How are we supposed to work in our PJs with this Karen manager eyeballing us the whole time?
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
‘I contacted the BSA, which led to the company’s demise': Boss refuses to pay employee for labor, employee contacts BSA as revenge, leading to company's financial destruction
Every company is, and rightfully should be, afraid of the alliance of software publishers, otherwise known as the 'BSA'. Their job is to properly enforce licensing, and they do so with pure vigor. This boss did not take a fed-up 'employee' into account when he refused to pay him his wages. The employee in question ran a small IT consulting company of his own and was convinced into doing a job for a software company his friend worked for. This is where the 'boss' came into play. OP did the work, but the boss flat out refused to pay him, saying, 'Sue me'.
So OP did. But it was a long, tiring process and ended up costing a lot more than he had anticipated. At first, he let it go, but eventually, he learned that his friend had quit, and also hadn't received money that was rightfully his. So OP took action… and that action involved talking to the BSA, as he was aware that they would be interested in this particular company.
It led, quite literally, to the company's demise. The huge settlement ruined the company, and the owner had to shut down the firm. The moral of the story: Don't mess with people's paychecks.
For more stories like this, here is an executive that refused to own up to the fact she hit another employee's car… but got in the end, what she deserved.
10+ Top Tinder Moments of the Week (March 29, 2022)
It's a wild world out there… and when you open the magical wardrobe of online dating, there's no telling what might spill forth. Sure, you're probably going to encounter some mischievous fauns—who have more experience sending unsolicited photos of their anatomical features than participating in actual conversation. You'll probably also run into that ice queen who cares for naught but how she's perceived on social media—but is seeking a partner to finance her photo-centric misadventures. You might even encounter an actual lion—whose alarming ability to engage in alluring conversation is nothing but a facade designed to mask its ego-fueled lust for human flesh.
I'm running out of suitable Chronicles of Narnia references here, and it's admittedly been a very long time since I opened one of those books, so somebody—please… help me out here.
Regardless, the point still stands: When you open the box of dating chocolates, there's no telling what you'll get. (The references are all over the place—just roll with it.) Keep reading for this week's selection of "Top Tinder Moments."
For more, check out the last iteration.
'I no-call no-showed for 4 days straight': Boss ignores employee's wedding, so employee 'forgets' to show up to work
A long-time housekeeper was used to putting up with her harsh boss, until her boss decided to entirely ignore her wedding day.
As a housekeeper for 8 years, this OP was quite experienced putting up with Karens of all kinds. She dealt with Karen clients, as well as her boss, who could be "super rude and snotty." Despite this, the OP didn't mind her boss much of the time – she was just doing what she needed to do to get by. The entire time, she was watching a revolving door of employees, but she thought she would be okay. She'd already told her boss about her upcoming wedding, and her boss seemed to support the OP needing time off.
The OP found out the unfortunate truth about her boss during the run-up to her wedding, when things really hit the fan. Scroll through this satisfying petty revenge tale. Then, check out this story of a mom who sided with her daughter in law over her son — and then gave her son a piece of her mind, right in front of all his friends.
'Just obnoxious': Dude wears messy informal shirt when meeting girlfriend's parents, girlfriend throws a fit
There are certainly "do's" and "don'ts" when it comes to meeting your significant other's parents for the first time! When it comes to what not to do, there's of course bringing up any contentious subject matter, there's using any bad language, and then there's violating the dress code. Now, should there have been communication on the girlfriend's part in this specific instance (i.e. if this is a guy who often wears Iron Maiden T-Shirts, should she have specified what to wear?) The answer to that question is a resounding yes. However, at the end of the day, this guy is an adult and clearly has terrible judgment. When it comes to impressing your potential future in-laws, it's always better to err on the side of caution and dress more formally than you need to. Better to be overdressed than underdressed! Keep scrolling below for the full story and the funniest comments. When you're finished, check out this list of introvert memes and fails!
'[We] dressed like we were in the Matrix': 25+ People share the cringiest phases they ever went through as teens
These brave souls told us all about their cringiest teen phases, from bleaching the tips of their hair to unironically rocking fedoras.
Going through phases in life is only natural. After all, as you grow from a child to a teen to an adult, you need to learn about who you are and who you want to be. There's a lot of trial and error as you make new friends or enter new classes. Suddenly, something you loved last week is now unbearably cringe. That's the gift of hindsight!
Looking back on their youth, these folks shared the funny and sweet phases they went through. Most are based around fashion trends of the time, like shopping at the 'edgy' stores in the mall, or rocking fedoras or fingerless gloves. But other people expounded upon their interesting personality changes through the years, and those are some wild tales.
Next up, this person really wanted to hide her three dogs from her HOA, but it seems like a nosy neighbor might rat them out…
'If [you] only want to work 40 hours a week then you should leave': VP makes tone-deaf demands on company call after no one receives a raise
There are ways to inspire people, but this is not it! After realizing that none of his coworkers received a raise in years (in one case, over six years!), this employee found himself on a company-wide call in which his VP decided to make the kind of rousing speech that should boost morale.
Well, if that was the goal, it would be an understatement to say it was less than successful. The VP decided to demand that all employees should be prepared to work way more than 40 hours a week. Clearly, any current cultural conversations of work-life balance were not on this dude's mind. And if they were, he decided to go in the exact opposite direction. Not the wisest choice in this day and age, and yet, that's what he went with.
Keep scrolling below to see what the employee did next. For more stories like this, here's one about an entitled Karen and a parking space.
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