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Workplace Horror Stories! 2024 edition
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The toxic tearoom and its parent, that one booth Productions, LLC, provide this content for entertainment purposes only. Please visit our website at www.toxicteroom.com to read our full disclaimer. Please contact professionals for any advice. And now, workplace horror stories, mostly poop free. M. Ah, it's October, the chill is in the air, and it's creepy time. First of all, hi, everybody. I'm back. Thank you so much for those who wrote, you know, notes of support because, we took a break for a health issue. but I'm good. Everything's fine, and I. Stella's super busy, so Stella can't be with us today, which sucks. But as the responsible host, I am. I brought an amazing guest who's with us today. I would love to introduce Kristin Kalin Campbell to you. I call her KK because we're bud buds, and I'm going to give her an opportunity to introduce herself. Kristen, say hi to the guests.
>> Kristen:Hi, guests. So happy to be here. I've, had the pleasure of knowing Roberta for what feels like my life, but has only been just a couple. Blissful.
>> Roberta:It's been like half a year blissful half year.
>> Kristen:Yeah, it's been fantastic. I'm in the people space, so I've had about 15 years of navigating, the world of merging humans in the workplace under the guise of human resources. So that's me in a nutshell.
>> Roberta:We love hr on this show.
>> Kristen:Oh, well, that's so nice because, you know, that's, amazing.
>> Roberta:You're an amazing human person by yourself, so.
>> Kristen:Oh, my goodness. Thank you for saying that. I'll make sure to slide you the money after.
>> Roberta:Thank you. That was the plan. That was the agreement. so, Kristen, the way this works is I have, some submissions from our listeners, and things that I've given some loose titles to because I like to be organized. There's one that is off of Reddit, which, when I saw it, I said, I've got to include it. But everything else is a submission from our listeners. And we do a series of these, in the month of October, which is workplace horror story month. And we're going to start with the first one, which I have titled Creepy Groomer.
>> Kristen:Oh, well, that's neat.
>> Roberta:Yes. Here we go.
>> Kristen:Okay.
>> Roberta:I worked at a small to medium sized business. The CFO was in his late sixties. I noticed that the CFO had a habit of taking younger women under his wing, allegedly as a protector. One woman, we'll call her Lucy, took full advantage of this protection needed something resolved, she ran to the CFO even before her own manager. Lucy would frequently bend over his desk, cleavage exposed, while she spoke to him. She knew what she was doing, and he fully enjoyed himself. When Lucy left the company, the CFO started to protect an even younger staffer we will refer to as Stephanie. Completely inappropriate. Stephanie was sweet and smart, but a bit naive. She did not see this crypt keeper in the same light as we all did. I have to pause to say cryptkeeper. Brilliant. And thank you. Thank you for sticking to the theme. Listener convinced to this day that this old, creepy, married CFO banged a whole bunch of women there in his dreams. Anyway, what a way to start the m episode today. I like when our listeners give us, like, just let's go in easy. Let's not.
>> Kristen:Sure.
>> Roberta:I mean, let's talk c suite and, you know, grooming young associates, all of which happen to be female. Let's do that, you creepy bastard. It's interesting that we start off light, so thank you, everybody. I appreciate that. you have a term that you use, Kristin, that I may ask you to do on this podcast. Kristen, by the way, is the best facilitator I've ever seen, and I will not stop. and don't you dare order me around, and I will not stop. But one of the things that she does, and she does it in not an insincere way, but we all know why she's saying it. And it just struck me as awesome, is when she. Thanks you for sharing something.
>> Kristen:Thank you for the share, Roberta. I love the audacity of this crypt keeper taking his power and position and really trying to hone in on just a specific gender, a specific age that's so unique and special for folks of his elk.
>> Roberta:And it's interesting that I'm watching so you guys can't see KK, but I can. And her face, as she's listening to this, she's like, lawsuit. Lawsuit. Lawsuit.
>> Kristen:Lawsuit.
>> Roberta:Lawsuit. Lawsuit. Who has got this guy in check? Lawsuit. It's so fun to just wash your facial expressions as an HR professional listening to this one.
>> Kristen:Honestly, it's when. It's in moments like these, unfortunately, that, you know, in this space, you're just like, I hate it here. And I hate that this is something that we've got a. You know, laugh so you don't cry. But also, you know, when you're. When you're put in positions, it's. It's. It's important to just, you know, you can't look the other way, even though it's the crypt keeper.
>> Roberta:I know, I know.
>> Kristen:It's a tough space.
>> Roberta:So, you ready for the next one?
>> Kristen:Yeah. Boo to that guy, though.
>> Roberta:Ah, all kinds of boo.
>> Kristen:I hope he. I hope he gets. You know, hope he gets it.
>> Roberta:Whatever it is, I hope it's not that kind of it. I hope that. The kind he's trying to get, I hope he never gets. But that other it. That accountability, it. Absolutely, I agree with you.
>> Kristen:The time is now.
>> Roberta:The time is right. The time. It's a half past now. the next one I've entitled the Wicked Witch who belongs in a ditch. And this one is courtesy of Reddit.
>> Kristen:Love it.
>> Roberta:I worked for a boss. Let's call her Kylie. Fake name, who was the scum of humanity.
>> Kristen:That's the official title. Of her position in the company.
>> Roberta:Yes. My first store liquidated, and I got transferred to Kylie's. I guess I mean, Kylie's store. she called me in for a few minutes of onboarding. The important info she decided to pass on was that my former boss was lying about their history. Kylie almost ended someone's marriage at another store by forcing herself on a co worker. Wow. I couldn't trust the assistant manager because he would bully me. And I should forget everything I knew because I, a senior associate of a year and a half tenure, learned everything wrong. The info she did not pass on before scheduling me for an open to close was the store's drawer balances or a working alarm code. Well, that would have been handy to them, sure. This was summer of 2020. She never wore a mask. I hated those people. She quote unquote, trained everyone to commit trade fraud. Wait, wait. What? By picking a tradable SKU for no trade titles and adjusting afterwards. So, I don't know what store this is, but it sounds a lot like it starts with a g. You're trading titles, right? Because I don't think we're talking about blockbuster here, because it's 2020, so I don't think that's about his movie rentals. Interesting. okay, so let's see. she renewed about 15 pros every pro day with no customers in the store and would literally swoop in and log me out to steal reservations from me. That must be a really important thing there. I don't know. She told me to improve my metrics by wearing low cut tops and heavy makeup. Oh. If you guys could have seen KK's face, you might have heard. You might have heard her earrings, dingle. Because that's how quickly her head went. If there. If there was a video of what it would have been, what she just did when she heard that. And most importantly, she was gaslighting everyone at the store to the point of insanity. She watched the cameras every day. And she saw you misplace a defect controller. She saw you leave a, ah, drawer unlocked, etcetera, etcetera. You were always in peril of getting fired and had to do whatever she said to keep your job. I tried reporting her fraudulent sales and constant over scheduling. Nothing ever came of it. Incidentally, she spent a lot of time, quote unquote, doing distro, which apparently was locking herself in the bathroom and calling our district manager, who hand delivered her lunch on multiple occasions. I'd look into that. She gaslit someone to death. That's why I chose this one, because this is the most unfortunate thing I've read in a minute. And, yeah, she hired an associate over spending hours, of course. And this poor girl, let's call her penny, was chronically ill. Graves disease. And something else I don't remember. She called in a few times because she wasn't fit to come into work. Cue Kylie crafting a series of lies about watching the cameras, an email from the district manager, etc. About this girl's poor performance and how she should be fired. And Kylie would deter any future employee employers from hiring her. The fiction was convincing. And Penny stopped calling in one Sunday, I came in as a closer. The opening senior associate pulled me aside to ask me to do something. They have that in italics, so let me say that properly. Asked me to do something. Penny was sitting in a folding chair, assembling with shaking hands. She wasn't facing me, so it wasn't until I called out to her and she made eye contact that I saw the severe jaundice in her eyes. I sent her home, begged her to go to the hospital. She died that week at 19 years of age. I got a disciplinary action for sending someone home without calling Kylie first. When I, When I eventually managed to transfer out of this bitches store, she was so enraged by losing her grip on me that she told everyone at my new store that I was sleeping with my new boss. It broke the trust at the new store several times over. No matter how hard I tried, how many resources I utilized, nothing ever came of her blatant disregard for anyone but herself. That is the mildest way to describe this. No one ever believed me. Outside of her store, where everyone was afraid to speak up, she's still a boss at that store.
>> Kristen:Oh, my God.
>> Roberta:Oh, my. God, I just literally killed someone. And he got a disciplinary action for sending her home without. What was calling you going to. Do you have an ambulance? what was calling you going to do that?
>> Kristen:There's nothing more horrific than living 40 hours a week at a minimum. Under that kind of. There really isn't.
>> Roberta:Yep.
>> Kristen:I just. That's infuriating. These are nightmares.
>> Roberta:I told you, these are workplace horror stories. We aren't doing a walk in the park here. Daisies, lady.
>> Kristen:No, this is enlightened, fluffy. This is like, my rage is. Is here and can't be contained. So where's the location of these places?
>> Roberta:I know, right?
>> Kristen:But I'd like to file a complaint, people.
>> Roberta:Just. At least we don't have to name it. Name it. But what you could do is give us gps, like, exactly. We'll figure it out all by ourselves. It's not a problem. I think we need a palette cleanser. Are you ready?
>> Kristen:Oh, yes.
>> Roberta:Okay. This one is titled are you. Are you coming to the family tree? I mean, I could have sung it. Are you. Are you coming to the family tree?
>> Kristen:Okay. I love it.
>> Roberta:Three people work together. Two sisters. We'll call them Maggie and Martha and their cousin George. George and Martha lived together. Martha often spoke about how her kids looked to George as a father figure. The office had plenty of internal jokes on the whole situation. We even invented the term cusband to explain Georgia's connection to Martha. I love that so much. I'm sorry.
>> Kristen:Here I was trying to, like, follow as if this was a, math problem like Martha. And they have five apples, and this third person needs two apples. And instead I get a new vocabulary word to bank. I love it here.
>> Roberta:Love it here.
>> Kristen:I'm sorry. Please continue. But reference the new word that we get to put into our bank.
>> Roberta:The cussband. Oh, my God. one day, George called in. His mother had passed away. A few minutes later, Maggie called in to report that her aunt had just passed so she would take a PTO day.
>> Kristen:Sure.
>> Roberta:Finally, Martha called in to report that she would also take a PTO day because her mother in law died.
>> Kristen:This is five apples. Except it's. Where's the genetic, similarity?
>> Roberta:well, they. I'll solve it for you. If x equals. If x equals cusband, then Martha and George have the same grandparents. Martha and George have the same grandparents. Maggie also has the same grandparents as Martha and George. Cause Maggie is Martha's son. Sister. Yeah. But, only Martha is sleeping with her cousin George?
>> Kristen:Sure. Yep.
>> Roberta:It's okay.
>> Kristen:It's. It is.
>> Roberta:We're all going to be okay.
>> Kristen:But it ended up being a math problem. Yeah, I smelled it when it started, so I don't know what that says.
>> Roberta:Well, keep your, keep your calculator out, because the next one is. And while we're shaking trees, my boss is a 42 year old male. We're located in the mid atlantic area. The company started at the turn of the 20th century, and some families in the area have had several generations working here. Back to my boss, a new girl started about six months ago in my department. This girl was hot. Smoking hot. Every red blooded male in the place had their tongues wagging down to their ankles over her. She was nice, too. Wifey material for sure. Well, I'm glad that just being good looking and nice as wifey material men are so basic. Let's call her. Let's call her Gwen. One day, Gwen comes in wearing a shiny diamond on her finger. You could hear the heart shatter for 10 miles. She was a bit young to be engaged, barely 18, okay? But with her looks, we figured her beau wanted to lock that down while he had a chance. Again, you basic.
>> Kristen:Yeah, but real quick, how is she? Barely legal for marriage, but every man who, regardless of age's tongue, is wagging at this poor child.
>> Roberta:You know, why make it make sense?
>> Kristen:It is a nightmare. It is a nightmare.
>> Roberta:I told you, these are horror stories. Oh, my God.
>> Kristen:Gwen.
>> Roberta:Huh? Right around that same time, Gwen started to open up to me more. I'm so far out of her league that I. I knew she had zero romantic interest. But I guess I came off as approachable and non threatening. So she would start to say hi or stop by my workstation for a quick chat as she made her way to another office one day, she looked a little sad, so of course I asked her if she was okay. No, she said. My mom's getting a divorce and she blames me for it. I told her that couldn't be true. How could that be her fault? Besides, parents are. Parents aren't perfect. I told her that I was sure whatever happened between her mom and dad had nothing to do with her and that her mom was just directing her anger at her. She shook her head no, she's right. It is my fault. And she walked off. I didnt see her for the next few days, but I did see that boss of mine. He held a meeting with everyone to announce that he would be out for a week to celebrate his wedding. All of us were shocked because we had met his wife many times. She was a nice lady. Finally, one brave soul asked if he was renewing his vows. Boss man shook his head. Nope. Im marrying my fiance. No one asked anything else. Fast forward two weeks, and the hottie is back. Her diamond ring was replaced with a single gold band. I asked her if she got married, and she replied that she did. She looked real happy, so I congratulated her. Soon after that, she was pregnant. Cutest pregnant woman you ever did see. Okay, we get it. She's hot. Good lord. Baby showers were held. Maternity leave started. Then came the birth announcement. A bouncing baby boy, seven pounds, 6oz, something like that. She shared a picture of the baby on our company, Slack Channel. What we didn't expect was the baby to be called junior. He was named for his dad. You guessed it. My boss. He m was the hot girl's stepfather.
>> Kristen:Oh, my God.
>> Roberta:And now her husband, his ex wife, is his baby's grandmother. And there it is, folks.
>> Kristen:What a world.
>> Roberta:Yeah.
>> Kristen:What a gift.
>> Roberta:Isn't it a gift?
>> Kristen:Could you imagine being a part of that workforce?
>> Roberta:No.
>> Kristen:Like, the tea is.
>> Roberta:I would be burning my tongue with the tea every single day, it's so hot.
>> Kristen:But there has to be some, like, let's be honest, there has to have been some chatter about piecemealing this together.
>> Roberta:I mean, I'm thinking of. He says we're in the mid Atlantic. You mean West Virginia, don't you, sir? It's okay to say it, sure.
>> Kristen:But, like, just to keep.
>> Roberta:You know, there's chatter.
>> Kristen:But really, like that Willie Nelson song. The Willie Nelson song. I'm my own grandpa.
>> Roberta:It's.
>> Kristen:It's where he. I mean, he knew that kind of lineage was gonna be in the I do. Of it all, but I guess my word, you know, there we are. And for those readers and listeners who have not heard that song, it's brilliant. Please listen. Give it a listen.
>> Roberta:And don't act it out like you don't have to make. It's a. It's a country song. It's not meant to be a blueprint.
>> Kristen:No, for relationships. It's just a gift. A listen.
>> Roberta:Yes, I'm shook on that one. Okay, this next one I read three times to myself, and I'm going to do my best to get through this without cracking up laughing, but I cannot guarantee that.
>> Kristen:No, laugh away.
>> Roberta:This one is entitled the one about the gerbils.
>> Kristen:Oh, I am so intrigued. interest peaked, Roberta.
>> Roberta:Here we go. It was the late 1980s. Big shoulders and bigger hair. And I worked in a small tech support center next to a nice middle aged woman who was very, very religious. We'll call her Diane. My work friend, who we will call Steven, was recently outed. Stephen was generally professional, but would occasionally go on these long dissertations about the most random element of the gay lifestyle. Some of what he said I had already heard. Some was new to me, but known to literally everybody else. The Dyirbal chronicles may fit this category. Steven, Diane, and I sat within 5ft of each other. This was way before OSHA and COVID protocols, people in a sort of triangle. Steven's point of the triangle put him back to back with Diane, which would often work to my advantage when these sorts of stories would be told. I could see Stephen's animated glee and Diane's dang, near sewn shut speed praying. Or I'm sorry, Diane's dang, near sewn shut eyes and speed praying at the same time. On this occasion, after an hour long solo highlighting the difference in textural sensations across a variety of objects, Stephen dropped the new to me tidbit gerbils as more of a tool slash toy than a pet.
>> Kristen:What?
>> Roberta:I had no idea such a thing existed. I had the morbid fascination akin ah, to watching surgery videos. I was transfixed. Steven was radiant once he spotted the what in the good green earth are you talking about? Oh, my God. Look on my face. Going into somewhat graphic detail, highlighted with that animated face. And periodic guffaws. After an alarming lesson in interior injuries due to the poor creatures fervent attempts at climbing to any possible exit, Diane spun her chair around as fiercely as I have ever seen her. Diane looked at Stephen Square in the eye and told him to stop it. Stop it right now with these lies. She then left the office in a bit of a huff.
>> Kristen:For people, for.
>> Roberta:Reasons that I don't know, can't guess, and will never understand, Steven had one of those rubber mice in his desk drawer. You know, the kind they give out on Halloween. Steven took that mouse out, winked at me while making that sh gesture with his hand in a move as quick as a fart. That mouse was properly placed in the exact spot to make the point. Diane returned to our office without looking at either of us. Stephen spun his chair around in anticipation. Diane placed her purse on the floor, scoot her chair back a few inches, and put her pillows right over that rubber mouse.
>> Kristen:Oh, my goodness.
>> Roberta:I saw three amazing physical feats from Diane that day. The first when she spun her chair around so fast I thought the earth would start to spin counterclockwise in response. The second her ass kissed that little rubber mouse, all the angels she was praying to pulled her straight into the stratosphere. It was incredible to watch. The height of and velocity of that jump was olympic class. Finally, Usain Bolt had nothing on a Diane who thought she felt a gerbil go up her ass. Lady tore out of the office, screaming at the top of her lungs, all these heads popping up from their respective cube farms as she ran, arms flailing like one of those wacky, wavy, inflatable things.
>> Kristen:The description, this person should write books.
>> Roberta:I'm telling you. 30 years later, people would have sworn she was an active shooter afoot. Or there was an active shooter afoot. Stephen got in big trouble for that, and so did I. I was blamed for not stopping Stephen. I did not get written up or anything, but I was given a stern talking to because I laughed. Hell, yeah, I laughed. I was dying. What I wonder. What I wonder is this. Did Diane think her booty ate up a gerbil? Because that was all she could think about since she left the office. Because gerbil would not be the first thing that would come to, I don't know, everyone's mind, right? And if she was thinking about the gerbil, was it the act itself that appalled her? Or the gory thoughts of a torup colon that held her rapt attention? Or perhaps the refrain of, they die in there. There's no air in your ass, Diane. Which was said in response to Diane's concerned voice of, what if they can't get out? In Stephen's high octave voice that got that tone when he was at his most excited or indignant? Maybe it's all three. Oh, my God. I can't believe I made it through.
>> Kristen:Steven's commitment to that bit. Because he planned that, of course. He's like, okay, my cube mate, she's kind of a prude. So I'm gonna tell a story, and then I'm gonna have a sidekick to utilize in the story, and be damned the consequence. I'm gonna do this. I'm doing it, and I'm premeditating it, and it's gonna be epic. And people 30 years from now are gonna laugh about flowers.
>> Roberta:You know what's funny is because if you think about this, back in the eighties when this happened, podcasts weren't a thing. Like, we're literally talking about something Stephen dreamt up and said, you know what'll be hilarious? And, we're laughing now because legacy. I can picture Diane barely. Barely touching her butt cheeks barely touching this rubber boughs and just flying out the door screaming. I can picture it.
>> Kristen:Right, right.
>> Roberta:I'm, sorry.
>> Kristen:These work forces now, these workforces now, they could never, like, they literally could never, you know, even the conversations that Steven were having, I do not recommend zero out of ten recommend having that kind of share. But, but being able to retro look at a thing and give appreciation for.
>> Roberta:I will give Stephen some props that he was out and proud, which, you know what, you gotta be who you are.
>> Kristen:I'll give you that hundred percent.
>> Roberta:I don't know that everyone wanted every detail of every possible. No, we don't, like, we don't need it.
>> Kristen:We don't, we don't talk about intimacy.
>> Roberta:In the workplace, regardless of your sexual preference.
>> Kristen:We don't exactly, it has nothing to do with nothing.
>> Roberta:Nobody.
>> Kristen:We talk about no family. We, ah, can talk about sports teams. No, like with some guardrails because some sports folks be cray. but you know, the sexual stories that involve, you know, extra, extra things, just, just keep that at bay with your co workers. That is your, that is your, your tip of the day from me.
>> Roberta:And there's no double entendre on that phrase either. No, none, none, none. We keep it clean on the show.
>> Kristen:We do. That is a word of wisdom by the day.
>> Roberta:That is correct. That is correct. All right, last one for today. Last one, guys.
>> Kristen:No, we want more.
>> Roberta:We'll record more, guys.
>> Kristen:We m want.
>> Roberta:All right, this one is from a submitter. this one came in as kind of like a voicemail. So I need, I'm going to summarize the story because I'm not going to play the voicemail.
>> Kristen:That's so nice that you have listeners that like, dial in and, yeah, you know, gift you guys their voice.
>> Roberta:Yes.
>> Kristen:That's very sweet.
>> Roberta:And because we offer anonymity and because this person didn't say absolutely say it's me, I'm not going to do that, but I am going to tell where they worked.
>> Kristen:Okay.
>> Roberta:Because otherwise the story doesn't make nearly as much sense.
>> Kristen:Oh, okay.
>> Roberta:So this person worked as one of the geniuses, I guess, at an Apple store.
>> Kristen:Okay.
>> Roberta:And this man walked in with his family. She said this guy was, you know, walk in. And the first word that would come to your mind is, what a douche.
>> Kristen:Oh, God.
>> Roberta:We've all, we've all like, whatever your picture in your mind. That's it. Yeah, but he was big and he had his whole family and they wanted a specific piece of equipment, you know, particular computer. And so this person had one ready and said, okay. And while they were looking at it, and while he was looking at it, his little girl kept, you know, pulling on his shirt, saying, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy. And he wasn't paying her any mind. Now everyone was. Their cells were snickering, thinking how cute this girl was. And while she was. Kept going, daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy. She apparently did not like the lack of attention. So this child threw her head back. Imagine, you know, throwing your head all the way back, and then brought it down with a swiftness right where you think it's hitting. That's where it hit, right? into the family jewels. So.
>> Kristen:Oh, okay.
>> Roberta:Oh, yeah.
>> Kristen:I was thinking something different. I was thinking she slammed her head into, like, you know, like one of the desks or tables. No, this is better.
>> Roberta:This is better because that would have been an accident. This little girl that I will weaponize my head. I'm little, and I did what we.
>> Kristen:All want to do.
>> Roberta:That's right. And she slammed her head right into the family jewels. And this big bandaid went down for the count. Crumpled to his knees, the laptop flies out of his hand. This listener caught it. So big. Cheers.
>> Kristen:That's a superhero move.
>> Roberta:And she said it took every strand in her DNA to keep her mouth shut because she wanted to laugh out loud so, so, so much. But she didn't. She kept her composure. They got him back to his feet. The computer suffered no damages. All ended well. I don't know if that little girl survived and became a MMA fighter. I don't know.
>> Kristen:Yeah.
>> Roberta:What happened to her? but, yes, I giggled hearing that story. Good for you, little girl.
>> Kristen:honestly, she. She warned him. It sounds like she gave several warning shots.
>> Roberta:Yes.
>> Kristen:Looking for attention, looking for support, looking for guidance. And then. And then when she didn't get it, you know, you got to do what you got to do sometimes.
>> Roberta:I mean, you got to stand up for yourselves, ladies.
>> Kristen:You really. You got to really do.
>> Roberta:So. Yeah, she, She. I don't know if she has any younger siblings anymore after that incident.
>> Kristen:That was her plan all along.
>> Roberta:All along.
>> Kristen:There can only be one daughter of a douche. Tizai.
>> Roberta:She's like. She's like, I don't know. Mom can do better.
>> Kristen:Yeah. I'd like to think that that's what her plan was all along.
>> Roberta:Would it be hilarious? Well, grandma told me to do it. Yeah, because you're a 42 year old man and you married your stepdaughter.
>> Kristen:Yeah. Full circle moment. Wouldn't that be something if in this moment, we were piecing together the stories that you came across and you were like, wait a second. Family tree.
>> Roberta:Shook it hard enough.
>> Kristen:And I. What is. What is the website where people can put in their DNA?
>> Roberta:Ancestry?
>> Kristen:Am, I ancestry?
>> Roberta:Yes.
>> Kristen:Is that what you say?
>> Roberta:I am, ancestry. DNA. And I have. Well, I can. I feel pretty confident that George and Martha were not at the Apple store. I feel pretty confident about that.
>> Kristen:No, but that's also. That's crazy. You've got some crazy stories that you found.
>> Roberta:They were submitted. Yeah, they. I didn't have to do a lot to get these. That's just our wonderful listeners. Which, by the way, folks, we still have some time left in October. Hurry up, though. Hurry up, though, because it's October and it's like getting to the season. We're gonna have Stella back soon. And I'm back because my chemo did not kill me. Ha ha ha.
>> Kristen:Three cheers for you.
>> Roberta:Your voodoo dolls didn't work. Voodoo dolls didn't work, folks. Nana. Nana. Nana. she lives. I live. I live on. Ha ha ha. But you can send your workplace horror stories to the teabag at toxictea room.com. and we will also have an upcoming, you've been teabagged episode. so please stay tuned. And, guys, if you like KK on the show and you want her to be back as a guest, even with Stella, which I think would be amazing, let us know. And I will do my best to try to convince her. Kidnap her, do anything required.
>> Kristen:It's been a pleasure and a joy and a gift. And, I'm just so delighted to hear you speak, actually. This has been really, really therapeutic for me to hear that crazy exists everywhere.
>> Roberta:It does exist everywhere. Are you holding this against me?
>> Kristen:No.
>> Roberta:Excellent. Love you so much. All right. All right, guys, that is it for now. Please be safe out there. Send us your stories. And I hope you got at least a chuckle or two out of this short episode. Everyone. Thank you, KK, for coming and hearing all of this with me because it's so much more fun when somebody can react. And you reacted so genuinely, which I love, because they were shocking stories. How could you not?
>> Kristen:Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure.
>> Roberta:It's been a pleasure. Bye.
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