Work-life balance is obviously a struggle for many adulting employees, but most of them would not make the egregious error of agreeing to live with a coworker.

This Redditor luckily didn't even go so far as to move in with his coworker Jim, but the abstract conversations they were having about the idea felt like a done deal to him. So when the original poster (OP) ended up getting invited by his sister to move to a much nicer neighborhood, he kindly told Jim that unfortunately, the timing was not going to work out.

Let's just say that Jim did not take this news well at all. He ended up conspiring with other coworkers to get OP fired. After hitting a low point, OP managed to bounce back by getting a job at a school doing environmental work. While there, he learned that the school was also in charge of handling the contracts for the same nearby warehouse where he was recently dismissed. At long last, OP finally got his petty revenge by firing all his former coworkers who previously betrayed him. Talk about epic!

For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee who managed to get no assigned work despite having three different bosses. 

What would you have chosen if you had to choose between fighting for what is rightfully yours and keeping your job? This might sound like a terrible choice to make, and it is, but unfortunately, many employees have to make that choice whether they like it or not.

Imagine you discovered that your company has made a mistake in your paycheck and has been paying you less than you deserve for over 7 months. Even after the company admitted to the mistake, they still refuse to pay you back for the 7 months of wrong paychecks, which amounts to around $20,000. Since you know for a fact that what their doing is illegal, If you press on and threaten to sue, you will probably win and get that money, but you will also most likely be fired from your job. However, if you keep quiet and let it go, not only do you lose $20k, but you also lose a significant amount of your dignity and integrity. Either way, you lose something you do not deserve to lose.

While you ponder over your choice, keep scrolling to read the full story this dilemma is based on. After you are done, click here for a story of a resident who refused to give it to their neighbors' demands.

When an entitled aunt decided to bring along eight friends for an international trip to a family member's wake, she clearly crossed a line. Not only did she expect her family to cover the friends' accommodations, but she also thought her presence would be a welcome addition to the somber occasion. The niece, who was driving to pick up the aunt and other family members, found herself waiting over an hour for their arrival. When the aunt finally showed up, she arrived with all her friends in tow, leaving the niece absolutely stunned. First off, her car simply couldn't hold that many people. Carefully choosing how to execute her petty revenge, the niece decided enough was enough. She sped away like she was in a getaway car with zero regrets. A week later, the aunt returned without her friends and tried to guilt the family into feeling sorry for her predicament. But to her surprise, no one was moved. Instead, they had grown tired of her drama. Keep reading below to see why.

Entitlement reveals itself in a number of ways. The most apparent way? When folks assume they can use things you own repeatedly, especially without some sort of compensation. Now, this excludes families and friends whom you don't mind sharing "the wealth" with. But when your next-door neighbors start getting carried away with using your utilities, like water, they can in turn mess up your living experience. That's where you draw the line.

The man in this story is venting about how his neighbor has been using his well water since their well dried up. It's been a week and some change, and upon asking the neighbors when they plan on fixing it, the neighbors respond with a half-hearted answer that implies they don't know nor care. Mind you, they've been bringing over "multiple 5-gallon buckets" to fill up with this guy's water. The neighbors are a family of 10 with a surplus of animals. Had this not been the case, maybe this man wouldn't be so upset about the ordeal. He decides to cut off their water, with a warning, and the mother of the family next door is not happy about it.

Look, the bottom line: don't be entitled and expect people to be okay with it. Especially when it seems like you're just mooching off of someone's empathy and kindness. Scroll to read the entire story.

Everyone has made a memorable mistake on an assessment in school at some point. Sometimes, your mind blanks under pressure and you find yourself unable to even make an educated guess. When this happens, there really is no point in fabricating a legitimate response. You know you're not going to get any credit on this problem, so let's not pretend otherwise.

These folks found themselves in similar situations and decided to at least laugh at themselves. If you're going to fail an exam, you might as well fail gloriously instead of walking away from the experience with your head held down. When these scenarios happen, the reality of the situation is your teacher is going to know you didn't study from grading the test. Since both parties seem to be on the same page, you might as well have fun with your answer. Some of these teachers even enjoyed the ridiculous responses their clever students gave, even if they did still fail the test.

Keep scrolling below for these amusing exam mistakes. For more content like this, check out these poorly written job postings. 

This person had a strange request for her salon, and the salon wasn't happy to hear about her plans. 

If you want to antagonize your hairdresser before your cut, that's your prerogative, but it's not the brightest idea. You're at the salon to get a nice haircut, something you probably can't do as nicely on your own. The hairdresser has immense power over you as they cut your hair---they can make you look amazing, goofy, or somewhere in between. No one goes to a hairdresser wanting a bad haircut, but it happens, and bugging your stylist before or during the cut isn't going to help that at all. 

This woman had an odd request for her stylist. She had an appointment at a day spa to get her and her sister's hair styled. However, the salon was quite strict with who they let in, as many establishments were in the early 2020s. When the salon informed her of this, the woman canceled her appointment, seemingly on a whim. You can check out the full tale down below. 

Up next, check out some super strange home designs, like the abominable "hair stairs," or the world's most poorly placed bathtub (located next to a flight of stairs!). 

Bosses who make passive-aggressive comments on a regular basis should not expect loyalty in return. 

This guy already was in hot water for repeatedly being late when it came to paying his team. Any sensible boss knows that you never want to mess with someone's paycheck. That's the easiest way to turn your employees against you. On top of that, he had the audacity to make a passing remark to this Redditor that his output was not justifying his salary. This dude, who really seems to be a walking HR problem at this point, is lucky his employees aren't coming back with comments about his managerial style and lack of timely payments. It doesn't seem like his output is justifying his position as their boss.

After a period of looking for other work on the side, the original poster (OP) finally found a better opportunity and was preparing to give his two weeks' notice when his boss sent a series of even more unprofessional messages. Let's just say those texts made OP reconsider staying for a second longer, let alone two weeks. 

For more stories like this, here is one about a job seeker's big mistake at a networking event.

Family dynamics always have their own unique complications. Human relationships are filled with ups and downs. That's the beauty of it! You'll fall and make mistakes, but you'll grow from it all and blossom like a butterfly into the best version of yourself. Family is the one relationship that is supposed to stay strong during all of your ebbs and flows, but sometimes it's not that easy. In this case, a dad didn't know how to react after his daughter choose to move out to live with her "deadbeat" bio mom. Her bio mom left her when she was very little and was raised by her dad ever since. The daughter is 18 now and the mother has come back out of nowhere. The daughter, desperate to have a relationship with her mom, starts taking her side and being mean to her dad and step mom. Eventually she is so upset she leaves and her dad metaphorically opens the door for her, even taking away her college fund. 

However, it didn't take long for the daughter to come running back. She apologized and realized that her bio mom was the "deadbeat" that her father described her as. Eighteen might technically be considered an adult, but she is still just a kid making mistakes. But so was the father and their beautiful reconciliation has them growing and moving forward towards and even stronger father-daughter bond. Read the entire story below! 

With the continued rise of video-centric social media platforms in conjunction with the ever-increasing presence of video recording devices, it seems that any etiquette there might have been surrounding not recording videos of strangers or acquaintances and posting them online is virtually nonexistent.

The desire for views, clicks, and fake internet points has increasingly encouraged bystanders to whip out their phones and start recording whenever something "interesting" occurs. Turning unhelpful bystanders into insidious meddlers like Jake Gyllenhaal's character in Nightcrawler with no interest in helping those in need when it could possibly interfere with their chance at clout.

This Tiktoker has suddenly realized that there are real-world consequences to the things we post online! 

Many of us grew up being told over and over to be cautious what we share online. Others throw caution to the wind and post whatever they feel like, whenever they feel like. The internet remembers everything! Once you post something online, even if you delete is immediately, there's still a chance your post will live on forever if even one person or website saves your content. Posting strong opinions, risky pictures, insensitive rants, or other things like that can come back to bite you. 

It seems like this Tiktoker had that horrible realization in real time! She runs an account where she takes videos of the clothing of random strangers and judges them on it. While this could be funny, it does sound rather mean-spirited---not to mention it's a major invasion of the privacy of these poor people who are just out in the world living their lives. Just think about how many times you're out and about wearing clothing that's 

Check out the full story below! Then, read about the wellness store employee who kept telling this dude not to park in a specific place, adding, "If you walk away, I can have your car towed." 

This engineer was the backbone of the entire department, so when they discovered their slacker manager being completely useless, something in them snapped. Besides, it was about time someone let management know who's boss…

Have you ever worked a job where you were doing basically the entire project with no credit? Whether you're on a group project in high school with the class slackers or if you're the one guy in a hard hat who actually knows how to use a hammer, the results are the same on any collaborative effort–the hardest working member of the group is usually the one with the least credit for the final product. 

That's why, when u/Morty_IS_Rick, a hardworking engineer at a manufacturing company, discovered that his direct manager was slacking off all the time, he was peeved. Like most of us, the original poster (OP) of this story kept his head down and pushed through his work, but finally, after a round of strange, surprise layoffs that left the department with a skeleton crew (and therefore, more work), OP was at a breaking point. 

Read on to enjoy the visceral reaction of an employee pushed to his limit who finally told off a slacker manager attempting to belittle his efforts. 

Many families these days find themselves in a financial pinch and have to stay with a family member in order to save up. So, when this family found themselves homeless, the in-laws happily opened their doors for them. The in-laws welcomed the mother, father, and kids and have all been enjoying a roof together. The in-laws keep living their life like usual, which makes sense because it is their home, right? Well, the mother who was welcomed in by the in-laws is getting petty for just that. She says they keep inviting guests over at inconvenient times for her and her family and they don't even warn her. So, instead of opening up a dialogue about it, she starts to give them a dose of their own medicine and has people over without alerting them. She goes to Reddit to share her petty revenge that she was so pleased with but was met with many taking the side of the in-laws. See for yourself below! 

Most high-achieving students have had to deal with slackers in the class. They might ask for your input on a writing assignment, only to try to get you to write the entire essay for them. They might mooch off of your study guide. They might contribute next to nothing on a group project and attempt to take all the credit. And of course, they might look over your shoulder during a class test.

Here, we have a student who understandably had enough of the slacker who sat next to him in class and repeatedly copied the Redditor's answers on assessments. One might not notice it the first time. One might have a sneaking suspicion that foul play might be going on the second time. However, by the third time, this student knew the slacker was a cheater.

Luckily, the original poster (OP) was far more clever than the cheater was. On the next exam, he purposely put in all the wrong answers, waited for the cheater to copy them all down and submit his test early, and then quickly change them to the right answers before the end of class. This was, of course, a risk, but OP had been keeping a mental log of the correct answers the entire time and managed to pull this off just in time. There was obviously a degree of shock on the part of the cheating student when the exams were returned and he got a literal zero. Meanwhile, OP got 100%. We hope he told the cheater to try studying the next time around.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. When you're done, feel free to check out this post about entitled neighbors who kept using a resident's garden and bathroom without their permission.

A snitch with nothing better to do is like a loaded trebuchet waiting for a breeze to destabilize the launching mechanism–it's an accident waiting to happen. This neighbor was flabbergasted when he received an embarrassingly paranoid email from his HOA after having a small gathering for his birthday party. There was no loud music and no excessive disturbance, so what was it that set off this snitching HOA? Three black SUVs.

After living in a quiet neighborhood with a particularly stringent HOA, u/Moetheoneandonly, the original poster (OP) of this story, was no stranger to living according to the neighborhood's rules. They planned a birthday gathering at their house with a few close friends, parking a total of 6 cars near their house and only 2 parked on the street. The night was a simple, fun evening that nobody could contest as riotous, but there was something that still nagged at the overly paranoid HOA. Not only were they just waiting for a slip-up, but apparently the black cars parked outside the house 'unsettled and startled' several of the neighbors. 

Keep scrolling to read the hilarious trolling that occurred when the HOA's accusatory email went viral–and the satisfying public apology that followed.

While waiting in line at the grocery store, this dad and his 2-year-old son found themselves in the middle of a wild scene. Right in front of them, a Boomer was having a total meltdown over his apple juice, waving around a half-full gallon jug and loudly complaining to the poor cashier that it tasted awful. As the entitled Boomer went on and on, the toddler started to imitate him. Not quite old enough to speak, the kid still nailed the Boomer's whiny voice, causing nearby shoppers to stifle their laughs. The dad couldn't help but chuckle as he realized what his little one was doing.

In the comments, people chimed in about how ruthless and funny kids can be at that age. They shared their own stories of toddlers doing the most outrageous things, proving that laughter often comes from the most unexpected places—even an entitled person's meltdown. Just another day in the grocery store, right?

Some business leaders wield workers' feelings of insecurity like a weapon, using snide, cutting disparaging comments to keep their subordinates on the back foot and underfoot where they safely won't try to rock the boat, following orders without question—most importantly, not daring to ask for more money or promotions that align their compensation with the work they're actually doing. 

While being capable of getting along with anyone is an important skill to have, it remains a fact that you're not always going to get along with those you work with, and sometimes, they may even be intentionally obtuse and noncooperative. You'll find that working with leaders who use the above methods will be one of these times, and you won't feel like doing anything for them or with them beyond the bare minimum.

This project manager was stunned when, a month into their new job, their boss turned and said to them, "I need more from your position to justify the pay." The prospects of their loaded words were unsettling and left them wondering just how secure their new job was. They asked members of an online career advice community as to what they should be doing, but things didn't get better for them during their time at the company. They eventually found a new role and returned to share an update of how they decided to quit their job without notice once they had another job secured after a recent onslaught of unprofessional texts from their boss. They shared screenshots of their resignation letter along with an explanation of where things currently stood. 

See their account of events and the reader's responses below.

This worker made a mistake when they gave their employer a generous 6-month notice that they'd be leaving. That's very nice of them. This employee, u/Knowslittle, shared that they were unhappy in their current job. Instead of looking elsewhere, they first enquired about switching to another department. They were sick of doing the work of three people. That's a heavy burden to put on one person, and this worker "had enough," in their own words. 

They shared this great story of malicious compliance, and added in an update that they the kind comments had been validating during such a difficult time in their life. You can check out the entire story down below, as well as comments from people cheering this quiet quitter on as they follow the career path they deserve. 

After that, check out the story about the security guard who got their boss fired since he wouldn't stop pestering them on vacation, writing that they "sent an email to my HR with all the emails, texts, [and] call logs." 

Family members always like to weigh in when it comes to their relatives' weddings, especially when they have absolutely no right to do so.

Here, we have a bride who had been planning a Halloween-themed wedding weekend for over two years now. Everyone in the family was well aware of the theme and seemed to be perfectly fine with it. That is, until about six weeks before the wedding when a group of extended family members decided to suddenly freak out with little time to spare. Out of nowhere, they were criticizing the theme and were requesting a ton of changes. 

We have to hand it to this bride for refusing to give in and deciding that the best way to respond to her folks was to disinvite them. It takes courage to double down on your convictions, but when it's your event and when you're the person primarily paying for it, you are well within your right to do so.

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 entitled neighbors who took things way too far. 

Don't just get petty—get creative. Try to become so petty it strikes fear (or laughter) into the hearts of those around you. Become formidable and unchallenged by societal norms! 

Communication comes easily for some people, but for others it can be intimidating. Instead of asking for what they want, they'd rather use passive-aggressive behavior to get what they desire. In some cases, it's the safer option: you never know how a stranger might react to you asking them to switch seats with you on a long flight. Other people got back at their coworkers by withholding office supplies. And if you have a bad roommate, let me tell you, there are a ton of ideas for you contained in these stories below. Some people blasted music to get back at them, while one person got back at a smelly roommate by posting flyers for free hygiene supplies all over the dorms. 

Check out a bunch of hilarious petty people below. Then, read about the eye-opening moments people realized they needed to leave their jobs, with one person revealing that their "entire team left within a 6 month period." 

There is a dark side to company loyalty. This employee had been working with a mentor who had been at the company for 50 years. We all know this kind of guy. He's the one with very little work-life balance and a ton of confusing passion for corporate culture. He doesn't use all of his vacation days and he never discusses his salary with other employees. In other words, he has sold his soul.

This new hire felt empowered to advocate for himself and negotiate a higher salary, considering that he had added further responsibilities to the job. He ended up learning that he is now making more than his mentor. So much for company loyalty, then! We hope that he shared this revelation to his mentor so that perhaps this transparency could lead to an awakening for him.

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 an employee who outlasted his Karen coworker.