Customer asked to conceal a broken fork. Moral gray area right there.

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Bro that's the worst. Had a lady once try to pass off a clearly cracked plate as "just a hairline thing". Like ma'am, I can see the salsa through it. Felt so slimy just boxing it up like nothing was wrong, but arguing felt worse. This job makes you complicit in so much dumb stuff.

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ben_foster36mo ago

Last summer, a customer brought back a blender with a blade missing and said it was like that. I get what @dylan_patel means about feeling slimy. Arguing just makes a big mess, so you go along with it. This happens all the time, and you start to feel like you're helping people cheat. The bosses want us to keep customers happy, even when they're wrong. It turns the job into just smiling and taking the loss.

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the_vera6mo ago

Saw this at the DMV once where someone cut the line and everyone just sighed but let it go. It's like we're all trained to keep the peace even when it's unfair. Makes you wonder how much little dishonesty adds up over time.

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