Throwback Jokes and Fails That Aging Millennials Will Treasure

Some people age like fine wine, and then there are millennials. Children of the 90s who remember a universe before the iPhone are a rare and special breed of humans. These are the kids who grew up in the days of the walkman, who lived through the breakup of the century (that would be Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, of course), and who will run to the dance floor the minute "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" starts playing (and yes, they remember the dance too!). For those of you who identify with these vivid descriptions, these memes and tweets are for you. You might notice that many of these jokes feature throwbacks to your favorite era of music. Sure, every generation thinks music peaked during its respective middle school years, but for today, we'll give the aging millennials a break and humor them. Keep scrolling below for these throwbacks jokes and fails. For more content like this, take a look at these relatable work memes.

18 Discouraging Dating App Fails for Those Who Already Gave up Hope

The dating world is not for the faint-hearted, that's for sure. You gotta have a heart of steel, man. A full-body suit made of armor, if you wanna survive… Be prepared to wade your way through a pool of mindless zombies (with a few Karens) if you wanna fish out at least one average person. The more you get accustomed to dating apps, the more you adjust your standards as they kind of plummet. It's called acclimating to your environment - and you don't really have a choice unless you are socially equipped to ask people out in real life. That's a no for me. 

 

The fun part about the whole nightmare (because there is always a fun part) is that you get exposed to the craziest of the crazies - and it makes you appreciate a good one all the more (that is, if you chance upon one). Plus all the ridiculous profiles and straight-up strange convos make for some pretty good laughs - and I've compiled a pretty funny list (if I do say so myself) for you to check out below. If you're not convinced and you wish you were back in the 90s, check out this list of memes that will take you back in time.

'She said I'm leeching off of her': Unemployed live-in landlord changes terms, draws ire from roommate who is subsidizing his existence

The dynamic of a homeowner bringing in roommates is interesting: on the one hand, they're a roommate; on the other, the landlord. This can create delicate situations and result in either party harboring ill sentiments for the other. 

Many people are pouring a significant amount of money (>30% of their income) into their rent, which is the equivalent of setting a pile of money on fire every week — in that it does nothing to help you invest and advance your life. It's no secret that many (most) of these persons wish that they had the means to get a loan for a mortgage. But, surprise, surprise, paying that huge chunk of money to rent every week is the very thing that's keeping them from getting there. To add insult to injury: Often, banks won't approve would-be-first-home buyers for mortgages with monthly repayments that are less than they are currently paying — and have a track record of paying — in rent. 

This little tidbit can be exactly the thing that breeds malcontent, as the roommate watches their roommate/landlord collect a portion of their paycheck every week to pay off their investment. While, again, simultaneously being unable to make that investment themself because of the amount they're paying. 

So, when Reddit user u/Miserable-Hat-6390, the roommate/landlord in this scenario, quit their job, they decided to rent out the spare room in their home to make ends meet. The problem here is, in doing so, they altered the deal they had made with their existing roommate. In a normal rooming situation, you would probably seek the approval of all parties before bringing in another roommate, would you not? Doing so would normally decrease the costs for all parties involved, but not so here. u/Miserable-Hat-6390 got to pocket the extra cash and live off their roommates, while the existing roommate had to continue to pay the same rate for less space — and Reddit somehow voted that this guy wasn't an a**hole. Maybe it shouldn't be surprising; Reddit does love a wannabe property baron.

Now there's an additional person living in less space, and u/Miserable-Hat-6390 is probably home all the time, yet this roommate still has to pay their roommate/landlord the same rate while u/Miserable-Hat-6390 lives off their income. Total a-hole, right?

What's your take? Have I got it wrong here? Is the Reddit hive mind right?

For more, check out this roommate who tried to tell their female roommate that she had to leave so their dad could sleep in her bed. 

'It only needs to be, what, half a page? Can't be that hard': Horrible boss assumes employee's work will take no time to summarize

We love a condescending boss getting the rude awakening he deserves! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/SadowSon, who shared a story about how their boss assumed onboarding a new staff member into the company's system was an easy task. 

 

Once again, here's another case of a horrible boss having zero understanding of what those under him actually do and how much work it actually is. When the Redditor asked if they could take a few hours to onboard the new staff member, the boss refused to let the original poster "disappear" for that long and assumed writing a document detailing the process would be a much simpler solution. In fact, he thought that the document would only be half a page. The reality is he was way off. The document ended up being 34 pages long and took three days of the Redditor's work time to complete. It's pretty clear that the boss's conception of what a waste of time would be was completely out-of-touch. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story, and for more tales of malicious compliance, check out this post about a student IT worker and his Karen manager.

'Don't bother ur fired': Employee fired over text for not showing up for a shift they weren't even scheduled for in this viral thread

Is being a psychic medium going to be the next ridiculous requirement for an entry-level role?

Twitter Thread: OnlyFans model fakes failed job interview to promote her account, called out in viral tweet

What is real these days?.. Is this post real? Am I real? Am I just an algorithm trained to harvest content and write pseudo-intellectual sentences? 

These days who can really be certain? Especially with the rise of viral marketing, side-hustling, and clout chasers. Just yesterday, I saw a content creator calling out another content creator who has created a persona that centers around being a "family man" and is selling a Hustlers University-inspired program teaching you to be a better husband. The catch? His family doesn't exist; they're fake. His supposed wife? His child? Pure fabrications. It's pretty subtle at first… but once it's pointed out to you, you can't help but see it.

This guy's "family" is a part of the same sham that this OnlyFans model is trying to pull with her "interview": a viral marketing attempt to fuel a side hustle. Hustlers gonna hustle, but — the very fact that I'm making a post about this means that this strategy is working.

These days viral marketing is everywhere, and the only attempts that you even catch are the amateurish ones; even when you do catch them, or the poster gets called out, no one even cares. We've all become numb — adjusted to, and inundated by, a deluge of content and masked advertisements, all crying for our attention.

This OnlyFans model's attempt was in the form of a tweet in which she posted a photo pretending to receive an email from a job recruiter. The job recruiter is supposed to be sending her a screenshot of her Twitter profile (which links to her OnlyFans account.) The thing is — as sharp-eyed users have pointed out — she forgot to remove the "Edit Profile" button from the screenshot of her profile, a button that only appears on Twitter if you're viewing your own profile. 

This unraveled the entire ruse, yet the model still had her defenders, who seemed to be even more confused than the rest of us. These defenders insisted that she was receiving an email from a recruiter and refused to listen to reason stating otherwise. 

Anyways, that's the most sense I can make of this whole thing. If you're still confused at this point, it's because I'm confused as well.

Keep reading for the screenshots, of the screenshots, of the screenshots. For more Twitter drama, check out this server who sparked a debate about the benefits of working in the service industry.