Can an event really keep your money after canceling on you?

You buy tickets, make plans, and get ready for a three-day food and music festival, only to find out the entire event is canceled just 36 hours before it begins. But instead of offering refunds, this organizer is pointing to a tiny clause in the terms and saying a future ticket should be enough. Would you accept that, or would you fight to get your money back?

Some cats choose their person, but some people choose their cats - and it's a purrfect match.

I didn't choose my own cat, per se. Obviously, I adopted her; she's my soul cat, and I'm her person. And even if I was the one to come to the foster who saved her and the wee age of 1 month from abandonment in the streets, and eventually took her home with me - I didn't so much choose her for who she was as a cat. She was a sickly and abandoned kitten, and I was searching to adopt a cat - and this all happened at the same time.

That's not the case of u/ThrowRAexhaustod, who actively chose the most unbothered kitten in the shelter. She chose this floofy orange boy because of his aloof-yet-loving demeanor on purpose. She knew what she was searching for - a hiking buddy, a fellow adventurer, a quest goer. A cat who won't need too much convincing to go explore the great outdoors. And she found the right match for her.

You know, I wish I'd also have an adventuring cat like that. I love hiking, I love taking walks, but my cat is a bit skittish. She is more-or-less leash trained (if you want to learn how to leash-train your cat, go to this cat leash walking guide), but she's far from being "trained" to venture far and explore. She's a leash-walker to the building next door, to the parking garage, and to the stone fence of our building. She never reached the park across the road. I take my hikes without her and make a point to bring her a leaf to play with (she loves them).

But there's something special about choosing your own feline fella for adventure-taking. It's like stating you didn't even need the help of the Cat Distribution System, and went and did all that by yourself. And even did it in an "adopt, don't shop" way. This woman really does deserve praise for her plan, execution, and wholesome adventures she takes her cat on. What a delight to witness. I'm low-key jealous, but mostly happy to see it working out for both of them.

You need the sillies; cats have those.

Hey there, fellow crazy cat people, we hope your day is as filled with cats as our days here. Having a day full of cats is the baseline of happiness for every cat person out there, and we're not different from the rest of you. We also benefit from being surrounded by cat vibes, cat energy, and literal cats. As cat people, we know that cats are the source of joy every person needs. People who are indifferent to cats, or worse, hate cats, have no idea what happiness they're missing. Besides, they're wrong. Everyone should adore cats, and that's a fact.

The best way to experience this is to literally surround yourself with cats. Crazy cat ladies are experts when it comes to this, but it's not an art reserved for them alone. You can lie down outside on the pavement and pspsps, the rest will work itself out. You'll be surrounded by sweet stray cats in no time. Or you can be as crazy as we are and just adopt a bunch of office cats. This way you'll have both your cats at home and the ones at work. They nap on keyboards, knock down pens, and barricade the boss's office. Great little guys.

But if you can't surround yourself with an actual cat colony, it's time to go digital. The internet is filled to the brim with cat content, because cats rule the internet just as much as they rule our homes. All you have to do is make sure you have an internet connection (which you have, if you read these very lines), a device to look at online cat content with (which, again, you must have if you're already here), and just enjoy the digital reign of cats. It's full of feline funnies and wholesome whimsy, and we're all here for it.

A wedding drama that takes place before the wedding. Having a job that consists of dealing with people can be super stressful.

This long Reddit story is about a photographer who gets hired for a destination wedding only to later discover that the couple didn't exactly plan the accommodations for her and ended up creating a huge misunderstanding and a hostile environment for the photographer. This got me thinking about those jobs that aren't really in customer service or part of the servicing industry, but nonetheless, they do require the employee to deal with people all the time. We always have stories about entitled people in restaurants, hotels, bars, and even theme parks. But I never consider how many stories like this a photographer may have, and many other workers who aren't exactly expected because of their line of work. 

This story not only showcases that entitled people are in every kind of job and can make your life incredibly stressful, but also really easy. But it also proves that photographers need to be prepared for everything. Most freelance jobs have some parts of the job always be in a verbal contract. They can't always have everything written in a contract. But I do think that they should always have one nonetheless. Even if not everything got written up, you need some kind of proof that shows that you were hired for a destination wedding, that you charge x amount for your services, and that you will do this, this, and that. Just trusting the customer, even if you know them, is a huge mistake that can get you in trouble.

I have to admit that the photographer really tried to have all the information in writing, but the couple wasn't cooperating. But the truth is, she should have provided a contract the second they hired her. If she had that, she would have been able to know everything that this job entailed, as well as how the accommodation for the trip would work and how much she would be paid for it. For someone who has been a photographer for almost 10 years, she should have known better than to trust the customers just because she knew them. 
 

When a cat chooses its human, the human has no choice but to oblige. That is the law of the world. 

As we have said many times before, cats adopt their humans. You may think that when you go into a shelter, wanting to adopt, that it will be your choice which feline goes home with you, but little do you know that the cats in there are actually assessing you and deciding whether you are worthy or not. And cats make all kinds of unexpected choices. Cats choose people who hate cats and have never wanted cats, and then turn them into the greatest cat lovers. Cats choose people who are allergic to cats and essentially force them either to deal with the sneezing or to undergo medical procedures to deal with it. Once a cat chooses you, you have zero choice in the matter. That is just how things are and how they have always been. 

You can try to fight it, and the people who posted their story on r/aww really did try. They had good reasons not to take a cat in, and it wasn't like the cat was in desperate need of a home. The family feeds the whole colony, making sure that they are healthy and have warm beds. They just never planned on taking one into their home. But like we said, it wasn't their choice at all. Once this ginger chose them, their fate was sealed. And maybe it took him a while to convince them, but that didn't matter. He was not going to give up until he was home safe and spoiled by his new family for the rest of his life. It was written in the stars. It just took these humans a little while to finally read the message. 

You would think that finding the owners of a lost cat would be a good thing…

One of every cat owner's worst nightmares is their cat running away. I will never forget the time it happened with my cat. She was gone for 24 hours after falling out of the first-floor window before coming back to me. And those 24 hours were the worst 24 hours of my life. I thought the worst. I bawled my eyes out. I thought she was gone for good. And then she came back to me, and I will never forget carrying her dirty and hungry little self back home. Reuniting with my cat was the greatest feeling. I couldn't even describe the relief, the gratitude, the pure joy that I felt. A nightmare was suddenly over. And I always imagined that every cat owner who lost their cat in a similar way would feel the same way. But apparently not. 

We have said it before, but it deserves repeating: some people do not deserve cats. If you feel anything other than dread and terror when your cat disappears, then you might be one of them. When I found today's story on r/cats, I was simply shocked reading it. If I had been in this rescuer's position, finally finding the owners of this lost cat, I would have been overjoyed too. Awaiting the reunion, wanting to see that relief and gratitude and joy on the faces of the cat owners - that's all I would have been doing. And then to get there, to tell them that I found their cat, and to hear that not only did they not care that their cat was lost but that they were trying to get rid of it… Hearing that would have crushed my faith in humanity entirely. Oh, and I would have done the same thing they did. I would have adopted the cat. 

Wedding via Ig

We all know it: through Instagram, we find out about too much. When I say too much, I mean too much. I'm not saying it's 'a lot'; I'm saying it's more than we should know. We shouldn't know the exact day that our ex-partners fell in love with their new boyfriends; we shouldn't find out about every party we weren't invited to. Sometimes, truly, ignorance is bliss. With this type of information bombarding us, we're left to process and assume large quantities of data that might be hard to swallow, data that we wouldn't even know of hadn't we signed up to that insane platform. Of course, in this case, I think that sooner or later this Redditor would've found out that the person she considered her best friend wasn't her best friend at all, or that she didn't invite her to her wedding; but hearing about it is not the same as actually watching it in real time, seeing the faces, the smiling, the dancing. Not to get too crazy here, but I think precisely that is what keeps us hooked, the idea that somehow, by knowing, we participate.

How cool does your cat think you are?

Well, have you ever shared memes with them? Because that is cool cat behavior. A cat doesn't have to try to be cool, they just are. Even the really squirrely ones who bounce off the walls when you sneeze. It's just that easy for them. There is a reason we say, "cool cats" and not any other animal. They have the swag and the cuteness. They know they're cute, fluffy, and adorable, but they also know that they are worshipped and feared. It's true, just as the Egyptians! 

Back then, humans made giant sculptures of cats with tons of offerings at their feet. They're our little majestic guys. Nowadays, we don't really make big statues that we bow down to, but we still worship them in different ways. We buy them all kinds of beds and toys, even though they tend to sleep on your laptop and love to play with a straw wrapper. And we make memes about them. 

Oh boy, is the internet meant for cat memes! It's the only thing keeping this scary world wide web from getting too dark. Cats are our lifeline online! If it wasn't for their chillness, nobody would ever be a cool cat! So let's worship them in the best way we know how to these days, with these memes. And heck, share them with your cool cat while you straight up chill with them. 

Should AC be a legal must in an office?

It's July, summer is at its peak, and heatwaves are almost a regular occurrence across the world. Unless you live in Australia, where people are currently enjoying a chilly winter, or other places where summer is basically a myth, you must be sitting under the AC and finding ways to fight the heat. 

Welcome to planet Earth.

As Europe has learned in recent weeks, surviving summer without air-conditioning infrastructure is basically impossible. Some days during this dreadful season cannot be lived through without some way to keep cool, and an AC is the best possible solution.

The fact that the company below decided to start saving money by shutting off the AC every day at 3 pm should definitely be illegal. What are employees supposed to do until they finish their workday at 6 pm? Sit at their desks and suffer in silence? How can a company be allowed to put its employees through this in the middle of summer?

If that's not enough, recently employees learned that on management floors, the AC is still up and running way past 3 pm. Apparently, management doesn't need to suffer like lesser workers. Their floor is freezing while employees below are forced to buy themselves fans to put on their desks.

If my company decided to do something like that, I would have helped them save even more money by quitting my job and never looking back. I am not going to sit in a boiling office while my boss is comfortably sitting upstairs, probably laughing at my expense. No AC = No work. It might be time for the employees to actually implement this rule at their office. I bet management is going to cave real fast if everyone simply stops working, or even floods the management floor and starts working from there…

Cat memes, like cats, bring us much-needed moments of wholesomeness and joy. 

If you are or have ever been a cat owner, then there is one thing that you know for a fact, and that is that cats have so, so much purrsonality. There are so many things about each and every one of them that make them unique. For example, like many others, my cat loves to sit in the sink, especially in the hot summer. But unlike other cats, my cat has an issue with getting off the sink. It's not that she can't. It's that she chooses not to. I have made the mistake of coming to her aid and helping her come down one too many times, and now, I can safely say that my cat has trained me successfully, and instead of coming down on her own, she sits on the sink and screams until I pick her royal bootie up and place her down. 

Every cat is like this. Every cat has something about it that makes it special. Some cats like to eat non-cat foods and will shamelessly steal that specific food off your plate the second that you are not looking. Other cats have emotional support items, and their day is completely ruined if they cannot reach that item in their desired time frame. And those are just a couple of examples. There is something unique about every cat's purrsonality, and the one way that we can capture these special traits in the most purrfect way is with cat memes, of course. Like cats, cat memes are full of purrsonality and cattitude, and they bring us so much happiness and moments of wholesomeness and joy. When we cannot have access to our cats, like during a busy workweek, cat memes are what keeps us sane. So, here are some of my favorite cat memes of the week. 

Live, life, love… and cats. 

Life has a funny way of challenging us. Just when things seem purrfect it could all come to a screeching halt. Just when you think you finally unlocked life's difficulties, and can appropriately tackle anything that comes your way, it's then that something so enormously unexpected drops itself into your lap isn't it? It's easy to become engrossed in your own struggles, especially when it seems like they just keep piling up. From work stress, relationship instability, or your cat meowing up a storm at 4 am for breakfast, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the consistency of life events. Sometimes, we just want a break and an escape from it all. Cat memes are always there to help us focus on what's important, to not dwell on things we can't control, and to appreciate the things we do have. 

A smile goes a long way, so why not start today and get some giggles out before you can't? Cats are a great reminder to smile because they're just so innocent and cute. Their whimsy and silly countenance inspires us to let go of the burdens we carry. It helps us take some weight off our shoulders and get to a point where we can just simply appreciate life and love for what it is and nothing more. Having a nihilistic stance could help, or it couldn't. You have to figure it out. Just remember that cute smiling cats will be here to help you smile too. 

To reach out or not to reach out

Closure is a funny thing; it's never entirely clear to us what we are trying to find when we're looking for it. Oftentimes we want to express our side of the story before we let go of the other person completely; other times, we're secretly hoping to reignite a friendship or a past love affair; but every time it's about something deeper than just 'closing'. Some people say that looking for closure is futile, but I differ. I think the important thing about closure is the act itself, aside from the content of the message: if it's polite, if it's not aggressive, if it's about saying goodbye or saying something you never dared to say, I think one should always try to reach out and send it. Having said all that, when one sends one of those long, feared paragraphs, one should know that the answer might never come, or that it might be frustrating, incomplete, or invalidating. The ideal situation would be to send the message only to express ourselves and say our goodbyes, regardless of the answer.

Fate works in mysterious ways, but all we know is that fate works hand in hand with the cat distribution system. 

As they say, when one door closes, the other opens. You don't have to believe in fate itself to notice the signs of a miracle, or the strangeness of timing that gives meaning to the universe in all its chaos. Souls can replace each other; sometimes it can feel like there's a balance and flow that the universe stays in. Where things can't be too good, but they can't be too bad. In Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem, the system works hand in hand with fate for a couple that needed a cat but didn't know it. This couple lost their 18 year old soul cat, Tuffy just recently. It was sudden and horrible, but as life would have it their grieving wouldn't last long before it was replaced by something new and loving. In just three months time, they miraculously found another cat. They thought they would wait to bring home another pet but then they saw this little void cat outside while bailing out their dog. What struck them was her eyes, she had the same eyes and a white spot in the same place as their cat Tuffy. Then, to further their surprise, when they let her outside they saw that she also likes to play fetch. 

It was then that they knew they couldn't leave her, and everyone loves her so far. Though no one will fully replace Tuffy, they at least got to have another new cat to distract them, and even make them contemplate life in all its big mysteries. Read the full story below and comment if you've had something similar happen in your life. 

A request is something you ask for as a favor that may or may not be done. A guarantee, on the other hand, is something that is promised to you and needs to be done.

Some guests that front desk employees have to deal with are comparable to little children that just started to attend kindergarten. They need everything to be repeated a thousand times with a calm voice. They don't know the difference between some words, and they throw tantrums when they don't get what they want. So maybe when these employees use gentle parenting to calm them down and educate them is not so bad. 

At a previous job that I had, I remember that our trainer usually told us that we had to educate the customer. As if they were children and we were some kind of teacher. I always hated that because it meant that most customers usually didn't know anything about the way we work and didn't even want to learn beforehand. Which led to uncomfortable situations where they expected to be right or at least get their way just because, and we would have to act like a first-grade teacher that is educating children on the meaning of the word no. 
 

The fact that managers and higher-ups expect things like these to happen and so they train their employees to deal with that just shows the poor perception they have of the clients, that they have to be treated as kids. This Reddit story got me thinking about the two kinds of customers that exist when you, as an employee, say no. On one side, we have the understanding one that says it's fine and moves on. And on the other, we have a childish adult who makes a scene over everything that doesn't go their way. Be more like the first kind. The employees that serve you are going to appreciate it deeply. 

Have a mystery that needs solving?

Who needs Sherlock Holmes when cats are already on the case? Armed with twitchy whiskers, laser-focused stares, and an unhealthy amount of curiosity, these feline detectives are determined to investigate every suspicious sound, mysterious box, and treat that vanished without a trace. The verdict? They're adorable, even if they're investigating absolutely nothing.

Mixing friendship and office politics is basically like combining ice with boiling water. Nothing good comes out of it, and both lose purpose. Only difference is, in the first case, definitely getting boiled and/or put on ice.

Getting talked about behind your back by someone you helped introduce to your entire social circle isn't betrayal exactly, it's more like handing someone the keys to your house and coming home to find they've rearranged the furniture and told the neighbors you're a mess. She had a whole group chat dedicated to trashing you, using mutual friends you provided as the audience. That's not friendship, that's running a smear campaign using your own contact list against you.

Getting fired is hard, but it would be lying to assume that some of these stories weren't funny!

Being unemployed is no one's desire during the state of the job market, taking into account how much it costs to live and take care of a family. But that doesn't mean that getting fired is always bad. Of course, no one wants it, but sometimes it can also be the only way to fully get rid of that awful boss that always speaks down to you. Or to stop seeing that coworker that love to spread unconstructive criticism about every single thing you did. Getting fired can mean being free from an unbearable work environment that was consuming you. In this Reddit thread, there are a lot of those kinds of stories that make us realize that sometimes something bad can be good. 

I don't see myself as someone very positive, but it is true that there are some bad things from which we can get a positive outcome. Not only when getting fired, but this also applies to getting dumped by your girlfriend or stopping being friends with someone. No matter how bad the situation seems right now, it may have something positive attached to it. There is no need to only focus on the bad side. Because, of course, it is bad, but it is not THAT bad. You may have gotten laid off at a job, but maybe that motivated you to apply to a better one and you git. Maybe your girlfriend dumped you after 5 years, but that makes you realize that you have put your interests in stop to focus on the couple, and this is the time to change it, to give your dreams the importance they deserve. The friendship may be over, but that's the way you realize which of your friends are actually loyal and are going to be by your side and the good, the bad, and the ugly. 

Not everything that we lose is an actual loss. Sometimes it is a door that appears, and now we are forced to open it. And on the other side, there is something good waiting for us that we would have never discovered if it wasn't for that bad thing that occurred. Not everything is the end of the world. Sometimes there is something positive we can take away from it. 
 

The Cat Distribution System works in many mysterious ways that defy feline behavioral guidelines, but the story that we have today strays further from the guides of the feline handbook than we have ever seen. Showing a whole new side ot cats we had assumed did not exist.

Reddit's r/CATHELP subreddit is usually a place for pawrents to scream out their frustrations about raising a feline and seek help and advice to make the experience more manageable. After all, anyone who has been kept awake three nights in a row with kittens running zoomies over their face is going to be a little bit crabby. But the story we found today is quite the departure from the norm as it tells the tail of a tiny kitten who was gifted to a hooman by the kitten's father. An absolute rarity in the cat community as cat dads hardly ever find themselves in the picture when their litter is born. Let alone taking responsibility for finding the runt of the litter a suitable home to live in.

But that is exactly what this outstanding feline father did, stepping up to take on a task that most hoomans shy away from. But he knew he had to do right by his son and ensure that despite his smaller stature and strength, that he would live a life of laughter and love. Which is exactly what this kitten got when he was added to our rescuer's fur family, gaining two canine siblings and a robot floor cleaner to play with. But perhaps the most heartwarming part of this story is the fact that even though his dad gave him up, he still stopped by every single day to check on his long lost son. 
 

How long can an employee last in a workplace without getting a raise?

With the state of the world today, a pay raise has become a necessity that is almost a must for every employee. Prices go up, gas, rent, and groceries are more expensive every day, and your salary needs to rise at least in line with the rest of the world in order for you to keep up. But does that actually happen? Do employers give their workers raises every time the price of eggs goes up?

In our dreams, maybe.

Instead, employees find themselves stuck in the same workplaces, working the same jobs, with the same salary for years and years. Every few months, they go to their boss's office and ask for what they earned, and every time, they leave disappointed. Until, at least, they realized they can proabably do better somewhere else. Why stay somewhere that offers you nothing in return?

That is what led the employee below to look for another job. For three years, they have worked in the same company, and for three years, they didn't get a single raise. No matter how many times they asked, and no matter how many times their boss promised that she was working on it, nothing changed. So, the employee decided to turn their efforts into looking for another job, and after a search, they found a better-paying job and decided to resign.

What they didn't expect when they handed in their resignation letter was for their boss to act so surprised. Not only did she claim that the resignation was unexpected, but she actually felt offended that the employee didn't share that they were looking for a new job in the first place. According to her, if she had known, she would have pushed for a raise even harder.

Who thinks about telling their boss that they are looking for a new job? Why would anyone do that? Those are the questions the employee is now left with. To help them find answers, read the full story below.

Putting your cat kid in a carrier is one of the hardest things you can possibly do as a pawrent. But between vet visits, holidays and more, there are more than a few times a year that we need to carry our cats. So I hope this collection of creative ideas will help you convince your cat to climb into their carrier.

On Reddit's r/NoStupidQuestions subreddit there are indeed a lot of questions that could have been answered with a little commonsense, but that is the whole point of the forum. Though I do not believe that the question we are answering with this list a stupid question at all. If anything it is incredibly smart for each and everytime we have to bring out the carrier and watch our cat kids lose their minds it breaks our hearts all over again. I myself cannot say how many times I have spent upwards of an hour chasing after my wriggling cat trying to corral him into his carrier.

But by the end of this list I hope that both you and I will find some suggestions that not only suit our lifestyle but also our cat's. As with anything there is no one size fits all cats rule, so how you end up doing things is down to you guys. I just wish for you to not end up full of scratches with a cat who refuses to leave his hiding spot under the bed.