Who doesn't love proving everyone wrong?

This employee was told to adjust his reports a certain way by the VP of his company and despite warning him of the potentially serious repercussions of this kind of reporting, he maliciously complied. Thankfully, there was no world in which the Redditor was going to be taking the fall when the company's revenue inevitably dropped because the people who ultimately signed the reports were the VP and his boss. So when that day finally arrived, the employee had more leverage than usual, especially since the big boss already knew he was considering leaving the company and the company would be utterly lost without his contributions. 

We cannot help but tip our hats to this Redditor for taking advantage of this newfound leverage and ensuring that he got a bigger office far away from his annoying coworkers and higher-ups and even less supervision than before. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a camp counselor who called out her toxic boss.

Setting boundaries with people around you is essential to preserving a good balance between all parties and reducing the possibility of a misunderstanding, whether it be with your family, friends, fellow pupils, or even at your place of employment.

The story below is of a bewildered employee. After an unusual encounter with her former manager, the original poster (OP) shared on Reddit. To put things in context, OP had just begun her new job and had quit her previous one due to the unprofessionalism of her previous supervisor. Her new job required her to move, so she had to do it quickly. Things were going pretty well at first, but then OP received a call from the front desk informing her that a man had been waiting for her in front of the counter. Later on, she found out that the man was actually her old boss, who had been following her all across the state.

So, make sure to read the story below if you're curious about the specifics of what happened and how OP handled this trying circumstance! After you're through, don't forget to read the account of the worker who defies a disobedient customer's hurried demand for help!

New managers accidentally create more inefficiency while trying to reduce it—a match made in heaven. Of course, it doesn't help that their workers are more than happy to go along with their awful plans and process changes to show them just how stupid those policies are. 

Oftentimes, these changes are just quickly swept under the rug and never mentioned again, with very little repercussion ever eventuating for the members of management who made the blunder. On the flip side, you know for certain that they wouldn't hesitate to reprimand a worker for making a similar mistake or for refusing to follow their new rules.

This worker worked at a ship repair company where the workers would pick up their tools from a central office, clocking in before driving out to the site. When a new manager came on board, they saw inefficiency right away in all the time that the workers were spending driving to the site while on the clock and instead insisted that workers start and end their shifts on site. Well, the tools still needed to be picked up from the office and returned at the end of the day… and there were only two work vehicles on site for the workers to use to make their required trips to and from site, so you can probably see where this is going…

Not every person makes a great tourist. In fact, traveling is very much not for everyone. What's the point in going to the Grand Canyon if you don't have a genuine interest in seeing it? Otherwise, you're just ruining the experience for everyone who actually wants to be there.

Now, while the experience of traveling with a curmudgeon of a tourist can be excruciating, reading these one-star reviews from these kinds of tourists has proven to be a weirdly cathartic experience. If you need further clarification that these folks are not the brightest bulbs, you're going to get that confirmation really quickly. Furthermore, if you are someone who genuinely was not impressed by the Grand Canyon, you might actually get some validation out of this reading experience based on these other reactions.

Keep scrolling below and let us know what your underwhelming reaction to a well-known site was, or feel free to share your frustrating tourist story. For more content like this, check out these single people's funny meals.

So you're stuck at an awful job, and you can feel the pressure of it starting to build up. Day after day with an overbearing boss, or maybe you have the world's worst coworkers who won't stop bothering you at your cubicle. Some bosses refuse to respect your time off, meaning you're constantly checking your phone and emails even when you're off the clock. 

You start to daydream about quitting. Maybe you start looking around on job sites to see what's out there. If you don't quit soon enough, you might just flip out one day, much like these 5,000+ people did. On the r/AskReddit subreddit, one person wondered what the final straw was for those who've rage-quit their jobs on the spot. There were plenty of differing reasons from people of all walks of life. Some quit jobs when they were still in their teenage years, while others were fully invested in their careers before they snapped. You can check out all of these great stories down below. 

Up next, on a similar note, this 17-year-old was utterly fed up with their boss's constant demands, so they left a huge mess… then quit. 

This delusional father-in-law seems to think every young person is entitled, but in the end, it was his entitlement that kept him from getting a job.

Imagine helping set your father-in-law up with a job interview at your partner's company and then having to explain his extreme level of disrespect to the other employees at said company. Well, that's exactly what happened to this Redditor after her father-in-law started badmouthing the CFO to his interviewer and then to the CFO's face directly later on during the same day. His justification, of course, was that after 30+ years in the workforce, he knew how to handle things better than anyone else. Unfortunately for this guy, he would come to learn that disrespect is uncalled for no matter how experienced you may think you are.

Keep scrolling below to find out how the Redditor's husband cleaned his father's mess. For more stories like this, take a look at this one about an entire team that was asked to take a 70% pay cut.

Like many interns, this guy is convinced he has a lot of offer the workforce, but he just hasn't quite figured out how to navigate an office. 

Being an intern is one of the strangest experiences in the working world. You're often a student, still learning every day, and accustomed to the teacher-student dynamics. Then, you're thrust into the work world, and it's every person for themselves. The expectations for every intern are different, and they won't know what they'll have to do until they show up on the first day. Some internships just have the kids do coffee runs and simple tasks, treating them like they're barely there. Others give the interns so much responsibility that they freak out and have a stressful time with it. 

Ideally, the intern learns a lot and grows as a person. On X, formerly known as Twitter, @k_alex_h shared their tale of their favorite intern interaction. This guy, James, is an unhinged guy who seems to spend his time running his mouth and misunderstanding tasks. So, typical intern. Commenters loved the story too, though some advised they never should've hired that dude in the first place. Live and learn! 

Up next, this homeowner's association was so gung-ho about applying the rules to every house in the neighborhood that they started bothering a homeowner who wasn't even in their HOA! 

Ahh, retail… a fine industry where middle manglement regularly tries to shove a dirt sandwich down your throat while whispering sweetly to you it's actually honey.

The story shared in this post is a tale as old as time in retail, where management will happily tell you with a smile that the company's official policy is that the customer comes first… but that the unofficial policy is that making sure staff never claim or report overtime also comes first. So, then, what happens when you're working late helping a customer after the store closes on a big sale that happened to run overly long? Well, go shove it—that's what.

Further, the reduction of staff hours and store hours to dodge full-time wage benefits is a specialty of big retailers. Are the managers trying to convince you to put them on a salary instead of a wage? Just cut the store hows down 30 minutes on each side so they don't qualify as full-time and blame a certain global event that cannot be named—then threaten them every time they try to charge overtime when the industry gets a boon thanks to those same global events.

Yeah, the story is no different here, where this poster shared how their spouse's "big retail" employer reduced the hours that workers were scheduled to avoid having to pay overtime when they were stuck helping customers after their scheduled shift was over. See their post below from this popular online workplace community.

"[New boss] was transferred to the warehouse and [big wig] became our interim manager. I finished the project ahead of time and received a pay bonus."

Who knew that summer camps also qualify as toxic workplace environments? Sure, on the surface, kids are running around, playing flag football, and picking on one another in ways that will likely scar them for the rest of their lives. However, underneath the surface, counselors may also be dealing with some unnecessary nonsense, particularly as it relates to pay.

This counselor was under the impression that she would be getting paid every two weeks, as that was expressly written in her contract. However, after a labor-intensive two-week orientation, she learned that she would not be getting compensated for those first two weeks. In fact, she would only start getting paid in another two weeks after the campers arrive. This was, understandably, not what she signed up for.

Keep scrolling below to see what happened when she gave the camp directors a piece of her mind. For more stories like this, check out this post about an entitled coworker's confrontation.

When you are a kid, everything feels like much more of a big deal than what it actually is. For example, accidentally leaving a store without paying for something, and then setting off the alarm can make kids feel like their lives are over. Most of the time, everything turns out fine, but it can still be a rather traumatizing experience for a little kid.

That is why I really felt for the 10-year-old kid in this Reddit story, especially because all that went down was not even her fault. After trying to buy a few items in a local grocery store, the kid realized she was 5 cents short, so she asked another customer if they could help her out. The problem was, that the machine would not accept the customer's card for 5 cents, and they didn't have any cash. The employee at the store refused to help and proceeded to take the items the little kid was trying to buy while also refusing to give her the money back. Luckily, the other customer was ready to fight for the kid's rights.

Scroll down to read the full story. After that, click here for a story of an employee who stood up to their micromanager by using their methods against him.

Entitled people possess the uncanny ability to make things that have nothing to do with them completely about themselves, wielding their victim mentality to try and recruit sympathetic people to their cause in order to ultimately get things their way.

This man's stepmother decided that his decision to name his child after his late mother was a slight against her, despite it having nothing to do with her and merely being an effort to honor his mother's memory. 

If Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" taught us anything, it's that the hardships that can come from having an unorthodox name can make us into a stronger person. Hopefully, this kid winds up with a "Sue" level of mental fortitude in order to deal with their extended family. Yes, I realize the author of this post said that he used the "male form" of his mother's name, but this joke doesn't work if I acknowledge that…

See the father's post, along with responses from readers of this popular online community, below.

Teens are some of the sassiest people on Earth. Just ask their parents! Teens are at an age where they're still considered kids, so they crave independence and freedom from their parents. But since they still rely on their parents for everything, they've still got to be home by 9 PM or take the trash to the curb each week. Since they're still young and learning, they often say or do things that are wildly sassy. Maybe you were like that as a teen, and if not, chances are you knew someone who was. 

Overreacting is par for the course when you're raising a teenager. You might not think it's a big deal to ask them to put their dishes in the dishwasher, but it can cause a kid to storm out of the room in frustration. It's a tale as old as time: parent versus child.

U/Anonymous0212's malicious compliance wasn't all that bad, but commenters still applauded their creativity. It just goes to show that teens will do whatever they want, no matter what the authority figures around them say. 

After you check out this kid's silly malicious compliance story, read about the actor who demanded that the sound designer play his sound cues faster… he didn't think he'd have to run around the stage, though!

This person wasn't intending to quit their job… until their insane boss pushed them into it. 

Working back-of-house at a restaurant is a job for the toughest among us. Chefs cook meals in intense heat, under tight time constraints, and there's a lot of shouting that goes on in these tight quarters. If you've watched a show like "The Bear," or worked in a kitchen yourself, you know exactly how the power dynamics work. Chefs are the bosses, and everyone else is expected to listen to them. It might not seem fair, but it's a nearly universal way of running a kitchen. As a young person, it can be a valuable learning experience. But for this person, u/c0uldashouldawoulda, it was a trying time in their life instead. 

This story is a great example of that old adage that people quit jobs because of bad bosses. They might love their role otherwise, but spending 40+ hours each week with a toxic boss is enough to make anyone update their resume and walk. At least this dude did it in an absolutely legendary way, which you can check out below. 

Up next, this woman's husband has a really strange idea: he wants to open a restaurant where magicians are the only clientele, and he won't listen to any naysayers. 

Let this story serve as a friendly reminder that it really is not worth it to take on someone else's job responsibilities on top our own duties. 

The first big reason is that if something goes awry, you will likely be blamed despite the fact that you were just trying to provide additional support. Secondly, you will also be taken for granted, and soon enough, your boss will be expecting you to handle those responsibilities on the day-to-day without any promotion or increased salary. Sure, some folks think showing that level of dedication will lead to a promotion. However, nine times out of ten, that mentality is justification for providing free labor. 

Keep scrolling below to see what happened after this warehouse employee was shamed for just trying to help. For more stories like this, feel free to take a look at this post about an employee who discovered a hidden camera in their office.

So many problems in the world could be so easily solved if people simply talked to each other and voiced their wants and needs. Instead, we constantly hear of grown adults behaving like toddlers because they don't know how to handle other adults out in the real world.

This story is the perfect example of people trying to get their way in the most twisted way possible, instead of just talking and solving their problems like regular people. OP (original poster) is a resident in an apartment complex that also has a communal pool for all residents to use. Some of the neighbors, instead of asking for permission to use the pool with their friends, decided to put up 'no entry' signs to try and have the whole pool for themselves. OP, who realized something was off with the homemade signs that suddenly appeared at the pool, decided to go talk to management about it…

Scroll down to read the full story. Up next, click here for a series of stories from IT workers about the ridiculous requests they get on the job.

Why do managers go through all the effort of hiring people to work for them if they only intend to bully those employees until they leave? What's in it for them to make their employees regret the decision to accept that job? Who does that help?

While I understand some managers are not actually fit to manage other people, and that can cause a lot of tension between those managers and their employees, the manager in this Reddit story definitely seemed like he was acting as a bad manager on purpose. OP (original poster) started their job back in September, and since day one, their boss has done nothing but criticize and ridicule them for everything they do. Even OP's therapist agreed that it sounds like their boss is trying to gaslight OP into quitting their job, but luckily, OP is ready to fight back.

Scroll down to read the full tale. After you are done, click here for a story of residents who decided to close the public complex pool to have a party with their friends

This homeowner has found themself in an infuriating predicament. They're being bothered by an HOA. Not their HOA. Just an HOA that keeps sticking its nose in this homeowner's business! 

There are a lot of people who feel that HOA-run neighborhoods are a complete no-go for them. When buying a home, they won't even consider living in a neighborhood that's run by the organization. Homeowner's Associations have gained a reputation for being money-hungry busybodies. Maybe you're thinking that that's too harsh. But did you know that HOA's routinely charge people money for things like parking in their own driveways, having a dog, grilling outside, or painting their house the "wrong" color? It's true! They don't often make the neighborhood look nicer. Instead, they just find ways to antagonize residents into paying hundreds or thousands each month simply to live in their own homes. 

This person's situation is especially infuriating because they're not even a member of this HOA! They moved into their house first, and HOA came second after more housing was built. That's not going to stop the HOA from trying to wring some money out of this person, as you can read in the story below. 

After that, these Renaissance Fair workers shared the funniest things people have ever said to them, like one person who wondered aloud, "Is that fire real?"

Cruise ships: floating palaces packed with tourists and plague that light up the oceans and terrorize whatever small port they happen to land in. You'd have to consider yourself mighty important indeed to think that one of these floating fortresses would forestall its scheduled course in order to accommodate your unfortunately entitled person... Sure, let's leave 3999 people waiting while the 4000th takes their time making your way back to the dock according to their own time.

Sure, it's a tough lesson to learn being marooned in some foreign port that you actually don't have permission to remain in… but a deserved one should it ever eventuate.

If you've ever worked retail near a port town, you've probably had one of these tourists waving tax exemption forms at you, chagrined that you've refused to accept their paperwork despite its irrelevance for their desired purchase. Though, perhaps this is a specific torment reserved for mine own circle of heck. Yes, these especially entitled vacationing persons will be perfectly content confoundedly beguiling you with their bickering arguments, all while their ship pulls out of port back out to see. It's rather amusing to watch their dawning realization that they're completely and utterly—well, kaputt.

This teen posted on this popular online community to see whether or not they were in the wrong for leaving their parents at a port where their cruise had stopped. They had rushed to make the boat while their parents dawdled behind, earning their parent's rage for "abandoning" them.

There is nothing worse than being caught in the middle of a toxic workplace dynamic. This manager had to constantly deal with a temperamental and disrespectful VP who routinely made matters all the more difficult for the manager's team of designers. 

The last straw came when the VP delayed a project for so long that the design team had to put together an entire marketing strategy for a prospective client in less than a week. When the day for the meeting finally arrived, the VP decided to disinvite all the designers and to ignore all of their ideas, as if all that work was meaningless. So, the team decided together to inform their manager that they would all be pursuing other job opportunities, which of course left the manager in a tough position.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the consequences for the VP. For more, check out this post about an entitled coworker who was excluded from a birthday party.