30 of This Week's Top Memes to Get Your Week Going (August 22, 2022)

Another week, another collection of some of our favorite memes of the week that have been posted to our Fail Blog Facebook page. 

These memes are some of our top memes, the "crème de la crème" you might say. Last week, we saw a few delightful interpretations of some of the memes on the list. As promised last week, here are a few of the notable responses.

"Sooooo... artoo didn't actually do any driving? he was basically a giant GPS..." commented Fail Blogger 'whatevs,' an R2-D2 apologist who is trying to excuse the droid's actions during Order 66 and contributions to the fall of the Jedi Temple.

"Pears are not pit fruits. They have seeds," commented RedR, giving us some vital information in regards to why a particularly unfunny "Pit of dis pear" meme didn't work due to the intricacies of pear anatomy.  

Meanwhile, Joe gets an honorable mention this week for his concerns over the dietary practices of the wily anaconda. 

 

These Customer Service Memes Are Just Too Real

Nothing like customer service memes to remind you how hilarious and awful people can be. If you've ever worked in a customer service job, you know how you should act when you're on the phone with Spectrum or Con Edison and need assistance. In fact, you can tell within seconds whether the customer on the other line has any idea what it's like to be in your shoes. And yet, you have to smile your way through the pain even though every fiber of your being is fighting the urge to curse out the Karen on the other end who just threatened to ensure that you'd never work a day in your life after this.

 

There is some satisfaction in mutual commiseration. These server memes had that same effect. 

 

If you're about to reach your breaking point in your customer service job, take a break and keep scrolling for some of these memes!

MIL Suspects Self-Professed Pregnant 'Gaming Addict' of Cheating, Actually Gaming

This pregnant woman found herself in her mother-in-law's crosshairs and was accused of cheating when she was caught in a lie. The thing is, she was lying to avoid having to tell her mother-in-law that she was playing video games.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by Reddit user u/True_Tap_5721. She posted the thread to the poplar sub to see if she was in the wrong for sinking herself into a bed of lies, which led her mother-in-law to accuse her of infidelity. 

The mother-in-law, at first glance, seems to come across as incredibly archaic and judgemental. The more you read the post, the more you see glimpses of what could be read as an addict lashing out at loved ones trying to set them straight. If you had a healthy relationship with your hobby, you wouldn't go to such extreme lengths to lie and hide your behavior. 

The fact remains that these expecting parents refer to themselves as "gaming addicts" and describe a lifestyle in which all their free time is devoted to games. As an avid lifetime gamer, it's concerning how reliant they seem on their connection to their hobby. Their lives are about to change drastically, and they appear to have given it very little consideration. Their new lives are quickly approaching, and they have only made an effort to reduce their gaming reluctantly so that the concerned parents don't see them playing.

There are so many parts of this post that signal a true addiction. Although agreeing with anyone who thinks that video games are "childish" kills me, I can't help but feel the in-laws might have a point here. Gaming looks to be a serious problem for this couple, who are about to have an entirely new person to care for. 

What are your thoughts on this one?

Millennial realizes her favorite throwback song hits differently now!

Have you ever heard one of those songs from middle school as an adult and all of a sudden, it all just feels a bit too close to home? 

Millennial realizes her favorite throwback song hits dfferently now!

Have you ever heard one of those songs from middle school as an adult and all of a sudden, it all just feels a bit too close to home? 

'Everyone is terminated:' New manager at local dive bar fires literally everyone and makes them re-interview.

Everyone has had an experience with a crazy, vaguely threatening manager. But not everyone has had this one. This thread was posted on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/Mattias504, who shared his story of how his new manager at the local dive bar where he works suddenly decided to "clean house" by firing everyone and making them interview again in order to retain their jobs.

 

This sounds like someone who has been waiting his whole life to have the opportunity to be a literal dictator. Not only is it completely unfair to make everyone "re-interview" for the jobs they already had, but what an insane way to test loyalty by immediately putting everyone's job on the line. 

 

u/Mattias504 also included a list of work-related demands by the manager that seem a bit hypocritical, to put it lightly. "No being stoned at work (managers excluded bc we can handle it, sorry)." I mean, you gotta hand it to him. The man has some audacity! We're particularly obsessed with the fact that this caveat was included in what seems to be a staff-wide email. Audacity AND professionalism! What a guy!

 

There will always be stories about crazy managers. This college student ghosted his one after his school commitments were completely belittled and disregarded.

 

Keep scrolling for the original post and some of the best reactions!

'Attention! We DO NOT get our tips!': Worker exposes thieving boss by posting forbidden sign in their workplace in viral thread

A worker uploaded this viral image of a sign they posted at the coffee shop where they work. The sign instructs patrons not to leave tips as they will be stolen by the owner of the coffee shop. "I'm probably going to be fired for this… but I don't care," the employee claims in the title of their thread.

The photo was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Reddit user u/Cherry_P0pper, who says they work at a "local" coffee shop in southern Virginia.

They explain that the boss takes all the tips given to the workers. They cannot even pocket any tips they receive as the boss "Checks our wallets and pockets each shift" for cash and claims any cash he finds as his own.

The employee has also reported that they have been subject to verbal abuse from their employer and that their "checks keep bouncing." They have been forbidden from discussing this issue with others and have reportedly been told that they need to "put the business before their own finances."

"I do take down the sign when he comes in at close, but it's only a matter of time before he finds out," the worker explains in a later comment. "I will not be naming the company until I find another job; expect an update in about a month. We are a local business in the southern Virginia area, and that is ALL I will say for now."

Readers were outraged, which sparked much of the discussion surrounding the photo. Some readers shared times that they have seen workers resort to these means.

"This local place I go to, the cashier had a note in her palm that said 'Don't tip, [the] owner steals," commented Anthrax4breakfast. "That's some sad sh*t."

Others offered advice on how to otherwise deal with the situation.

"Even better, call your local DOL and report it," commented user umassmza. "That's illegal."

'This is what self-employment looks like': Tradesman with bold tattoos from head to toe shows off his skilled craftsmanship and shuts up antiquated employee standards

"I can look like this because my work looks like that."