'Fire me? Have fun dealing with the FSA!': Chef unfairly fired after only 12 days concocts plan that puts restaurant on the chopping block

When a restaurant owner keeps their place in atrocious conditions and assume their staff will keep their mouths shut about it, how can they possibly think it's okay to pull one over on any of their employees? That's just poor planning on their part. Why would they think for one second they won't get reported?  Well, that's exactly what went down with this particular restaurant. The chef had just been hired and was working hard to whip the place into shape. And it need a lot of work. There were healthy violations all over the place. She went to work cleaning the place up to be sparkling and getting the employees to start following the rules. She was very excited for this new job since she had the freedom to completely create the menu. It was her baby. However, after only 12 shifts in, she gets a call that she's being let go. Why? Well, the owner kept it vague, but basically blamed it on how she took her pre-approved time off and then asked if she should close early on a slow day. Basically, she had already had six days approved to take off even before she got hired, it was already agreed upon in her interview. Then, while she was working a very slow day—only $150 in sales, and the owner closed at only $300 in sales one day, so made since—she texted the owner asking if she should close up early and he said no, so she kept it open.  However, only a few days later she saw her position up on Indeed but with the pay sliced in half. So, no, she was not fired because she was doing anything wrong like they made it seem. She was fired because the owner couldn't afford to pay her their agreed amount. If the owner would've just been a decent person and asked her if she would stay with a pay cut, she says she would have done it because she loved her freedom. But nope, he couldn't take responsibility and fired her out of the blue. Well, cue her reporting all of those grotesque health code violations. Scroll on to read the entire story! 

Update: 'How I dealt with a one-sided friendship': Woman plans birthday revenge so her friend will reply to her text messages

Sometimes it only takes one little thing to break apart a friendship. It could be something as simple as a text message — or the lack thereof, in this person's case.  One thing you realize the older you get is that it isn't what people say that matters so much as what they do. That whole "actions speak louder than words" sentiment is totally accurate. There are only 24 hours in a day, and if someone makes you a priority, they're taking time from their day to include you in their life. People certainly get super busy and can't answer texts. And who among us hasn't gotten that kind of depression that makes you take 5 days to reply to a message? In adult life, sometimes you really are just so busy that your inbox is overflowing, you have 7 missed calls, and 41 unread messages. It can be a lot to juggle.   But this person shared her annoyance over a chronic texting issue with the woman she believed was her best friend. As she shared to r/pettyrevenge, she realized that she and her best friend were having a rather one-sided friendship. She would message her BFF, and then not hear from her for months.  In a moment of goodwill, the OP, u/peachbunx, decided to get her friend this birthday gift she really wanted. It was a blender, a really nice model that cost $150. Kitchen supplies aren't cheap, and the OP went out of her way in buying such a pricey present. The OP then had a realization about the way her bestie was treating her… and things went south from there.  Check out the story, plus an update, by scrolling below. Next up, these class clowns will keep you giggling with their wild pranks. 

'I scotch taped all of my classmates together': 25 Class clowns who took school shenanigans too far

There's nothing like the perfect senior prank, but the lengths some teens will go to achieve it is striking.  For some teens, being known as the person who pulled the perfect senior prank is really important. At many high schools, the prank is organized by dozens of people. And as the folks below told with their own stories, the results can be legendary and hilarious. Just don't get caught! A common punishment is not being able to walk in graduation, and no grad wants to miss that. It seems that a surprising amount of the people below actually didn't get caught, and are only confessing to the deed years later.  From leading cows up flights of stairs they can't come down from, to pouring mass amounts of soap into a school pool, these people were rowdy teens. Not all are senior pranks, either — the prompt from u/Zer0Insentiv3 asked for people to name their funniest moments of chaos at school, so some folks told stories from their elementary school days.  Next, this birthday host is not happy with a guest not showing up… so he's charging the dude with an expensive request. 

'He never came back to our branch again': Bank manager calls Kevin out on expenses after being accused of stealing money

It's as if Kevin was begging to be called out! This dude kept on claiming that his local bank was trying to steal money from him after numerous instances in which he canceled his card and ordered a new one because he didn't recognize certain charges.    When the Redditor, who was the manager of the bank at the time, decided to look into the matter, they discovered some unsavory information. The enraged Kevin showed up the next day with his wife, demanding answers from the bank manager, and the manager did, in fact, warn him that perhaps it would be best if the two of them spoke in private. Kevin did not catch on, and so the bank manager went on to list out certain websites he has made payments to that his wife definitely did not know about. Yikes!   Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, here's a post about a crazy Aunt Karen who drove across the country.

I left a huge secret that day': Bridal attendant catches step-sister stealing bride's dress tells bride 21 years later with even more tea to spill

You would think a bride on their wedding day would just be getting dolled up and beaming with happiness since she's about to be united with the love of her life forever. However, anyone who has ever been a bride or has worked with a bride on her wedding day knows that she is anything but that. She is usually a ball of nerves, stress, and fear. Also excitement and happiness! but having a wedding is no easy task. So, many brides will hire a person that is called a "bridal attendant." This is a person hired to take care of the bride, help her get ready, and make sure all of the bridal party and VIP guest are set. So what happens when drama hits the fan? Well, the bride is already a ball of nerves, so it would be best for someone else to deal with it, right? Cue the bridal attendant.  One wedding professional used to work as a bridal attendant several years ago. She shares on story in particular fro over 20 years ago from when she was working as a bridal attendant. She said this was a secret she has kept since that day, but as fate would have it, she runs into that bride and she gets put on the spot. Turns out the bride found out about the secret many years after it went down at her wedding, and honestly, she was so thankful that she wasn't told of it at the time.  You see, for some insane and unknown reason, the step-sister thought it would be a good idea to steal the wedding dress on the day of the wedding to go out into the snowy weather and adventure down the block to get some coffee and donuts, even though they had a fully stoked snack table. The bridal attendant caught her as she returned and nearly fainted from shock. She could not believe that the step-sister would do such a thoughtless thing. She yelled at her to remove the dress immediately and right in the knick of time too, because the bride walked in right as she was rehanging the dress. She asked what was going on, and she played it cool, saying her step-sister was in the bathroom and she was just steaming the dress to get it ready. The bride bought it and carried on, but you better believe the bridal attendant tore the step-sister a new one. They said they would never mention the incident again.  21 year later, however, it turns out the truth was revealed and the bride was extremely grateful for being kept in the dark. Just goes to show you, your bridal attendant usually knows best. Hear the whole story for yourself below! 

'I have no clue [why I was fired.]': Experienced barista gets inexplicably fired after first day at new job

Starting a new job is always tough. Sure, you might have tons of knowledge and industry experience, but there's always a different way of doing the same old thing at every new organization you walk into. You might think that a square peg would always just fit into the square hole, but your new job may require you to revolve the square 360 degrees clockwise, counterclockwise, and then on a vertical axis—all before putting it in the same square hole you always did before.  Sure, it may be stupid, pointless, and a waste of time, but you'd better wait until you've gained their trust before you tell them that; otherwise, you might be going through the same paces at yet, another new job. Still, even if you do everything right, you might find yourself sent inexplicably down the road—just as this barista was after their first day. Their situation is tough, most managers would appreciate someone who is willing to ask questions instead of getting things wrong, but there are always those ol' boys out there who admire a worker's gumption and intuitive instinct and expect workers to figure it out themselves without a word being spoken. The barista shared their experience on a popular Reddit subreddit for workplace discussion. An update they shared makes it look like one of their new coworkers might have made up lies about them to get them fired. Brutal. Read on to see their account of events. Next, check out this worker who was fired for missing work after being injured trying to stop a shoplifter.