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A friend edited a job seeker's resume, adding 'the Celery Man' to his name and 'crunching and munching that celery' to his job descriptions, intending it as a joke. The job seeker, Tom Henderson, failed to proofread and sent out the doctored resume for almost a year, receiving no interviews and being called 'Celery Man' by recruiters. The hosts emphasize the critical importance of self-review, even when trusting a friend, and the prankster's failure to follow up.

The story details Tom sending out resumes with 'the Celery Man Henderson' and 'Crunching and munching that celery' for nearly a year, only discovering it during a final interview. The hosts discuss the job seeker's lack of double-checking and the prankster's responsibility to ensure the joke was noticed.

A coworker planned her 'dream honeymoon' in a seaside city, sharing details with colleagues. Another coworker, inspired, took a similar vacation to a different but comparable city in the same country. Upon her return, the original coworker was furious, claiming the 'magic' of her own trip reveal was 'stolen.' The hosts label this as 'main character syndrome,' where the coworker is more invested in the attention and narrative of her trip than the actual experience, even considering changing her honeymoon destination.

The coworker states, 'she thought I stole her idea for a vacation. She said that since I've gone on a similar vacation, I've stolen the magic of coming back to talk to our co-workers about it.' The hosts comment, 'It's insane that she she admits like, 'Oh, you you took away like I wanted attention from being able to come back and talk about it.''

A hotel front desk employee, a man with a higher-pitched voice, received a call from a guest who believed he spoke to a woman. When the guest arrived hours later without a reservation, the employee invented 'Susan' as the female coworker who had ended her shift. The guest returned the next day, demanding to speak to 'Susan,' leading the employee and his colleagues to maintain the lie to avoid conflict. The hosts note this as a common tactic to deflect irrational customer anger.

The OP states, 'I tell him Susan must have been talking to him but her shift ended hours ago. We still had room so I made a reservation for him and checked him in.' The next day, 'I jump in and say, 'As I said last night, Susan was working yesterday, but today is her day off. No one named Susan has ever worked at the hotel...''

During a Zoom meeting, a man's coworkers joked about him and a female colleague being 'work spouses' and suggested they 'renew their vows' when returning to the office. His fiancée, whose actual wedding was postponed due to the pandemic, overheard and was deeply hurt, demanding he publicly denounce the 'work spouse' term. The hosts acknowledge the fiancée's insecurity, exacerbated by the pandemic's impact on her wedding plans, and the fiancé's dismissal of her feelings, highlighting a communication breakdown.

The fiancée states, 'Our wedding was supposed to be in September, but we've had to postpone it... And here he is talking about renewing his vows with someone from work.' The hosts discuss how 'this woman is so insecure because they've had to postpone their wedding. So, she's in her feelings about a lot of stuff.'

A first responder in training had her $2 mac and cheese paid for by her trainer. The next day, at a pricier bistro, the trainer ordered a $20+ meal and told the cashier the trainee would cover it. The trainee refused, offering to pay back the original $2 but not the full meal. This led to a parking lot argument, the trainer refusing to let her in the vehicle, and supervisors siding with the trainer, calling the trainee 'not a team player.' The hosts criticize the trainer's entitlement and the toxic workplace culture that enabled it.

The OP states, 'He told them, 'She's going to cover mine.' While pointing at me... I calmly stated $2 does not constitute $22 or whatever the total was.' The hosts express frustration that 'they're first responders and this that that amount is bothersome. That should not be an issue.'