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:
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