cup. The Chiefs present wanted to know if I had finally made it strong enough, and then were puzzled as I got my self a cup of coffee. When asked I let them know that I normally didn't drink any coffee, but today I needed a Strong Cup of Coffee! I put some cream and sugar in it, and before I started to stir it, they asked me once again if it was strong. I put the stir stick straight down in the middle of the clay that was hidden by the coffee, released the stick and left it standing straight up!!! They stared for a short while, and one of the MS (Mess Specialist, which is now called Culinary Specialist (CS)) waited for about 30 or so seconds and told them: "Happy April's Fool Day!" Coffee was regular strength, but it took them awhile to test it.... "For Some Strange Reason" I was never asked to make Strong Coffee again.....
@@ronstreet6706 Nah, the drinking water aboard a (US Navy) ship is almost distilled water! And has very little of the minerals you find in city (or even well) water. So the trick is to put a pinch of salt into the water before turning the pot on!! Also use either coffee pot cleaner (bought at the store) or Baking Soda to Clean The "Darn" Pot!!!
Lots of people working in the Corporate Retail and Service Management have no grasp on the reality of what the people working in their stores actually do and need. You can usually tell if the company's policies where put in place by someone that worked in the industry themselves and understand the logistics usually just by looking at how they schedule opening and closing staff. If it's a corporate store and they schedule you to clock out when the store also closes and they do not see the flaw in that for service counter staff the people making the policies higher up probably have never worked a job where you need the hour to 15 minutes before or after store hours to get things done.
I've worked a few places that were exactly like this. They wanted EVERYTHING prepped for the next day, EVERYTHING in new containers, and EVERYTHING cleaned, and EVERY customer taken care of right up to closing, and yet, magically, you werent allowed to start cleaning up or prepping until 10 min before closing and that was only if there were no incoming customers. Yeah, and no over time or you were fired. Most employees just pretended they had put stuff in new containers and pretended they had cleaned. I quit the job. It was so stupid.
Karen goes to the store and sees staff away from counter. K, "Excuse me, why won't you help me?" Staff, "Sorry, the deli is now closed, we are just cleaning and can't serve you." K "BUT YOU ARE HERE SERVE ME NOW MANAGER MANAGER!!!!"
Story 5: I'd imagine one day the Boss would ask; "Hey OP, can you take care of this "Super Crucial Work"? OP: oh sorry Boss, but I can't, I need to go and buy Donuts Boss: But if we don't submit it now we'll lose an important contract and risk financial ruin!!! OP: I'm sorry but "Donut Obsessed Staff" Made me buying Donuts a top priority
There are two kinds of enthusiasts: - Those who like to look down on others but really have no idea what they're talking about. They just like the idea of being "better". - Those that actually enjoy it, and really know what they're talking about. They tend not to be snobs about it. You do occasionally get snobs who really know their stuff, but it's quite rare.
Yeah, especially given the ones with genuine expertise also are aware of a cheap coffee maker not being able to really do an expensive coffee justice and that tastes are subjective. Cheap wine is not by nature bad, but "unreliable" the "same* one can taste drastically different from one time to another, while an expensive one is more reliable, but while they ensure to alsways taste to expectation, that does jot mean they are to your taste. Really expensive things are not worth the money if you lack the expertise and cant serve them as they need to shine
Story 1: coffee is subjective. Not everyone likes it the same way, and there's nothing wrong with liking inexpensive coffee. The only thing that's wrong is shitting on a person's coffee choice. And this is coming from someone that likes to buy fancy coffee to try different kinds. Some are really good, others are really disappointing. Its fun to try different kinds of coffee with friends and it should be an inclusive thing, not a being a jackass thing.
I used to work at a snack bar and one duty was making coffee, especially for the afternoons it was open for the senior citizen get togethers. I was told how much to put in (fairly weak). I decided to be a smartass one day and put in a bit more than usual. All the regulars liked the coffee, and I only got one comment that it was a bit strong but otherwise it was good.
Especially since the equipment most use is not even able to really highlight the differences between highquality and low quality koffee... I allow a snob part of their snobbery, if they can actually genuinly tell
Donut Story: If I were OP, the moment the Donut Harassment started, I'd be documenting ALL of it and as soon as they turned off my PC mid-day costing me work and/or refused to answer Work Related Questions they were REQUIRED to answer, I'd have gone to HR, handed them a complete copy (NOT the originals) of all the Harassment Documentation and told HR "Either you hammer these 2 morons flat or I call a Lawyer and Sue for Harassment.
8:47 "Manager Magic" He says to do it and magically all laws of physics and time bend to his will and his alone. Being a Karen as well as a Manager is not a requirement for that. But it helps.
The coffee switch just proved that Karen can't tell one brand from another and the brand/bag tricked her into thinking she was drinking the high end stuff.
And before leaving the job i'd personally find the coffee Karen and let her know she's been drinking what she called "the crappy stuff" for the last several years. Have fun!
Psycho Donut Man: you're my hero! There's just nothing that says "love" in an office setting like some dumb-arse demanding goodies from other people. Ya want donuts, go buy 'em yourself, is all I gotta say. Reminds me of another story about somebody stealing lunches from the break room fridge. One guy got fed up and got his revenge. He bought a plain cake donut and drizzled a nice layer of chocolate Ex-lax on the top, just like the ones in the donut case. And waited. It wasn't long before the thief gave himself away by multiple high-speed trips to the boys room. Nobody ever had their lunch stolen again.
The coffee story. Sorry to tell you Fluff, but most people that act snobbish over things like coffee, alcohol, cheese, etc tend to have no idea what they're talking about. It's a price point thing for them. I can get you a great cup of coffee for like 2 dollars, but they'd say it's crap and still pay a place like Starbucks is the best
Story 4 managers not scheduling employees or telling them they're fired, is vary scummy way of termination, it's called "constructive dismissal" and I had a boss who kept me in that loop for 3 weeks, but this is retail, people would fire you for "stealing" a bottle of tea before they bought it
#1 That Karen is a M'a tu vu kind of person. She can't make the difference between crappy stuff and top quality stuff. ALL that count for her is the appearance. #2 That was savage malicious compliance at it's best.
The doffee story reminds me of a tale from my childhood. There was a family up the street, eight kids(Catholic) I played with one of the girls my age. My mom told me a story, told to her by their mother, that the kids said they didn't like the instant milk the mom bought. With a family that size she was trying to save money. So she bought a couple large cartons of regular milk, and when they were empty put the instant milk in those cartons. Apparently the kids never noticed the difference.
If you can't tell the difference between Folger's level coffee and freshly roasted local coffee you don't deserve the good stuff lol Either that or they douse the poor coffee with an ungodly amount of cream and sugar
Triggered usually does the most damage to the coffee's flavor. I found that heavy whipping cream is the best way to go if you want to balance out the flavor, short of black coffee
0:27 Some people buy expensive foodstuff just to have it without being able to taste the difference. How you can NOT taste the difference between something super flavorful and shit that tastes like someone boiled out the contents of an old ash tray and put it into a mug I don't know, but...
@@SingingSealRiana ?? Drip coffee tastes about the same regardless of whether you make it in a 15 dollar machine or a 150 dollar one. The quality of what you put into it is what matters, not the machine. Also this post was a direct jab at the absolute gutrot coffee my late uncle used to buy/make, which I described the stench of.
The coffee story is hilarious XD For the donut story, I would have looked into awful donut recipes. Maybe something packed with veggies or just so plain that it's almost a bagel.
coffee one was great. guy gets to make a fool out of karen, gets great coffee, fools everyone at his job, and gets a laugh with the coffee shop guy. win-win-win-loss situation
Mandatory buying or demanding of a certain brand of donuts or coffee for the office IS NOT work-related. This garbage should be reported to HR. If employees agree to buy these things for the office, they should agree on what exactly they are buying. Any change in what is to be bought should be discussed with everyone before implementation.
Story 1: Sometimes it's the simple things in life that are the most enjoyable, but I feel bad that Karen is physically incapable of enjoying something just because it doesn't have "1 Million Dollars" written on it
Many ppl do this, clothing and electronics for example. Just because some shoes have a Nike logo they think they are the best. Same with apple. You could put an apple logo on a 5$ book and the value would increase by 1,000$
@@ToddAdams1234 Just goes to prove that most "connoisseurs" are just snobs that would not know good coffee, wine, food, or whatever if it walked up and hit them with a baseball bat. Most just heard from some elitist fourth point of contact that it was good, most of whom have the taste sense of a hog.
Coffee snobs: They did the same thing with wine. They put run-of-the-mill wine in fancy bottles. The wine snobs rated it much higher than the same wine in their regular bottles.
The story about the coffee ☕ reminds me of something my mom did. My dad swore he could tell the difference between regular and decaffeinated coffee ☕ but my mom knew he would never know the difference so she saved the container that the regular coffee came in, bought a container of decaffeinated coffee and put it in the regular coffee container. Several weeks later dad said something about the coffee and how good it was and mom said "Really? You like it huh?" and he told her he did so she tells him "That's good because you've been drinking decaffeinated coffee for weeks now". The look on his face was priceless and he said "Wow! I never thought I would like decaffeinated coffee but it's good"
My father tried stuff like this many times when I was a kid with foods I was pedantic about, well I am autistic, so his luck was rotten, I could always tell if he tried ti switch the spinach brand I liked out with a cheaper one, I noticed every time cause the texture and taste where of and it was so gross to me. . . He still never learned the lesson to not mess with the food of someone with sensory issues. But if someone fakes, call them out
Corporate IT people can be scary, I’m surprised they decided to push it with the donuts haha but that cracks me up. I could see some of the crazy people in my company doing that too if they were forced to buy donuts.
Tbh if I was OP in the first story I would have put a note at the bottom to the bag that said; Dear Karen, I'd like to inform you that the coffee you are drinking is actually the "Crap Coffee." Please do not complain as you did before, because I have already heard your compliments on the coffee. Your coworker, OP.
Second story: I'd have asked if he could cut it by hand. I hate making sandwiches where you can read something through the meat because it's sliced so thin. My grandfather would buy a slab of bacon and cut it himself. Third Story: I found a bottle on the beach once, picked it up and rubbed dirt off and a genie popped out. He said I had 3 wishes. I told him I wished there were no lawyers on the planet. He blinked and told me it was done and that I had no more wishes. I reminded him he said I had three wishes. He said: "So sue me".
That coffee story is like an experiment I did with cake. Icing them different colors but not changing the flavor. Everyone liked the green cake because they thought it was mint. It was just green.
Yeah. The first story is a hipster nightmare. You can do the same by pouring the Budweiser they despise into a "craft" beer can and have the same reaction. People like to feel different, and special, whether it's true or not.
Okay a department can't close at 9:00 and people can't be expected to close at 9:00. It's impossible without a Time Turner or some other kind of paradoxical time altering device. If the department closes at 9:00 you'll be out by 9:15. And that's something I would contact corporate about.
Corporate is the one who makes the hours for the stores and departments. It's also corporate who usually put this idea into store management's heads to get people to work off the clock to reduce overtime and keep labor costs low
The coffee story reminded me of folks who drink expensive liquor. After the first few drink 99 out of 100 people cannot tell the difference between cheap and expensive
Agree, but most people I know can tell the difference between cheap booze and very cheap booze. If it tastes like hand sanitizer mixed with sugar, you clearly reached the low end quality.
I like adding fuel to the fire, if a coffee Karen complained that if I brought in cheap coffee instead of barista brand coffee, then I would bring in tea instead and say to her ‘you can deal with the cheap coffee or be stuck with tea, your choice!”
That manager/owner just reopened him and the company to be sued for defamation, when he said to OP get out of my store thief's aren't allowed in here. He had evidence that he isn't a thief and that the boss loudly called him a thief with other people around. I had similar thing happen and I sued to company and they fired the person and settled with a nda so I won't mention which company it was but it was a major retailer in Australia.
I love that the Coffee shop owner was great about & fully supported OP's trickery!!! That's the kinda thing that'd make me loyal to that shop for life.
I was a "Karen" in a similar deli situation a while ago (maybe a decade). We had gone in late on a Tuesday evening to do our regular shopping, and remembered that we needed to order a deli tray for an event on Saturday. We walked over to the deli, and the clerks were busy cleaning, as we had expected. It wasn't quite 9PM, which was the time that their signage said they closed. I'd say we got there 5-10 minutes before that. We asked if we could place and order for Saturday. The clerk told us know, that it was too late and that they were cleaning up for the day. We tried to explain that we didn't need anything NOW...just wanted to place an order for a future day. They would simply need to get their little order book, and write down our order. We weren't causing them to dirty any equipment, or even take out any stock....just write down our order. They all flat out refused....so we had to become Karen's and complain. By this time, it was probably after 9, and the manager could only tell us "the deli is closed, they can't take any orders, right now." We ended up getting what we needed from a different store.
I heard a story similar to story 2, I found out that my brothers friend has hypoglycemia and the current manager there won’t allow her to take any breaks despite letting the current manager know this because “she’s the best worker they have” and from what I remember I heard someone else was trying to become the new manager and she understands how bad hypoglycemia can be. And I honestly hope they do get the manager spot because the current one apparently has no concern for others health.
From story 2: Personally, I would have given that director the finger from that day till I got my other job. From story 3: I had an employer try something like that with me. What they didn't realize is my dad is an auditor for the IRS. He went in and cleaned house. Before the CEO realized what was happening the IRS were all over the company's assets finding many discrepancies in their books causing the business to close and everyone in management including the CEO black listed and continually on the IRS's radar.
IRS agents aren't allowed to pursue personal vendettas. As far as I know, their jobs get assigned by their managers, and I doubt that a manager would assign someone with a personal connection to the taxpayer. The IRS as a whole following up on reports is believable, although their budget keeps getting cut (stupid - they bring in more money than they cost).
In story 2, Companies want employees to be available to sell all the time... but they can't make you work without being paid... but if you "volunteer" to do it, so as to not get reamed out for OT, they don't say a thing about it. But they complain if you are even a minute late, for some people.
I love that coffee story. One of my former bosses, a man made of pure evil, would only drink a particular brand of tea (we're British). So I did thr same a OP, put a cheaper brand into the bag of the preferred brand. He claimed it was far superior to the "rubbish" I'd brought in the day before
Love the coffee story, but it would never happen in my ER. We run on the strongest, cheapest coffee available. Taste is less important than caffeine content.
It's so funny when people who can't tell basic coffee from actual special coffee act like coffee snobs. Before 'The Big Deal' (TM) started everyone knew my department bought beans (paid for by us, not department or company) and ground them for every pot instead of using the supplied 'Good to the last drop' stuff. But we like it strong. Coffee lovers in other departments were notified when we made another pot.
I drank the worst office coffee for years, and have never been a coffee snob. When I married, my wife couldn't understand why all the coffee I asked for was what ever was on sale at Walmart would be fine. Although she doesn't drink coffee, her family did and always told her that the Name Brand coffee was the only kind of coffee for a proper person should drink. So I saved a Name Brand Coffees can and always refilled my cheap coffee in it. But now she's got me making it with a Koureg and buys me the most expenive coffee I've ever seen. Still doesn't taste any different to me. I think it's taste is all in the creamer one uses!
Coffee story: Karen and company don't actually have the taste buds to recognize high end coffee from regular coffee. Their egos were simply stroked by having the high quality name brand BAGS of coffee they brought in. So when OP brings in the crap coffee in the name brand bag, the others simply can't tell the difference.
Story 5: When I read the part on how OP created a new way to hold donuts, I laughed and respect their genius. :) As for the entitled work colleagues. Its one thing to be an employee doing something nice like sharing food with other employees, or paying for things for superiors or boss. It's another thing entirely for employee expect others to buy donuts for them, even to go as far as act entitled and immature, sabotaging employees work. Glad things worked out for OP.
Story 1: This is absolutely believable. Most snobs can't tell taste the difference between expensive stuff and cheap garbage. To a snob, the presentation and perception are more important than any kind of quality.
That's because ALL coffee, tea, wine, etc. is EXACTLY THE SAME. Even people who are supposedly "trained" to tell the difference are full of shit. They environment the grapes or beans or leaves are grown in makes absolutely NO difference to the taste.
@@protoborg I trust you mean that all coffee, tea, wine, etc is the same as other brands of the same type. It'd be a bit silly to claim that Herbal Tea is the same as Peyote.
I had something similar to the coffee story, brought in my own maker and other people would donate their own bags every other month or so. Somebody got snooty about it, so I took it out of the break room and put it in my office and said bring your own machine then. My friends would come by when I was working and I would share, and my door was locked when I wasn't there. She brought in her own maker but its use died off pretty quick.
The coffee guy! Both of them. I'm laughing so hard. One of my offspring is a coffee snob. I want to do that. Lol. He's 24. He lives away from me. We mess with each other and we miss each other.
Second story if they could slice it for you fresh they would did you not listen to what the man said. I can’t believe she complained about you were clear about the reason, The manager can’t even follow the rules managers like that who bitch out their employees really make me mad and they were just doing their job, Great revenge
Donut story :buy real donuts for the non complainers and one mini donut for the complainers . You got your donut, what’s the problem? Also change your ringtone on your phone to full metal jacket Hartman ‘ are you allowed jelly donuts ? You are a disgusting fatbody! ‘ Make sure some calls you with the complainers nearby to hear it.
Story 5: that has got to be one of the worst jobs ever, being bully like some middle school weakling to buy donuts for 2 insufferable brats, actually this reminds me of my own MC, but that's another story
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The coffee story. Dude....... seriously........ that is ingenious. The owner is smart as well when he said that it was "free advertising." And glad OP enjoys the good coffee.
Owner.
@@colinsphoneemail sorry..... missed that misspelled word.
It reminded me of the expensive coffee from "The Bucket List" it was expensive alright, because it was made from cat shit!
Funny thing about coffee, you can't even tell the quality until you look at the price or brand, and when you switch out "good" coffee with "bad" you still wouldn't be able tell the difference, it's like giving someone apple juice and they complain that it's a little tart, and you reveal that it was actually lemonade with a bit of sugar
@@Josh_the_jester thats unless it's instant coffee. I swear I could tell the difference.
Story 4: That store should've been investigated because it feels like they were trying to frame OP for theft and get away with it
exactly, bossman is sounding pretty shady after that
i see you so often i'm going to start saying hi every time i see you
The statute of limitations was up for theft. I wonder what it is for framing a minor with alcohol?
To me it feels more like they were planing to replace OP, but since they had no good reason to fire them, they stupidly jumped on the first occasion they got without thinking. Then again, it depends on what the regulations are where this story took place.
@@mrsw2923 Or Filing a False Police Report?
The case of beer story... too bad OP didn't check with a lawyer. Statutes of limitations are often waived when evidence emerges that was not available before to the aggrieved party.
I had a similar coffee problem at work. The entitled douchebags in the office who dont break a sweat doing anything and work a normal 8 hour shift ran out of coffee so they decided to take away the shop coffee. NOTE. Taking coffee away from mschanics welders and electricians who work 12-16 hour shifts is NOT SMART. We all drink Tim Hortons coffee. We love it...far more than we tolerate office staff. Short version. They lost the ability to make coffee. No coffee maker and no power to the wall socket.
Never mess with a Canadian. Especially if they're in a Trade Field. Lesson learned.
@@ShadowReignhart Never mess with blue collar workers *PERIOD!!*
@@ShadowReignhart I thought they were all Canadian…
NEVER mess with a person's Coffee...
It's called the Elixir of Civility for a VERY Good Reason...
It's called that because it's that Oh So MAGICAL Liquid that transforms RACK OF AND DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! < insert sound of your Homicidally Psychotic Violence of Choice here>
into
Good Morning Dear...
😄😁😆😅😂🤣
Same but next day the floor supervisor went in toke it and told them what happens when 25 plus people don't have access to coffee will result in lost time lost production lost wages and lost employees on there way to Tim Hortons 20 min one way down the road..... The 8 office staff can walk down to the production break room and make a thermos to go, unless they want floor workers all over there office at all hours.... It was a 24 hour facility so ya he threatened to open there office after office hours and allow everyone to go in
The coffee snob Karen reminded me of a story of a friend of mine: She had some snobbish wine lovers ( kind of her husband's business partners) for dinner. She had an old wine bottle of some fancy shmancy brand/ year. She bought and poured the cheapest supermarket wine into the bottle and served it during the dinner... Her husband's guest were delighted 🤣
This seriously needs to be shown in the next episode.
My parents did that with Heinz and no name ketchup with one friend of there's
@@jimmiedmc1 from your name... you are also in Canada... Heinz gave the finger to Canada a few years ago and pulled out (citing costs)... French's saw the hole and took over their Canadian operations, licensed the recipe, hired the laid off workers, and signed new contracts with the abandoned suppliers, shippers, and farmers. They now sell the ketchup under their own brandname, and you know it is Canadian made! (I use it to snub Heinz anytime I see it with family...)
@@jimmiedmc1 I used to do that with an ex-roommate and mayo. She never knew the difference.
Yep, it is fairly hard for vast majority of people to tell the difference simly because our chemoreceptors (taste buds, smell etc.) aren't as sharp as most people would think. It has to be constantly trained.
Since they were apparently expecting him to stay and train his replacement after he was fired (so probably without pay), that store was probably doing plenty of other sketchy stuff too...
I'll bet it was the boss who stole the beer himself!
They actually expected him to stick around and train his replacement, right after getting fired lol. Idiots 🤦🏻♀️
I would not have driven home after that dismissal, I would have driven straight to the nearest police station and reported the store for filing a false police report accusing me of theft.
@@SonsOfLorgar Or at least calling the police just so that they actually get onto it rather then the store itself "loligagging" and not getting back to him about the results.
I roasted coffee and owned a coffee shop for a few years. The 10 cup coffee makers you buy at big box stores do not heat the water hot enough to extract the beans correctly, so, it doesn't matter what kind of coffee you put in brew basket if the water is not treated correctly, not brewed at the correct temperature and sits on a hot plate for a couple of hours.
Also, depending on where you are, using tap water to make your coffee can have a major effect on the taste.
At one job I had, they got a water cooler gadget that distilled the water before chilling it.
Shortly after getting it, the coffee drinkers were all commenting on how much better the new brand of coffee tasted, and were amazed that it was the exact same brand.
@@rogerrabbit80 wow. I now will get some distiled water for coffee to compare. That is interesting.
@@Sollinare Not a coffee drinker myself, so I can't say how much difference it makes from personal experience.
You may also want to try cleaning/descaling the coffee maker before trying it, as I understand mineral deposits can build up and also affect the taste.
@@rogerrabbit80 the scaling issue works double as it's the reason that different tap water makes coffee taste different.
Proper filtering and in certain areas softening is all that required.
James Hoffman (see his RUclips channel!) uses a "zero" water filter instead of distilling, and then has a brand of minerals that he adds. It seems that you need some minerals and pH adjustment, *not* distilled water, and this can be optimized rather than using whatever your tapwater is (some is fine, some is way off).
They probably bought pre-ground beans, which will not hold the flavor over the days it lasts.
The pot probably sits on a hotplate, which is *bad* and actually burns the coffee as it sits there. So, it probably doesn't matter which coffee they started with.
James talks about water temperature too, and how the optimum temp. depends on the roast.
I take it to an extreme, superheating the water in the microwave. That way when I pour-over it's still at the boiling point, rather than a few degrees less as it cooled sitting out.
Story 4: I'm sure someone else stole the beer after it was moved (could have been someone passing by, and may have even been the manager himself) and the kid was simply the most convenient scapegoat because the manager otherwise would have been the one fired. I sure hope his boss fired him after the tape was shown!
First story: That barista owner is _legendary!!_ Free advertisement!! Fragging smart!!
The Deli story reminded me of when I worked for McDonald's before University. I was the full-time closer. I had to clean everything (including the Fry dispenser that was covered in grease) before the store closed so the mangers could lock up. I had been doing this for almost a year. All the managers I worked with liked my system because it worked well. I was going to be leaving for university soon so I had given my 2 weeks notice. Then one day into the first week the Store manager was covering the closing shift for a sick manager (he rarely did this). As I went about my normal routine he decided he didn't like the way I did things. He called me to the back and started yelling at me and insulting me. I interrupted him, said "I quit" and walked out, leaving him with no front end worker and no closer. When I told another manager what happened when picking up my check he congratulated me.
Story 2: I don't like it when the Boss takes the Karen's word over his' trusted employee, but I like it when the Boss gets Karma for his' Douchebaggery
He did take the employees word, and he did ask Op what happened. The problem is he got mad after finding out what caused the problem. Also, I wouldn’t call her a Karen, if she hadn’t said the Op was rude. Other than that, she would be right to be mad because she had no reason to think that the meat slicer was going to be off due to cleaning while the store is still open. They should have a sign saying “We don’t cut meat after … for cleaning”. I always figured these kinds of things for preparing food would be cleaned after closing, and that the employees would still be on the clock for that cleaning time.
@@Jacob-he3sn thanks for outting yourself Karen
@@velvetdarksoul8741 For what? Thinking that employers actually kept employees around longer and still payed them to clean the machines used to prepare food? I never said the Karen should have been rude about it. She should have understood the OP’s position, but it’s not wrong to think that they would still cut meat while they are still open.
@@Jacob-he3sn you’ve obviously never worked in the food industry. How would like it if you finished all your work and was handed more just before you are about to leave and would keep you for another 30 minutes?
eh...I'd be inclined to sue...a mucb better outcome $$$$$
Story 3: "I'm not paying you, I dare you to get me arrested!"
OP: ok
Here hold my coffee.
1st story: Sounds like the workplace coffee pot needs a thorough cleaning!
Oh god now I'm thinking about how foul that pot might be 😬
@@Painted-Coyote They do get a build-up of old coffee on the inside! (Which is why you're supposed to clean them every once in awhile..... Most big stores carry a cleaner, maybe even different brands of cleaner.
@@Painted-Coyote I just remembered something! When I first joined the US Navy, they have everyone under the rank of 3rd Class do "Mess Cooking" as in the old fashion K.P. of the US Army during WW2.
The Chiefs (E-7) and Senior Chiefs (E-8) wanted coffee stronger than basically anyone else wanted it. (Of course I wasn't too sure if this was to get me in trouble on purpose, but I knew that it would get me in at least minor trouble for not having drinkable coffee!)
So on the first day after March, I came up to the coffee pot with a disposable cup. The Chiefs present wanted to know if I had finally made it strong enough, and then were puzzled as I got my self a cup of coffee. When asked I let them know that I normally didn't drink any coffee, but today I needed a Strong Cup of Coffee!
I put some cream and sugar in it, and before I started to stir it, they asked me once again if it was strong. I put the stir stick straight down in the middle of the clay that was hidden by the coffee, released the stick and left it standing straight up!!!
They stared for a short while, and one of the MS (Mess Specialist, which is now called Culinary Specialist (CS)) waited for about 30 or so seconds and told them: "Happy April's Fool Day!"
Coffee was regular strength, but it took them awhile to test it.... "For Some Strange Reason" I was never asked to make Strong Coffee again.....
@@timengineman2nd714 you know the difference between navy coffee and bilge water? The temperature!
@@ronstreet6706 Nah, the drinking water aboard a (US Navy) ship is almost distilled water! And has very little of the minerals you find in city (or even well) water.
So the trick is to put a pinch of salt into the water before turning the pot on!! Also use either coffee pot cleaner (bought at the store) or Baking Soda to Clean The "Darn" Pot!!!
For the deli department, why were the closing staff not scheduled to stay till 9:30? Makes zero sense to only schedule to the closing time.
Yeah, that's stood out to me as well.
Lots of people working in the Corporate Retail and Service Management have no grasp on the reality of what the people working in their stores actually do and need. You can usually tell if the company's policies where put in place by someone that worked in the industry themselves and understand the logistics usually just by looking at how they schedule opening and closing staff. If it's a corporate store and they schedule you to clock out when the store also closes and they do not see the flaw in that for service counter staff the people making the policies higher up probably have never worked a job where you need the hour to 15 minutes before or after store hours to get things done.
I've worked a few places that were exactly like this. They wanted EVERYTHING prepped for the next day, EVERYTHING in new containers, and EVERYTHING cleaned, and EVERY customer taken care of right up to closing, and yet, magically, you werent allowed to start cleaning up or prepping until 10 min before closing and that was only if there were no incoming customers. Yeah, and no over time or you were fired. Most employees just pretended they had put stuff in new containers and pretended they had cleaned. I quit the job. It was so stupid.
Karen goes to the store and sees staff away from counter.
K, "Excuse me, why won't you help me?"
Staff, "Sorry, the deli is now closed, we are just cleaning and can't serve you."
K "BUT YOU ARE HERE SERVE ME NOW MANAGER MANAGER!!!!"
@@gryphonennis1002 in most civilized countries, it's illegal to fire someone for working overtime with ordered tasks...
Story 5: I'd imagine one day the Boss would ask; "Hey OP, can you take care of this "Super Crucial Work"?
OP: oh sorry Boss, but I can't, I need to go and buy Donuts
Boss: But if we don't submit it now we'll lose an important contract and risk financial ruin!!!
OP: I'm sorry but "Donut Obsessed Staff" Made me buying Donuts a top priority
Op should have sued his former manager for slander as they kept calling them a thief. Said manager should also be fired
There are two kinds of enthusiasts:
- Those who like to look down on others but really have no idea what they're talking about. They just like the idea of being "better".
- Those that actually enjoy it, and really know what they're talking about. They tend not to be snobs about it.
You do occasionally get snobs who really know their stuff, but it's quite rare.
@@aduckofsomesort still enthusiasts
Yeah, especially given the ones with genuine expertise also are aware of a cheap coffee maker not being able to really do an expensive coffee justice and that tastes are subjective.
Cheap wine is not by nature bad, but "unreliable" the "same* one can taste drastically different from one time to another, while an expensive one is more reliable, but while they ensure to alsways taste to expectation, that does jot mean they are to your taste.
Really expensive things are not worth the money if you lack the expertise and cant serve them as they need to shine
@@SingingSealRiana I will say the cheap wine I buy is pretty consistently bad 😅
The coffee story? She is definately judging the book by it's cover. 🤣🤣
Story 1: coffee is subjective. Not everyone likes it the same way, and there's nothing wrong with liking inexpensive coffee. The only thing that's wrong is shitting on a person's coffee choice. And this is coming from someone that likes to buy fancy coffee to try different kinds. Some are really good, others are really disappointing. Its fun to try different kinds of coffee with friends and it should be an inclusive thing, not a being a jackass thing.
I used to work at a snack bar and one duty was making coffee, especially for the afternoons it was open for the senior citizen get togethers. I was told how much to put in (fairly weak). I decided to be a smartass one day and put in a bit more than usual. All the regulars liked the coffee, and I only got one comment that it was a bit strong but otherwise it was good.
Especially since the equipment most use is not even able to really highlight the differences between highquality and low quality koffee... I allow a snob part of their snobbery, if they can actually genuinly tell
Donut Story: If I were OP, the moment the Donut Harassment started, I'd be documenting ALL of it and as soon as they turned off my PC mid-day costing me work and/or refused to answer Work Related Questions they were REQUIRED to answer, I'd have gone to HR, handed them a complete copy (NOT the originals) of all the Harassment Documentation and told HR "Either you hammer these 2 morons flat or I call a Lawyer and Sue for Harassment.
Its so obvious that that manager stole that damaged case of beer.
8:47
"Manager Magic"
He says to do it and magically all laws of physics and time bend to his will and his alone.
Being a Karen as well as a Manager is not a requirement for that.
But it helps.
My favorite line in this video? "Double donut middle fingers". The best way to passive-aggressively tell someone to f*** off with the donuts.
I worked at a winery for a bit. If coffee snobs are anything like wine snobs they have no clue.
I'm imagining a delightful Jack Torrence "Here's Johnny" type smile, topped with the finger doughnuts, wish I'd been a fly on the wall!
The coffee switch just proved that Karen can't tell one brand from another and the brand/bag tricked her into thinking she was drinking the high end stuff.
Usually happens with wine as well
Happens with everything lol brand names are dumb all comes from the same factory
Once coffee is ground, it's going to be ordinary in a few weeks. Also, the whole business of fancy coffee tends to be a bit silly.
And before leaving the job i'd personally find the coffee Karen and let her know she's been drinking what she called "the crappy stuff" for the last several years. Have fun!
Psycho Donut Man: you're my hero! There's just nothing that says "love" in an office setting like some dumb-arse demanding goodies from other people. Ya want donuts, go buy 'em yourself, is all I gotta say. Reminds me of another story about somebody stealing lunches from the break room fridge. One guy got fed up and got his revenge. He bought a plain cake donut and drizzled a nice layer of chocolate Ex-lax on the top, just like the ones in the donut case. And waited. It wasn't long before the thief gave himself away by multiple high-speed trips to the boys room. Nobody ever had their lunch stolen again.
Lol! I would love to see that happening.😆😂
The coffee story. Sorry to tell you Fluff, but most people that act snobbish over things like coffee, alcohol, cheese, etc tend to have no idea what they're talking about. It's a price point thing for them. I can get you a great cup of coffee for like 2 dollars, but they'd say it's crap and still pay a place like Starbucks is the best
Yep. Unlike Fluff @ 3:34 I am not at all surprised the coffee snobs couldn't tell the difference.
Coffee is better at home but I don't drink coffee much
Starbucks is glorified milk with sugar and syrup.
Since when does Starbucks sell coffee?🤔🤔
Story 4 managers not scheduling employees or telling them they're fired, is vary scummy way of termination, it's called "constructive dismissal" and I had a boss who kept me in that loop for 3 weeks, but this is retail, people would fire you for "stealing" a bottle of tea before they bought it
#1 That Karen is a M'a tu vu kind of person. She can't make the difference between crappy stuff and top quality stuff. ALL that count for her is the appearance.
#2 That was savage malicious compliance at it's best.
The doffee story reminds me of a tale from my childhood. There was a family up the street, eight kids(Catholic) I played with one of the girls my age. My mom told me a story, told to her by their mother, that the kids said they didn't like the instant milk the mom bought. With a family that size she was trying to save money. So she bought a couple large cartons of regular milk, and when they were empty put the instant milk in those cartons. Apparently the kids never noticed the difference.
If you can't tell the difference between Folger's level coffee and freshly roasted local coffee you don't deserve the good stuff lol
Either that or they douse the poor coffee with an ungodly amount of cream and sugar
Haha the amount of creamer and sugar only depends on coffee taste to me. But trust me, expensive coffee can be crap too
Triggered usually does the most damage to the coffee's flavor. I found that heavy whipping cream is the best way to go if you want to balance out the flavor, short of black coffee
Pretty much, and given what cofee makers most offices have, its not worth it anyways
0:27 Some people buy expensive foodstuff just to have it without being able to taste the difference. How you can NOT taste the difference between something super flavorful and shit that tastes like someone boiled out the contents of an old ash tray and put it into a mug I don't know, but...
I doubt he bought the worst imaginable and given how Office coffee makers are, it does make little difference what you put into it anyways
@@SingingSealRiana ?? Drip coffee tastes about the same regardless of whether you make it in a 15 dollar machine or a 150 dollar one. The quality of what you put into it is what matters, not the machine.
Also this post was a direct jab at the absolute gutrot coffee my late uncle used to buy/make, which I described the stench of.
First story- I don't understand coffee snobs at all...it's like wine snobs, people just like what they like🤷♀️
The last one was very funny... and a good way to do it.
I was doubtful of the snobbery about coffee in the first story, until I remembered people are exactly like this about types of tea as well.
The coffee story is hilarious XD For the donut story, I would have looked into awful donut recipes. Maybe something packed with veggies or just so plain that it's almost a bagel.
That last story is the reason hazing gets banned at so many places. There are always the idiots that take it too far.
coffee one was great. guy gets to make a fool out of karen, gets great coffee, fools everyone at his job, and gets a laugh with the coffee shop guy. win-win-win-loss situation
Mandatory buying or demanding of a certain brand of donuts or coffee for the office IS NOT work-related. This garbage should be reported to HR.
If employees agree to buy these things for the office, they should agree on what exactly they are buying. Any change in what is to be bought should be discussed with everyone before implementation.
Story 1: Sometimes it's the simple things in life that are the most enjoyable, but I feel bad that Karen is physically incapable of enjoying something just because it doesn't have "1 Million Dollars" written on it
Yep, story 1 is THE BEST!!!
yassss
Many ppl do this, clothing and electronics for example. Just because some shoes have a Nike logo they think they are the best. Same with apple. You could put an apple logo on a 5$ book and the value would increase by 1,000$
@@ToddAdams1234 Just goes to prove that most "connoisseurs" are just snobs that would not know good coffee, wine, food, or whatever if it walked up and hit them with a baseball bat. Most just heard from some elitist fourth point of contact that it was good, most of whom have the taste sense of a hog.
This is a perfect example of be careful what you wish for
Coffee snobs: They did the same thing with wine. They put run-of-the-mill wine in fancy bottles. The wine snobs rated it much higher than the same wine in their regular bottles.
Ahaha the double middle finger donuts story was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
The story about the coffee ☕ reminds me of something my mom did. My dad swore he could tell the difference between regular and decaffeinated coffee ☕ but my mom knew he would never know the difference so she saved the container that the regular coffee came in, bought a container of decaffeinated coffee and put it in the regular coffee container. Several weeks later dad said something about the coffee and how good it was and mom said "Really? You like it huh?" and he told her he did so she tells him "That's good because you've been drinking decaffeinated coffee for weeks now". The look on his face was priceless and he said "Wow! I never thought I would like decaffeinated coffee but it's good"
My father tried stuff like this many times when I was a kid with foods I was pedantic about, well I am autistic, so his luck was rotten, I could always tell if he tried ti switch the spinach brand I liked out with a cheaper one, I noticed every time cause the texture and taste where of and it was so gross to me. . . He still never learned the lesson to not mess with the food of someone with sensory issues.
But if someone fakes, call them out
Dear supermarkets. If your employees work until 9 then the deli is closed at 8:30. You might want to tell your customers.
story 5; surely they cant demand donuts out of OP's pockets legall, and if they coerce them by bringing donuts up repeatedly, get them on "harassment"
Corporate IT people can be scary, I’m surprised they decided to push it with the donuts haha but that cracks me up. I could see some of the crazy people in my company doing that too if they were forced to buy donuts.
Bleh. I'm so glad I do not drink any coffee at all. It gives me seizures and I don't have to be involved in the neverending coffee drama at work.
Tbh if I was OP in the first story I would have put a note at the bottom to the bag that said; Dear Karen, I'd like to inform you that the coffee you are drinking is actually the "Crap Coffee." Please do not complain as you did before, because I have already heard your compliments on the coffee. Your coworker, OP.
Stories #2 and #4. Retail management are truly among the stupidest people ever. I have plenty of stories along those lines.
They may had wanted OP to clean off the clock
Second story: I'd have asked if he could cut it by hand. I hate making sandwiches where you can read something through the meat because it's sliced so thin. My grandfather would buy a slab of bacon and cut it himself. Third Story: I found a bottle on the beach once, picked it up and rubbed dirt off and a genie popped out. He said I had 3 wishes. I told him I wished there were no lawyers on the planet. He blinked and told me it was done and that I had no more wishes. I reminded him he said I had three wishes. He said: "So sue me".
That coffee story is like an experiment I did with cake. Icing them different colors but not changing the flavor. Everyone liked the green cake because they thought it was mint. It was just green.
Yeah. The first story is a hipster nightmare. You can do the same by pouring the Budweiser they despise into a "craft" beer can and have the same reaction. People like to feel different, and special, whether it's true or not.
BS, no decent craft beers taste anything like Budweiser
I've drank water that tastes better than Budweiser
Love the coffee story and the doughnut story. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Lol it's like trying to prove which is the top shelf vodka challenge.
I am here for the fluff and his stories!😊
Me too! Best reading voice!
Okay a department can't close at 9:00 and people can't be expected to close at 9:00. It's impossible without a Time Turner or some other kind of paradoxical time altering device. If the department closes at 9:00 you'll be out by 9:15. And that's something I would contact corporate about.
Corporate is the one who makes the hours for the stores and departments. It's also corporate who usually put this idea into store management's heads to get people to work off the clock to reduce overtime and keep labor costs low
It’s unfortunately very common
Love love love your stories. After 40 years in customer service it’s fun to see some people get what they deserve for being mean.
Donut story was amazing! 100% I'm doing that if I ever get the chance. No F's given!
Story 1: Ahh the placebo effect at its best!
The coffee story reminded me of folks who drink expensive liquor. After the first few drink 99 out of 100 people cannot tell the difference between cheap and expensive
Agree, but most people I know can tell the difference between cheap booze and very cheap booze. If it tastes like hand sanitizer mixed with sugar, you clearly reached the low end quality.
I like adding fuel to the fire, if a coffee Karen complained that if I brought in cheap coffee instead of barista brand coffee, then I would bring in tea instead and say to her
‘you can deal with the cheap coffee or be stuck with tea, your choice!”
For the coffee guy....THAT'S HOW YA DO IT MATE! 😆😆😆😉😉
If you would paid OP like you were supposed to it would not been an issue
That manager/owner just reopened him and the company to be sued for defamation, when he said to OP get out of my store thief's aren't allowed in here. He had evidence that he isn't a thief and that the boss loudly called him a thief with other people around. I had similar thing happen and I sued to company and they fired the person and settled with a nda so I won't mention which company it was but it was a major retailer in Australia.
New favourite thing: double donut middle finger. That is just freaking amazing.
I love that the Coffee shop owner was great about & fully supported OP's trickery!!! That's the kinda thing that'd make me loyal to that shop for life.
The Middle Finger Donuts story is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣
I hate coffee. But even I can SMELL the difference between cheap standard grocery stuff and high-end stuff
I feel like I'm going insane. I feel like I've heard this exact list of stories before.
It's a glitch in The Matrix.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure he already did these
For sure the donut one is a repeat.
It's also a possibility you heard from other youtubers. That's really usually the case
I love being among so many beautiful friends!
For the donut story author - I wish to point out, should you ever be in a similar position again, that onion rings are vegetable donuts.
I was a "Karen" in a similar deli situation a while ago (maybe a decade). We had gone in late on a Tuesday evening to do our regular shopping, and remembered that we needed to order a deli tray for an event on Saturday. We walked over to the deli, and the clerks were busy cleaning, as we had expected. It wasn't quite 9PM, which was the time that their signage said they closed. I'd say we got there 5-10 minutes before that. We asked if we could place and order for Saturday. The clerk told us know, that it was too late and that they were cleaning up for the day. We tried to explain that we didn't need anything NOW...just wanted to place an order for a future day. They would simply need to get their little order book, and write down our order. We weren't causing them to dirty any equipment, or even take out any stock....just write down our order. They all flat out refused....so we had to become Karen's and complain. By this time, it was probably after 9, and the manager could only tell us "the deli is closed, they can't take any orders, right now." We ended up getting what we needed from a different store.
As a service worker i hate customers like you, we don't get paid enough to deal with you
I heard a story similar to story 2, I found out that my brothers friend has hypoglycemia and the current manager there won’t allow her to take any breaks despite letting the current manager know this because “she’s the best worker they have” and from what I remember I heard someone else was trying to become the new manager and she understands how bad hypoglycemia can be. And I honestly hope they do get the manager spot because the current one apparently has no concern for others health.
Kind of ironic that the reward for being "the best working they have" is more work...
You only notice when coffee when you drink it without cream or sweetener.
had a boss that shafted us one winter for christmas bonuses & vacation time - when i left, i dropped dime on him for stealing software.
From story 2: Personally, I would have given that director the finger from that day till I got my other job. From story 3: I had an employer try something like that with me. What they didn't realize is my dad is an auditor for the IRS. He went in and cleaned house. Before the CEO realized what was happening the IRS were all over the company's assets finding many discrepancies in their books causing the business to close and everyone in management including the CEO black listed and continually on the IRS's radar.
IRS agents aren't allowed to pursue personal vendettas. As far as I know, their jobs get assigned by their managers, and I doubt that a manager would assign someone with a personal connection to the taxpayer. The IRS as a whole following up on reports is believable, although their budget keeps getting cut (stupid - they bring in more money than they cost).
In story 2, Companies want employees to be available to sell all the time... but they can't make you work without being paid... but if you "volunteer" to do it, so as to not get reamed out for OT, they don't say a thing about it. But they complain if you are even a minute late, for some people.
I love that coffee story. One of my former bosses, a man made of pure evil, would only drink a particular brand of tea (we're British). So I did thr same a OP, put a cheaper brand into the bag of the preferred brand. He claimed it was far superior to the "rubbish" I'd brought in the day before
Love the coffee story, but it would never happen in my ER. We run on the strongest, cheapest coffee available. Taste is less important than caffeine content.
It's so funny when people who can't tell basic coffee from actual special coffee act like coffee snobs. Before 'The Big Deal' (TM) started everyone knew my department bought beans (paid for by us, not department or company) and ground them for every pot instead of using the supplied 'Good to the last drop' stuff. But we like it strong. Coffee lovers in other departments were notified when we made another pot.
If people were really able to tell quality coffee, there would be no more Starbuck!
The donuts story was awesome
The moment someone turns off my computer to demand I buy them donuts is the day someone going to get an eye matching a donut
I drank the worst office coffee for years, and have never been a coffee snob. When I married, my wife couldn't understand why all the coffee I asked for was what ever was on sale at Walmart would be fine. Although she doesn't drink coffee, her family did and always told her that the Name Brand coffee was the only kind of coffee for a proper person should drink. So I saved a Name Brand Coffees can and always refilled my cheap coffee in it.
But now she's got me making it with a Koureg and buys me the most expenive coffee I've ever seen. Still doesn't taste any different to me. I think it's taste is all in the creamer one uses!
I never understood all the favors people expect in an office. Hey I'm working for minimum wage--get your own dumb stuff😄
Coffee story: Karen and company don't actually have the taste buds to recognize high end coffee from regular coffee. Their egos were simply stroked by having the high quality name brand BAGS of coffee they brought in. So when OP brings in the crap coffee in the name brand bag, the others simply can't tell the difference.
Story 5: When I read the part on how OP created a new way to hold donuts, I laughed and respect their genius. :)
As for the entitled work colleagues. Its one thing to be an employee doing something nice like sharing food with other employees, or paying for things for superiors or boss. It's another thing entirely for employee expect others to buy donuts for them, even to go as far as act entitled and immature, sabotaging employees work. Glad things worked out for OP.
Imagine projecting so hard that you believe that the tax agency would side with you on “stolen hours” over _wage theft._ 🤡
Story 1: This is absolutely believable. Most snobs can't tell taste the difference between expensive stuff and cheap garbage. To a snob, the presentation and perception are more important than any kind of quality.
That's because ALL coffee, tea, wine, etc. is EXACTLY THE SAME. Even people who are supposedly "trained" to tell the difference are full of shit. They environment the grapes or beans or leaves are grown in makes absolutely NO difference to the taste.
@@protoborg I trust you mean that all coffee, tea, wine, etc is the same as other brands of the same type.
It'd be a bit silly to claim that Herbal Tea is the same as Peyote.
I had something similar to the coffee story, brought in my own maker and other people would donate their own bags every other month or so. Somebody got snooty about it, so I took it out of the break room and put it in my office and said bring your own machine then. My friends would come by when I was working and I would share, and my door was locked when I wasn't there. She brought in her own maker but its use died off pretty quick.
The coffee guy! Both of them. I'm laughing so hard. One of my offspring is a coffee snob. I want to do that. Lol. He's 24. He lives away from me. We mess with each other and we miss each other.
Second story if they could slice it for you fresh they would did you not listen to what the man said. I can’t believe she complained about you were clear about the reason, The manager can’t even follow the rules managers like that who bitch out their employees really make me mad and they were just doing their job, Great revenge
Donut story :buy real donuts for the non complainers and one mini donut for the complainers . You got your donut, what’s the problem?
Also change your ringtone on your phone to full metal jacket
Hartman ‘ are you allowed jelly donuts ? You are a disgusting fatbody! ‘
Make sure some calls you with the complainers nearby to hear it.
Retail is rough and its not just the customers thinking they were right when they weren't and the bosses being demanding and unreasonable.
Story 5: that has got to be one of the worst jobs ever, being bully like some middle school weakling to buy donuts for 2 insufferable brats, actually this reminds me of my own MC, but that's another story
The first story: awesome!
I worked in a deli for about two years. Can confirm, cleaning slicers is no joke! Once it's clean, you don't want to dirty it again until you have to!