The Best Relatable Memes for Anybody Struggling Going Back to Work After Summer Vacation

Ummm… I forget how to do this. How do make sentences? *click* *clack* Look at me returning to work and doing my work. I'm definitely not just alwksdfj asldkfjm aldkfjmalksdfmn on my keyboard to make it seem like I'm actually doing work. Bla bla bla. You like memes? I like memes. Memes are pretty tight, man. God, remember back in the day when memes first started? I'm still chasing that thrill every time I'm on the internet. More words means I am working. Words. Words. Words. How many is that so far?… GOD DAMNIT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE, LAUGH, AND LOVE IN THESE CONDITIONS? Please, I think we've all earned more vacation days after the several years we've endured. Take me back to the sandy beaches, the sleeping in, and the doing nothing. These relatable memes will have to keep me content at work for now… alesdkjfk;aewjgn;aejnftaw lkasdmf 👍

Customer Sure They've Been Cheated, Wants More Fish, Ends Up With Less Fish

This customer was certain that they had been cheated in the amount of fish that they had been given. The worker was sure to count out every fish as slowly and painfully as they could... "One Fish, Two Fish, Less-Fish-For-You Fish." It turns out they had been given the incorrect amount, just not in the direction they had thought. 

Redditor u/rcam_tv posted the thread to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, sharing their story of compliance with the customer's wishes.

While we appreciate the poster's interpretation and approach, one commenter offered a different perspective that is well worth consideration. 

"Did she ever say that it wasn't enough?" questioned Kirjath. "It is entirely possible that's exactly what she wanted you to do, being in a foreign country everyone is told to play exactly by the rules."

"She would hate for someone, however misguided she may think this idea is, to claim she stole some fish when she has a receipt for 12 fish but has 15."

"People traveling internationally are told to be a little bit paranoid about that, especially when they think there might be a reason to needlessly prosecute someone to be vindictive or punitive to other cultures." 

It is true that this is a common piece of advice for those traveling overseas. Certain heavily trafficked tourist areas are rife with scams that seek to trick unsuspecting travelers out of their money. A common one is offering "free" services before calling over corrupt and complicit police, claiming that the tourist is refusing to pay them.

Read on to see screenshots of the story and the reactions below. 

60 Times Fed-Up Teachers Had to Deal with Ridiculous Reasons Why Parents Were Mad at Them

Teachers go through so friggin' much—it is unfair. They spend their entire day teaching our children the basics and setting an example for life in general. They even spend their own hard earned cash—which isn't a lot, may I remind you—on school supplies because our government refuses to pay them more or give education more funding. It's a dark time to be a school teacher in America. One teacher online, Tiffany Larsen, who teaches in Salt Lake City, Ut. posted a video talking about a crazy request a parent had asked her in the past. In this video, the comment section got flooded with other teachers sharing their own experience of when a parent got mad at them or requested something of them that was just absurd. Like, what is going on with these parents? I know some are stricter than others, but like… You can't get mad at the teacher for going from blonde to brunette—you don't own them. They're just teaching your kids! Dang…

_{(All from the viral TikToks of @larsenlanelife)}

Part I: The Most Disastrous Job Interviews People Ever Had

In the wake of the pandemic and as the "Great Resignation" rolls on, job interviews are as hot a topic as ever…

That's why I thought it might be a good time to revisit one of my favorite r/askreddit threads of all time, which posed the question to readers, "What's the worst job interview you've ever had?" The thread resulted in a plethora of brilliant stories, each of which could be its own post. The thread got so many responses that we could farm it for years. 

Well, farm content is exactly what we're going to do over the next three days. There are so many amazing responses we're going to break it apart into a three-part series. If you're reading this from somewhere in the future, you will be able to find all the threads via links at the bottom of this description.

Part II
Part III

Predatory Landlord Screws Themselves With Their Own Lease

An error in the lease that they were strictly enforcing caused this landlord to lose out at their own game in this trending Reddit thread. The thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by the tenant, u/aalilyah, who was looking to get out of their lease. The landlord's strict enforcement of this document had them on the ropes before they discovered the crucial error. 

Predatory practices from landlords pervade certain communities. It's almost as if they gather once a week at the local rotary club in order to discuss just how low they're going to set the bar for local landlord expectations. Take the University district where I attended university. In my sophomore year, a group of us were looking to move out of the dorms and into a house on the outskirts of the district (which was still a popular area for students.) As part of the move-in costs, we were required to pay an exorbitant cleaning fee. However, when we actually moved in, the house was still absolutely trashed by the previous tenants. We're talking trash in the corners and floors that were so sticky that you'd lose a flip-flop when you tried to tread across them. Whatever vile concoction was coating our new floors was so thick that there was a notable difference in the appearance of the floor once you took something to scrape it away. From those floors to the flooding in the winter, to the fight for our deposit at the end, that house and landlord were absolute hell. Justice would be served if the guy was drowned in his constantly flooding basement. 

My housing experience in that area barely got any better, and the predatory practices of the landlords persisted because you had to have a reference from your landlord to secure housing for the next year. This ensured that you'd never say anything or complain about the scamming and grifting that was taking place.
 
But I digress, commenters had the following advice and experiences to share.

"Just goes to show: always read the lease that you're going to sign," said Meteoric_Chimera. "Doesn't matter what's supposed to be on it. And then read it again when any issues come up!"

"When we signed the lease on our current apartment, I think the broker was surprised that my husband & I actually sat down & read the whole thing," replied BefWithAnF. "I could tell she was getting antsy after about 20 minutes, but knew better than to rush us. We had a few questions about the language in the contract, & when we asked the broker she said 'nobody has ever asked that before.' We were like '…K. You gonna call someone & find out?'"

"They were being predatory and screwed themselves," stated vacuousintent.