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Hypocritical managers of employee's workplace break their own rules regarding strict water breaks, employee is fed up: ‘I feel like this is completely unethical’
"No one is happy about it, but one of the people above me on the 'front end' always hides her own drink behind customer service, while also getting on everyone else if they have a drink."
'Jack the Jacket Man': 20 Final bosses who shall not let you pass
If you have to pick one final boss to defeat, who's it going to be?
Video game lovers know the concept of a final boss. After you've traveled through the first part of the level, beating monsters along the way, you get to the biggest, baddest villain of them all. It can take ages to defeat one of these dudes. In some games, the boss will end you dozens of times before you finally win. In others, you have to grind for gear or level up your armor before you ever have a chance at defeating that dude.
Well, real life has some final bosses, too. I'm a fan of that absolute unit of a blueberry. Not to mention that dude who's holding an utterly ginormous guitar! You can check it out below and select your own final boss to defeat!
Next, these pizza delivery workers shared the stories of their worst-tipping customers.
'You wanna drown in paperwork? Be my guess!': Truck driver maliciously complies with new scanning policy, gives payroll a major headache
Some bosses care more about enforcing ridiculous policies than assessing whether or not said policies are efficient. How many times have you found yourself in a work situation when the easy solution is staring right in front of you but you can't say anything because of your temperamental and particular boss?
This truck driver had to deal with a silly new rule about scanning tons of extra paperwork to corporate when all he really needed to do was scan a few signed pages. Of course, despite voicing his concerns, the driver was ignored and told that he needed to scan and send everything. Eventually, he did a job that involved mountains of paperwork and the day finally arrived when he would happily comply maliciously and show his boss how ridiculous the new rules really are.
Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about the top Karens of the week!
New mom sabotages her husband's gaming tournament after he refuses to help care for their newborn: 'Step up and be a parent too'
Parenting is a two-person job. While there are excellent single parents out there, caring for a newborn often requires the waking attention of two fully attentive adults, which is why having children can make or break a relationship. When new parents reach a boiling point, things can go south very quickly.
For the Redditor in our next tale, things took a turn for the worse the moment their baby was born. Although he never showed signs of inattentiveness or laziness prior to the birth of their baby, this man became a whole new person in the midst of fatherhood–and not for the better. The wife and new mom originally posted this story online asking strangers on the Internet if her confusion and fury were misplaced, but after reading a few details about her husband's reaction to their new life together, it's clear.
Keep scrolling to read how this new mom stood up for herself and her needs as a human when her lackluster husband found a higher calling in his video games over his duty to his newborn child.
After accepting candidate for a full-time job, employer retracts offer and changes it to part-time, leaving candidate high and dry: ‘They pulled the rug out from under me’
Hiring managers, this is a message for all of you, so please read it carefully – Employment is a two-way street. You have to treat candidates with the same respect you expect them to treat you. You need employees just as much as they need employers, and everything about the hiring process should be a good match for both sides.
That means that just as you expect candidates to not lie in their resumes, you cannot lie in the job posting. It is as simple as that. The job should fit the right person, and it cannot be done if you are not being honest about the terms when you put them out there. No candidate should go through the long hiring process just to learn that what was written and said about the job is not true. It is disrespectful and simply a waste of everyone's time.
Scroll down to read what happened to the candidate in this Reddit story who accepted a new job only to discover the hiring manager lied about it being full-time. Up next, click here for a story of a job candidate who was forced to sit on the floor for an interview.
'Neighbors took it upon themselves to trim our forsythia bushes': 20 Neighborly squabbles from neighbors who just can't get along
These people are not thrilled with their neighbors' behavior. They decided to blast their next-door nemesis online, and people are quick to commiserate!
Some folks are annoying neighbors without trying to be. They have the best intentions, but they don't think about the ways that their actions might impact the person living just a few feet away. For example, u/Medic979's neighbor has taken to leaving out tasty treats for the squirrels. Why's that an issue? Well, he's left out delicacies like lobster and corn! He stacks this food (probably leftovers he doesn't want to trash) on fence posts on his side of the property. I'm sure the squirrels are obsessed with it. But you know who else is? "Raccoons and mice and bugs," unfortunately! Worse still, he knows it bothers his neighbor, but he won't stop doing it. Turns out when you create a gourmet wildlife restaurant serving the most filthy and feral critters of the world, neighbors don't take kindly to it.
Check out a bunch of really unhappy neighbors. From people who've butchered plants to those who keep stealing public space for themselves, there are plenty of ways for these people to be annoying.
Next, check out these final bosses who will simply not let you pass, sorry.
Boss denies employee's leave because they've "used too much" of their "unlimited" PTO: 'I'm going anyways'
Just when you think employers and managers might actually be instating policy with their workers' best interest in mind you find yourself, yet again, disappointed. As with anything in life, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is… and there's bound to be a catch. So, when you first hear that some employers are now offering "unlimited" PTO as an incentive for their workers, your first thought is "Wow, unlimited PTO, that's pretty neat! As long as I get my work done I can take as much time off as I want!" You might even apply for a role with this expectation while HR eggs on that expectation with a forced smile.
However, this fantasy will quickly become a reality when you discover that you can't actually take "unlimited" leave. As it turns out, employers haven't suddenly developed an interest in maintaining a happy, motivated, and healthy workforce—with a passion for their work and lives driving productivity. No, the reality is that while you don't have a set number of days of PTO you do still need to get those days approved and if you take too much leave you're going to get flagged for a conversation with HR.
Here's the kicker: Employers really only do this to reduce the company's liability of PTO, that pesky PTO liability that employers loathe and sometimes even decry for hanging over the overhead of their business. In a sense "unlimited" is really a fancy way of saying "You don't have a set number of leave days and so we can give you as many or as little as we want and we also don't have to pay you for it when you leave."
This worker discovered this when their boss denied their leave request because they were using "too much" of their "unlimited" PTO. The frustrated worker shared their experience with this online community, sparking discussion on the subject.
‘He [took] the upgrade instead of sitting with his wife’: Man refuses to give up premium economy seat for entitled husband's new wife, offers to sell it to him instead
Excuse me, sir. I paid for this seat!
Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'
Employees who regularly work expected overtime as part of the job come to rely on that money to earn their living. Time is money and money is time, right? So what happens when employers can't seem to afford that overtime payment but somehow maintain the expectations that employees should be completing that extra work?
Well, if the employees are empowered enough, then they should let their bosses know the simple and fair truth: if employees must say goodbye to that money, then their employees must also say goodbye to that time and work. Thankfully, this Redditor was confident enough to stand their ground despite pressure from their bosses to answer the phone and complete tasks outside of their regular work hours. They ended up maliciously complying with these new overtime rules by asking whether or not every excess task will be covered via overtime compensation. This frustrated their employer to no end, almost like how their boss frustrated their team by cutting back on overtime compensation in the first place. Talk about getting a taste of your own medicine, sir!
For more stories like this, check out this post about an entitled coworker who demanded that an employee cover her shift.
'Never let someone tell you how much you are worth': Loyal employee gets denied raise and then finds her position listed on a job site, quits on the spot and gets $30k more
This is your sign to ask for that raise, and don't you dare lowball yourself!
20+ Hilarious work fails these employees made on the job: 'I felt like such an idiot'
Have you ever messed up at work before? A lot of us have, whether we let a project slip through the cracks, forgot we had to give a presentation, or even forgot to mute our mics during a video call. We're human; it happens. But what about a fail so bad your coworkers still bring it up years later? Or a work fail so embarrassing you had no choice but to change jobs? These are the kinds of mistakes that become office legends, the stories that get told and retold at every company gathering. Imagine sending an email meant for your friend to the entire company or accidentally deleting crucial files right before a big meeting. Oops! The employees below have shared their most hilarious and cringe-worthy work fails. These stories are sure to make you laugh—and maybe even feel a little better about your own slip-ups. They may never live them down, but at least they can laugh about it now. Read on for a good chuckle and a little bit of second-hand embarrassment.
'He brought down the wrath of the fire inspector': Tenant gets back at landlord for insisting they get a pro to install a smoke detector
In case no one's reminded you recently, go ahead and test the batteries in your smoke alarms! Don't roll your eyes: it seems minor, but it could save your life.
You might not need to check your smoke detector if it goes off every single time you cook. Then you know it's working! But heaven forbid there was ever a fire in the middle of the night, that detector would be loud enough to wake you so you could get outside to safety. It's not the kind of thing you should neglect, as u/tdlm40 knows after their run-in with their landlord. They're a tenant who bought a brand new detector after moving in. The landlord should be thanking them for saving a few bucks and taking the initiative, but instead, they're giving them a hard time about it.
Some commenters sided with the tenant. Others sided with the landlord, stating that he may have been required to get a professional to do the install. You can decide for yourself: keep scrolling to read the entire tale of malicious compliance.
After that, this hotel worker absolutely suffers each year during the hotel's annual Board of Directors meeting thanks to bossy executive assistants demanding nicer rooms.
Arrogant hiring manager gives unsolicited advice following job candidate's application withdrawal: 'Accepting only easy opportunities is probably not going to take you as far'
There cannot be many folks out there who enjoy receiving unwanted feedback. This hiring manager thought it was a good idea to respond to a job candidate's request to withdraw an application by giving them a completely uncalled-for lecture about what it takes to be a good manager and how to navigate a professional career successfully.
As many folks in the comments section pointed out, the truth of the matter is that the interviewer has clearly been having trouble filling a property management position with so much responsibility and so little pay… so much so that the only way he can justify said responsibility and pay is by pretending that the applicants who are running away from this "opportunity" are the ones at fault here. Of course, there could have been an opportunity for the interviewer to do some self-reflection, but instead, he chose to channel his frustration by blaming others for not wanting to step up and work hard. Sounds like he's taken a page from the Kim Kardashian school of hard work.
Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a teacher's malicious compliance.
'Exam time starts and I whip out my 3D glasses': Determined student creates masterful workaround for teacher's test-taking rule
Admittedly, this is probably the coolest way you could cheat on a test. It's certainly out of the ordinary!
Students are endlessly inventive when it comes to their schoolwork. These days, kids are using the internet to guide them to the right answers and to write the perfect papers for them. But before that, they had to get creative with just a pen and paper.
U/Sarcastic_Otter had a high school teacher back in the 1980s who was kind enough to let students bring a 3x5 notecard full of notes to their exams. Maybe you've done this yourself: you have to sit down and write as teeny tiny as you possibly can on this notecard, front and back, and just hope that you're writing down the relevant information you'll need.
This person was willing to go the extra mile to get the best test results. Their teacher was probably both impressed and irritated. This student is going to be the reason for a rule: "Must write in black ink" might be on the instructions for the next note-card exception!
Up next, this silly boss wanted his employee to change their "upsetting" email tone by replying to every single email, "Got it!"
Neighbor builds eight-foot fence after entitled Karen complains to the HOA about her lawn: 'If it bugs you that much, you're more than welcome to do the work'
It's hard to imagine caring so much about the look of a neighbor's backyard that one feels the need to stir up drama. This entitled Karen essentially used their neighbor's adjacent backyard as their own frequently and without any complaint from the neighbor. However, after the neighbor caught a cold and needed to remain in bed for a week, the entitled Karen started having major issues with the status of her neighbor's lawn, so much so that she decided to call the HOA about it.
Here is a rare instance when the HOA took the opportunity to consult the neighbor first for their side of the story before fining them. Surprisingly, when the HOA board learned the truth, they had enough moral backbone to side with the neighbor and to merely express the desire for her to mow her lawn when she was fully recovered from her cold. It sounds like this is probably the only HOA in the universe that would resolve this conflict with that level of care and consideration.
Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more HOA drama, check out this post about some folks who found a loophole in their HOA policy.
Man's neighbor threatens to call police for mowing his lawn, so he stops mowing their side of the yard: ‘I said it's too loud and I might get in trouble"
"Daughter dearest" gets the karma she deserves.
‘To think they [felt] entitled to MY money is beyond me’: Plotting roommates try to dupe third roommate out of her $2,370 security deposit return, turns the dupe on them instead
"Just because you don't get along with someone doesn't mean you can steal from them kiddos!!! Careful who you live with…"
'Answer each and every email with "got it"': Boss insists that employee change the "upsetting" tone of their emails
Email etiquette changes everywhere you go. Politeness is key, of course. But at some workplaces, emails have to be answered in a highly specific way, even if the employees think it's ridiculous.
Having instant messaging is such a convenient way to avoid emails. It can be such a slog to search for a specific phrase in a lengthy email chain, minimizing everyone's long link-filled signatures as you go. Instant messaging doesn't require you to start every message with an "I hope this email finds you well." It's just quick and to the point.
For external emails though, like ones between a business and clients, sometimes these things are a necessity. U/Outrageous_Bet7212 writes that as an administrative nurse, they tried to keep their emails brief. But that didn't fly with their boss. This boss didn't like the "tone" of the admin nurse's emails, and had some weird advice to change it up. You can read the full story down below, as well as comments from people who've had a few annoying email situations in their own lives.
Up next, these goofy goobers are some real dummies according to their friends, like one person whose coworker wouldn't drink water, ever, because "water makes you rust."
'This is [not] a scheduled absence': Boss's attitude towards barista over the passing of their beloved dog sparks controversy online
Pets are family, they always have been and always will be—but are especially so for the generations of young (and aging) adults who can't afford and wouldn't have the financial security to start a family and have human children of their own—even if they wanted to. The reality is that, for a lot of people, their pets are the closest family and maybe even the only family that they will ever have. They are treasured closely, and the loss of one is always tragic…
With that in mind, members of this online community were horrified to read that this boss's flippant response to the barista who worked for them, telling the barista that the cafe where they worked was too understaffed for them to miss that afternoon, also noting that they were the only key-holder available at that time. If you've worked retail or in the service industry, this type of thing will probably be all too familiar to you, with employers making it near impossible for their "key-holders" to take days off, not wanting to work the opening or closing shifts themselves. Employers act like the "keys" are the keys to nuclear missiles or something and only the chosen few could possibly hold them, meaning that sickness or family emergencies don't hold a candle to unlocking or locking the doors or the business.
Community members shared their thoughts and advice in the comments, admonishing the boss for their attitude and advising the barista on how they should be handling the situation and moving forward. It's ironic, in a really depressing way, how much the boss's response bears resemblance to that famous "we're so understaffed today" meme (at the end of this post) that was popular a few years back.
‘You want a ride? This is the one you’re getting': Sister takes a scenic route to teach her entitled little brother a lesson after he repeatedly demands a ride home from work
Sibling relationships can be a little complicated sometimes. There's a moment in every sibling relationship where sisterly obligation overlaps with the 'oh-heck-no' clause–and for some siblings who like to push the limits of their family's patience, this delicate dynamic can quickly descend into a hard-earned life lesson at the hands of malicious compliance.
The sister in this next Reddit story reached the limit of her patience pretty quickly when it came to her entitled little brother. Although he didn't have a driver's license, he got a job in high school that was across town, a 30-40 minute drive from the family home. Initially, he'd promised the fam that he'd take public transportation, relishing in the idea of being independent and making his own money, but after many long afternoons and tired days on the bus, he started bickering with his sister and begging for a ride home on her day off.
Suddenly, public transportation just wasn't for him.
Luckily, his sister was there to put him in his place. Keep scrolling to read how an older sis maliciously complied with her baby brother's complaints, making him instantly regret asking for a ride home when she decided to take the scenic route. After this, here's another story of malicious compliance in the workplace.
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