Narcissistic bosses tend to reprimand their employees for simply following orders.

Why is this a common phenomenon? Well, it probably has something to do with the fact that many poor-performing managers give bad orders. When they see the repercussions of those orders play out in front of them, they don't know how to handle it. So, instead of taking it like a champion and admitting their faults, they punish their employees instead. It's much easier to do, if you didn't know…

Take the boss in this story, for example. They are enforcing a rather unpopular protocol in the office, having to do with keeping employees' personal belongings off their desks. The employee doesn't want to write down their colleagues' "violations" each time they occur, but their boss insists. So, they follow the demands to the letter. The boss didn't like that one bit.

Some cats are born just a little different than others, and that doesn't mean that there's something wrong with them.

There are many things that cats have in common. Pretty much all cats love soft and fluffy blankets. And practically all cats will try to steal food off your plate when you're not looking. And essentially all cats will have zoomies in the middle of the night and run right across your face at full speed - at least once in their lives. But even though they have a lot in common, all cats are still unique in their own ways - from the way that they behave to the way that they look. 

Some cats go through all kinds of experiences that leave these cats looking unique. Other cats are born a little chunky and remain that way, no matter how much you try to change that. Some cats are born huge and don't stop growing - and they're not some special breed or something, they're just really large regular cats. And then there are tiny kittens that turn into just-as-tiny cats. That happens too. As long as your kitty is healthy, then you should have no cause for concern. You just have a forever kitten. And that's pretty cute. 

It was at that moment that the company realized… they messed up.

The longer you stay at a certain workplace, the more responsibilities you accumulate. Your job rarely stays the same as the years go by, and even though you started with doing one thing, you might find yourself doing a whole lot more down the line.

This is accurate for employees who have stayed at the same job for a few years, and even more accurate for those who have been there for decades. My mom, for example, has been working at the same workplace for 30 years, and she is now nearing retirement. She has climbed the corporate ladder and has reached a status that is basically irreplaceable. There is no chance in the world that her company will find someone who would be able to properly take over her job, mostly because of how much she already knows about the work and the company. It would take a whole team of people and months of work to even get close to covering everything my mom does for them, and even then, it would probably never be as good as it was when she was in charge.

The same can be said about the employee in the story below, except they didn't retire as my mom will; they were abruptly fired with no explanation. 

Getting fired from a company you have dedicatedly worked for for over a decade cannot be easy, but at least this employee can find consolation by knowing the company probably regrets the decision already. Not only did they have to hire four employees to do the job of the one fired employee, but even then, the new team still struggled to take over all the work and tasks the fired employee accumulated over the years.

At first, when these teammates called the fired employee to ask for clarifications or advice, the employee did their best to help. However, when it became a daily practice, one that was in their way of finding a new job, this employee decided to stop helping altogether. Why should they help the company that fired them, for free, while sitting at home and applying for a new job? Why should they waste any more of their time for a workplace that clearly did not appreciate all their hard work?

Time for your sum up of everything purrfect that happened this week! 

Another week has come to an end, another Caturday is starting, and after a week as difficult as this one, all that we want is a day of peace, quiet, and wholesomeness. Not a lot to ask for, right? Except that sometimes it is. Sometimes, it is hard to ignore the realities of the world and our lives and just… dissconnect for a while. Sometimes, we need something to help us start our day on the right paw. And that something is right here, waiting for you to scroll through it, in the form of this week's Caturday meowgazine. 

If there is one thing in this world that could make us smile without putting in any effort, it's cats. But instead of having to scroll through endless unwanted social media posts, we do the hard work for you by putting together the best cat content of the week into one segment. Here, we have the funniest cat memes of the week, the most viral cat tweets of the week, and the cutest, most heartwarming cat stories that were shared and endlessly talked about on the internet. No need to go sifting through the madness, just start your Caturday right here, and we promise you that your morning will be a purrfect one. 

Sometimes, the only way to get your roommate to respect your boundaries is to test theirs.

When you move in with someone, not only do you sign a contractual agreement with your landlord, but you're often agreeing to a nonverbal understanding that both parties will treat one another with respect. 

Now, respect among roommates comes in many forms. Of course, there is the importance of giving one another a respectable amount of personal space. However, there is also keeping one another informed on visitors, commitments, and relevant logistics that might affect the other person's living experience. And then there's respecting one another's personal belongings by, well, not touching them.

This roommate could not help himself from eating the author's food repeatedly. Despite several attempts to ask him to purchase and consume his own food, he refused to follow through with his fake promises. This left the author with no other choice but to find alternative methods to keep his roommate from touching his food.

When a neighbor is taking something that's yours, they'll find every excuse in the book to keep it that way.

It's just another day, so you might as well laugh at some memes. 

Nobody wants to work these days… more than what they are being paid for.

Every time your boss approaches you with a new task or an addition to your daily workload, the first thing you should ask yourself before taking it on is: "Am I being paid enough to do this?"

Wanting to prove yourself at your job shouldn't mean you must overwork yourself to burnout, and no one should feel bad about telling their boss that they have enough on their plate at the moment. 'No' is a full sentence, even if you say it to a manager. If they can't see value in an employee who knows their limits, they may not be the type of person you want to work for.

Any manager would try to save money for the company by letting one employee do the work of two, as long as they can get away with it. When the coworker in the story below quit their job, that is exactly what the manager tried to do with the remaining employee. Without saying much, this boss added one task after the other to the employee's workload, until they basically found themselves doing their coworker's job on top of their own. 

After a subtle pat on their back, and no talk about a title change or compensation for doing the job of two, this employee realised exactly the situation they gotten themselves into: They showed their manager that the company can refrain from hiring a replacement for the coworker who left, and they willingly put themselves in a position they cannot take back.

Now, this employee is unsure of how to proceed. Should they stand up for themselves and tell their boss exactly what tasks they are willing and unwilling to do, or should they give up completely and look for another job? One thing they know for sure is that they can't keep working while doing the job of two, but for some reason, they find it too hard to say that to their boss…

Keep scrolling to read the full story, and let us know in the comments below what you would have done in that situation. After that, check out this story of a hotel clerk who taught an entitled guest a lesson.

The minute you close your inbox on Friday, your cat opens cuddle mode.

Friday rolls around and suddenly those "just following up" emails can paws until Monday. The laptop closes, the inbox keeps piling up somewhere out of sight, and your cat appears like they've been monitoring your work schedule all week. You try to sneak in one last reply, but now there's a tail across the keyboard and a paw resting directly on your wrist. Clearly you've been reassigned from email duty to cuddle duty.

Cats seem to know the exact moment you log off. The second the typing stops, they're in your lap like it's part of their job description. Any attempt to check your messages gets blocked by a headbutt or a full loaf across the trackpad. You might have deadlines, but they have cuddle-lines, and those take priority. That "quick response" becomes impossible when there's a warm, purring paperweight refusing to move.

You tell yourself you'll just answer one more thing. Then the cat settles in deeper, starts purring louder, and suddenly the idea of opening your inbox feels unnecessary. The emails will still be there on Monday. The cat, however, has officially clocked you out for the weekend and is not accepting any appeals.

By this point, you're stuck in the best way. Moving would wake them, and waking them feels rude. Your out-of-office reply might not be set, but your cat has already handled it. Friday plans tend to change quickly when someone this small decides you're done working for the day.

It takes a village to raise a baby, but that doesn't mean parents get to shirk all responsibility to other people… 

Being a parent is so much work that when they finally get a break, a lot of parents don't even know what to do first. If they have 3 hours without baby, should they take a nap? Clean the house? Watch a TV show with their partner? Have a coffee date with a friend? It can be elating to finally have that me-time after dedicating every waking second to your baby. 

For many parents, that free time comes at a literal cost, since they'll have to hire a babysitter. This woman had it good, though — her sister was her babysitter, no matter what. But she pushed it too far… 

If you have been wronged by your cat child and feel the need for some revenge then look no further than this cathartic collection of unflattering feline photos that prove that cats are not as cool as they think they are.

Everyday they waltz around our homes like little primadonnas, waving their tails in the air like they just do not care. And the second that something goes out of place, they are up in your face about it, putting you down for what is truly a relatively minor indiscretion. It can be incredibly frustrating as a pawrent, especially as there is no way to get back at them. Mainly because any attempt to do so will result in them getting back at you even harder.

For example, if you dared to change their food out for the cheap stuff, and they will scream at you at three in the morning while standing on your chest until you give up the good stuff. So we made this collection of unflattering felines to give you a virtual way to get back at them, or at the very least to remind you that they are not as purrfect as they like to think that they are. 
 

This couple notices a tiny stray, and they do the right thing just in the nick of time. 

It's easy to see a cat on the street and hope for its well-being, but it's another thing to take the cat in. This couple sees how small this kitten is, and even though she's so young, she's already pregnant! They worry for her and immediately bring her to the vet, where they decide to spay her. They love the idea of having a new kitten, but aren't prepared for the whole liter. They have a special name for her too – they name her Frida, because they see her as a feminist icon. 

Street cats often carry a history you'll never fully know. Maybe they were born outside. Maybe they were lost. Maybe they learned early that the world can be unpredictable. When you choose to bring one home, you're not just offering shelter — you're offering stability. A steady food bowl. A warm place to sleep. A door that closes safely at night.Read the full story below for all the details. 

A CEO siding with his own workers is a real surprise! 

We're at the start, or middle perhaps, of a new style of workplace productivity management. In its' simplest form, 75 years ago, office workers would come into the office and take phone calls, file papers, tasks like that. 

With the invention of the internet many years later, office workers were suddenly expected to be answering their cell phones and replying to emails late at night. 

Just when it seemed like we finally got that type of workplace balance down to a tee — no answering emails after 6 PM! — we're now set up with a new challenge. 

The age of Claude and other AI chatbots are trying to "help" workers, but many of these employees just fear that their workloads are about to quadruple. Same amount of pay, same 8 hours in a day, and yet now, they're responsible for both their own output and the output of their AI agents. 

Raise your hand if you've ever had a manager tell you to do something, only to punish you for following their word.

Ok, you can put your hands back down now. I imagine that many of you have found yourselves in similar workplace dynamics as the one that this author found themselves in with their manager. 

As the author, who works in retail, describes, they were asked never to stay late at work, as it would compromise the manager's precious shift schedule. So when the retail worker complied with their manager's request, they were somehow punished because this time, complying was inconvenient to the manager's needs.

3…2…1…here comes cats!

There are moments in our lives that mark us furrever. It could be a bad breakup, a career choice, meeting someone you never thought you could meet, or something serendipitous. We all have bad spells, times where we're down on our luck and try our best to pick ourselves up. Sometimes it feels like nothing seems to go right, and the weight of small frustrations and bigger disappointments presses down like a storm cloud you can't shake. During these times, it can feel impossible to imagine the light returning. But lifting yourself out of a bad spell is less about the sudden or dramatic shift in your life, but about the little deliberate steps that slowly reclaim your sense of agency. 

And sometimes a cat can be that shift. It may sound silly or dramatic, but it's not. Cats really have the whole package to help us grow, even if we don't realize it at the time. We don't necessarily know how bad we feel until we compare ourselves to someone else, someone who seems to have everything together. We might even look at our cats and think to ourselves, "wow, if only I was as happy and content as he is." And although it's unnecessary to compare ourselves or draw conclusions about others, cats really do have all the answers! Even if they don't go out and tell you, they're keeping secrets of life and happiness to themselves. But with a little bit of love, petting, and tuna they will reveal everything you ever wanted to know. So enjoy these adorable cats and remember life will get better.  

When this customer badgers an employee for an unnecessary discount, they're in for a treat.

By "treat," we mean for the employee, not the customer. When will people realize that the world (and everything in it) doesn't exist solely for them? Reality checks are necessary when there are people like this out in the world. Making a customer service employee's life more difficult because you want a meager discount on an already affordable product? Stories like these are why more and more people are afraid to dip their toes in customer-facing roles. Customers are scary!

Not only does this customer try to negotiate a discount with the retail employee, but they also try to convince them that a perfect product is damaged. No, it wasn't damaged. Scroll to read.

When they say the Cat Distribution System works in mysterious ways - they really mean it.

When there's a raging rain storm outside, the last thing you expect to find is a screaming kitten. But such are the ways of the CDS, and the truly meowsterious ways it opperates in. It's like this secretive body / organization / witches coven, or whatever it is, can create the purrfect situation for a cat to be adopted - or at least fostered and nursed back to health, until they find their forever home. When people say that "the starts alligned" for them to adopt their cat - you know it's all thank to the Cat Distribution System.

But, as you may have already guessed, this one person really did find a kitten screaming in the rain. So while they didn't have any way to contact someone else, they decided "I will foster this flea-ridden feline and I will find them a forever home - just as any cat deserves." And we appreciate this person so much for doing so. Them, and anyone else who volunteers as a cat's foster.

There's always at least one person in the office who wants you to "take one for the team".

What if you don't want to take one for the team? What if you taken one for so many teams that you feel it's your time for someone else to take one? Maybe they should take multiple "ones"! In between the lines of that word salad, there's a true meaning. Why should you always forfeit the good you experience for others' benefit? At the end of the day, we come into this world alone, and we leave alone. You might as well get to enjoy some of the great things that come your way, right?

Office politics are a fickle thing. One move to the left or the right can change anybody's opinion of you, for better or for worse. Not that your colleagues' opinions matter all that much in the grand scheme of things, but it'd sure be nice not to feel their cold stares in the back of your head while you're trying to eat your lunch in the break room.

This next story shows you just how necessary it is to stand your ground in the wake of office harassment. I suppose this isn't technically considered harassment, but there's a heavy implication of "do this, or your reputation will be tainted." An employee wins a holiday raffle at his company party, which includes a Bluetooth speaker and a $100 gift card. The office manager approaches them and strongly hints that they should forfeit the prize and let their soon-to-be-retired colleague keep it. Now that wouldn't be fair, would it? Couldn't the company just gift him something else? If anything, this speaks to the company's frugal budgeting. Instead of purchasing the pending retiree a gift, they tried to rig a company raffle. How sad. Scroll below to read the full story.

Why do dog-lovers always feel the need to come for cat people? This boyfriend insisted to his girlfriend that dogs are better pets and lazy people choose cats over dogs. But then she pointed out how lazy he was, and all the dominoes started to fall.

We don't care what kind of animals you like as long as you're kind to them. We're not a huge fan of birds, but we're not going to spend our day dragging bird-lovers through the mud just because we think they're loud (the birds, not their owners). And yet, dog people love do this very thing to cat lovers. They are so vocal about their disdain for cats that they will go out of their way to make us feel like we're weirdos for preferring cats. 

We're also not here to get into an argument over which one is better. They're both great, we just like cats because they fit our lifestyle better, and we think they're the cutest things in the world. It doesn't mean we think dogs are ugly, far from it! Puppies are pawsitively squeal-worthy, and some doggos are meowtrageously cute, but we still love cats more.

Well, when this boyfriend confessed to his girlfriend that he thought only lazy people liked cats, then she felt he crossed a line. She pointed out that there are some days when he never leaves the house, and said, "It's gonna be a hard adjustment having to take your dog outside to walk and play every day". She's not wrong, and she continued to call out his hypocrisy below. It's purrfectly satisfying, and a win for all of us cat-lovers everywhere.

This boyfriend showed great restraint when his GF was begging to see his phone, yet he can't convince her that he has nothing to hide. 

If you're in a relationship, do you really share everything? I know a lot of people share their locations with their partners. Their BF or GF is allowed to read their texts, emails, social media DMs, and even their notes app musings. I simply wouldn't want any partner in my business in that way! Can a person not have privacy anymore? 

These appear to be the new rules that a lot of modern dating abides by. Even if you have nothing to hide, you're expected to show everything at any time in order to prove your innocence. 

This person showed from real-world experience why that just can't always work out!