'They had their chance': Post-resignation, boss begs his employee to stay longer to train his replacement, gets denied

Managerial hubris is one of the reasons employees hate their jobs. Not only are we lacking in pay, but we are enslaved to the most incompetent group of overinflated bimbos who could easily be replaced by AI– at least the replacement would have more charisma. But these types of managers will deny your raise and then come begging for your help. Which is it? Do you value my hard work or not? 

In this case, OP had finally had enough of the dance of the salary-increase and the payday waltz, and asked his manager for a well-deserved raise to cover inflation and the rising cost of rent. Unfairly, the manager said a raise wouldn't be possible for another year. So OP did what any desperate person would do and turned in his two week notice after lining up a higher paying job.

The real story begins as OP started to train his replacement. Disaster struck when, only 36 hours before his final day on the job, OP's boss came running to his side with desperation in his eyes and a fearful plea. 'Please don't leave'… Too little, too late, if you ask me. For the full story on how OP reacted to his boss's request, keep scrolling. 

For more tantalizing tales of managerial incompetence, check out this story about how a boss's boss pwned a haughty manager who thought he had it all figured out.

'Enjoy the bunnypocalypse': HOA demands 9-year-old get rid of her pet rabbit, cue neighborhood-wide malicious compliance

I bet this HOA jerk was hopping mad over the "bunnypocalypse" he caused! 

Home Owner's Associations are meant to keep neighborhoods looking orderly and neat, but for some reason, the members seems to feel entitled to make crazy demands. One of those great examples is this "HOA a-hole," as u/shuckaladon called them in their post to r/pettyrevenge. This HOA person interrupted a neighborhood with his demand that a child get rid of her pet bunny. Why? All because the rabbit was a "non domesticated pet." He even threatened to fine the family of the 9-year-old if she didn't comply! The levels of entitlement here are off the charts. 

Scroll down to read the whole story — the OP dropped by to answer questions and comments. They write that the rabbits still roam the neighborhood, and enjoy sleeping on warm gravel. Good for you, rabbits! 

Then, get some creativity brewing for your next DIY project with these baking and building experiments that turned out…well…see for yourself! 

'My cowokers... [are] gossiping about me and how I "overreacted"': Restaurant owner instructs servers to give up their tips to save his establishment

This restaurant owner broke a cardinal rule of waiting tables, and it's wild that so many of his employees actually went along with his plan. 

It's a hallmark of American life that waiters and waitresses work mainly for tips. Over the years, tip prices keep rising higher as minimum wages have stagnated, and that has started frequent debates over tipping culture. 

In a story shared to r/AmItheA**hole, this desperate restaurant owner found a way to put some more cash in his own pocket. He shared the idea in a group meeting, and surprisingly, the OP writes that the other members of the staff seemed to go along with it! The OP didn't care for that, and got angry over the owner's suggestion. The OP was concerned about acting angry, but it seems like they were caught off guard, and reacted naturally as one would to being told their hard-earned tips are going to be taken away. 

Up next, check out another funny story. 

'I'm thinking go from $500 to $950': Real estate agent accidentally sends tenant email meant for landlord with plans to price him out

Well, if this tenant is pursuing a case, he certainly has enough evidence. He received an email sent by a real estate agent that was clearly intended to be written to his landlord. The email was shared and posted to Reddit's r/facepalm subreddit, and let's just say that this guy now has plenty of ammunition to prove that there has been some serious wrongdoing.

 

Firstly, the real estate agent refers to the tenant in the email as "high maintenance" just because he frequently requested for his A/C unit to be fixed because, well, that's supposedly included in the rent. It shouldn't be that much of an ask. A better solution to plotting and scheming would be to, I don't know, fix the A/C unit. What a groundbreaking thought!

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments section. For more stories like this, here's one about a DMV fiasco. 

‘Bank Robber (texting via my phone): Your employee is tied up right now’; Workers share the best excuses they have actually had to use for not coming into work

We have all had to call out of work for whatever reason. Maybe you're not feeling well so you call in sick. Or maybe you're just feeling the pressures of capitalism and need a mental health day. Or maybe you missed a flight. Whatever it is, you tend to keep it brief and hope for the best. At least that's the usual consensus. However, there are some employees who work for toxic managers who don't trust their excuses and pry for more and more proof of why they are missing work. 

Well, when they do that, you just gotta give them what they want. You've got food poisoning? Don't hold back on every detail about it. One Redditor posted a question asking what has been the craziest line people have used to call out of work and boy to some people have some wild stories. From quitting on the spot to gross details, some people really let their managers have it. One guy was literally being held hostage during a bank robbery and the robber took his phone to text his boss he was "tied" up. (We hope pun intended…)

Check out some of our favorite responses to the question below!

'[Now] she can't check out anything until the fine is paid': Karen messes with the wrong librarian, who rediscovers $450 in old unpaid fines

It's always important to be polite to the customer service worker who is handling your request, even if that request involves negotiating a tricky situation, chances are you'll get a better result if you treat that person like an actual human being. Usually, the sheer bureaucratic inertia of a large corporation or a government entity will mean that if you're rude to the wrong worker, you're going to be stuck in bureaucratic purgatory for a frustratingly long period of time. Or, worse, they may connect dots that need-not have been connected that result in you needing to address long-forgotten fines before your current issue is capable of being resolved. This kind of petty malicious compliance is usually reserved for the worst customers.

This Karen sought to resolve her long wait for a high-demand library reservation, for which she was far down on the list, by using sheer brute force—issuing demands and using rude language in order to get someone to cave to her demands. This backfired when she crossed the wrong librarian…

Next, check out this person who was rude to a DMV worker and had a similar result.