‘It’s for literal kids bro’: McDonald’s customer complains about the size of fries in kids’ Happy Meal. It backfires

A TikTok user who was expecting a satisfying snack from McDonald’s was left disappointed and angry when she discovered how small the fries in a Happy Meal are. The TikTok user, who goes by @kcfiguringitout, posted her video on June 16, since amassing over 478,000 views and hundreds of comments. @kcfiguringitout feel bad for these … Read more

‘Unless you’re the CEO… please don’t do that’: Career coach says young workers should be the first to arrive and last to leave. It backfires

Sometimes another person’s experience can save someone else from a hard lesson. On TikTok, many career coaches give job advice to their viewers, ranging from the quiet quitting phenomenon of giving no more effort than is needed to complete job duties, to malicious compliance. In response to a video shared by career advice content creator … Read more

‘In the age of Zoom’: College job paying $9 an hour asks worker to drive 3 hours for mandatory 8-hour meeting in July. It backfires

Though college jobs are designed to give students time and space for their studies, sometimes they ask for too much. Now, one student is putting her $9 per hour job on blast for requesting she drives three-and-a-half hours to a mandatory eight-hour meeting during summer break. In a recent video, TikTok creator Nat (@natdawgggs) pokes … Read more

‘We’re seeing into jobs that you should not be seeing into’: 911 operator records herself at work. It backfires

TikToker Kimanni Starr (@kimannistarr) recently posted a video reacting to another TikTok in which a 911 dispatcher films her day at work. The video begins with a clip of the working 911 dispatcher before switching over to Kimanni, who explains why she feels this is inappropriate. Viewed over 31,000 times as of Monday, the video … Read more

‘Anytime we sat down to eat after that, my food was paid for’: Woman’s boyfriend asks for separate checks at Waffle House. It backfires

Waffle House is known around the internet for its no-nonsense attitude. For example, when a Waffle House food hack went viral on TikTok, several locations simply refused to make it, with one employee expressly stating, “Nah, we done with that.” This attitude extends to the customers as well. Multiple videos showing fights in Waffle House … Read more

‘ok but sometimes google is wrong’: Starbucks barista complains about customers who call to find out closing time. It backfires

One Starbucks worker has gone viral for sharing an aspect of working customer service that grinds her gears. In a viral video that has amassed nearly 200,000 views as of June 20, TikToker Pear Bear (@itsparisiguess) expressed disdain for customers who call her location for hours of operation. @itsparisiguesss now you just wasted both of … Read more

‘I’m trying to win a customer over with kindness’: Instacart shopper gives customer $5 after they didn’t leave him tip on HEB order. It backfires

An Instacart shopper’s attempt to win over a “no-tipper” by instead giving them money has gone viral and received ridicule on TikTok after the plan completely backfired. The video, posted by TikToker user @aphidcart on June 1, managed to accumulate over 60,400 views. @aphidcart I tipped a no tipper on instacart… #sidehustle #instacart #gigworker #instacartshopper … Read more

‘Bro didn’t let him gatekeep’: Customer tries to gatekeep the ‘greatest sandwich’ he’s ever had. It backfires

What’s the morally correct position on sandwich gatekeeping? One TikTok user recently learned the hard way that it’s not easy to gatekeep a favorite food or beverage spot. TikTok user @GeoRainbolt, who bills himself as a “professional Google Maps player,” recently stitched a video of another user who shows off the “greatest sandwich” of all … Read more

‘It’s sad you expect so much from a retail worker but don’t advocate for their pay’: Walmart customer calls out worker showing ‘worst’ customer service. It backfires

A Walmart customer was recently hit with the Uno-Internet-Shaming-Reverse-Card after she recorded an employee for the massive retail chain giving her a customer service experience she wasn’t satisfied with. In the video, the woman recording the clip calls out the worker for clearly being upset while on the job, and she repeatedly asks the young … Read more

‘I don’t know what I was doing’: Company asks worker to create a ‘workflow’ before they leave the job. It backfires

A worker seemingly ended their job on a memorable note by submitting training materials that revealed they didn’t really know what they were doing at their job. In the video posted by user @whaddupstupid, the worker explains that they were leaving their current job, and the company asked them to create a workflow before their … Read more

‘I don’t know if I’m getting scammed or not’: Cookie dough shop worker lets customer guess the weight of container to get it for free. It backfires

A Texas-based dessert shop worker shared the story of “the smartest customer [they’ve] ever rung up” who left the employee wondering if they got scammed. A worker for Dough Re Mi (@doughremitx), which is a shop that sells cookie dough with various toppings (think frozen yogurt shop but with cookie dough), said a customer asked … Read more

‘I do this and pretend it’s not leaking’: Starbucks barista blends 4 Venti Frappuccinos at once. It backfires

Here’s a tip if you ever find yourself working as a Starbucks barista: You shouldn’t try to blend four Venti Frappuccinos at the same time, no matter how much time you think it’ll save. That advice comes from TikToker @lifeofellerz, who got nearly 35,000 views since putting up the Frappu-faux pas video on Thursday. The … Read more