Paranoid Boss Fires Employee, Employee Starts New Company, Old Boss Goes Under

Good for this dad. It sounds like the boss that he was previously stuck working for was nothing short of an insecure, maniacal nightmare. If you're in a position of power and you're so unsure of your own ability to navigate said position successfully, that you fire a well qualified employee, then it's time for a serious reassessment when it comes to your work approach. For another glorious tale of malicious compliance, check out the time that a boss denied an employee's PC upgrade, and the malicious compliance that ensued. 

Socially Acceptable Behavior In "The Sims" That Conflicts With Reality

Many, many folks out there have gotten lost in the Pandora's Box that is "The Sims" video game experience. One moment you're busy building the house of your wildest, most grandiose fever dreams, and then the next moment, you're trying to figure out how to nurse one of your sims' bladders back to health, because they insist on not using the restroom when they should. It's a wild game. And it's even more fun to imagine what kinds of chaos would erupt were the Sims logic ever to bleed over into real life as we know it. 

Wholesome Memes to Engage The Feels

Life can get us down for a multitude of reasons. It's complex, difficult and confusing. But it's not without it's good moments. Wholesome memes provide a little boost to serve as a reminder that there's still nice things about life. It can get rough out there, but wholesome memes can at least be a bright spot of sanity in a strange and confusing world.

Most Hilarious "Kid Logic" Moments

There's no denying the fact that kids can oftentimes just be plain old weird and dumb. Harsh, but inarguably true. Their brains seem to operate at a different frequency, and slowly, maybe surely, as they get older they fall back in line with the rest of the way the world thinks. Before that though, we all get to witness hilarious moments of completely, strikingly clueless "kid logic." 

Driver Reports Self For Courtesy, Ends Up With Hit-And-Run

What's the right thing to do when you hit a parked car in the middle of the night? Apparently leaving a note with your information and reporting the incident after leaving is one of those things that turns out to be illegal after the fact. Even with good intentions, this person was shown no leniency by a cop who suspected extra wrongdoing. That sucks, man. That sucks hard.

Unsafe Maneuvers That Would Make OSHA Cringe

People are often given a choice to do things the convenient way or the right way. Sometimes the convenient way involves dudes using their bodies as counterweights while one guy dangles over a ledge on a rickety ladder. These OSHA-Unapproved moments of safety failure remind us that the spectacle of doing something the wrong way isn't exactly worth it. While safety failures of OSHA-defying boldness might get things done quick, they also make you rethink risking your life just so your boss doesn't have to pay you for an extra two hours of set-up.

Customer Thinks Electronic Payment Works By Putting Paper Checks In Computer

I mean, hey, technology can be more disorienting and generally perplexing for some folks more than others. In this case though, the confusion runs so deep, it's so profound, that it's almost wholesome. It's like how can you be "mad" at someone who legitimately thinks that the way to submit an electronic payment is through putting physical paper checks into their computer? It's impossible. Impossible to be mad at that. For some more gold from the tech support world, check out this lazy manager who got caught lying, and then the employe who ended up getting promoted in the process. 

Creepy And Mysterious Things People Saw at Sea

The sea is just too big for people not to have complicated feelings about, especially when it comes to things like the still on-patrol submarines of the U.S. Navy. There are tales of hallucinations, weird natural events, and rare sightings among the many creepy things people saw at sea. Maybe it's the isolation. Maybe it's the constant bobbing and omnipresent exhaustion of anyone working at sea. Whatever it is, weird stuff happens out there.

Twitter Thread: Fish At Restaurants Doesn't Always Line Up With The Labels

Sometimes, the internet pulls through to enlighten us on the things in life that we otherwise might miss the boat on. Like the fact that apparently all those delicious fishes at restaurants most certainly don't always line up with the labels. 

Pettiest Things People's Neighbors Did To Them

Moving into a new home can really end up being a roll of the dice. You very well might find yourself unfortunately closely located to a neighbor who went from being reasonable enough, to a full on catastrophe. We just ran a brief story about a rather nasty neighbor who continually troubled the cops with the pettiest of complaints, and then ended up losing half of his garden in the process. Hopefully these people's stories of their nightmare neighbors make you feel better about any scenarios you had to endure with unfriendly neighbors. 

"Not My Job" Moments of Unprofessional Blunderosity

Here be the land of upside down signs, ironic building decisions and incomplete projects. We've all had our own "not my job" moments that we felt could wait until Monday morning and then were completely forgotten by then. It's human to be lazy and make mistakes that could potentially damage property and people. You try not to, but hey man in these world of dubious professionalism, there are no guarantees.

Man's Backyard K'Nex Rollercoaster Is Absolute Insanity

So well, this is easily the most amazing K'nex rollercoaster that I've ever seen. Wonder if this guy played around with Legos when he was growing up. Could definitely watch this on loop for a while. 

Woman Cuts Out Copycat Friend Who Keeps Stealing Wedding Plans

Planning a wedding takes a whole lot of time, research, and decision-making. This person is coming to realize that their friend is just taking all her ideas to use at her own wedding, which is conveniently scheduled before her own. The wedding drama cuts hard and cuts deep, especially when it comes to horrible bridezillasand wedding Karens.

Terrific Tumblr Gems To Keep Things Tumblin

In case you ever find yourself caught up in what feels like a colorless day, devoid of inspiration, humor, entertaining randomness, you can always turn to the ever wandering minds of the Tumblr world to lead you down the wild rabbit holes that you otherwise never would've stumbled upon. These Tumblr gems are certainly a trip. For some more gold from Tumblr check out the recent riveting summary of the internet's infamous "Josh Fight" from a Tumblr user. 

Regrettable and Rewarding Things People Did Out of FOMO

Fear of missing out, also known as FOMO, can manifest itself as a sort of modified peer pressure or loss/risk assessment and make us do things we normally wouldn't want to. Sometimes that's for the better, like making us step out of our comfort zones and go skydiving or something. Other times it can end in eating a whole bunch of ants.