There was this one time when a customer of Candid Co had an issue with their payment. They were charged twice for the same item. When they reached out to the company's customer service, they were put on hold for a very long time. And when they finally got to talk to someone, the representative was not very helpful. They just kept saying they would look into it but nothing was done for a long time. This made the customer very angry and they decided not to use Candid Co again.
I heard about a situation where Candid Co sent the wrong item to a customer. The customer had ordered a specific size and color of a product but received something completely different. When the customer contacted Candid Co, they were told that they had to wait for the correct item to be in stock again before they could get it. There was no offer of compensation for the inconvenience and the customer was really disappointed with the whole experience.
Once I had a really bad toothache. It started suddenly at night. The pain was so intense that I couldn't sleep at all. I went to the dentist the next day and found out that I had a deep cavity that had reached the nerve. The drilling and filling process was like a horror. Another time, my friend had a tooth that got knocked out during a sports game. The sight of the bloody socket and the tooth on the ground was truly horrifying.
There was this one instance at a museum. I was standing near an exhibit, looking at it intently. A family walked up and the mother asked me if I could explain the significance of the piece. I politely said I was just a visitor. But she gave me this look like she thought I was lying. It made me feel so awkward. I guess it's because I was standing still and looking like I was knowledgeable. However, it really put a damper on my day as I then felt self - conscious about just being in the museum.
One of my temp job horror stories was when I worked at a call center for a short - term gig. The training was minimal and they just threw us onto the phones. I had to deal with angry customers all day long without proper support from the supervisors. It was extremely stressful and made me dread going to work each day.
One horror story I've heard was a client who kept changing their mind about the nail design. First, they wanted a simple French manicure, then added a bunch of intricate details like tiny flowers and gems. After the nails were done, they complained that it was too flashy and demanded a redo for free. It was really frustrating for the nail technician as a lot of time and materials had been wasted.
I was a temp in an office once. The supervisor there was really mean. He would yell at us for the smallest mistakes. For example, if we made a minor formatting error in a document, he would go on a rant. It was a very hostile work environment. And to top it off, they didn't pay us on time for two weeks in a row. It was really a nightmare working there.
In a contractor job horror story I know, a contractor was hired to paint a house. They did a very sloppy job. There were paint drips everywhere, and they didn't properly prep the surfaces so the paint started to peel off quickly. The contractor also overcharged for the job. They said it was due to unexpected expenses, but it was clear they were just trying to make more money. The homeowner had to hire another contractor to redo the whole painting job.
Well, our new build had a problem with the foundation. Cracks started to appear not long after we moved in. Turns out, the construction company didn't do proper soil testing before building. It was a huge headache as we had to get experts in to assess the situation and figure out how to fix it. We were worried the whole house might collapse if not dealt with properly.
One horror story I heard was at a cosplay event. A cosplayer was approached by someone who seemed friendly at first. They started chatting about their cosplays, but then the person got really pushy about getting personal information like their phone number and address, saying they wanted to do a photoshoot together later. It was really creepy and made the cosplayer feel very uncomfortable.
One horror story I heard was about a girl who was chatting with someone online. The person seemed friendly at first. But then, they started asking really creepy questions like her daily routine in detail. Later, she found out that the person was trying to find out when she would be alone at home. It was really terrifying.