Manager Won't Approve Overtime, Tech Starts Leaving Early

When this tech was told by his supervisor that they could not approve his overtime for working through his lunch break, it was a bit of a setback. However, he quickly realized he could make the most of the situation by counting it towards his 40 hours throughout the week and then leaving early on Friday. Sounds like a win-win, right? When the tech put this theory into practice, it quickly sparked panic and a sudden reversal of the rule.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/maliciouscompliance subreddit by Redditor u/Young-Grandpa, who shared their story with the title "Can't approve overtime? Ok, I'll just leave early on Friday."

Commenters suggested that workers give the following piece of advice to their employers.

"'I can't approve overtime.' Then I strongly suggest you raise this issue with your boss and get the ability to approve overtime, or this will bite you in the a$$," said MadRocketScientist74.

"He was always fighting that battle," responded the original poster. "To his credit, I worked for him two years or so after that, and he never questioned my timesheet again. I even have some stories where I helped him overcome other techs' malicious compliance, but those don't fit this sub."

Read on for screenshots of the thread and, for more, check out this tech who automated his entire job.

Funniest Memes About Surviving The Workweek That We Saw This Past Week

The workweek is apparently the same length every single week, but there is something about that fact we just don't fully buy. Is it really the same? It certainly can feel that some weeks it takes about double the time to get from Monday to Wednesday than usual. Perhaps it has something to do with how productive we are on those days, and how little our coworkers and managers bother us on a given day. Okay, yes, there are probably thousands of factors.

 

If anyone has any advice on how to make these long hours any less long, we are all ears. We have already tried drinking games, copious amounts of coffee, consistent bathroom, and TikTok breaks, and a full water bottle with freezing cold water. Our DM's are open for any other options though, no questions asked.

 

Until we come up with a new method, let's get into these hilarious memes.

Woman Wins with Chaotic Compliance After Being Forced to Turn on Cameras During Video Meetings and Wearing a Different Wig Everyday

It only took three days for Angela, aka TikToker @aconley235, to change the minds of her employers when they started forcing all employees to turn on their cameras during video conference calls. The way she did it was with wigs. She wore a different wig each day during the calls and harmed no one while doing so. Yet, her management still emailed her after only three days of video conferences telling her to either "table" the wigs or she can choose not to turn on her camera. So a win for her, mostly. Many viewers don't understand why having her video on during work meetings was such a big deal to this TikToker, but they don't understand the history behind it for her. 

 

You see, Angela has been working in her field for over 15 years and several years ago she was sick of the racism she was experiencing at work. She filed a report and an entire investigation went down and she was able to prevail. She got the HR and some management fired for their actions. Since then, she has been able to work through telecommunications. However, this new management seemed to be unaware of the prior investigation or were simply ignoring it. "If you'd taken the time to read the room, you'd realize that this video is not just about wigs or not wanting to be in front of the camera," Angela says in a response to a commenter. The wigs weren't just to be chaotic or stubborn, they were a way to show her employees that she has not and will not stand for any disrespect going forward. 

 

It was a small win after she received the email saying she no longer has to turn on her cameras, but she assures her viewers who came along for the wig ride, that there is still a long way to go.

_{(Watch all the videos about Angela's chaotic compliance here!)}

Twitter Thread: Should Cheating in Video Games Be ACTUALLY Illegal? Pro Gamers and Streamers Postulate

"Cheating in video games should be illegal," tweeted Pro Gamer and Streamer, Tfue, sparking debate in this trending Twitter thread.

Tfue, the online alias of American streamer Turner Tenney, is best known as one of the standout talents from the height of the Fortnite craze. He was one of several streamers who came into prominence for their sheer talent at the game. These skills would help Tfue eclipse established streamers and early adopters, such as Ninja, in viewership.

You're probably sitting there thinking "The guy plays Fortnite why should I care?" and you might be right, but it's not just Fortnite we're talking about here, and before you downvote this post into oblivion…. Here's why you should care. Cheating is and remains the biggest thorn in the sides of gaming legitimacy and, more importantly, they kill the fun. True, cheats have been around forever… Way back in 2007 there were prominent members of the Star Wars Battlefront II community who were suspiciously good at the game and aimbots and wallhacking have been a thing since shooters first made their way online. 

But as with anything… as gaming works it's way into the forefront, people stand to make more and more serious money for being good at a game. Then once you have those skills and that reputation and audience, you now have the pressure to keep them. The viewership of a streaming personality can be brutally fickle, and you're only going to be on top if you remain on top. All of this can create some serious pressure and people, naturally, turn to whatever means necessary to maintain their lifestyle and remain on top. This same effect results in hordes of young gamers turning to the same cheats to try to "make it" like their idols. 

There's a lot more to cover here, and maybe I'll tackle it in an expanded piece sometime soon. For now, browse this thread and let me know what you think in the comments. Should there be stricter real-world punishments for cheaters in games? Should cheating actually be illegal?

Alright, let the Fortnite downvotes commence. 

Couple Gets Served Instant Karma After 'Dine and Dash' Attempt

This couple thought they could get away with pulling a good ol' fashioned "dine and dash" but luckily the staff were able to pull their car's plates as they drove off. The police managed to locate the vehicle and let the couple know they had them on their radar. Unbeknownst to the couple, the police stuck around, and those "free" Bloody Marys they had been pouring down their throats were about to land them in a whole heap of trouble. 

People who think the "dine and dash" is even remotely ok to do are the worst. There is something that is so fundamentally infuriating about someone who is brazen enough to dip out on paying for a meal. Thinking you're clever for subverting a societal norm and taking advantage of the proper and expected behavior for your own benefit shows how stupid, antisocial, and entitled you are.

Redditor u/NonnyNarrations shared this story on Reddit's r/KitchenConfidential, a smaller community where service industry workers go to swap stories and experiences. Other workers reacted to the thread and shared experiences of their own. 

"Goddamn, some people are delightfully stupid," responded speedycat2014 in the top comment. "Some days, it feels like we live and work among a bunch of chimps, but sometimes they're amusing."

Keep reading to see screenshots of the story and the reactions below. For more tales from the service industry check out this chefwho walked out during rush.

Two Karen's Freak Out and Barricade a Delivery Driver in Their Driveway, Demanding a Service They Didn't Pay For

THEY WANT FREE STUFF!

Woman Forced to Cut Her First Solo Camping Trip Short After Crossing Paths with a Territorial Mountain Lion

She may not have gotten the camping trip she had planned, but she survived to live a great tale!

Viral Thread: Worker Fired For Being Late For the First Time, Coworkers Take Action

A worker was fired for being twenty minutes late on their first time committing the offense. According to this viral Reddit thread, their angry coworkers have taken action and vowed to be late every day until the manager gives up and the worker is rehired.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/No_StopItStepbro, who shared the story of what was happening in their workplace. They then proceeded to post a lengthy update in the comments (Items #9-10.)

Other readers weighed in with their experiences and advice.

"In my last job, I was late one time in 6 years," shared user octobereighth. "It was a massive snowstorm. I left for work at 5:00 and was at my desk at 9:05."

"I didn't get fired, but I got a stern talking to that day, and the mfer actually wrote it into my annual review. That being on time was a performance goal for the next year because I was five minutes late one time in a day that took more than four hours to get to work."

"Imagine firing someone for being 20 mins late," remarked CsrfingSafari. "Not only are they potentially in financial peril with paying bills etc, but co-workers now have to do the job a person down. Honestly, some managers should be loaded into a cannon and fired into a break wall due to their short-sightedness. Good luck hope it works."

Funniest Hinge Fail Memes We Saw This Past Week

Hinge has definitely started to become more and more popular in the scary world that is dating apps. Tinder seems to be the place for hookups and hookups only, there isn't much room to show your personality on your profile, and the app doesn't necessarily promote a, "Find a relationship through us" vibe. We don't take issue with this business model at all, some people just want that hookup lifestyle, but the older we get, the less we come across those people. At least in our humble experience. So that's where Hinge comes into play.

 

When using Hinge you have no choice but to be yourself. Unless of course, you are a very skilled impersonater. Building a profile is exhausting enough, with all of the prompts, and questions,  you may as well just answer honestly. But, also, don't get us wrong, even though Hinge has become more popular for stable relationships, the app definitely has its fair share of weird exchanges, and characters. Luckily we've compiled a list of both.

"Secret Shopper" Spills the Tea On What Retail Evaluations Are Really Like

When a PhD student took on a gig as a "secret shopper" in order to get some "extra cash" they were shocked at how dehumanizing the evaluations were. They often found that the evaluations weren't in any way measuring how helpful or personable the workers actually were and instead focused merely on the retail worker's ability to upsell and force customers to buy products that they didn't really want or need. This, unfortunately, is commonplace in a lot of sales-based roles and companies will even fire employees for not lying to customers.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/DishsoapOnASponge, who shared what they experienced with readers on the popular sub in a thread titled "Recently started as a mystery shopper and honestly can't believe what is expected of these employees!"

Readers weighed in in the comments and shared their own experiences.

"I was once mystery-shopped at a Petsmart by someone who asked for help finding food and toys for her guinea pig," shared Rainyqueer1. "We had a great interaction, talked about guinea pig needs, nutrition, etc."

"80% on my mystery shop score because I forgot to ask the GP's name. My bad I guess, but…wow, I'm glad my retail days are over. I just don't care what your rodent's name is."

"I got fired from bb [Best Buy] years ago for failing a secret shop bc i did what was right for the customer," commented user ch4rding. "Good on you for realizing it's a toxic system."

Scroll on to see screenshots of the thread and reactions below.
 

Employee Always Early, System Says They're Late, Boss Freaks Out

A worker was called into their manager immediately called took them aside and warned them that they were accruing a sizeable number of tardies. The thing is… the worker is always early. However, when the clock-in system fails, they end up clocking in late.

If you've ever worked anywhere that uses a system like this, then you know how strict employers can be about NOT clocking in early -lest you earn overtime and throw off their carefully budgeted labor costs. No, you must wait until precisely the moment your shift starts clocking in, but, on the inverse side of things, you'd better not even think about finishing your clock-in even a minute late.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/spraynprayin. They shared their experience with readers to vent and seek advice, which they were more than happy to do in the comments.

"Report them for wage theft due to their app not accepting your real clock in time," suggested user LooseSignificance166.

"This," replied user kirshi3. "A company payroll clock system not working properly 100% of the time all the time is NOT an employee's responsibility to deal with."

"My clock in process is 5 steps that take on average 3-8 minutes to complete. I show up on time, then spend those 3-8 minutes clocking in. It's not my job to begin working early because of a process I don't control."

"OP should indeed submit records to the labor board of every time they've missed out on pay because of this, otherwise the company won't learn."

Owners Want to Know What's Wrong With Their Restaurant, Not Happy to Hear That It's Them

When this server, who has a bachelor's in business management, was brought on to work in a restaurant's bar they were told by the owners to keep an eye out for what might be causing the problems in their establishment. After starting up, it became abundantly clear to the server that it was the owners themselves that were the problem. Predictably, they did not like being informed of that fact.

This story is probably not going to be of surprise to anyone with experience in the service industry. 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by Redditor u/mynameisfifield. They shared their story with the popular subreddit with the title "Owner of a restaurant wanted me to "spy" and tell them what was wrong with the restaurant, so I did."

Commenters had the following to say:

"What they really wanted was for you to ferret out the bad workers that were costing them money," commented StoicJim. "When you did, and it turns out it was them, they rejected your claim."

"Wow!" remarked Cfwydirk "The costs and scrutiny of obtaining a liquor license and paying the insurance bill. No doubt the kitchen is not fully up to speed. This is a tough business. Even well-run bar/restaurants can be hard to make money. What a wonderful way to flush money down the toilet!"

"The kitchen is even worse," replied the original poster. "They also had a 'trainee' by themselves with the menu hung up on the ticket rack making the orders."

Funniest Tinder Fail Memes We Saw This Week

Tinder is a very interesting place. We've all dabbled into its antics from time to time. Whether it was in college to get upperclassmen to secure you with endless booze, or in your late twenties after you got out of that casual 4-year relationship and as a way to learn all of the new dating terms and 'see what you were missing out on.' Yeah, it appears we all live very similar lives at the end of the day. We've all probably had the experience as well of deleting and re-downloading the app a few times. The term 'a few' can definitely vary from person to person.

 

How long do you think you should wait when you start seeing someone to delete all of your dating apps? It's a valid question, no? Perhaps it truly varies from person to person, or from relationship to relationship. Whatever the case may be, whatever reason you have for taking a peak at the app every couple of days, or months, you're sure to come across some pretty hilarious fails. So let's enjoy ourselves together, shall we?

Viral Thread: Manager Tells Worker to Find Cover or Delay Putting Their Dog Down, Worker Quits

A worker has put their employer on blast for telling them they needed to find cover or change the date that they were going to put their dog down.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/lailette. The thread was posted with the title "Put in my notice because my boss asked me if I could change the day I put my dog to sleep." and contains screenshots of a text conversation that was allegedly between them and their manager. 

"This was what I received from my boss after asking for help regarding having to put my dog to sleep and not being able to make my 5 AM shift because of it," explained the poster in a caption that accompanied the screenshots. "I worked at Starbucks for over 2.5 years and called out/was out sick a total of three or four times." 

The more you think about it, the more bizarre the idea of "finding your own cover" gets. The practice arises from most retailers' insistence on saving labor costs by eternally understaffing their stores. Owners and middle managers alike reason that if you're running on bare minimum staff at all times, you ensure that you're never "wasting money" by being overstaffed. What this really means is that you, the retail manager, and your staff are always balancing on a knife's blade of preparedness. Constantly one overly busy rush or sick employee away from having the entire operation go off the rails and fail.

When the manager then tries to go to middle-management to get more staff because rostered staff are missing shifts, they're often told to "figure it out" or directly told that the company policy is that 'staff need to find their own cover if they're missing a shift.' Thus, the policy arises. 

This is especially bad at places where a manager's most important KPI is how low they are keeping their labor costs.

Commenters were dissatisfied with the manager's response and suggested a course of action. They had this advice for those who found themselves in the same situation.

"NEVER explain your situation to a boss," suggested GetMad24. "Only say family emergency and that's it. They will hold it against you."

"This is a LPT! Stop telling them!" replied judyvi. "They don't need to know! And stop expecting them to act like normal human beings with empathy. Most people only give a sh*t about themselves."

 

Meme Meister: Fail Blog's Top 20 Memes of the Week That We've Posted to Facebook (August 1, 2022)

Despite drawing abysmal traffic from social channels in week one, the previous iteration of this list received so many upvotes on site that I feel obligated to continue with this. Seriously guys? Do you like this stuff? 

Meanwhile, the Logan Paul tweet that I ran received nearly 100% downvotes. I ain't even mad. That's just impressive. Kudos to the one person who spoiled the 100% ratio by upvoting. 

Here's this week's collection of twenty of my favorite memes, which I am henceforth referring to as "top memes" because I'm a narcissistic editor who believes that my choice and creative notions are superior to any other's. These memes have all been posted to our Facebook page sometime in the last few weeks.

Who knows? Maybe the gods of Facebook and Google will even decide that this week's list deserves distribution.

Keep scrolling to peruse this week's collection, and please save the ones you like to your own collections and share the memery around.

Guy Shares Story of Most Bizarrely Terrible Interview He's Ever Had

Redditor u/Red_Beard47 shared their experience when they went in for what would become the worst job interview of their life.

This comment stood out to us when we were putting together this three-part seriesof the worst job interviews people ever had. So in a way, this is an unofficial part IV. So many comments on that thread deserved to be their own post. 

Commenters shared their reactions to the story and even shared their own stories. 

 

"Good idea you walked out of the interview. It would've been really depressing to work in a store where the owner yells at you every day," responded Oro-Lavanda.

 

"I've done it. It was f*-king demoralizing. It just breaks you down," responded Mrminecrafthimself.

"I was an admin assistant at a plumbing service company right out of college and the owner was a nutcase," they continued. "Our hours were 7-5, but he came in when he pleased (usually 10 AM). Then 2 hours later he'd go to lunch with his friends (fellow service guys and some carpenters/contractors from the area) and he'd return after 3 or 4 hours. At 5 he'd say 'shewwww I'm tired after all this work' and head home."

"It was actually preferable when he was gone because when he was in the office, he'd throw tantrums and shout about this employee's work or that employee's attitude or this customer not being happy with their work."

"Nothing could be done right. You'd do your job, and he'd have you re-do it while he told you exactly what to do. He couldn't relinquish control."

Update: Chef Quits, Walks Out During Rush, Owner Wants to Meet, Turns Out to Be a Trap

A chef, who had been a member of a dwindling kitchen staff, found themselves all alone during a dinner rush. This was when they decided to walk out as well. Reddit user, u/Ok_Cap3087, shared their story to the r/antiwork subreddit this week. They reported that the owner had attempted to make contact with them and was attempting to organize a meeting. The poster was uncertain whether or not they should attend this meeting and reached out to readers for their advice. 

Commenters on the initial thread had the following thoughts and advice.

"I'd ask him what his goal of the meeting is going to be," advised mattjones3141. "Is he wanting to get your feedback now that you can be honest about it so that he can improve things? Is he just trying to get you to stay? Is he going to bring you in just to tell you off and feel like he won?"

In response to that comment user Did_Gyre_And_Gimble laid out this extensive list to help the poster decide under what circumstances they should attend the meeting.

DO NOT GO if:

"How could you do this to us? I thought we were family!!"

Please come back! Things will be different, I swear! (they won't)

He will be rude, disrespectful, or mean

There is any potential for litigation

DO GO if:

You like him personally and just want to be a decent person.

You believe he wants honest feedback (and may benefit from your advice)

You might want the job back (at better pay / treatment) if you believe he can/will improve/fix things.

You want to use him as a reference for a future job.

You think there's a chance you might get paid for those off-the-clock hours.

MAYBE GO if:

There's a social aspect (eg he's an in-law) where it's just better for your life if you don't burn bridges.

It's a small town where you believe his animosity could hurt you.

He's willing to pay for your time as a consultant.

DEFINITELY GO if:

You think providing feedback may help the employees you leave behind.

You want the opportunity to chew him out and tell him what you really think

When u/Ok_Cap3087 ultimately decided to avoid the meeting, they received a message from their boss and provided an update, which starts from item #12.

The boss had this to say in their message: 

"Good morning, I didn't hear from you yesterday. I really didn't want you to leave the way you did and I really would want you to work out your weekend shifts this weekend. It's the only right thing to do and in the future so we can still become connected. You never know when we will meet up again and who knows down the road but we could do with your talents combine with mine."

The poster reported that they were glad that they took the commenter's advice and avoided meeting with the owner.

What do you think? Would you have met with the owner?

Part III: The Most Disastrous Job Interviews People Ever Had

The worst job interview I ever had occurred shortly after I received a concussion after getting hit by a car. Unluckily, I had applied to the job the day before being run down like a cane-toad on my road bike and received a call shortly afterward. Somehow, I made it through a short first-round introduction and into the second-round panel-based interview. To complicate matters further, my partner and I had an extensive holiday planned at that time, which involved me driving a Juicy campervan some 1,500 miles across the South Island of New Zealand. 

Quick-tip for concussed travelers: Don't. 

If you're determined, make sure you aren't committed to long days of driving, intense hiking, or overnight cruises. Else you will be in for the most motion-sickening, brain-melting experience of your life. Still, I wouldn't trade it for anything.

So, this interview was to take place while we were traveling. We arranged to stop at a holiday park (campground-type places in New Zealand) on the day of the interview to ensure we had an internet connection.

Honestly, I don't remember much of the interview or what was asked. What I do remember is having a terrible connection from the less-than-modern campground wifi that guaranteed a lot of awkward pauses and a robotic flow of conversation. Not ideal when the expressed purpose is to make a likable impression. I also remember being flat-out unable to answer multiple questions that were asked of me, despite having a vast amount of experience in those areas and having explicitly prepared for those questions. Now, I'm not great at speaking directly to a subject at hand at the best of times; my ADD-addled brain loves a good tangent from a tangent, from a tangent -until it has created a Fibonacci spiral of conversational topics. But I find it hard to look back and ascertain whether or not I was making any sense or saying much of anything at all for that entire conversation. 

At least the interviewers got to experience the breathtaking views of Lake Wanaka while I either incoherently rambled or sat in suffocating silence, even if those views were so incredibly pixilated from the aforementioned poor connection that they could hardly see anything at all.

I didn't get the job, but at least the experience gave me a story to share on this post. That's what I'll tell myself anyways.

See the other parts of this three-part series here.

Part I

Part II

 

Manager Gaslights Owner Into Giving Employees More PTO

An employee, who had found themselves circumstantially in a management role, took it upon themselves to rewrite the terms of their employment when they set out to create a new employee handbook. Their ultra-wealthy and volatile boss thought nothing of it and accepted that this must have been the way things always were.

How is it possible to own a company, be responsible for a group of people, and have no idea how you're treating them? It just speaks to the fact that these employees are just numbers on a board to the owner, dehumanized to the point that they are just the means for accumulating more wealth. 

The thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by user u/blatanttrees, who shared their story to the applauding masses. 

"Ahahah, I pulled this sh-t when I was creating our employee handbook too," shared judyvi. "I had negotiated my PTO prior to starting (and everyone automatically got the same as I did) so that wasn't an issue, but sick time and holidays. I put down every holiday and added sick time that didn't actually exist."

"Yesss!!! Well done! Way to bark up and not down - very important in management!" responded Vegan_4evah.

"Shitty managers are the worst, but good ones are often in a really tough spot," said TWAndrewz. "They have responsibility but often no power to change anything, get their teams more money, time off, or other things."
 

Farmer Rides His Bestie, Gucci the Cow: Fails At Being a Riding Horse, But Goes Viral for Being an "All Terrain Bovine"

Mooove over Jeep Wrangler! 

Postal Worker Goes Looking For Manager Who Isn't There, Leaves Angry Customer Waiting and Stewing in Their Own Rage

A postal worker was confronted by an angry and disgruntled customer who had unreasonable demands for the time that it should take to find their mail. The post office worker hobbled around on their broken foot as the arrogant idiot got more and more frustrated until they reached the point that they were demanding to talk to the Post Master. They were in a hurry, so they needed to grab the Post Master as fast as possible. So, the worker hobbled off to find a Post Master who wasn't even there. 

We've said it before, and we'll say it again… "The customer is always right" was a terrible mistake. We have trained all of the entitled a-holes in our society that they can get whatever they want whenever they want as long as they succeed in being the biggest and loudest a-hole they can possibly be. Is there any way to turn the clock back and start things over?

This delicious taste of malicious compliance was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/TheExWhoDidntCare, who shared their story to the popular subreddit.

Readers reacted and expressed their enjoyment of the story in the comments.

"Your postmaster sounds like a bit of a legend too tbf!" replied luffy8519.

"It still amazes me that somebody can think they can mess with someone's livelihood for the most minor inconvenience," said Rubywantsin. "A lot of people in this world think way too highly of themselves."

Scroll on for screenshots and reactions below.

Funniest Coworker Memes for People Who Definitely Did Not Sign Up for This 'Family'

There are many different kinds of coworkers. Some people we work with seem to be like gifts from God, y'all get close really quickly and suddenly you wonder whether the reason you haven't considered shifting careers is even about your job or just your work besties. Oh well, better not overthink it unless you get another offer elsewhere. Often times we don't get along with our coworkers, because, well, you have to produce things with them, and if anyone remembers group projects from school, people don't always pull their weight and you begin to think to yourself, "Damn, this would have been so much faster if I just did it on my own." It's a pretty relatable occurrence.

 

Some people barely have to do anything with their coworkers, yet they still manage to get severely annoyed by them. Being annoying from a distance is quite the skill if you ask us. Anywho, let's enjoy these coworker memes.

Part II: The Most Disastrous Job Interviews People Ever Had

Job interviews are far from the best way to find a suitable candidate for most roles. Without a doubt, candidates who communicate well vocally and exude charisma will find themselves accepted into far more roles, whether or not they were actually the best candidate. 

But is there any way to get it right? There is this general expectation going into an interview of how it will work on both sides. The interviewer expects that they will, well, interview, asking questions to get a grip on the candidate's experience and compatibility. The interviewee expects to be interviewed when searching for a job. Breaking from this tried and true formula can be a jarring experience for both parties and throwing curveballs at candidates can actually make them perform worse.

Enjoy this selection, the second part in a three-part series of the most disastrous interviews that people ever had.

Part I
Part III

Roommate Thinks She Has "Free Rent" When Guy Buys House They're Renting, Gets Evicted

When this guy bought the condo, he and his roommate were renting his roommate was ecstatic. Champagne in hand and a broad smile on her face she announced how thrilled she was that she no longer had to pay rent. This was when she discovered that she was actually going to be finding a new place to live. 

The thread was shared by u/Tombanel to the popular Reddit subreddit r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) where he sought to discover whether or not he was in the wrong for "evicting" his roommate. 

In a decisive decision, commenters voiced that they felt he was not in the wrong. 
 

"She immediately assumed she wouldn't have to pay rent?" questioned educatedvegetable. "Why? To me this would have been a conversation of if I would then pay rent to you or if I should start looking for a place. You gave her ample time to find a new place and offered to help look. NTA"

"I am disturbed that Caitlin's first thought was that she would live rent-free," stated sucksatchess666. "That is incredibly entitled. Did she think you got it for free?"

"If you want to do a nice gesture, you could help her look for a place or help her pay for movers, etc., depending on the severity of her financial situation. But you are not entitled to keep her as a roommate nor should you feel an ounce of regret for doing what is right for you. Congratulations on your new place! NTA."

The Best Relatable Memes for Anybody Struggling Going Back to Work After Summer Vacation

Ummm… I forget how to do this. How do make sentences? *click* *clack* Look at me returning to work and doing my work. I'm definitely not just alwksdfj asldkfjm aldkfjmalksdfmn on my keyboard to make it seem like I'm actually doing work. Bla bla bla. You like memes? I like memes. Memes are pretty tight, man. God, remember back in the day when memes first started? I'm still chasing that thrill every time I'm on the internet. More words means I am working. Words. Words. Words. How many is that so far?… GOD DAMNIT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE, LAUGH, AND LOVE IN THESE CONDITIONS? Please, I think we've all earned more vacation days after the several years we've endured. Take me back to the sandy beaches, the sleeping in, and the doing nothing. These relatable memes will have to keep me content at work for now… alesdkjfk;aewjgn;aejnftaw lkasdmf 👍

Customer Sure They've Been Cheated, Wants More Fish, Ends Up With Less Fish

This customer was certain that they had been cheated in the amount of fish that they had been given. The worker was sure to count out every fish as slowly and painfully as they could... "One Fish, Two Fish, Less-Fish-For-You Fish." It turns out they had been given the incorrect amount, just not in the direction they had thought. 

Redditor u/rcam_tv posted the thread to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, sharing their story of compliance with the customer's wishes.

While we appreciate the poster's interpretation and approach, one commenter offered a different perspective that is well worth consideration. 

"Did she ever say that it wasn't enough?" questioned Kirjath. "It is entirely possible that's exactly what she wanted you to do, being in a foreign country everyone is told to play exactly by the rules."

"She would hate for someone, however misguided she may think this idea is, to claim she stole some fish when she has a receipt for 12 fish but has 15."

"People traveling internationally are told to be a little bit paranoid about that, especially when they think there might be a reason to needlessly prosecute someone to be vindictive or punitive to other cultures." 

It is true that this is a common piece of advice for those traveling overseas. Certain heavily trafficked tourist areas are rife with scams that seek to trick unsuspecting travelers out of their money. A common one is offering "free" services before calling over corrupt and complicit police, claiming that the tourist is refusing to pay them.

Read on to see screenshots of the story and the reactions below. 

60 Times Fed-Up Teachers Had to Deal with Ridiculous Reasons Why Parents Were Mad at Them

Teachers go through so friggin' much—it is unfair. They spend their entire day teaching our children the basics and setting an example for life in general. They even spend their own hard earned cash—which isn't a lot, may I remind you—on school supplies because our government refuses to pay them more or give education more funding. It's a dark time to be a school teacher in America. One teacher online, Tiffany Larsen, who teaches in Salt Lake City, Ut. posted a video talking about a crazy request a parent had asked her in the past. In this video, the comment section got flooded with other teachers sharing their own experience of when a parent got mad at them or requested something of them that was just absurd. Like, what is going on with these parents? I know some are stricter than others, but like… You can't get mad at the teacher for going from blonde to brunette—you don't own them. They're just teaching your kids! Dang…

_{(All from the viral TikToks of @larsenlanelife)}

Part I: The Most Disastrous Job Interviews People Ever Had

In the wake of the pandemic and as the "Great Resignation" rolls on, job interviews are as hot a topic as ever…

That's why I thought it might be a good time to revisit one of my favorite r/askreddit threads of all time, which posed the question to readers, "What's the worst job interview you've ever had?" The thread resulted in a plethora of brilliant stories, each of which could be its own post. The thread got so many responses that we could farm it for years. 

Well, farm content is exactly what we're going to do over the next three days. There are so many amazing responses we're going to break it apart into a three-part series. If you're reading this from somewhere in the future, you will be able to find all the threads via links at the bottom of this description.

Part II
Part III

Predatory Landlord Screws Themselves With Their Own Lease

An error in the lease that they were strictly enforcing caused this landlord to lose out at their own game in this trending Reddit thread. The thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by the tenant, u/aalilyah, who was looking to get out of their lease. The landlord's strict enforcement of this document had them on the ropes before they discovered the crucial error. 

Predatory practices from landlords pervade certain communities. It's almost as if they gather once a week at the local rotary club in order to discuss just how low they're going to set the bar for local landlord expectations. Take the University district where I attended university. In my sophomore year, a group of us were looking to move out of the dorms and into a house on the outskirts of the district (which was still a popular area for students.) As part of the move-in costs, we were required to pay an exorbitant cleaning fee. However, when we actually moved in, the house was still absolutely trashed by the previous tenants. We're talking trash in the corners and floors that were so sticky that you'd lose a flip-flop when you tried to tread across them. Whatever vile concoction was coating our new floors was so thick that there was a notable difference in the appearance of the floor once you took something to scrape it away. From those floors to the flooding in the winter, to the fight for our deposit at the end, that house and landlord were absolute hell. Justice would be served if the guy was drowned in his constantly flooding basement. 

My housing experience in that area barely got any better, and the predatory practices of the landlords persisted because you had to have a reference from your landlord to secure housing for the next year. This ensured that you'd never say anything or complain about the scamming and grifting that was taking place.
 
But I digress, commenters had the following advice and experiences to share.

"Just goes to show: always read the lease that you're going to sign," said Meteoric_Chimera. "Doesn't matter what's supposed to be on it. And then read it again when any issues come up!"

"When we signed the lease on our current apartment, I think the broker was surprised that my husband & I actually sat down & read the whole thing," replied BefWithAnF. "I could tell she was getting antsy after about 20 minutes, but knew better than to rush us. We had a few questions about the language in the contract, & when we asked the broker she said 'nobody has ever asked that before.' We were like '…K. You gonna call someone & find out?'"

"They were being predatory and screwed themselves," stated vacuousintent.

School Fires Teacher When They Try to Give Notice, So They "Burn" Their Grade Book and All Records

A teacher gave notice and was swiftly fired by a vindictive principal, who then wanted access to their teaching records. The teacher taught a night class part-time "just for some extra cash." They taught this class for a few days every week in addition to their full-time role and the local high school. They report that they enjoyed their time at this school until a new principal came on board. After handling constant nitpicking about insignificant things, they had had enough.

The teacher, Redditor u/cb92392, shared their story to Reddit's /r/antiwork subreddit this week, where it drew a sizable amount of attention, earning 5.8k upvotes. 

"I'm not gonna call you an a-hole [for] it," remarked morethanfromnofall in the top-upvoted post. "You offered them a month, you got insta fired for it, then they ask you for one more thing. They can f*-k right off and work it out."

"My department bullied me and harassed me for 10 months and sent me nasty text messages when I resigned at the end of my contract," shared another teacher, u/SearsShearsSeries. "To the point where I had to contact law enforcement. Yesterday, I get a text message from one of the other members of the department asking for my records and all the work I did last year. Guess who got screenshots of the nasty text messages back and none of my hard work. Schools are just toxic cesspools, and I can't wait for my loans to be forgiven to get out."