Dear readers,
The 2025 retrospectives conclude! Today, we are going to look at all the stories that the editors most enjoyed this year that they felt needed another look!
Today: 25 of the Editors’ favorite stories of 2025!
Suit Yourself… Somewhere Else – Record profits and a happy workforce that doesn’t put up with customer refund BS. Correlation? Causation?
Closing That Chapter – You don’t mind reading about spectacular karmic justice, do you?
Closed To The Pain Of Others – Necessary reminders that retail workers are human beings.
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Dear readers,
The 2025 retrospectives continue! Today, we are going to look at all the stories that you, our readers, enjoyed the most this year.
Today: 25 of the Readers’ favorite stories of 2025!
B-I-N-G-O, I Think I Need A Raise, Oh! – Oh… you won. Yay?
Sell That Sign As A Shirt And Spin It Into A Positive Outcome! – When will managers realize that if they force one person to come in sick, then EVERYONE will get sick?!
Now THAT Is How You Manage Complaints! – We do so love it when the customer’s entitlement is turned back on them.
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Dear readers,
The 2025 retrospectives continue! Today we are going to look at the highest-voted stories in the Right category!
Today: The 25 highest-voted customer stories of 2025!
When Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves, And Zombies Aren’t Scary Enough… – By far the scariest costume for anyone working in retail…
You Won’t Want To “Go Away” From This Story Until The End – Yeah, the title says it all.
Gringo Bingo – As the last line of the story says, we do so love weaponizing their bad behavior against them!
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Dear readers,
The 2025 retrospectives continue! Today, we are going to look at the 25 highest-voted stories in all our non-customer categories (Working, Related, Friendly, etc.)
From Gaslighting To Greenlighting – It’s telling about the state of the world that the highest-voted workplace story is about a boss who… understands!
There Are All Sorts Of Unexpected Bonuses Here! – Setting the gaslighting on fire!
Neighbor Knows How To Stick That Pole Where The Sun Don’t Shine – There’s being neighborly, and then there’s this!
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Dear readers,
2025 is now in the rear-view mirror, so it’s time to start our tradition of annual retrospectives! Today, we are going to look at the best inspirational stories from 2025, because even though the site tends to lean towards the bad human encounters, we all need a faith-in-humanity-restoring palette cleanser now and again!
Today: The 25 highest-voted inspirational stories of 2025!
“My Knight In Shining Armor Is Me” – A needed reminder that there is power in you.
There’s Always Room For Kindness – We hope that stories like this, as heartwarming as the ending is, will be consigned to history.
Best… Valentine’s Day… Ever! – Valentine’s… but make it good!
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