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Many of us had to go through “the initiation” that was our first job, especially if these were summer jobs back when we were in high school, and even more especially if it was in retail.

However, for some, horrible jobs are not necessarily their first ones. It can, unfortunately, happen to any one of us and at any point in our lives, especially if the source of all things horrible is the manager.

Comic writer and editor Stephanie Cooke recently took to Twitter to ask everyone about times when something crazy happened to them or to their work, but their managers expected them to continue business as usual. This led to some of the most horrific replies provided by other tweeters.

Stephanie Cooke asked Twitter about their craziest work experience, but one where they still had to work

Image Credits: Stephanie Cooke

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deanna woods
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. That manager sounds like a total douchebag. I hope you quit that job.

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deanna woods
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry for your loss and I am glad that you didn't go back. This employer sounds terrible.

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Nah, she just helped raise me, look after me when my parents were busy/needed a break, sneak me an extra $20 when I was going to the movies with my friends, all the usual awesome grandma stuff. Not important at all. Fool."

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Monika Soffronow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should have reported the dairy plant and your boss to the health authorities.

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hunger games
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah because I would rather pay the bill for the hospital visit than work for sure

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Emma B
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That really sucks! I'm so sorry you had to go through all that!

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Raine Soo
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Condolences on your father's passing, but good on you for not going back to that crappy job with that shithead manager.

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Hayley Parkinson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, actually. I'm horribly allergic to both devastating natural disasters and BS management decisions....

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My sister had pneumonia when she was a kid. Nearly died. I guess she would have had a stronger immune system as an adult, but she got it just the once over ten years ago, and her immune system has weakened pretty significantly as a result. She gets pretty sick every month or so, and usually misses a week of work. It doesn't help her situation that she works in a care home, but there's not much else available where she lives, so their colds/flu/whatever usually affect her at some point.

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Viviane
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have the sick feeling that the story does NOT end with "Luckily, someone told him to leave."

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Zoe's Mom
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Macy's customer service did the same thing when the Earthquake hit SF in the 1989. We were so up in arms that they cut us checks for the time they docked us.

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deanna woods
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The kid was not fine and could have killed you and your unborn baby by throwing that chair at you.

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Viviane
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was on lockdown once during an attack (one person killed). My boss was great, but most of my family in another town didn't seem to care. :(

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Sure. I mean I won't be able to work, since I can barely move, and have an IV in my arm, but I can visit. For a fee."

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Viviane
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have to wonder if calling the police would have been more appropriate...

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elfin
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some managers are more about control than productivity.

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Keuthonymos
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lush are horrible for this. I used to work for them myself, and their managers give no f***s about anything other than the money.

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Marcellus the Third
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Call police, let them listen in & then say you found one at the back. Easy arrest when he walks in.

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LRevello
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A house was literally WASHED AWAY & obliterated that storm in Killington. Glad you made it home ok, Irene was no joke.

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Incel Slayer
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you were below Houston you're entitled to medical care for that, below Canal you're entitled to monetary compensation. (This goes for anyone who worked in lower Manhattan between 9/11 and the following July). The dust was highly toxic and anyone exposed should be screened for related disorders (speaking from both knowledge and experience).

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Monika Soffronow
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All the worse for your boss also being your dad, and equally hard and heartless in both roles.

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Carol Emory
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was not sure what I ate or drank, but I had a strong metallic taste in my mouth , my lips started to swell and my throat was getting tight. I knew I was having an allergic reaction and my coworkers could see it too. Apparently the only person who couldn't see it was my boss who said "Are you sure you have to leave?" I said "I can stay, but you'll have to dial the ambulance when I collapse from a closed throat." She was pissed.

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KoalaLa
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I call b******t. Police would never let this happen. Whole building gets cleared

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"No they're f*****g not. They're going to sit in shock glued to their TVs trying to work out what the f**k just happened, and why."

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Carrot dude
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People don't see to understand this, but if there is a decapitated corpse near a middle school, students and faculty should GO HOME.

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Erin
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What most people don't know is that companies have insurance that will reimburse them if they have to pay employees when a disaster occurs and the business has to close.

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If that booster pack was anything other than Yu-Gi-Oh!, that customer can suck it.

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Raine Soo
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first time I had a migraine, I thought the grim reaper was coming for me.

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BlackestDawn
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You need basic worker protection laws more than you need unions. Unions shouldn't be needed for decent working conditions.

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Aunt Messy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah...we lived in Texas for five years. the director was an idiot. I grew up driving on snow and ice, so I'm fine. I would have been BEGGING the staff not to come in when that happened. Texans are stupid drivers anyway - putting on the snow or ice would have been Death Trap Mayhem.

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Depending on what you were selling, it was probably a good idea to be open

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Lisa Wiseman
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You weren't electrocuted -- you were shocked. Electrocution = death.

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Marnie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What?! They should have told you to immediately leave (and get at least a block away) before calling the emergency number for the gas company. That's incredible.

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Carol Emory
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the only flu her boss is familiar with is the 24 hour kind that comes out of a vodka bottle.

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Emma B
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's 4-10 degrees Celsius for those using the Metric System. It's also not great for the musical instruments. Prolonged exposure to cold temperatures can do real lasting damage that would cost the owner a LOT of money.

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Stacey Montebello
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This happened to a friend of mine, got his teeth knocked out delivering pizza from some psycho trying to rob him of the $$$ and the pizza. The manager told him he was wrong to have the cops and to come back for more deliveries. Then he tried to dock his pay b/c they have a policy of not fighting back and blamed him for "not just give the cash up" well after 4 months of back and forth with the company and the cops pulling the CTV from the inside the elevator he was attacked in, he got new teeth and an undisclosed amount of $$$.

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why risk your life for some job? You can't live paycheck to paycheck if you've been impaled by a tree branch, or street sign that was flung in your direction at X mph.

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Dorothy Parker
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the first time ever that the phrase "literal floaters" has been used.

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M O'Connell
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You didn't really have to do that, you could have refused. Instead you provided excellent service during adverse conditions. That's something you can use as business-leverage later on. Still not a good idea though.

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So you easily could have gone home, but you didn't. Ok.

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M O'Connell
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But he didn't tell you that you needed to be there... only that you inform your client. What's the problem with that? Two whole phone calls?

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No wonder Rick and Morty looks like it was drawn by a five-year-old.

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Brandi VanSteenwyk
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm pretty sure that's what the military is attempting to "drill" into the heads of new recruits.

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M O'Connell
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sounds like a situation where you would have had LOTS of work to do. Simply leaving it for night-shift doesn't really sound like an appropriate course of action.

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elfin
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This seems like one time when you shouldn't leave and go home. Not till you know where the shooter is.

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Dave In MD
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the problem is? Did you expect to just leave and have a broken window in a unmanned store? Plus leaving the glass for the next shift?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my 19-year-old cat died, I was out of commission for several days. Luckily, I have an awesome boss, who, though he may not like cats, understands what deep love and connection I have with my fur babies.

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