Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read (This story takes place at a soda fountain that also offers snacks and hot chocolate. I had been parked, waiting for the workers to make my mobile order. I saw, through my backup camera, anoth...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Alarmingly Unprepared Read Alarmingly Unprepared Me: "What the heck is that?" Student: "I think it's a fire drill?" Naturally, the school never informed me of any scheduled fire drills, nor did I have any idea what the ...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com The Current State Of Medicine Read The Current State Of Medicine An older couple is looking through their medical paperwork in the waiting room. Husband: "Oh, look, our doctor is from Maryland, like you!" Wife: "He is? How do y...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Honestly, the stories I have about working in and managing petrol stations could fill a book. Here’s one. As a store manager (but not a regional manager) I was not allowed to interview or hire...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read This story takes place when I’m 24, briefly moving back in with my parents due to economical reasons (read: I was broke.) I took a job at a massive retailer to start building up some savings w...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Surprisingly No Blowback Read Surprisingly No Blowback Customer: "How do I know this is fresh?" Me: "It just came out of the oven." Customer: *Shaking his head.* "You might be lying. You could've had this in your car for h...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I submitted one university story already, and I want to submit one more. I think it was in my third year. We got a freshly-baked graduate as lecturer, I think it was practical German or someth...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com More Than A Minor Inconvenience Read More Than A Minor Inconvenience Me: "Ma'am, earlier you told me your daughter was a minor. Now you're telling me she's twenty-five. You cannot schedule an appointment for her if she's not a mi...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My grandfather is ex-military. I don’t know his actual rank or job name, but for most of his service, he was a weather specialist for the Air Force. He sat in the tower and monitored and relay...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Our receptionist had to step out for a few minutes, so I’m sitting at the reception desk for her to cover the phones. After about 15 minutes, I start to notice an odd smell. They’re doing work...
Jun 15, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Not Working, Means Working As Intended Read Not Working, Means Working As Intended Coworker: "I thought so. They're reporting a bug." Me: "Bug?" Coworker: "They're saying that we misinterpreted "no field being mandatory for admin accoun...
Jun 15, 2026 from Noahie's Blog Getting to Work Your browser does not support the video tag. You ever just wake up sad and you don't know why? I don't think I'm sad right now, but there might be some post-dream processing going on; even though I...
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, Part 8 Read This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, Part 8 A woman brings a full cart up and starts trying to unload all her items onto our small counter. Me: "Ma'am, please take these items to the front o...
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com It Means A Lot Read It Means A Lot Me: "Enjoy this plethora of international heat!" Guy: "WOW, that’s a big word for a server!" Me: "'International' is a big word?" Guy: "No! Plethora!" Read It Means A Lot
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com How To Cheese Off The Marketing Department Read How To Cheese Off The Marketing Department Me: "I'll get a regular burger, please." Cashier: "We have a deal on at the moment! The cheeseburger is ten cents cheaper than the regular burger rig...
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com A Darwinian Cleanse Read A Darwinian Cleanse Me: "Sir! Absolutely not! This is bleach! It's not meant to go anywhere near or in the human body!" Customer: "But I saw it on the news." Read A Darwinian Cleanse
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com It’s Kinda Fishy How No One Sells It Read It’s Kinda Fishy How No One Sells It The other day, a customer asked me a question that put a crack in my customer service shell: Customer: "Can I get the steamed mussels, but vegan?" Read It’...
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Tempest Outside The Teapot Read Tempest Outside The Teapot Lady: "This water is not hot enough! The tea didn't even dissolve, the water is still clear! Bring me another hot water that's actually hot this time!" Read Tempest ...
Jun 14, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com There Is Norway We Are Turning Around Read There Is Norway We Are Turning Around During the next few hours, we both remember small things we forgot, and jokingly say we have to turn around each time. Just under an hour from our destina...
Jun 14, 2026 from Chuniversiteit Software engineering across domains Software engineering practices differ between domains and companies. Who’d have thought?
