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"Finally, a day later, they reached the dad who explained that they’d actually driven an hour to Miami to party and checked into a suite there to 'sleep it off.' I’d been with these kids for a day, feeding them (as a broke college kid), and it was only after I threatened to involve law enforcement that they came home. You’re probably wondering if I was paid handsomely. No. The dad complained to the desk that I was 'insubordinate,' and I was only reimbursed for his kids’ meals."

"My boss sincerely apologized to her and did everything she could to diffuse the situation. She screamed at my boss, telling her that she couldn’t do her job, and that it was her choice to dress her children in expensive things because they had money. She also remarked how she didn't have to work and pointed out that my boss was 'poor' and had to work. One of my after-school students and I caught the tail-end of the conversation. My boss was visibly upset, and the coat was found a few days later."

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