Let's share the worst things we've had to endure as employees. I'll go first:
Teenage, food service, pizza. The AC breaks in the middle of a California summer, easily 110°f outside, 115°f inside the store (verified), with 500°f open-ended ovens running nonstop. Then the makeline which holds ingredients breaks. The cheese melts into clumps. We stay open, business as usual. Also, no breaks, ever. Pay: $8.50/hr.
Adult, teaching, high school. No in-class heat for four years. School provides one basic 11" fan heater used to warm small bedrooms. My class ceilings are at least 12ft with tons of windows. I developed a routine of showing up an hour early, turning on the collection of heaters I'd acquired (including several from home), and get the room up to a sweltering 62°f by first period. I also figured out which electrical items can be plugged into which outlets and how to reset the fuse panel on a moments notice. I have photos of my students huddled around an oil-radiator with their hands out, eager for even a semblance of heat.
Your turn:
I've had some crazy shit happen but the first thing that comes to mind is when I was working at a self serve frozen yogurt place in high school a family of 4 came in with a kid maybe 10-12 and they were so goddamn messy. They just let the kids just grab the toppings out of the jar even though there is scoops or tongs. There was shot everywhere on the floor without a care in the world from the parents. Whatever, I've had it happen before but not on that level. Anyways that young kid I mentioned stayed with his mom to pay and the other two left and as she was paying I noticed in the corner of my eye the kid whipped out his junk and literally started pissing under this bar with stools to eat inside. Literally just emptying his bladder right there, didn't ask to use the bathroom or nothing. I said "hey HEY! Stop that what are you doing!" And the mom didn't even look at her kid and starts scolding me for yelling at him. I was like lady he peeing where people eat right out in the open, she glanced at him and in the most annoying condescending voice tells me he is just a kid! And without flinching I said yeah and I see where he got it from, please don't ever come back.
She came back in 5 mins later wanting to speak with the manager but I already called the owner and he told me to kick them out and lock the doors and sanitize the entire front of the store. So I was just a complete smart ass to her telling her how disgusting that was and how awful they were to just let it happen. So I took an hour off while on the clock and cleaned that shit and kept the door locked for awhile to collect my bearings cause I was pissed
Lord forgive me for saying this but props to the manager for kicking them out and not taking their side.
He was actually hella cool. He is Palestinian and taught me so much about Palestine and what goes on over there. Kinda a personal story to share but it really hit me how bad it was over there (being an ignorant 19yr old) when I suggested he get a baby sitter one time because there was scheduling issues one day where his wife, him and me couldn't work one day and he broke down crying explaining to me how one parent always has to be with their kids cause in Palestine it wasn't uncommon for kids to get separated, sometimes permanently from their parents if one wasn't always with them. I got it, I really wasn't worldly at that age but I got that