Some weeks are great… and some weeks just push you to your breaking point.

On this solo episode of It’s Ben A Week, Ben is back with a full-on rant — and honestly, it’s been building. Between chaotic customer service, confusing systems that make no sense, and interactions that leave you questioning humanity, this week had Ben asking: what is wrong with people?

From a dentist appointment that somehow turned into a full-blown front desk disaster, to a restaurant experience that defies all logic, to the ongoing saga of Starbucks mobile orders that apparently no one understands — nothing is safe this week.

Ben dives into:

• Showing up early to a 9 AM dentist appointment… that magically became 10 AM
• Why front desk customer service can make or break a business
• The chaos of waiting, being ignored, and being told you’re wrong (when you’re not)
• Whether dentists are doing way too many X-rays
• A restaurant experience that makes zero sense from start to finish
• Being rushed to order… and then completely ignored
• The logic behind ordering a tall drink (and not getting more liquid?)
• Why Starbucks mobile orders continue to be a universal struggle
• Internet trolls, random hate comments, and why people go out of their way to be negative
• Eating shit on a Segway and the aftermath no one talks about
• Getting ready to film a new movie and the chaos leading up to it

This episode is chaotic, relatable, unfiltered, and exactly what you need if you’ve ever dealt with frustrating people and thought: there’s no way this is real.

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