Tensions rise in the office cubicles, putting coworker against cowork in the fight to survive the 9-to-5. 

While we all try to maintain positive relationships with our coworkers in the office, it's tough to respect a gaggle of litterbugs dumping trash on your desk every time they cut through your workspace to go to the loo. If a person can't respect your workspace, how are you supposed to amicably sit by and watch it all unfold? That's right, you can't. It's impossible. This is why the office worker with toeing the line of lost patience, found a genius way to combat her inconsiderate coworkers' behavior. While I never condone violence to solve a problem, sometimes a petty swivel chair slide is enough to convey your message of displeasure. 

If you've ever taken a desk chair wheel to the ankle, you know that it's not a pain that you'll soon forget, or ever wish to repeat. Maybe these office employees will think twice before using a colleague's cubicle as a shortcut next time.

 It is an active workspace after all...

Via u/Tom Ackerman

While cats were born to be predators, chasing down mice and scaling trees for shelter, now they're soft. Not only are their pelts gloriously fluffy and soft to the touch, but the average house cat's demeanor has also simmered down significantly as they have grown accustomed to human servitude. Once cats learned that they could employ humans to do all the heavy work to survive, they started to enjoy the finer things in life. Now, they are basking in the sun of the windowsill, biting the leaves of Mom's favorite pothos plant, and awakening the human family at 2 AM for their nightly kitty meowscerade. 

Life is good for a house cat. 

Although every kitten is capable of surviving the outdoors, with their innate abilities only masked by chonk and floof, cats choose the indoor life because they enjoy the plushy luxuries. Who can blame them? Why would a cat struggle on the streets when they can install themselves instead in the lives of a couple of bald, bipedal giants? Exactly, cats are far too smart to pass up an oPURRtunity that good.

Woohoo! We're getting closer and closer to the end of the year, which means we're getting closer and closer to greeting Santa Claws on Christmas Eve! Well, we won't, but your feline probably will be. I mean, they'll be hiding in the Christmas tree, remaining incognito, until the big guy in red and white decides to snack on some cookies, and then, they'll pounce. Nobody gets to enjoy milk if the catto can't. Those are the rules our cats set for hoomans, and can you blame them? I, too, would feel slighted if I wasn't allowed to do so much as give a lick to a soft, warm, snickerdoodle cookie. We all have our vices, you know…

As we enter the thick of the holiday season, you may feel your Christmas spirit waning. Running around and trying to figure out the purrfect gift for your loved ones—fuzzy or not—is a grueling task. No generous amount of hot cocoa or Christmas cookies will give us the rest that we need, so we need to bring in the big guys: cat memes. I know, I know. You've likely heard this before. In fact, you've probably heard it from me, specifically. But hey, the proof is in the figgy pudding. Scroll below!

Cats sitting beside winter villages always look like they've been officially elected as the mayors of those tiny snowy towns. The moment the lights turn on and the little houses are arranged just right, a cat appears and settles next to the display like they're preparing for an important town meeting. They stare over the rooftops with this calm, serious expression that says, "Yes, I run Winter Village. Please direct all concerns to me."

Some cats sit upright and proud, giving full "holiday leadership" energy. Others lean in close to inspect the streets, as if checking that the bakery opened on time or that the snowplows did their job. And then there are the cats who loaf right next to the train station, looking like they're greeting their tiny commuters for the day.

The best part is how perfectly they fit the vibe. Winter villages already feel magical and cozy, and adding a cat beside them makes it look like the whole town has a giant, fluffy mayor watching over everything. In every photo, the cat isn't just nearby. They're clearly in charge.

The 26-year-old  finally gets her dream space, lit beautifully by natural sunlight and the quiet joy of independence. Enter cousin Emily, a 23-year-old influencer hopeful armed with ring lights, ambition, and zero respect for boundaries. She asks to film in the apartment because the lighting is perfect. Reasonable request, easy rules. Clean up after yourself, don't move the furniture, and don't come over uninvited. Three rules, three violations.  

While the owner is at work, Emily lets herself in with the spare key meant for emergencies. She films her "morning routine," which apparently includes turning the living room into a post-production disaster zone. Candles melted on the table, makeup smeared across the bathroom, a shower curtain apparently used in a stunt sequence. When confronted, Emily calls it "small stuff" and tries to spin the chaos as artistic inconvenience. The conversation derails when she claims her cousin's lack of support is why her career isn't taking off. 

What started as coworkers leaving for the night quickly turned into an accidental rescue. A tiny kitten appeared by the door, sending one coworker into full panic while another tried gently nudging it away. One outstretched hand later, the kitten marched straight over for pets, and within seconds, she was scooped up and purring in someone's arms. There was no plan. Just a very small, very trusting kitten and a rapidly escalating sense of responsibility.

Taking her home "just for the night" immediately turned into cuddles, lap naps, and a kitten who purred so loudly she practically vibrated. Every attempt to set boundaries was followed by, "Obviously, I'm not keeping the cat," even as she ate, snuggled, and fell asleep on her rescuer's chest. A vet visit revealed no microchip, no illnesses, and no evidence of a responsible owner. That ended the last shred of hesitation.

Named Cleo on the drive home, she settled in quickly, bonding with the resident pets and acting like she'd been there forever. Sometimes the Cat Distribution System works fast and absolutely gets it right.

Apparently, there's an unspoken rule at the fancy resorts that allows guests to claim pool loungers with nothing but a grimy flip flop or an old magazine. For hours, the best seats in the shade are empty as the late risers roll out of bed. As one who firmly believes that the early bird should get the worm, this unspoken rule irks me. While I understand that waking up at 6 AM to claim a good space by the pool demonstrates a valiant effort towards maximum chillage, I don't think it's right to assume that this pathetic display is enough to claim ownership over a chair for the entire day, when you're not even present. 

That's when you start straying into Karen territory…

Karens by the pool feel that they're entitled to a certain level of queen treatment, but this vacationer made sure to call out her bad behavior after several days of lamenting over empty chairs. Day after day, they saw the Karen's dusty pile of magazines to "claim" the best spot at the pool, but when they still hadn't shown up 7 hours later, something had to be done. A lesson had to be taught. A Karen had to be reminded that she didn't own this pool. 

A stranded Siamese cat in the winter cold and a good hooman who saves him for the holidays. The protagonist in the story thought his roommate locked himself out of the home and was knocking, but it turns out it was an early Christmas present. The hooman opens the door to find not his roommate, but a little Siamese kitty, with singed whiskers and fur. The hooman has a dog already, but claims the cat and dog are getting along swimmingly. He brings the cutie to the vet, and decides that he's been bestowed a gift from the cat distribution service. 

He figures the singed whiskers and fur was probably due to the cat trying to find a warm place to hide, like close to a fire or under a car. Imagine all the poor stray cats and dogs all alone outside for the holidays, just trying to find somewhere warm to be. If you have the opportunity to take in a stray this winter, or at least take it to the vet, then it's worth the investment for the good of animals everywhere. The cat distribution service works in mysterious ways, just like Santa does. Read the full story below. 

Pizza is a delectable treat, but these folks have eaten some pizzas that no taste buds should ever encounter. 

As one of the most universally beloved foods, pizza is a difficult thing to mess up. Melty cheese, warm tomato sauce, crispy crust… it's the perfect meal for almost any setting. Making it at home doesn't always provide the best results, but most restaurants can knock it out of the park when it comes to creating a pizza pie. Not to mention the places with brick ovens, or those that create specialty pies with a bunch of interesting toppings — these places are often full of diners who can't wait to have a hot and fresh pizza for dinner. 

But you know what, sometimes pizza parlors do get it wrong! They create pies that are terrible, simply inedible, and diners with a good sense of humor have shared some of these with the world. Here, we take a look back at some of the worst of the worst pizzas of the year and wonder… how could things go so wrong? 

We're not just talking about the oft-lambasted pineapple on pizza. No! While that is a matter of personal taste, and is highly debatable, these pizzas are actually hard to stomach. I've saved the worst for last… you can be the judge of that. Check out a bunch of pizzas, from one pie drizzled with matcha sauce, to the wild-looking truffle pizza. Let's all try to have better pizza next year! 

Our cats do some bizarre things. If we had a dollar for every weird, unhinged, chaotic, and crazy unexplainable things our cats did then every cat pawrent would be rich. From zoomies, to running up the walls (literally), to being calm one minute and suddenly poofing their bodies, giving crazy eye, and darting into the other room, our cats continue to give us endless entertainment. The face alone is hissterical. Does your cat ever make growling sounds like it's possessed and about to have an exorcism? Or does your cat try to eat any human food you put out? And we mean any – from bread, to dried lentils, some cats are crazy enough to eat things that they can barely digest. 

Or what about when they want to knock everything off the table, and before you know it all of your chap stick has mysteriously disappeared under the couch. Cats can also be manipulative!  The purring, the slow blinks, the little head bumps that feel like spiritual blessings. Cats deploy these tactics strategically—usually right after knocking over a plant or sending a cup flying—to avoid prosecution. These manipulative purr-machines know exactly what they're doing, and they always get away with it.

Considering how petty this guy's manager was, how he acted should come as no surprise after his top employee put in his two weeks' notice.

This 22-year-old was the most productive and efficient worker at the local sandwich shop, even if his manager seemed to always have it out for him ever since he stepped in to oversee this location. It's possible that he felt threatened that upper management might eventually take note of the 22-year-old's work ethic and promote him. However, that was never the employee's intention. 

Still, that did not stop the manager from punishing the employee any chance he got. When the 22-year-old spent weeks training a new hire, he could not help but notice a few weeks thereafter that his hours were being increasingly cut and given to the new guy instead. Some thank you for all those hours of training, I guess!

It got to the point where this guy realized he was being taken for granted and could easily earn more working somewhere else. When he decided to put in his two weeks' notice, his manager doubled down and cut his hours even more.

Welcome, lovers of the internet. Being in love is basically the best feeling in the world. Just when you think everything is collapsing around you and you can't even stand on your own two feet, someone who loves you just pops up and lets you know that everything will be okay. Just like the love you have for your hooman or your cat, your cat also shares this sort of euphoria with his or her favorite kitty friend. When you look away, when you close your eyes, when you leave for work, you don't expect your kitty to go on cat dates, do you? Well, think again because they do. 

When you're not home they're entertaining their cat girlfriend or boyfriend. Why do you think they have such mood swings? You come home to them peacefully sleeping one day – it's not an accident, they have a pleasant date with their cat girlfriend! And on another day you get home and they've torn up all the toilet paper and knocked over two glasses. Yeah, it's because he had a fight with his cat girlfriend about his catnip use. She is worried, and he doesn't want to admit it. Enjoy these pawdorable cat memes!

These employees were fired for reasons that left them speechless, but at least they're finally now revealing the full stories! 

You can be the best worker at your company and get fired. You can be the worst worker at your company and also get fired. It's not always about you — sometimes your boss has it out for you, and has decided they need a scapegoat to shield themselves from their own boss's criticisms. Other times, that workplace needs to cut costs, and they do so by picking employees strategically depending on their type of job rather than their performance. Not to mention that sometimes it's for the very good reason of letting higher-ups enjoy a bigger salary at the end of the year by letting go a bunch of workers who make peanuts. Who cares if a few people are out of work and can't pay rent when the CEO needs a fresh coat of paint on his private jet? 

These workers did not hold back while describing the exact situations that got them laid off. However, quite a few of them also discovered that they were way happier once they had a new job, anyway. It's a good reminder that bad things do happen to good people, but sometimes they're also blessings in disguise. 

The holiday season is a time for uplifting tales as much as it is for the saddest and toughest of tales. And while we usually bring you some of the more cheery chronicles of cats, we wanted to highlight one heartbreaking and heartwarming story that showed off just how sensitive and kind the Cat Distribution System and cats as a species can be. For this tale tells the story of the kitten who stumbled into an open door amidst copious amounts of snow into a home that desperately needed him. And in doing so, he was able to support several people through some of the toughest times in their lives. Making an everlasting paw print on their souls.

So while we take time to be thankful for all the people in our lives, we wanted to also remind you all that we must take time to show our gratitude to our cats as well.

If individual residents have to endure the challenges of following strict HOA policies, so should local developers.

The folks at this investment firm thought they could get away with bypassing the rules that new houses needed to be 20 feet apart. That's a pretty significant rule to ignore, especially since residents in the local community were already up in arms about the fact that their board president was fining everyone left and right.

Of course, when corporations are involved, there is the cynical belief that they will inevitably get some kind of special dispensation, but when it came to this HOA president, nothing was going to stop him from fining anyone. This author recounted the subsequent lawsuit. The developers may have been in over their heads, but they were about to confront a healthy dose of reality once they were taken to court. 

As this author mentions, no one in particular liked the members of their local HOA, but when it came to this shady investment firm, they were happy to take the HOA's side. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from members off this online community!

Cats are the best snugglers, and winter proves it time and time again. Once the weather becomes a little chilly, the air is crisp and the cat is ready to say "Nope" to every temperature drop. They will meow profusely until you sit in a cozy corner, just so they can jump onto your lap, turn a few times to make sure you're all soft and comfortable, and then roll into a cinnamon pastry shape and purr their warmth until forever. And that, fellow feline fanatic fans, is pure bliss. Every cat person would agree. We're sure every cat person has "Snuggle with a cat" on their winter to-do list. We know we added it already in the autumn.

But cats are independent, they have their own schedules, wants, whims, and desires. It's the cat's decision on when, where, and for how long to cuddle. When it happens? It's ameowzing, for sure. But it might not happen exactly when we want or need it. But if you need a soul snuggle in the shape of an adorable cat, look no further than these fluffy feline funnies. They're the pawrfect mood lift on this crisp and chilly day - like a cat choosing your lap as their snuggle spot. Because cats are simply the best like that.

Many people take a lot of pride in all the work they put into making the front of their house look beautiful. We've all seen how much effort goes into some front yards. There are even those with sentimental feelings towards a specific decoration, whether it's a gnome gifted to them by their great-grandmother, or a flower bed they planted with a late loved one.

The resident in the story below, for example, planted roses in their front with their mother before she moved to Mexico, so this flower garden is really important to them. When they saw that a neighbor's daughter kept driving over it when she parked her car, they asked her nicely to be mindful of the flowers.

She, however, did not care at all about the damage she was doing and kept driving over the front yard, no matter what the resident put there to stop her. That was until they turned to the HOA to ask for permission to put spikes in their yard, which the HOA agreed.

Some people wish they could adopt all the cats. Well, at least the ones who don't have a home yet, the ones who are now facing the winter months in the streets. No roof over their heads, no safety out there, no warmth to keep them cosy. This thought hunts a lot of cat lovers, but some of these feline fans try to do something about it - they set out to care for the strays, the cats who don't have homes. They take a colony of cats under their care, feeding the felines so they won't starve, TNR them for health and safety, and generally being the benevolent pawrent - even if they cannot take the cats inside.

And when you take care of a whole colony like that, you care about each and every cat. And that's exactly the love and care level this one TNRing person had regarding her cat colony. When one of the cats was seen wounded and alone, she tried to take care of him - but he wouldn't let her. And taking care of a cat who is afraid of receiving help is difficult (especially when you have many other cats to take care of). And one day - he disappeared. She feared the worst had happened - that he succumbed to his wounds, or was too cold to keep a survivable body temperature. But a single note on the fence where she feeds the cats made her realise - this cat has found his forever home.

No fireplace can warm the heart of a feline fan this winter quite like knowing a sweet stray won his forever home.