Gina and Gary are back with another episode of Need Not Apply, the podcast about Reddit workplace stories, customer service chaos, and weird news that somehow keeps getting weirder. This week’s episode features a server getting judged for sitting down to eat during an 11-hour double, a bartender story with one of the best crowd-assisted kickouts ever, and a news segment that digs into AI distrust, old-school tech panic, an ancient Roman curse tablet, and the rising problem of gambling addiction through prediction markets. It’s workplace frustration, internet absurdity, and a few surprisingly thoughtful conversations all in one episode.

📚 Stories in This Episode

• A rude customer thinks an employee should never take a break while working.

• A bartender gets the ultimate assist from the crowd when kicking out a bad guest.

📰 News Stories Discussed

• A Boy and His Chicken

• A poll shows Americans increasingly distrust AI even as daily use keeps rising.

• An ancient Roman curse tablet in the Netherlands reveals rare Egyptian magic written in Greek.

• Prediction markets are exploding in the US, raising alarms about gambling addiction.

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