'My turn': Mom rearranges daughter's home, daughter repays the favor

The beauty about finally getting your own place is that you're a master of your own destiny, free to choose and do whatever you'd like… until your mother comes to visit. 

What is it with mothers rearranging their adult children's homes? It turns out (based on the sheer number of responses to this thread) this is a common occurrence. Many readers responded to the original story with stories of their own about their mothers doing the same (or similar) thing.

Maybe this shouldn't be too surprising—parents love telling you what you're doing wrong; after all, it was their job for most of your life, and sometimes they have trouble letting go. It's also easy for them to see all the ways you're living your life wrong and reflect on the fact that they might have made some mistakes in raising you. They're only human, so rather than reflect on that fact, they'll just rearrange the drawers in the kitchen of your new home instead—how dare you store your silverware in such a bizarrely illogical and inconvenient place.

Read on for this glorious story of petty revenge. Next, check out this high school biology project that imploded an entire family.

Top Choosing Beggars of the Week (June 12, 2023)

It's time to take a look at this week's collection of needy, entitled folks! We're well aware at this point that some people have the strangest ability to be demanding and desperate at the same time. Keep scrolling below for these choosing beggars. For more compilations like this, check out these wholesome pieces of advice on first relationships!

25 Iconic tweets that belong in the internet hall of fame

Twitter is full of the funniest people. It's a site where folks gather to be witty and write the funniest things they can think of. Some tweets are so great that they go viral and take on a life of their own! Below are a collection of some pretty great tweets from hilarious people reflecting on life, kids, dating, entertainment, and more. 

Check out these fine tweets, then see if you recall these random things people miss from the pre-internet era. 

'When I say I'm not available, I mean it': Employee berated by boss after last minute schedule outside his available hours

This manager has some audacity for placing blame on their employee! It should not be the employee's responsibility to ensure that their hours of availability are honored, especially when these were agreed-upon hours when the employee was first hired. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit by u/jeffyjeffs, who shared a text exchange with his manager after they left a rude voicemail asking why the employee didn't show up for work. 

 

It turns out there was a last-minute scheduling change that wasn't cleared with the employee. That would be problematic even if the change occurred during the employee's available hours. But this is even worse. The fact that his hours of availability weren't even considered at all when this change was made says everything about how much this manager values the employee's time. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best comments. For more, check out these top petty stories from last week!

'I was fired after this': Worker fired for missing work due to injury sustained from shoplifter

You might think that being injured while trying to defend your company's property would get you a warm thanks and a pat on the back, at the very least… and definitely not a swift kick out the door. But chasing down someone who has nothing to lose is dangerous and not a risk worth taking—and (hopefully) not a risk your employer wants to take liability for. For that reason, most businesses often have rules about not engaging with shoplifters, thieves, and other criminals—even for security guards, who often serve as little more than a deterrent. 

So, if you choose to intervene and get injured in the process, you may very well find yourself out of a job for breaking policy as the company seeks to distance itself from liability. 

Bizarrely enough, this worker reports that they were fired for being unable to perform their work duties due to the injury they sustained while intervening with a shoplifter—no mention of policy against intervention. This feels like it has to be a major misstep on the part of the district manager or GM, who was probably reactively trying to get rid of the person tied to multiple problems.

Read on for the exchange between the district manager and worker, followed by some context regarding the situation from the worker and readers' comments.

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