'Well, howdy doody and yee-haw': A memein' good roundup of rootin-tootin funny cowboyin' memes from this week

Blame it on our roots, we came in with our joots. If you don't know what joots are, they are boots made from jeans. Only true blue memein' cowboys would understand that. The kind of cowboys that go "yee-haw!" at the sight of a funny jab from the wild wild web. Oh, what happened to smack my grits and call me gravy? Nah, pardnor. We're more of a lasso my memes, and call me a cackle. We ain't your typical rootin' tootin' funny folk, we're expert meme farmers. Or should we say ranchers? Heck, I'd say memes are livestock, so maybe we are ranchers. Just a coupla internet ranchers tryna make it famous in the meme rodeo. Believe us, this ain't our first rodeo. This ain't even our 100th. We've been rodeoing memes since we were kids. That's right. Those kids who would put emo music lyrics as their away message on AIM are now the cowboys, cowgirls, and cowtheys running the show here. Hope you have a good rootin' tootin' time below. 

'I was just trying to help!': Coworker tries to hijack couple's wedding by doing all the planning, bride shuts it down

There are certain people in life who enjoy inserting themselves into situations where they are clearly not wanted. This coworker was invited to the Redditor and his wife's wedding as a courtesy, but she decided that it was important to her to assist in the planning despite not taking into account the tastes of the bride and groom. She honestly sounds like an absolute nightmare to deal with.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit by u/Nachtjaeger68, and let's just say that this bride was quick to shut this annoying coworker down. Thankfully, the bride and groom were able to have the exact simple, corny wedding they wanted despite the efforts of this lonely, intrusive, "wedding planning" coworker. It turns out that the coworker did get emotional when she was told to back off, pleading that she was only trying to help. The reality is that she really wasn't. She was merely inserting herself and making this entire event about her to fulfill some sort of inner desire. It's giving Rose Byrne's character from Bridesmaids, is it not?

 

When we say that the bride and groom's ceremony and reception were corny events, we mean it. We're talking lots of science fiction and D&D fans were present at the venue, and there were enough weird moments to please all of them. The only person who wasn't pleased at the end of the day was the entitled coworker, who at this point simply did not deserve to be validated.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions in the comments section below. For more, check out this post about a partner who got some glittery petty revenge on her cheating ex.

'My old boss asked if I might have a copy of their entire company's directory': Employee laid off then asked to recover important documents a year later

Can you imagine having this much leverage and not using it to your advantage? It's almost as crazy as a company not keeping any records of important documentation like their entire directory before laying off most of the company. Oh, wait… both of those scenarios are happening here. 

 

This Redditor was laid off about a year ago in a very unceremonious fashion. Essentially, most of the company was laid off at once with 30 minutes' notice at the end of a work day. It doesn't get much more savage than that. But there's more…

 

About a year later, OP heard back from their former boss who realized that OP was the only person who could potentially recover records of the company directory since they worked as the compliance officer there. It turns out they didn't keep any records of their own, and now they need proof of compliance in the new state where the company is now headquartered. 

 

Hopefully, if OP listens to the feedback from folks in the comments section below, they will use this opportunity to their advantage and will ensure that they are paid handsomely for recovering this important information. After all, their former boss is going to have to comply with OP's wishes. They need this documentation in order to continue as a company in an official capacity. 

 

Imagine if you were in this position with a former boss of yours who ruthlessly laid you off. It just goes to show that someone you think you may not need in a given moment could be the very person you do need in the next moment. For more content like this, here's a post about an employee who was asked to deduct money from their paycheck in order to be a "team player."

Update: 'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

This boss tried to bluff, only for their employee to call them out on it. While things didn't go to plan for the boss, their employee, u/exie610, got some amazing revenge. 

Some managers have no respect for individual jobs. Instead, they'll insist that alongside your own job, you can also do the work of four or five other people. Why do one job excellently when you can do five jobs badly? At some companies, things are always run this way, either because the boss is a penny pincher, or because management is fine with having a high turnover rate. No one likes to feel undervalued and overworked, but if the money is right, some people will put up with it. 

This person had a critical role at this company — they were responsible for accounts receivable and the customer database, a job that they often did remotely. The OP admits that they automated some parts of the role just because they could, making their job super easy while also completing the tasks of numerous people. Then one day, their boss tried to threaten their job. Unfortunately for the boss, he did such a horrible job of "motivating" his employee that he fired them moments into their meeting. Instead of inspiring his employee to work harder, he now had a former employee with no interest in going back to the way things were before. 

Check out this excellent malicious compliance story below. Then, this woman couldn't stop complaining about her key card, so the manager "fixed" it for her. 

'I quit on the same day': Worker quits on their first day after spotting multiple red flags at their new job

This story will be familiar to anyone who has worked in service or retail, with both entire industries being plagued by employers who require you to show up early—without being paid for it—or finish tasks after closing after being automatically clocked out when the doors locked. Managing these businesses isn't much better, earning only moderately better pay while being made to work more unpaid hours that actually pushes your earning back down to (or below) minimum wage.

Combine this with chronic understaffing—to the point where workers are often forced to skip breaks out of necessity—and it's no surprise that there are a lot of people working these jobs who are completely burned out. 

That's not to say that every location or every employer is like this—so it's not easy to see the signs and red flags during the interview—but the cracks usually become readily apparent as soon as you start if you know what you're looking for. 

This worker began to notice some bad signs at their new job when their coworkers referenced coming in early to ease the workload and skipping their breaks as if it was normal. They decided to call it and called it quits on their first day.

See their story below, originally shared with an online workplace discussion community. Next, see this worker who was fired after giving her notice while her employer also torpedoed her new role. 

'I felt like I was on a prank show': Waitress and manager insist customer needs to pay for meal for a random stranger

Have you ever been in a situation so bizarre you were sure there must be TV cameras somewhere nearby? This bewildered customer recently had that experience, and it has commenters in a tizzy trying to figure out what was going on. 

In an era of constant content, pranks are a popular way to make videos cheaply and easily. Even if they're not from official TV shows, you could run into TikTokers or other content creators who want a few quick reactions. That's even worse, in my opinion, because at least TV prank shows or movies have standards they hold themselves to. With the rise of social media, it feels like there's no place on Earth you can go without running the risk of being recorded. This person was aware of that when they went out to eat and had the most outrageous dining experience of their life. 

Would you pay for a random strangers' meal? I think for most people, the answer would be no, unless the person's meal was really cheap, or if the person seemed like they were in dire need of the meal. Even then, a lot of people would also claim it's not their responsibility to feed some random stranger a meal at a dining establishment. This person didn't ask if they could dine on someone else's' tab, they just assumed it would be okay. I hope the OP does leave a bad Yelp review for this manager and waitress — they have to warn future diners not to get caught up in the same messy scenario. 

Next up, these people shared their personal "craziest day at work" stories, like one dude who witnessed a coworker toss a printer right through a window. 

'She stormed out without paying’: Hotel guest leaves without paying after front desk employee refuses to give her a refund

Employees in customer service should be paid considerably more for the number of things they have to put up with on a daily basis… and minimum wage just isn't cutting it anymore. In this case, OP was working the front desk of a hotel, and described her experience with a Karen guest as the worst she'd ever had, and that's saying a lot, considering OP has been in the business for over seven years. This particular lady's arrogance outweighed anything that OP had ever encountered.

Throughout Karen's stay, she found endless things to complain about. And at the end, when the time to pay finally arrived, Karen decided it was beneath her to pay for the service the hotel had provided, including her room. Karen told OP that she was not going to pay, under any circumstances. Then she stormed out. Scroll down to read what happened next.

For more, here are some rowdy customers who attempted to get their waiter fired after he laughed at their demands.