You want to work then work: Manager authorizes overtime despite company policy leading to hundreds of hours of OT; corporate come for management

Some companies' policies don't allow overtime, as paying minimum wage employees a slightly more humane salary is just not in their budget. Despite this, managers can overrule this when holidays arrive and they are in dire need of help. In this case, OP was working at a retail store; unsurprisingly, this was the type of company that paid its employees little but expected a lot. The holidays were fast approaching, and management knew that they were way behind, thus they would need many hands on deck. So management told OP and the rest of the employees that whoever wanted to work overtime, was allowed to do so. In fact, they were allowed to work as much overtime as they wanted. Assuming employees wouldn't work that much more anyway, the managers thought corporate wouldn't blink an eye. To their surprise, employees milked that opportunity to the maximum extent. Whoever said people don't want to work nowadays? In this case, such people are sorely mistaken. OP worked 42 hours of overtime that month, leading to a big fat salary that he wouldn't have gotten otherwise. As he wasn't the only one, corporate caught on and got involved, as corporations do. Scroll down to read what happened next. For more, here is an employee who refused to attend an unpaid weekend vacation with their company; their boss was less than thrilled, and called them unprofessional.

'I was gone for about 30 minutes': Dad gets put in his place for ditching dinner party to take son to McDonald's

Teaching your kids that they're not always going to have everything handed to them when (and how) they want it is an important lesson to share. It helps prepare them for the reality that things aren't always going to be exactly to their liking; different people do things differently and have different ideas about what is "good" and how things should be done, so learning to work with that as early as possible will only make their life easier and ensure that they don't grow up to be a micromanaging supervisor. Even among close friends, one may choose to raise their kids without the typical salty or sugary snacks, and the other—well, the other might decide that eating one healthy meal isn't ok for their kid and will drive off in the middle of a dinner party at the first friend's house to bring forbidden food for their kid to eat in front of their friend's kids. If you're wondering who might be wrong in the situation described above, then your company includes this dad, who rushed off to get his kid a Happy Meal when his friend had the audacity to serve his son freshly cooked salmon and something green. His wife didn't take kindly to this move; embarrassed by his actions, she elected to be angry on behalf of their friends. The dad then posted to a popular online community to see whether or not he was in the wrong for his move, getting resoundingly put in his place by the responses. Keep scrolling to see excerpts of this thread. Next, check out these in-laws who complained about an all-expenses-paid vacation to Disney.

'If she wants large tables she can have them': Server makes sure annoying coworker gets overwhelmed on the job after getting embarrassed in front of customers

Sometimes the best lessons come from giving someone exactly what they wanted. In this case, we have a scheming coworker at a restaurant who denied a server (and their patrons) a specific table because she wanted to save that for herself. As we know, larger groups mean bigger tips, but you can't control every table at a restaurant, especially when it was the customer that specifically requested said table.   Still, the coworker, whom OP refers to as Blondie, was adamant and refused to let go of the table. This is a great example of what not to do if you're trying to be a gracious coworker, but it is how you make enemies in the workplace. As some folks in the comments section pointed out, the internal politics in a restaurant can be wildly unnecessary and cutthroat, but we believe the Redditor was totally justified in her decision to give her coworker exactly what she wanted. What ended up happening was that the coworker was given every large party that came in at the same time. Sure, that means potentially good tips, but it also means a high likelihood of getting overwhelmed. That's what you get for scheming!   For more stories like this, check out this post about a server's conflict with a tea-demanding customer! 

'I want to be notified about EVERY single critical issue!': IT employee complies with boss's demanding orders by overflowing his inbox

Be careful what you wish for, boss! There are some managers out there that are living through their workday with such tunnel vision that they have fully convinced themselves that they understand the daily ins and outs of what their employees are doing. However, the reality is these managers likely have zero idea about what's actually going on at the ground level. In truth, if they were given the responsibilities of the lowest person within the corporate structure, they probably wouldn't know the first thing about how to complete their tasks.    This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/iStabs, an employee who was working directly under this kind of manager. Let's also pause and inform our readers that once again, a team of IT employees has proven that they are not to be messed with when it comes to so-called "emergencies." This group of workers has to deal with countless "emergencies" every day, and so when mistakes are made and your clueless manager demands that they be notified of all emergencies in case this kind of thing happens again, they have no idea what's in store for them.    Keep scrolling below to find out what happened next and what it was like for the employee to finally resign. For more stories like this, here's one about a business owner who had to fire their in-laws.  

'You can't order me around anymore': Tenant gets even with property manager after getting elected as board member for housing organization property manager quits

Low-income apartment complexes often have housing organizations that help tenants rent homes cheaper than they would be able to in an open market. This particular housing organization owned 500 units in over 20 complexes in OP's area, and unfortunately, OP's property manager was the last person you'd wish to be responsible for anything. For some reason unbeknownst to OP, this property manager, who, for the sake of this article, we'll call Karen, had it out for OP. Karen made OP's life miserable whenever she could, and on top of it all, was also committing fraud. The apartment complex was illegally towing tenants' cars without giving them proper notice, and this was, of course, thanks to Karen. OP got together with some of the other tenants and began taking steps to begin a tenant Union. Eventually, OP got elected onto the board, which meant that technically, OP was now this property manager's boss. OP immediately took action, making sure to email all the juicy details about Karen's behavior and blatant fraud to the director. Karen found out about OP's new position during the annual meeting, and she did not take kindly to the change. Scroll down to read what happened next. For more, here is an IT manager who quit after his new boss became insufferable, and made sure that the company would shut down for a few days via the internet service provider.

'I was devastated': Driving instructor tricks teen into failing their driving test

Tests exist to gauge understanding of a subject but often have the unfortunate effect of influencing the curriculum itself to achieve the best results for that test—even if that's not the best result for the students. Test designers and administrators are (usually) only humans themselves and are not free from the bias of their own perspectives and beliefs.  Intentionally introducing a trick into the test that seeks to catch students out is probably unethical, especially when the test is one that will cause the student to fail immediately. Then not telling them that they failed, having them proceed with the rest of the test, really just seems like you're trying to embarrass the poor tester and abuse the small amount of power you have. That's what this driving instructor did to a teen taking their driving exam for the first time. When the exam began, he sneakily kept his seat belt unfastened for 15 feet or so before the teen asked them to fasten it.  I feel like this isn't a driving skill problem; it's reasonable to expect any sane adult to be responsible for fastening their own seatbelt when they get into the vehicle. Whoever does a full check to make sure their passengers are buckled in? That being said, if you refuse to put your seat belt on in my car or sneakily removed it, I'd probably just tell you to get out of the vehicle.  Commenters were incensed at the story and derided the instructor's actions, with some responders sharing stories of their own experiences taking their driving tests. Read on to see the responses from this popular thread. Next, check out this physics teacher who got schooled by their students.

'Put my order in first! I need it NOW': Top Karens of the Week (June 21 2023)

On this week's Top Karens list, we're covering a lot of ground: stage moms, posh customers, and even vegan Karens. At a certain point, one has to wonder when Karens will slow down, but the unfortunate truth of the matter is that the entitlement only seems to be getting worse in today's cultural climate.   Let's consider why that is. Most of the time, these Karen stories boil down to unruly authority waging a battle against folks who refuse to give in. This obviously says a lot about how our culture has evolved in terms of our collective reaction to people who are unnecessarily rude to employees, strangers, and others based on reductive factors like appearance, status, etc. The fact that we now live in a culture that no longer apathetically accepts this kind of behavior is certainly an improvement. However, the unfortunate part of this trend is that it seems like there have been consequences. Those consequences include Karens doubling down on their behavior rather than considering self-reflection and self-improvement.    Ultimately, this means that we can at least enjoy this infinite supply of Karen stories while we have them. For more posts like this, check out this story about another Karen who tried to get a front desk clerk fired.