'I hid them!': Shopper finds stashed item and adds it to their cart, prompting confrontation with another shopper laying claim

People will go to any length and make every attempt to turn even the most petty situations to their advantage. Just a single trip to any busy parking lot will show you this, with desperate drivers doing anything in their power to secure a spot, even getting their passengers to jump out of the vehicle to stand in front of it and (hopefully) prevent anyone from getting there first, whilst engaging in outrageous displays of behavior from within the safety of their oversized vehicles. Of course, once they've parked and exited their vehicle, they timidly slink away, avoiding eye contact with the person they were vying for the spot with and now void of the bravado they so-recently displayed.

In this dog-eat-dog world, it's even the same in stores, with shoppers infamously battling each other over limited-availability collectibles and deals on electronics. Heck, even toilet paper was ever-so-recently and infamously the target of mass-buying panic.

This shopper found a mysteriously misplaced bag of frozen soup dumplings at Costco that they had been previously unable to find in the proper place. As they were securing the bag, another shopper approached them, claiming that she was saving the bag and had placed it in its hidden location. The shopper refused to give the dumplings back to her and purchased them, leading the woman to call the shopper a jerk. 

The shopper has now turned to a popular online community to see if they really were the jerk for taking the bag. See their account of events below and the responses that were shared in the original thread where it was posted.

'He's got... 20,000 tickets to close': Boss ignores employee's simple solution to help desk issue

A small issue ballooned into a big one after a few days. That's what happens when you ignore a tiny problem — it can just compound and expand until it affects your entire job. 

This employee wrote to r/MaliciousCompliance to tell a story from their time as a help desk agent in the 1990s. "It started slowly at first-- maybe one call out of ten," OP writes. Basically, their phone system was automatically opening tickets with the wrong information, and the problem was slowly getting worse. Luckily, the OP had a bright idea involving macros. They told their coworkers about it, but they were stopped in their tracks. Many workplaces would rather punish their workers rather than encourage innovation. It seems like the OP's coworkers in this case were just too lazy to implement the new idea. 

Check out the entire story below, including comments from the OP about their tale from the 90s. Then, these people shared the funniest rules they had at their own jobs, like one person whose boss made them pay fifty cents per disposable coffee cup. 

'Change the menu...my kid won't eat any of that': 30+ Brides and grooms share the weird and funny things people told them while planning their big day

While planning your wedding, everyone is thrilled for you, and they will all insist they have some great advice to tell you. 

From cake mishaps to a mother in law demanding two first dances, these people have had handled some odd requests and advice. While planning a wedding with the person you love, it's so romantic to get swept up in planning your dream day. It's supposed to be the day you and your loved one tie the knot forever, and you want all your closest friends and family right by your side to celebrate your love. 

Though they may not mean anything bad by it, some people want to make the day all about themselves. Whether they're making a million ridiculous requests or flipping out because they can't bring all their kiddos to the reception, some people just aren't taking the spirit of the wedding day seriously!

One of the funniest scenarios people wrote in about where their loved ones who were told about the upcoming wedding, and immediately refused. Some people said that their loved ones basically told them they were definitely not going to their nuptials, so no one sent her an invite. That just makes sense, right? Why waste paper and stamps just to invite someone who already said no? Then, these relatives get all up in arms over how disrespected they feel. Ok but… they were just doing what you said. 

Next up, these people purchased things, and what they received was far from expected. 

[We put it] right between two of the bases in the baseball field': Engineer told to blindly obey boss's orders, obliges, obstructing client's baseball infield

There are those managers out there who think that they know everything, refusing to listen to anything their workers tell them to advise the decision-making process and blindly following the corporate narrative or their own uninformed decisions to their downfall and folly. Workers placed in these situations might try to fix the mistakes of their superiors, repeatedly shielding their bosses from any blowback or repercussions for these decisions and even reinforcing their incorrect perception that their way is the right way. After extended periods of doing this with no thanks—and even reprimand—the workers will reach the point where they're no longer prepared to put in the effort to cover their bosses' behinds. Meaning the next time a decision is forced through, the results will be catastrophic. 

Even if you know nothing about baseball, it's probably easy for you to picture why having a utility box installed directly in the middle of the field—especially right between second and third base—is a bad idea. It's not hard to imagine why such a thing happening might be a little disruptive to the use of the field and the flow of the game. It's the kind of thing you would just deal with when playing backyard baseball as a kid, accepting that any inconveniently placed tree or obstacle was just a part of the game at hand. However, while baseball fields and stadiums have always naturally varied, with unique outfield dimensions and quirks, when playing an organized game on a proper field, these variations should be limited, with the infield especially being one of the most constant aspects of the game. 

So, when a group of engineers that you hired come along and stick a utility box between second and third base, you might not be all that pleased about your field's new infield feature. 

Of course, this all came about when this engineer grew tired of his boss repeatedly refusing to listen to his more well-informed reason, insisting instead that the engineer blindly follow whatever order he was given. So, the engineer did exactly what his boss told them to, giving the client this disastrous result.

See the engineer's account of events, originally shared with Reddit, below—along with reactions from the original thread where it was posted.

Update: '[My] friend wants use me as her backup ATM': Traveller tells friend she's only bringing $300 on Caribbean vacation, friend takes internet's advice to avoid paying extra

While planning a vacation for two, this woman had no idea her friend would suddenly expect her to foot the bill. That's not how travelling with friends works — everyone has to pay their own share, unless you plan on a different way to split the costs that everyone can agree on. Even many couples will divide the cost of travel among the two of them to ensure both people pitch in. After all, travel isn't cheap, once the costs of hotels, flights, car rentals, food, and more, are all added together. 

This person told the story of their friend, who wanted to go on vacation while sticking to a very strict budget. As u/DontAskMeChit writes, their friend told them up front that they were going to bring just $300 in cash on a five day Caribbean vacation. It's great to set a budget to stick to each day of the trip, but this friend had no backup plan whatsoever. Instead, she announced to her travel buddy that when her funds dried up, she'd turn to her for financial support. 

The OP was irritated "to no end" with that, and they turned to Reddit for help. It seems like they read some advice that commenters left, and added an update a month later. Thanks to the Redditors' quick thinking, the OP was able to protect their money, and still have a pretty good vacation with their friend (who did get a bit sulky). 

Check out the post and update below. Then, read these interviewee's accounts of what happened when they spotted red flags during job interviews. 

'I was done with Secret Santa at work': Rude coworker threw a tantrum about his Secret Santa gift, employee gets even the next year

There are certain team-bonding work traditions that should be disbanded and one of them is most certainly Secret Santa. First of all, there's the money factor. Even if the fixed price everyone should spend is decided to be $10, I don't want to spend two cents on anyone at work and I'm pretty sure they'd say the same about me. There is absolutely no ill will or bitterness here; in fact, to me, it feels like a healthy mutual understanding. 

 

Now, the next reason why Workplace Secret Santa should be abolished immediately is that not everyone is close to one another and this process is not going to make you closer. How are you going to get something meaningful or memorable for under $10 for someone you barely know, who barely knows you, and who you don't really have much of a desire to know outside of a casual professional existence? It's a waste of time and energy. Finally, everyone waits till the last minute and so the gifts are especially meaningless. Why? Because we have lives, we have groceries to buy, we have real friends to think about. No one has time for this, except for the managers who think they can pat themselves on the back for fostering a false sense of community. 

 

Clearly, I have a lot of feelings on this matter, and so does this employee, who shared their story via Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit. Keep scrolling below to see how they got even with a tantrum-throwing coworker who was ungrateful about their Secret Santa gift last year. For more stories like this, feel free to take a look at this post about a night shift worker who was forced to come into work despite their illness.

Top 20+ Funniest Unpopular Opinions This Month

Have you ever found yourself in a bit of a pickle, surrounded by people holding a conversation that you want to take part in, but are nervous you'll get roasted or canceled?

The more time goes on, the more apprehensive I get about what I can or can't say in front of an angry crowd. I have never related to the black and white concept people seem to have adopted nowadays, but unfortunately, if you aren't with them, then you are against them. Who is this 'them' that I speak of? Well, they take different forms. It could be friends, family, coworkers, or heck, even people you end up chatting with as you wait for that annoying bus to show up already.

Wherever you go, 'they' are there. If you have an unpopular opinion that you'd like to share, r/unpopularopinions may be the safe haven you are looking for. Enter at your own risk, and prepare to get roasted. Below you will find the top unpopular opinions of the month. For more, here is an HOA that 'surprisingly' doesn't comply with their own rules they set up.