Employer Illegally Threatens to Confiscate Earned Tips If Employees Use Their Cellphones

This poster was posted online after it was put up in a break room of a restaurant. It was shared to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, where it has earned seven thousand upvotes and sparked discussion over the employer's threat to keep tips and the legality surrounding that. 

Reddit user u/SourceIntelligent741was responsible for sharing the image and creating the thread that sparked the discussion, posting the picture with the title "Is this even legal? Servers make $3 an hour in this area, and you can take their tips?"

The sign in the photo reads:

"When you clock in turn your cell phone OFF. Texting and cell phone use while on the clock is a violation of company policy. This is non-negotiable. 

1st violation - you lose your tips for the day

2nd violation - you lose your tips for the week

3rd violation - you could lose your job."

Commenters have responded that it is, in fact, illegal for an employer to threaten or withhold already earned tips or wages. "It's illegal for an employer to take your tips or alter pay for hours already done." One of the top comments said, which someone who claimed to be an employment lawyer verified. 

Read the full thread and top comments below. 

 

Rare Insults That Left People Uniquely Destroyed

Sure, we could spend the rest of our days calling each other "douchenozzle" if we wanted to, but that word peaked in 2012, and it's been played out to the point that it means almost nothing. What really strikes fear into someone's soul is when you call them "an absolute nothing, a void so bereft of anything meaningful or intriguing that it sucks in the value of people around it. A black hole that lets just enough light escape to show everyone that it is also ugly."

Of course, that takes a little bit of time to say, and we're not gonna really have the forethought to scream that at someone in traffic. But it's something.

People on the internet might not be very good at common human decency or math, but one thing they excel at is taking someone down a peg. As is the way of these rare insults that cut straight to the bone.

Shameless HOA Karen Forces Dad to Take Down Treehouse He Built With His Kids, He Posts This Message

This photo went viral after a walker encountered this incredibly sad poster in the woods behind a row of houses in their neighborhood. The message on the poster expresses emotions of hopeless frustration that this dad must have encountered in the face of the neighborhood's HOA and the busybody Karens who reported his treehouse. 

The disappointed dad put the Karens of his neighborhood on blast as the reports from people complaining about the sight of the treehouse in the woods behind their family home led to him having to remove the treehouse. 

"Don't worry, you're safe now! Your act of casual cruelty was successful," the sad dad wrote, "The complaint you lodged with the HOA was heard. They had me take down the small tree fort that I built on this location with my sons during the pandemic. No longer will its presence offend your walk past my house."

"Please enjoy your stroll free from the sound of my children's play and laughter." The dad continued, "They are safely back inside now, watching television I'm sure."

As commenters have pointed out in the Reddit thread where this was posted, it's a shame that the older generations make such a big deal about how kids don't play outside as much anymore. Yet, the world has become increasingly restrictive, smaller, and less accessible for children under their watch. If they want to complain about kids not playing outside anymore, they need to look at themselves as the reason. 

 

Contractor Told to Attend "Mandatory" Meeting, Declines, Told to Answer Phone, Declines Again

This contractor was told that they had to attend a meeting by the company that they contracted. The issue was that the company had insisted that they sign them on as a contractor rather than an employee, and there wasn't anything in the contract dictating that they had to attend meetings. 

This was initially posted on Twitter by the contractor, @birdrespecter, before being shared to and going viral on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit. 

The concerned workers of r/antiwork were highly supportive of the contractor's response to the boss, which was flat-out refusing to attend any meetings. The manager of the company then tried to tell the contractor that they needed to answer their phone and discuss the meetings. The contractor declined again, reminding the manager that they didn't have to do anything except what was contained within their defined contract. 

Commenters jumped in to voice their knowledge about contracting terms. "Yep." said one commenter, "If you are an independent contractor in my state (maybe all states?) your employer CANNOT require that you do your job on a schedule set by them or that you show up at any specific times. It has to be mutually agreeable times."

Any contractors here? Be sure to share your experiences in the comments and read on for the full story below.