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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #6 The Award

  • January 6, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Don’t you hate the corporate drivel? They give you an award for all the time you have spent earning very little while making the company so much richer. When they take your time and your dignity to boot, then it’s time for Brian Brehmer.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #4 Employee of the Month

  • December 13, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
In an attempt to appease the downtrodden workers, management tries to push the ‘Employee of the Month’ scheme with limited success. Welcome to ‘Brian Brehmer’s Retail Tales’.
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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #2 Returning Condoms

  • November 15, 2020
  • by Brian Brehmer
Brian Brehmer is back with another crazy tale from the world of retail. In this episode, a female customer attempts to breach store policy by returning some condoms.
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Paying Dues

  • March 10, 2016
  • by Hanna Abi Akl
Hanna Abi Akl takes a good, hard look at his work life and then chooses freedom instead.
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