An important lesson you learn early on in this world is to own your own mistakes, and whether or not someone makes mistakes is a good indicator of that person's character. As is often the case, there are plenty of people who never managed to learn this simple concept, with these people finding themselves in positions of authority all too often. It's not surprising then that there are a lot of toxic bosses out there who consistently find someone else to blame and someone else to shame for their own misdeeds, successfully scapegoating workers who don't have the evidence or authority to defend themselves but sometimes going as far as to grapple with the bounds of reality when no one else is buying their claims.

When it comes to the ethics and management of business finances, if it's your business, you'll find yourself responsible—no matter who is managing them. But, if you're managing your own finances and still trying to blame a random worker in your employ when the enforcement agencies and tax collectors come for you, you are outrageous and grasping at straws. You also probably shouldn't be running a business.

Oh, Wednesday. One of the most difficult days of the week. We're already working hard, the week is already long, and then, we look forward, and there are still so many days left. Really, there is only one good thing about Wednesday, and that is that it is also known as the "halfway to Caturday" day. And we, as the cat people that we are, use just about any excuse in existence, including being halfway to Caturday to take a break from work and enjoy some heckin' good cat memes.

Every single week, right when we're at this halfway to Caturday point, we bring you all a brand new concoction of cat memes to enjoy first thing in the morning. Because yes, the week is difficult, and there is still a long way to go until the purrfection that is Caturday, but if there is one thing that can make us at least a little happier in the morning, it's cat memes. 

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As much as it is the season of giving, apparently, it is also the season of complaining. Now, I have never been one of those lucky employees to receive a sizable bonus for the Holidays. One has to assume it is the price for not going full corporate. That being said, if I were to receive such a gift, I would try not to take it for granted and remember the days when I would never have gotten this kind of special treatment (meaning, these days). So if this choosing beggar has no interest in using his free $500 gift card from Target, I am happy to reach out and take that sweet burden off his shoulders. As someone who never receives gifts of that size, it is the least I can do.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/ChoosingBeggars subreddit by u/hubbity-bubbity, another employee at the company who unfortunately had to be on the receiving end of his coworker's tantrum. Of course, the tantrum was useless considering the fact that OP had no part in the decision-making here, but that is how corporate culture works. Someone on top makes a controversial decision, and someone below has to clean up the mess. Keep scrolling below for the full exchange and for the best reactions in the comments section. When you're done, check out this post about a Karen's property fiasco. 

There's nothing like hustling to go above and beyond in your role only to have your new boss turn around and throw some random metric that is vaguely associated with productivity back in your face for no reason. Your KPIs and contributions that are tied to actual revenue for the company are topping the charts, and yet your insecure micromanaging manager is concerned about the fact that your screen was "idle" for a few minutes. This is the problem with modern "productivity" tracking software that tracks employee activity: twiddling your mouse around more often than your coworkers has no bearing on your actual contribution to the company. This, for some reason, is something that a lot of corporate managers have trouble logically reasoning—probably cause they're not doing any actual work anyway—so, to them, moving their mouse on the screen is productive.

As commenters in this voracious discussion have already mentioned, without a doubt, this new manager is trying to make an example of their top performer in order to set a precedence of authority with their team. See the author's original post and the discussion that followed below.

Having a cat is a meowgical experience. You get to live amongst a tiny, floofy predator in their natural habitat (the hooman kitchen), and you get to observe their innately feline behaviors up close. Enchanting as ever at first, cats tend to take on a goofy quality as you get to know them a little better. As every cat person can attest, a cat's purrsonality is really what sets them apart from other pets. 

If you wanted a predictably loyal, charming, and malleable animal in your house, you might consider getting a dog. But if you want a random, chaotic, and semi-maniacal genius animal living amongst you in your home, a housecat may be the right choice. Unpredictable as ever, kittens keep us on our toes and mystify us hoomans with their fleeting wants and needs. One minute your cat is begging for tummy rubs and the next moment they're attacking your hand with the full force of their toe-bean knives. But that's why we love them! Cats are always an excitingly wonderful mess, which is why they captivate the hooman soul. 

Scroll for a delectable collection of mood boosting cat memes that'll remind you of the hoomanity trapped inside your tiny floofy biting machine.

Whether you're working in a spotless kitchen or not, hearing that the health inspector has showed up unannounced sends some sort of chills down any service industry worker's back. Maybe it's PTSD from getting pop quizzes in high school, because that's exactly what it feels like. Even if you are sure you are an expert on the topic, something about being put on the spot and quizzed about it at random makes you doubt yourself. So you can image the sort of chaos that ensues with an inspector shows up out of the blue to a restaurant. Managers start to sweat, servers try to stand a little straighter, kitchen staff does the ungraceful dance of making sure everything is how it is supposed to be. Even a slip up of forgetting to date the juice of when it was made can ding you for a lower rating. So below service industry employees share the chaos cause and effect of when an inspector drops in out of nowhere. Buckle up!

Do you have a friend who doesn't believe in Karma? Well, show them this sweet by epic Reddit story. This guy was working at a place where he never received any sort of work evaluation or detailed instructions, so he thought was was doing pretty well. And he most likely was. However, one day he got called in and was terminated started immediately. He kept asking why and his manager refused to give any reason. Confused, he packed up his stuff and left. As you do when you get fired, you collect your last paycheck, which should also include all your paid vacation days. This guy not only never received his last paycheck, they gave him documentation that showed he wasn't getting his PTO paid for either. That's some BS. So what did he do? He reported then to the labor board. Turns out this wasn't just a clerical error, this was an entirely different much more sinister situation he just uncovered… 

Kids and teens can't help but have a few embarrassing moments. Okay, maybe more than a few. 

As a kid, you're able to let loose and say and do pretty much whatever you want. Children usually know not to say bad words or talk back to adults. But there are a lot of nuances they don't understand, and a world of knowledge that they haven't had time to learn from. That's probably why it's so much fun to be around little kids while they're letting off steam, bouncing off the walls and babbling about whatever enters their minds. They're so free and so crazy, as they should be. 

Maybe you have a direct moment in time where your little child brain finally realized, "Oh, I'm actually a little too old of a kid to be doing this or saying that." Perhaps you realize when an aunt or a teacher gives you a weird look, or maybe a group of friends start laughing their heads off at something you said that wasn't supposed to be funny. These moments of self-reflection often feel like mega-cringe moments in our minds, even though the people around you probably have zero memory of it. 

Is there anything cuter than seeing awwdorable kitties cuddling up with their favorite fluffy toys? Felines can be like little children when it comes to their love for toys. The way that these whiskered charmers cling to their toys, it's pure cuteness overload! Their little paws wrapped around their treasured companions in the most heartwarming and awwdorable embrace just takes their cuteness to a whole new level.

These innocent and awwdorable feline friends seem to have found their perfect match in these soft, cuddly toys. From fluffy teddy bears to  stuffed animals, these cats have picked their ultimate cuddle buddies. It's an awwdorable sight to see them with their toys, holding onto them tightly or rubbing their faces against these fuzzy friends. In a world full of chaos, these fluffy felines remind us of the simple joys and the heart-melting cuteness that exist in their innocent cuddles with their favorite toys. 

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You can never exactly predict when and how karma is going to strike. Sometimes, the people who deserve it the most get off easy (for now). But when karma does come into play, the results can be glorious. I'll never forget the time I had a friend who was so insistent that their wedding would happen the way they wanted it to that despite the forecast of good weather, it started to downpour during their outdoor wedding ceremony. It was the kind of climactic situation no one could have predicted (and therefore, no one could be blamed), and yet the only explanation was that this person put a certain kind of negative energy into the universe that led to some perfectly timed karma. 

This collection of instant karma tales ranges from traffic drama to classroom antics. Keep scrolling below for the full list. When you're done, here is a story of a Karen's neighborhood fence fiasco.

As the holiday season approaches times can get tough for a lot of hoomans out there in the world. From the financial expectation involved with bringing holiday joy to those around you, to the awkward social interactions that take place around the Christmas Tree, to simply the weather being dreary and demoralising, there is so much working against us. But it is in these moments that our precious feline babies come to our aid and remind us of the power we have within.

Today we are celebrating the hissterical and heartwarming stories of the cats looking for some Holiday Season employment. Their struggle is meant to remind us that no matter who or what you are, and no matter how hard things are right now there is always a sweet and wholesome cat meme that can raise your spirits. From  the feline couriers putting large distribution networks out of business, to the budding cat cowboys itching for their first rodeo, to Schrödinger's cat who developed superpowers, became a psychiatrist but refused to leave his special box, there is a ton of feline meowtivation lined up for your hooman eyeballs today.

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The relief of taking two whole weeks off, after working 100 hour weeks, must be incredible. Humans aren't designed to work that much. Yet there are numerous career fields that require 16-hour days and working straight through the weekends. Doctors, nurses, and lawyers are among the groups of employees who tirelessly devote themselves to their jobs. But running on caffeine and energy bars isn't enough to keep a person going in the long run. 

This person shared their own story of when they worked 90-100 hours per week, but it was actually at a coffee shop. The place was a chain, and was apparently so poorly run that the previous manager walked out on the job! That wasn't a big enough red flag for the OP, and they were stuck covering every single shift where an employee called out, while also having to cut people's shifts to save on labor costs. 

For many the holiday season is a time of wonder and innocence, a time that congers up warm wholesome memories from their youth. A time that they look forward to every year, living in heightened anticipation of the first time Mariah Carey's festive hit will play in the shopping mall once more. And then on the other hand there are those of us who would rather eat the mouse their cat brought them last night, than live through another second of this holiday hell.

And today's collection of grumpy cat memes has been specifically designed for all the secret Scrooges out there, stifling their disdain for the upcoming festive period. From felines who are battling the urge to not scream their facetious heads off, to the cats getting rowdy in their local walmart, to the introverted fluffers who just want to be left alone, today's feline funnies are utterly relatable for all the secret Scrooges out there who just need a break.

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Shouldn't animal control have been able to shut down this Karen duo? The fact that they were able to intimidate animal control into enforcing a fine that would have otherwise just been a warning says a lot more about the fragile authority of animal control than anything else.

Now, personally speaking, I could not live right next to someone who keeps a dozen chickens and who always is having problems with those chickens because of raccoons and other animal attacks. That is not exactly my neighborhood vibe. That being said, if this is the norm of the neighborhood and all of this is approved, then it's not exactly something a Karen neighbor can complain about. And if you're the type of person who is just waiting to get your neighbor in trouble, you're practically asking for them to do the same thing to you in return. If these Karens really have a problem with this guy and if he's doing nothing wrong, they are just going to have to move. 

With the nights drawing in, and the days getting shorter, there is a crisp note in the air that simply cannot be ignored. It lingers, tickling our hooman noses, reminding us of the winter merriment that lies ahead. It evokes feelings of warm biscuit baking cuddles in thick sweaters, falling asleep on the couch curled up with your cat, or even better spooning your feline fur baby in bed as you both fall asleep blissfully.

And while we struggled to recreate that depth of emotion with today's list, we have indeed got a whole bunch of wholesome heartwarming cat memes that will warm your hooman soul like a cup of hot cocoa. From the felines who live the cozy fort life, to loyal cats welcoming you to the bathroom for your morning business, to the cute kittens who dosed off in a pair of banana couches, these feline memes are destined to defrost and thoroughly warm you up from the inside out.

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Quitting is like a game of peekaboo. Now you see me, now you don't… and once you see me less, or rather, when I hand in my two-week notice, it's all fair game. Unless your employer is decent, which, if you work at a food franchise in customer service, is rare, you are bound to hit a few obstacles. So, in this case, OP's boss hired a new worker, whom OP was told to train. That was all dandy until OP's boss began giving the new hire all of OP's hours.

Then, afterwards, OP got super annoyed, because they realized that they had fewer shifts, which meant that their salary was considerably smaller. What is an employee to do when their boss is playing an unfair game? Quit, of course. That prompted their boss to take ALL their hours away, meaning that in the two week period OP was supposed to be working, they were not working at all. Second question: What is an employee to do when their boss is no longer playing, but won the unfair game? Well, for that answer, you will have to scroll down and read the screenshots, but let's just say that OP was not letting it end there.

Coming up next is a computer science student who got back at his teammates who left all the work of the group project for him to do, and then took credit for everything.

As we get closer to the end of the year, we get to look back at the craziness that was 2023. No, we're not talking about how we impulsively adopted six kittens, but we are talking about how many funny feline moments we had throughout the year. There were some truly hissterical cat memes and giggle-worthy tweets that made us laugh so hard we had to run to the litter box! So, let's look through the best of the best together, from our favorite funny feline account, @TranslatedCats.

This X (kids these days) account takes funny photos of kitties and puts them through an AI image translator to generate a caption - resulting in purrfectly silly captions to already funny feline photos. Turns out that 2023 was a pretty funny year for the world of feline tweets. Let's hope that 2024 is even sillier and full of more feline funnies. 

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