Apparently, Gen Z is saying "Everclear" is the drink of the summer… So who's gonna tell them?

There are some trials and tribulations that parents just have to watch their kids go through. Ill-advised bangs, unsightly fashions, and a goofy minimum wage first job are some of the classic 'trials' that every teenager needs to learn about through experience. But when that goofy part-time job starts becoming exploitative, it's time for Mama Bear's gloves to come off. 

Our next story begins when a mom decides to let her teenage daughter get a job working for a local party planner. All of the local kids were thrilled for the opportunity to get the job, but what they found out later, was that this particular employer required an 8-week unpaid trial period where the teens would have to forego a paycheck. Mom finally found out about the blatant exploitation when her daughter stopped going to work suddenly. Apparently, all the kids were temporarily 'laid off' because the boss was going on a 1-month vacation. 

Scroll for the entire story of an enraged mother putting the pieces together on a $10,000 scam operation and how she intends to derail the entire thing. 

Ah, the weekend - the two days where we finally get to do what we've been dreaming of all week: absolutely nothing. No work emails, no deadlines, no annoying coworkers. Just us, our couch, and all the snacks we've been saving up for this very moment. Of course, the downside is that before we know it, Monday comes rolling around again like a freight train. But that's okay. We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, let's just revel in the joy of being able to wear the same pajamas for 48 hours straight. And what better way to celebrate the weekend than with some hilarious work memes? Because let's be real, if we can't laugh at our jobs, we'll just end up crying. So kick back, relax, and enjoy these memes we've curated just for you. Happy weekend!

This family has to have one of the worst neighbors out there. After over ten months of their ongoing feud, the family's Karen-neighbor finally got what she deserved. Evicted. It all started when this family got a new neighbor to share their duplex with. They knew nothing about the person who moved in, but her true character quickly came out in their first meeting. She was a middle-aged woman with lots of cats, whom the Original Poster (OP) nicknamed Karen, for good reason. When they first met, she immediately started laying out the ground rules on how their family can't use her side of the yard under any circumstances. Mind you, they all live in one house and share a garage. Avoiding Karen wasn't possible. After that first encounter, the OP decided to play a little prank on Karen to really stir her up. Well, that one prank led to a ten-month ongoing war, with the cops having to intervene on many occasions. But when Karen took her revenge a little too far (hint: she ended up ruining the neighbor's entire apartment, forcing them to move out for renovations), she finally got the karma she deserved. Keep scrolling to read the rest of this crazy neighbor drama.

All too often, management decisions are made on the basis of needing something to do or a desire to meddle with something for the sake of having something to meddle with. Sometimes, these silly little projects end in cost-cutting measures, resulting in you being out of your silly little job. Of course, despite your newly awarded unemployment status, business continuity must still be maintained (so why are they getting rid of you in the first place?). These types of decisions almost always follow the sale and acquisition of a company by new owners who have no emotional attachment to their workforce and no understanding of the understated efforts of the workers who made the company successful in the first place.

At this point, you're probably going to be asked to do the impossible task of teaching someone cheaper—probably with less to little to no experience—how to do your job. At that point it's up to you how you want to proceed…

Caturday has finally arrived! The day we have been waiting for all week. It's that special day when we kick back, relax, and let the smiles flow freely. Our favorite day of the week where our only plans involve cozy comforts in our homes, enjoying the company of our beloved fluffy feline friends. It's a time to enjoy life's simple pleasures, finding happiness in the little moments of silliness and joy.

The purrfect day to lounge around and be surrounded by purrs and cuddles, we can't help but feel grateful for the furry companions who bring so much light into our lives. And what better way to celebrate their playful purrsonalities than by diving into a treasure trove of purrfectly funny cat memes? Each one a purrfect reminder of the humor and charm that our furry friends effortlessly bring into our days. So, let's embrace the laughter and cheer that Caturday brings. 

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Gen X, what's the technology that you miss the most? 

While I'm not Gen X myself, I miss when phones had physical keyboards. They used to have a physical qwerty keyboard built in, and it made little clicking noises as you typed. I also loved the kind that slid open longways to reveal the keyboard, or slid open the short way to reveal a number keypad. These things seem so obscure now, so I can't imagine how it must feel to watch computers or TVs or phones evolve. 

Growing up in the 1980s seems to have been a positive experience for a lot of Gen Xers. They were largely left to fend for themselves, since their parents trusted them to take care of themselves and come home before the streetlights came on. It was a childhood spent riding bikes and playing baseball with friends. There were no cell phones yet: you'd have to call your friends on the house phone, with the curly cord attached and all. 

If that sounds like you, you'll probably enjoy this fine selection of memes below. And after that, check out the tale of the video game store employee who witnessed a guy buy a video game with insurance, and proceed to break the game while still in the store. 

Sometimes Caturday is all about the pawrty vibes, letting loose in the wildest ways possible. And other times, Caturday is about cuddling up to your favorite feline fur baby and letting the day melt away as you catch up on your much-needed rest. And with this list we are celebrating the latter kind of Caturday, for even a Caturday on the couch is a Caturday well spent. Hence, we bring you today's bundle of cute and wholesome cat memes to curl up next to this cozy Caturday.

From the tiniest Swiss-style chalet owner, proudly waiting for his next guests to arrive, to the cat who's protective cone was most certainly not placed in the right spot, to the cat who sat on its pawrents lap for such a long time that they turned into a skeleton, to the cats caught from underneath rocking it on glass tables, to the pawdorable cat who sympathized with its injured owner and raised its feet too. These sweet and heartwarming cat memes are pawfect way to get your cozy slay.

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If there is anyone in this world who deserves to be called out for their nonsense, it's a greedy real estate agent. This is not to say that all real estate agents are greedy. We are sure there are two or three decent ones out there. All jokes aside though, we can all agree that this particular one had it coming.

This thread was shared to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by u/Otherwise_Gift_4123, who recently bought a home and tried to negotiate with their landlord and real estate agent to get out paying the last six weeks of rent if they gave three months' notice. Well, that attempt at negotiation didn't seem to get anywhere, but the real estate agent immediately took the opportunity to start scheduling open houses against the tenant's will. That's when the tenant decided to stop playing nice with this guy. 

Keep scrolling below to see how he played better at the real estate agent's own game. For more stories like this, check out this tale of petty revenge in which some slackers on a group project got the grade they deserved.

You buy it, you break it… wait, that's not right. 

A lot of stores have the policy of making you purchase an item if you break it. It's often found at antique stores or vintage shops, or other shops that are crammed with fragile items. Some of them make you carry your backpack on the front of your body, or leave your bags up front, to make sure you don't accidentally swipe something off a shelf. Accidents happen, and sometimes things just topple to the ground, making for an irritating purchase for both the seller and the buyer. 

This dude was bold, though. As u/DancinginHyrule shared, they were an employee at a video game store, and their last customer of the night was giving them a hard time about buying game insurance. Perhaps this guy had never heard of the concept of insurance before, because he had a weird reaction after buying his new game. 

After you read this employee's tale of victory over their oddball customer, check out what happened to the woman engineer who was asked by all her male colleagues to "get coffee" for them. 

Meow meow dear feline loving hoomans, we have made it to Caturday which means it is time to pick up your favorite feline and get to pawrtying! Finally, the work week is behind us and whether you are just waking up, or have already been having the time of your life today, you have found yourself at just the right place to get your feline fix on the fluffiest day of the week. Today's collection of classic Caturday cat memes is the pawfect way to fill yourself with feline goodness and inspire your Caturday activities.

We have scoured the internet to bring you some of the longest standing cat memes out there to give you a fluffy dose of the cattos that you have come to know and love. From call center cat, to the orange loaf, to the cats keeping SpongeBob hostage in bed, to the classic vanilla ice cream cat, to the cat who showed us how to reply to emails from people we very much dislike. These classic cat memes are the pawfect way to set the tone for this hallowed day.

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If recruiters and hiring managers expect everything a job candidate submits to be polished, should they not do the same? 

Let's break this down further. A job applicant is often expected to submit a resume and cover letter at the very least during the first round. Throughout the application process, depending on the position, there could be interviews, assessments, subsequent essays, etc. The expectation is for applicants to create something new and tailored to the specific position each time, which always feels like a stretch. 

This is why it can be particularly infuriating when you come across a job posting that is filled with spelling errors, typos, and altogether nonsensical information. It makes you wonder who allowed this careless employee to create this job listing in the first place. It makes you wonder why you would ever want to work for a company that hired that person. It may even make you feel confused and existential about the recruiters and hiring managers we're trying to impress and whether or not they are worth our time and energy at all.

Keep scrolling below for this collection of poorly written job advertisements. When you're finished, feel free to take a look at this collection of unhinged online customer reviews.

Hey, I Can Has-ers - happy Caturday! Caturdays are our furrvorite day of the week because we get to do all the cat-related things that we don't have time for during the hectic work week. Our schedule goes like this: wake up and scroll through some hissterical cat memes, feed our cat breakfast, and then proceed to take them to the couch to encourage them to snuggle with us. This doesn't always work, so when it doesn't, we enjoy a stacked selection of silly snuggle puddles of cats on cats on cats on cats!

Our cat isn't the biggest cuddler, so we cuddle vicariously through the cute kitties on the internet that do. If you think you've seen snuggling before, just wait until you see how big these snuggle puddles can get to! We're talking about 5+ cats in one puddle - it's ameowzing! Scroll down to get all snuggly and awwdorable below, you won't want to miss it.

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We've all learned one critical thing from scouring the Internet for entertaining stories of petty revenge–Never start a feud with your neighbor. While we don't have to be besties with the guys next door, things can quickly turn ugly when there's bad blood on your street. And like the neighbor in our next story, you have nothing but time to get revenge on the folks next door if they do you wrong. All they need to do is wait for an opportunity. 

After getting reported to the city for having his shed 1.5ft too close to his neighbor's shared property line, u/bobby_bakerson was fuming. While he went through the laborious and tedious measures of shifting his structure a couple of inches to the left, his head was alight with ideas of revenge. Almost a year later, opportunity struck! With vengeance on his mind and a tight smile every time he interacted with his snitchy neighbor, he noticed the guy next door building a tall (expensive) fence. It would be a shame if someone were to let the city know that the fence was 2 feet too tall according to city guidelines… 

Scroll for the slow burn of petty revenge that will bring satisfaction to any salty neighbor in need of a little payback. 

Happy Caturday, cat lovers. Everyone has a different reason for getting a cat, but we can all agree on one thing - they're great! Sure, they may wake us up at all hours of the night or early in the morning for breakfast, but they also provide us with a lot of love. Studies show that even looking at pictures of cats on the internet can help make you feel better. So, if you're feeling pawsitively overwhelmed, we've got the purrfect prescription for you - some funny and cute cat photos to pummel your stress levels!

Behold our cute collection of kitties that are here to work wonders on your nervous system. From cats in curiously cute pawsitions to snuggle puddles, to cats being supremely silly, we can already feel our serotonin flowing and our stress levels slipping away. Scroll down to see for yourself and have a great weekend!

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Have you had your recommended daily dose of happy tears yet today?

Hey cat lovers, all of us here at the ICanHasCheezburger editorial office would like to welcome you to the purrfectly silly world of orange cats. In this whimsical world, orange cats share one singular communal braincell and they eagerly await their turn with it. Though their turns are few and far between. there is something oh so special about orange cats, or 'cheeto puffs' as we like to call them over here at the ICanHasCheezburger office. 

Orange cats embody absent minded energy, their goofiness is parallel to none, and we simply adore them in all of their orange glory. We have compiled an abundance of images featuring orange cats waiting for their turn with the  one collective brain cell and being downright hissterical. We think this collection adequately sums up all the hilarity involved in living with an orange Cheeto puff, or two, or three! Enjoy. 

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This boss felt confident in telling one employee to quit… but he didn't think they'd actually do it. 

In a story to r/Maliciouscompliance, this employee shared what happened when they worked for a company with high turnover and low pay. U/Catacombs3 wrote that it was a continuous cycle. People would be hired, trained, and could often hit their targets. But paying your employees a low salary means they can't be loyal to you: they're always going to be looking for someone else who can pay them more. The stress of having a low wage is no joke. When money is always on your mind, it's hard to focus on the good parts of life. 

This employee had idealistic visions of the company, and they stayed long after other employees had switched to competing companies. They thought that since they worked so hard and were so dedicated, their employer would see the light, and decide to give them a raise or a promotion. In so many cases, though, these raises or promotions just aren't going to happen. Bosses will lie through their teeth, promising employees these dreams of future success, but it's just not going to happen. 

Next up, check out these cute shelter pets with hilarious names, like "Golf Cart" the black cat, or "French Fry Freddie," a sweet looking pup.