'I removed everything from my bag': Employee gets even with screening officer at company security checkpoint after being told twice to ‘empty’ his bag, rest of employees follow his lead

Oftentimes, in transportation facilities, there will be a legal requirement to go through a security checkpoint that inspects bags; employees will need to go through a metal detector. In order to do that, they will need to remove any electronics/wires from their bags. OP was a technician working for a company that required him to pass through such a checkpoint on a daily basis. He carried a laptop, hand tools, and network cables in his bag, and was told he could leave hand tools and such in his bag, but would need to remove the wires and electronics.

One day when going through his usual ritual, the employees working at the security checkpoint weren't paying attention when he was removing said items from his bag, leading to some confusion on their part. One employee, who we will call Karen, remembered she was actually on duty, and told OP that everything he had just put back in his bag had to come out again for inspection. He explained that he had already done what they'd asked of him, but Karen was adamant that he 'take everything out of the bag'.

OP told her that if she'd been paying attention, she'd know there was no need. Again, she demanded he empty the bag… so he did. Other employees in line saw what was happening and decided to follow suit. Soon enough, everyone was taking everything out of their bags, and Karen was bombarded with much more work than usual. Scroll down to read how the story played out.

For more, here are some coworker memes for employees working overtime due to wages moving at a snail's pace.

Update: 'I'm not her butler, babysitter, or handyman. I'm her freaking brother': Family saga unravels on Reddit, brother stands strong on his position

Family trauma is a very real thing. You could have the most loving family in the world where you're all besties and STILL have family trauma. That's basically what the entire plot of Disney's Encanto is about. We all have our own inner demons and that just happen to surface around the people you feel most comfortable around—often times that is your family. However, it's 2023 and we are all open about working on our mental health and taking therapy seriously, but that also includes working on the mental health between you and your family—maybe even doing family therapy together. 

Recently, a family saga has been unraveling on Reddit. It started with this post of a brother asking if he was in the wrong for booking a separate room during the family vacation, because last time he was forced to be the babysitter for his older sister's triplets. Now, he may be the youngest sibling, but he is a grown adult man, so being forced to be his sister's butler for no pay is beyond insulting and hurtful. Plus, that is his vacation too and he'd like to actually do vacation stuff for it rather than be the family butler. 

The original post became a hit on Reddit and he was deemed "Not the A-Hole." In fact, many Redditors shine light on how awful his sister is treating him and how unsupportive his parents are. His family knows about his Reddit account and saw the post and the comments it gathered. Luckily, it made them see the light, for the most part. He followed up the post with another one saying his parents apologized, but his sister did not, "at least not at first." You can see that post here. "My sister dug her heels in, blamed me, and then doubled down on her belief my life should circle around hers," he writes. "I told her that was the most narcissistic and entitled thing she's ever said about me." Eventually, his brother-in-law aka his sister's husband, got involved and talked to her and found out that she was pocketing the babysitting money he was giving her to give to her brother. So then that became another drama bomb in the family saga. Eventually, his sister, BIL, and parents all sat down and showered him in apologies and promised to do better. 

Cue the most recent addition to the saga, his family is now begging him to take down the Reddit posts since they have all talked it through and the hurtful comments are really putting a dark shadow over the family. However, the OP has kept everything completely anonymous and feels he has the right to vent to strangers on the internet to get some unbiased opinions—plus, it's proven to have been a helpful key in solving this family drama and he wants to make sure they don't fall into being mistreated by his family ever again. See how it's lately been unfolding below!

'You got cute feet?': 20 worst things people have said on first dates

You would think people would be on their best behavior on a first date. Well, if that were the case, you would be thinking incorrectly. Based on these responses, which were compiled from this r/AskReddit thread, it seems that there are a growing number of instances in which people (let's be honest, it's often dudes… not always, but most of the time) cross several lines on their first dates.

 

These crossed boundaries include inquiring about salary, oversharing about your most recent ex, expressing outrageous future plans, etc. While it's important to give the other person a glimpse into who you are and what you want, there's definitely a point when the oversharing begins and people start unknowingly waving glaring red flags. Keep scrolling below for a closer look at the twenty or so worst things people have said on their first dates. For more compilations like this, here are some top petty revenge stories!

'My boss put candles in his dishwasher': 30+ Goofy bosses who make their workplace feel like 'The Office'

Having a funny boss is amazing, but having a wanna-be funny boss is much less ideal. 

You'll have many types of bosses throughout your life, and one specific type is the "Michael Scott" from The Office type of dude. This person is a manager who loves attention, thinks they're the ultimate people person, and most importantly, think they know everything about running their business. When u/Multicalibrador asked r/AskReddit, "What's the most Michael Scott-ish thing your boss ever did?" people had some excellent answers to the question. 

The bosses below do have their similarities to The Office main character, but some took things way too far. We're cringing hard at the boss who wanted to brag about bringing the largest amount of flowers to a funeral — what was he thinking with that weird brag? Someone also had a long list of hilarious things their boss got up to, such as doing pushups on the floor to impress potential new hires (presumably they never ever returned to that company!). 

Check out the collection of doofy bosses below. Then, face these powerful final bosses who you can simply never defeat. 

'The poor soul unwittingly brewed a cup of lava': Colleague triumphs over the office coffee thief, bamboozling him with a spicy elixir of brewed habanero, wasabi, and jalapeño

Pranks in the workplace are often frowned upon, but when it comes to petty revenge, perhaps there's an exception. We all loved the high school pranks where the seniors would streak, saran wrap the school staircases, or fill the entire art room with cups of jell-o, but when you're an adult, things start to get a little spicier in the prank department. One man, a coffee lover with with a caffeine addiction and a hard-pressed nerve for revenge, recalls the time that he got back at the office coffee thief in a very flavorful way. 

Using habanero peppers as a weapon, OP created the most dastardly brew to catch the thief red handed as they stole his favorite magic beans. Scroll for the full story on how this office prankster got even with the one coworker that was hijacking their morning fuel. After this, they'll be needing an extra disc of Tums in their back pocket to combat the hellish punishment of thievery. After this, check out this regaling tale of a Karen that gets vanquished by a bus ticket attendant, digging herself her own grave by being a jerk and getting arrested in the process. 

'He didn't believe me': Older coworkers stunned to find out how much man is paying in rent, sparks vigorous discussion about housing

Things certainly aren't how they used to be… While that common cliché has been repeated for generations now, possibly since the beginning of human existence, when it comes to the housing market, it's pretty clear that things aren't how they used to be. Gone are the days when a young couple could afford a four-bedroom home on one income while starting a family—raising and somehow funding an entire brood of children. 

The thing is, your older family, friends, and coworkers might not even realize how precarious things have become; in fact, they probably wouldn't even be able to fathom it without actually living it. Even those who got into the market before the pandemic are in better shape than those who seek to follow in their footsteps. 

I've never been one to think much about this. Still, eventually, you reach an age where you're tired of forcibly pouring gasoline and striking a match on a sizable amount of your income every month and finally are approaching a position where you can do something about it. Who wouldn't rather be paying off something that they may one day wholly own? (After you're done paying double in interest to the bank.) But, it's an uphill battle; housing prices continue to increase while wages stagnate, meaning you haven't a hope in heck of getting that sweet four-bedroom home your older coworker—which has also tripled in capital value over the last 20 years.

This worker shared their experience of having this conversation with their older coworkers, who were completely out of touch with the reality that those looking to enter the market now face. Read on to see screenshots of the thread that emerged around this conversation below. What are your thoughts on this? Jump in and get engaged in the comments.

Next, see this story from a worker who was fired for using her phone one month after starting her new job without being aware it was against the rules.

 

'I had to kick out my cousin during my ceremony for crying': Bride cuts off cousin after she causes wedding pandemonium

An entitled parent just cannot believe the world doesn't revolve around her and her kids. As u/FlounderEffective819 shared in a shocking story, she was excited for her wedding, but was insistent that the big day should be child free. All the OP wanted was a special moment with her husband as she walked down the aisle. That's a pretty normal thing to want at a wedding reception, but one of the OP's family members, who has three young children, didn't take the "no kids" rule very well. It seems like these two cousins just do not get along, judging by their screaming match over the kids' behavior. Everyone else in the OP's family took the news well, but not the cousin… her "revenge" was so over-the-top petty that some people in the comments told the OP to simply never speak to her ever again. 

After that, this person's landlord has a pretty push request — can the tenant babysit their kids, indefinitely?