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Monday, October 24, 2022
Disastrous Design Fails That Only Make Things Worse
Who signed off on these? Please come forward now. Seriously.
These wretched fails were compiled from Reddit's r/BadDesigns subreddit, and they truly left me wondering "who? what? when? where? and why?" We understand that people make mistakes and that flaws in designs are natural as we are only human. But STILL! How did some of these happen? Whether it's moving letters around so they're completely unintelligible or building a crosswalk that leads in a wildly different direction, if you're paying attention to your surroundings, you'll see that design fails are everywhere. The best is when they do the exact opposite of what was intended. Sometimes, there's literally nothing you can do but laugh at the baffling idiocy of these "artistic choices," and here at FAIL Blog, we've got you covered.
Keep scrolling below to have a look for yourselves! For more content like this, check out these horrible autumn fails.
'Please let him know [...] she'd be his personal bachelor party if he was so inclined': Toxic ex reaches out to groom the night before his wedding
This marriage feels over before it started! What happens when your toxic ex with whom you have a dark and twisted history reaches out to your brother the night before your wedding? And what happens when your brother tells you about it and it causes a rift in your new marriage immediately after the ceremony? I'll start by saying I am so glad this is not my story.
This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, and the comments section got a bit heated about who was to blame here. Sure, actions have consequences but this guy had blocked this very damaged relationship from his life for over two years. For his brother to share that information about "Big Shirl' on the day of the wedding has got to feel like an act of either extreme recklessness or extreme sabotage. Either way, it's not a good look. One Redditor wisely made the comparison between this scenario and tempting a recovering addict. That certainly does not paint a promising picture of the brother.
We've seen plenty of instances of wedding drama. For another one, take a look at this post about a bridezilla who kicked a server out of her wedding.
27 Work Memes For Those Severely Lacking Monday Motivation (October 24th, 2022)
The blaring of an alarm in the early hours of a Monday morning has got to be one of the most brutal experiences—tearing you suddenly from the dream of the weekend back into the harsh, cold, mundane world of the working week. The alarm acts as the equivalent of having a red pill shoved down your throat—you awaken, clammy, gasping for air and life. coming to your senses, you begin to realize that the barren wasteland of reality is all that lies before you… Gone are the aspirations of your Friday and Saturday nights, which even now are fading like a vague hallucination.
You struggle out of bed, fumbling for your phone before basking in its white light. "Monday, October 24th" the display reads, hailing you into the dawning corporeal existence. Donning the costume of your working identity, there's nothing left now but to brush your teeth, grab a bite, and journey to your cubicle.
There's a high chance you need something to get you progressing toward your next weekend, get it started with these memes.
'You're stealing...': Tech CEO fires two engineers caught working two full-time jobs
A tech CEO reported firing two engineers who were caught working a second full-time job in this LinkedIn post that went viral.
This topic has been trending across the wider web this week as there have been multiple reports from businesses that claim to be firing employees who are working multiple full-time jobs. Notable stories have emerged from the software company mentioned in this thread and from a multinational credit reporting agency that claims to have caught and fired 24 workers who were holding a secret second job. These reports have attempted to "warn" employers of this new trend.
The post elaborates and shares the employer's views on the "moral issues at play" in "'working' two full-time jobs," claiming that the practice was "stealing" from the employer.
The screenshots were posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, and the Redditors were not shy about roasting the CEO and making some arguments of their own.
Keep scrolling for the comments. For more like this, check out this viral email thread that bizarrely asked employees to eat their lunch at their desks just in case the CEO came to visit.
Catch you in the next one.
Employee Discovers Loophole in Company Sick Day Policy and Enrages Horrible Boss
There's nothing like finding a loophole that your boss can't do anything about! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, and we have to give a shoutout to the original poster for not only discovering this loophole and using it to their advantage, but also for standing their ground when confronted by their vile boss.
Essentially, the Redditor first learned the hard way that employees at this company receive one of a maximum of five occurrences (or punishments) for an uninterrupted sick period. However, taking one sick day, coming back into the office, and then taking another sick day if the illness resumes resulted in two separate occurrences. This policy is particularly ridiculous considering three sick days in a row still only translate to one occurrence. So naturally, the next time the original poster got sick, they took the full three days in a row.
What kind of horrible office calls itself a family while instituting punitive treatment for unplanned health issues? That's some corporate America nonsense. For more ridiculous stories like this, take a look at this post about yet another untrustworthy HR employee.
'I am still being charged': Woman reports ex-husband's phone to the police as stolen when she learns she has been paying it off
When this woman realized that she was still paying for her cheap, cheating ex-husband's phone as a part of her bill she attempted to reason the situation out with him, when he failed to be reasonable she reported the phone as stolen.
There's definitely something to be said for wanting ownership over something you're paying for, and when you're still paying for something that is in the hands of a cheating ex, you had better bet that's going to rub some big ol' grains of salt in some very deep and fresh wounds. That could drive even the most zen and level-headed of us to do some pretty rash things.
This story was shared on Reddit's r/PettyRevenge subreddit by the woman, Reddit user u/Dramatic-Move8793, who shared her story with the title u/Dramatic-Move8793.
Keep scrolling to see the screenshots of the story and the reactions below.
‘Give the Phone to Someone Who Knows Business’ : Entitled Hotel Guest Demands Free Reservation for Early Check In at Hotel
People hear what they want to hear, see what they want to see, and want what they want to want. Marilyn-Audrey is a front desk agent of a hotel who shared a story on Reddit about an entitled guest who wasted 20 minutes of her time on the phone trying to get what he wanted. We shall dub the guest 'DA' (short for dumba*s) as per her post.
DA called to check room rates for that night, and after a brief interrogation, out came his inner stupidity. He asked that MA book him a room for the next day but asked that she allow him to check in early. MA politely explained that the hotel was nearly sold out that night and could not guarantee an early check-in for the next day. DA asked a few more stupid questions, and told her in other words: 'I want to reserve the room for free until tomorrow, therefore denying the hotel its rightful potential income for that room because I'm selfish and above everyone else.'
Kudos to MA, because she handled it brilliantly and told him, in a mannerly fashion, to f*ck off. In other words, she told him that the hotel would not deny paying customers a reservation so that he could check in early for free. The man had the audacity to tell her, 'Nothing is absolute, especially in business. Why are you not willing to work with me? Give the phone to someone who knows business.'
He went on to say that she was making it an issue while others did not. Shortly thereafter he pulled the 'Let me speak to your manager' card, and after failing some more, finally hung up the phone. The post gained a lot of popularity, and many of the commenters expressed that they could relate. Scroll down to read the full conversation, along with the comments.
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