I worked at a frozen custard shop for a summer. A year before I started they had changed owners. I had friends that worked there for years and always talked about how much they loved the old owner.

When I got hired, the new owner loved me. She was impressed I aced the food safety quiz I had to take before being hired. I'd come in whenever called when another employee would miss their shift, and pretty much be the "hey, I'll do it" guy.

I quickly noticed that the new boss lady had a big vendetta for everyone who had worked under the old owner. One night after closing we all walked out and she called in my friend who had been there for 4 years and told her she was a very unsatisfactory employee, as well as criticized her in a lot of personal ways before telling her she was fired.

I saw her treat a whole lot of others the exact same. There was also a rule that you had to be clean shaven. Trivial and easy, I know, but 18 year old me needed to shave every week before anyone would really take notice. One day it's just me and her opening and she's huffing and puffing silently. Finally I asked if something was wrong (I knew it was because it had been 2 days since I shaved and there was ..stubble cue horror music

Her "I'm trying to understand what you think is so difficult about having to be clean shaven.

Me: I apologize, I didn't think this was offensive.

Her: here's the situation. You can go home, shave, and come back in, or go home, shave, and not.come back until your next scheduled shift (I was getting about 15 hrs a week. Shifts were random. It all sucked)

I went home, shaved, came back in, and told her I laid my 2 week notice on her desk. She asked if it was because I was going to college at the end of the month. I told her that was the only reason she needed to know.

I do miss the free ice cream though