Gina and Gary are back with another episode of Need Not Apply, the podcast about Reddit workplace stories, customer service chaos, HR drama, and weird work news. This week’s episode features a Karen-level warehouse store meltdown over a shopping cart, an AI study that says ChatGPT can get downright hostile when pushed, a troubling air traffic control system update, and a hotel guest who acts like being rude is a payment method.

📚 Stories in This Episode

• A warehouse store customer loses her mind because she has to get her own shopping cart.

• A front desk worker finally hits their limit and tells a rude guest exactly what they needed to hear.

📰 News Stories Discussed

• A study finds ChatGPT can become abusive when fed long sequences of real human arguments.

• Why most humans are right-handed, according to evolutionary biology.

• Young Americans’ happiness is falling sharply, with social media, diet, and stress all playing a role.

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