Viral Thread: Certified-Idiot Interviewer Hits On Married Woman

An interviewer crossed a line when they proceeded to hit on a married applicant over text message. Screenshots of the exchange were posted online by the woman's husband where the interviewer has earned the ire of the internet in a viral thread.

"This job is my life I'm here 24/7. Then I go to the gym every night haha." Immortal words that pickup artists will preach and teach to their followers for eternity.

Me too bro. Me too.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/mildlyinfuriating by Redditor u/ArchaicChaos, there it earned 41.4k upvotes with an upvote ratio of over 90%. r/mildlyinfuriating is a popular Reddit community that hosts images and screenshots of all kinds of "mildly infuriating" things. Typically it would be photos of the "not my job" variety where small things were misaligned and such, but in recent years the content on the sub has become a bit diluted, and more things such as these screenshots have started to emerge.

"Whoops, I just accidentally paired to the Bluetooth on my 2023 Lamborghini Aventador (MSRP $413,200) haha," joked Antiquorum in the top comment. "I'm 6'5 btw haha. Maybe you could watch me lift after work haha?"

"'I go to the gym every night.' That shit made me laugh and cringe at the same time," remarked Demon_Coach.

"Lol Ik. He was trying so hard to be impressive when she clearly wasn't impressed haha," the original poster replied.

 

Delivery Guy's Sky-High Stack of Boxes Floods Entire Kitchen in Surprising Chain of Events

We've all been there; you're already having a bad day, behind schedule, and rushing to try and catch up to get back on top of things. All this hustle leads you to make a critical error that you wouldn't normally have made… If you're lucky, you catch it. If not, well, that could be the end of your entire career.

The latter is what happened to this delivery guy when he rushed his delivery and left a high stack of boxes. After he left, the box pulled a "Rube Goldberg machine" or a "Dude Perfect" (if you will) and managed to turn on and block a sink which, in a surprising turn of events, flooded an entire back-of-house area. 

This guy will lose and probably has lost, his job. Did he deserve that? Were his actions truly negligent? Perhaps some readers from the service industry know better than me about how these delivery drivers are known to behave.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/KitchenConfidential, a smaller sub that we've grown quite fond of. It often deals with conversations and experiences of people from the service industry. The sub makes for a good read, and we've seen some certified gold coming out of there recently.

Readers did what they will do in the comments and shared their own experiences and thoughts.

"This EXACT scenario happened at a place I use to work at," shared user Ok-Guidance-690. "The only difference was the box fell onto the chargrill. The fire system didn't put the fire out, and it burnt the entire restaurant to the ground."

"Another reason I am against purveyors dropping food off when I'm not there," stated igenus44.

Scroll on to see the screenshots and reactions below.
 

Viral Thread: Employee Tries to Take Mental Health Day, Employer Has Terrible Response

Shortly after their posting to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, screenshots of this request for a "Mental Health" day have gone viral.

The screenshots depict a conversation between a worker and their employer where the employee requests taking a mental health day, the employer's poor response has earned the ire of the internet. 

Redditor u/MehLifesavings texted their boss, looking to take a sick day for their mental health. "Work was really draining the life out of me and was on the verge of quitting," they described in the thread. "I asked for one mental health day, and he responds with this[.] I found it disrespectful but just left him on read and still took the day off."

The response they received was less than receptive to the idea.

"I've noticed something not right with you," their boss's response began. "I don't know what kind of mental issues you're going through, but sitting around thinking about it all day will not help you… That's just my opinion, but it's up to you."

The response evokes images of Boxer from Orwell's "Animal Farm," working himself into the ground before being sent off to the glue factory. "I will work harder," he says as he sacrifices his body and health for his employer.

Readers of the r/antiwork thread were horrified at the boss's response but called out the employee for approaching the situation incorrectly. Their initial message gave away too much information, and the uncertainty of the tone offered too much room for the employer to object. Commenters suggested alternative approaches to this conversation with an employer in the future.

"Next time, take the sick day without explanation," said Raineyb1013. "I don't feel well; I'm taking a day. Period."

User u/SatansHRManger offered this sage advice to other employees.

"ProTip: Here's your script for calling in sick, from now until the end of days.

"Hi, this is (your name,) and I'm not feeling well today, going to have to take a sick day. All the best."

And that's it. That's the entire voice-mail or gist of your conversation--you don't need to tell them 1) What's wrong (None of their business!) 2) How sick you are, 3) If you're going to the doctor, 4) Your symptoms, 5) Your temperature, or 6) ANYTHING AT ALL beyond the fact that you're too unwell to come to work that day.

Laws and standards around medical privacy vary, but in the United States, for the most part, your employer can't demand this information and you're under no obligation whatsoever to volunteer it. It's my understanding Europe is even more strict with medical privacy.

So don't volunteer it."

Keep reading to see screenshots of the texts, the r/antiwork thread, and the responses below.

Guy Lands Smoke-Show Tinder Date, Ends Up Audience to an MLM Sales Pitch

This guy thought he had landed an amazing girl off of Tinder for a first date. But he missed all the red flags. It turned out he had actually got himself a one-way ticket to her MLM sales pitch and when he went to grab a coffee, her "business partner" popped out of nowhere like a gopher. 

It's a rough world out there in the world of online dating. To go with the recent online trend… She's a ten but tries to pitch her MLM on the first date.

This thread was posted to Reddit's ever-popular r/TIFU subreddit, a classic site staple sub. It was published by u/SlimVali, our unfortunate protagonist, with the title "TIFU by going on a date with a girl from Tinder who seemed way too good to be true and not seeing the red flags."

Commenters had a variety of quips and suggestions in the comments. 

"You should report her profile, so other guys don't waste time with this scammer," suggested Steve2606.

"Turn the tables and start offering IT services for their fast-growing business at the low, low rate of 100 dollars an hour," quipped throwaway_2567892. "But wait, there is more. For each additional person, each hour of IT support will cost 50¢ less, up to a max of 50 dollars per hour. Please note this only covered support and not any type of gear, or design."

 

A Filing Cabinet Worth of Memes to Send to Your Toxic Boss

Alright, enough it enough. It's time to quit. Your boss is too toxic to function. You know why you hate Mondays? It's not the day of the week's fault, it's because your job is soul sucking. The light in you is dying and it's 100% your toxic workplace's fault. Nowadays it isn't about leaving with a bang—it's about leaving with some solid memes. So if you were waiting for a sign, this is it—this is your sign to quit that horrible jobyou absolutely hate and take way too much abuse from. Just send this page to the toxic management in question along with your attached resignation letter and be on your merry way. Believe me, life is too short to spend 40 hours a week somewhere that makes you shutter every time the alarm goes off for you to get going over there. 

Entitled Karen Wants A Salad, Orders a Not Salad, Throws a Tantrum

This entitled Karen insisted on ordering a salad. However, the salad she was ordering was, in fact, not a salad. Despite the waiter's attempts to explain this to her, she refused to listen and then proceeded to have a meltdown once her "salad" arrived.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/entitledpeople subreddit by u/nightamethyst, who posted their story to the small-ish sub with the title "Maybe if a waiter says it's not a salad, it isn't?"

Readers reacted in the comments.

"I hate these kinds of people," said FurryDrift. "The napkin in the water was an insult. Cuz no sane person does that."

"I was a hostess at Red Lobster when I was in high school," shared 420saralou. "We would occasionally help out the servers and bus tables and clean the area for the next guest. No problem. Until you get to that table with kids... Food everywhere, water spilled everywhere, like are wolves raising these tiny adults? I make a point to stack my dishes at the end of the table, all nice and neat, the table is wiped clean, ready to go for the busser. I have also taught my kids this rule. This mama didn't raise no a-holes! Everyone should be required in life to work [in] retail, customer service, or [the] food industry. There would be [fewer] entitled people in this world! Rule #1: THE CUSTOMER IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT."

Viral Thread: Neighbor Leaves Rude Note on Car For Parking in Front of Their House, The Internet is Heavily Divided Over Who is Wrong

An exchange between two neighbors has gone viral after one of the neighbors posted screenshots of their exchange online. Responses to the thread have been mixed as the internet is divided over who is to blame.

This thread was posted to r/mildlyinfuriating by Redditor u/kayaniv with the title "Our neighbor doesn't like it if anyone parks on the street in front of their house." There the thread has earned 16.4k upvotes. 

Initially, commenters seemed to be taking the side of the thread's poster, who claimed that their neighbor was unreasonable for their repeated requests that they not park on the street in front of their house.

Other perspectives emerged in the thread, with commenters starting to poke holes in the poster's narrative. It all started with the captions that were on the posted images:

"We are both trying to work from home with a newborn at home," the poster notes on the first image. "Meanwhile, our neighbor has a problem whenever someone parks on the street in front of their house."

"The cleaning ladies parked in the shade one day, and that got them mad," the second image explains.

"They lost their sh!t when our nanny tried parking in front of our next neighbor's house," describes the third image. "Her car was 6 inches closer to them than they liked. Again, inches, not feet."

There is something about the tone of these messages that some commenters picked up on that made them stop and pause for a moment. These, combined with other responses in the thread from the poster, started to paint a different picture: "Did you even read my comment fully?" "Read the captions." (Worth noting here, these captions only load correctly on Reddit's App) "You misspelled amuse." Responses like that leave a bad taste in your mouth about the poster's narrative.

It's also worth mentioning the other context clues we have here that some commenters have addressed. Like, do they really have a full-time nanny who drives a black BMW SUV? We just are not talking about the tax bracket readers might first have pictured here. 

The nanny drives a BMW SUV, they have a full-time nanny when they are both working from home, and she's parking in front of the neighbor's house every day. Ok, that's kind of annoying. Right?

This kind of thing could grate on a relationship with even the best neighbors. Especially if you've tried addressing it with them peacefully and they're too entitled to listen to you. 

If even Totoro kept parking his damn Cat Bus in front of my house, I'd start getting frustrated too. You know?

Not to mention the other issue here seems to be that the "cleaning ladies" (plural) park in front of the neighbor's house. Why can't they park in front of the house they're serving? The neighbor's note even gives us some context here and states that there's room there. Why is this guy so adamant that his servants park down the street from his house?

I can't believe I'm saying this... It always feels weird to me when things turn out this way; we're so used to taking the narrator's side. But the neighbor has a point here, regardless of whether they approach the situation incorrectly. What do you think? 

Read to see the screenshots and some of the reactions from the thread. 

Funniest Memes We Saw This Week About the Joyous Job Application Process

As much as we all love to complain about our career choices and annoying positions, it's definitely safe to say that we prefer this boring stability over the high-stress environment that is the job-search world. When you're searching for a job, whilst being unemployed, it is virtually the only thing you can think about. You see all of those negatives in your bank account, and suddenly you lack the energy to care about anything else. We think this must relate to some hierarchy of needs. But who knows, we're definitely not experts on anything about here.

 

Whether you are currently searching for a job, or simply reminiscing on the good old days when you were unattached to any single corporate company, these memes will surely serve as entertainment for you. Will they help you get a job? Unless of course, you're thinking of possibly applying to FailBlog. Cough Cough - Wink Wink.

New Manager Cancels Overtime, Supervisor Leaves Them to Wrap-Up Alone

This newly-promoted manager made the classic blunder of trying to implement change before first understanding how things worked at their new job. It's a mistake you see made repeatedly throughout your life, but it just keeps happening. Someone somewhere needs to start training their new managers to observe before making changes. 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by Redditor u/scifielder, who was more than happy to leave when their shift was over and not work the overtime they were no longer being paid for. 

Readers, as always, reacted in the comments and offered some advice.

"This is why if you start a new job as a manager, you don't touch anything for at least a month so you can see how things do or don't work," offered highfatoffaltube with some sage advice. "If you are thinking of changing things ask some of the people who have been around for a while what they think first."

HR Professional Sparks Conversation on Whether Not Getting the Job or Being Ghosted Is Worse During the Interview Process

"If hope is dead and you k*lled it, let a b*tch know! "

Bar in New Zealand Sparks Controversy, Roasted For Posting Job Ad With Requirements For 'Double D Breasts'

Photos have surfaced of a wanted ad allegedly posted in a bar in the South Island of New Zealand, calling for a part-time worker who "Must have double D breasts," among other qualities. 

The ad appears to have been posted in the window of Stumpers bar in Hokitika, a small town on the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The ad reads as follows.

"WANTED:
Part-Time Bar Staff
Apply with-in-
Must have Double D
Breasts, A Great
Smile & A Good
Attitude, But Men
Can Also Apply!!!"

Photos of the job posting have been making rounds online and drawing the ire of the internet wherever they are posted. The images eventually wound up on Reddit's r/antiwork community, which often deals with issues of employment and hosts discussions about the problems workers face in the modern workplace. Unsurprisingly, commenters within this online community were outraged at the posting, pointing out how sexist and demeaning its requirements were.

"The owner's trying to hire Meatloaf," user mannygay jokingly remarked.

"Men with Double D breasts, this is your time to shine," quipped DontSubtweetMe.

"Don't know New Zealand law but I am guessing that might not be quite legal," said autisticsh*tshow.

Commenters on the Facebook posts of New Zealand news stations were not quite so sympathetic. 

"Not sexist, good bit of humour, people have got to chill out!" remarked one commenter.
 

Scroll on for images of the ad and reactions from the r/antiwork thread. What do you think? Sexist malarky or just a good bit of humor? 

Wife Serves Fake Meat to Meat-Loving Husband and Son, They Freak Out, Sparks Voracious Online Debate

This wife and her daughters decided to play a trick on the male members of the household, who held a ridiculous disdain for any meat alternatives. (They clearly have been taking one too many pages out of Ron Swanson's book.) The wife slipped the two a meat alternative without their knowledge in their spaghetti sauce. They loved it until the plot was revealed, after which they proceeded to lose their minds.

To be completely honest… If your masculinity is so fragile that it can be destroyed by a tomato, then you need to take a seriously good look at yourself. That being said, I agree with the argument that you should never put unknown things in people's food.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by Redditor u/cheekylilbooger, who was wondering if she was in the wrong for tricking her husband and son.

Whether or not the poster was the a-hole in this situation was a divisive topic of conversation. Most seemed to think the poster was an a-hole for messing with people's food without telling them. This seems to us to be a very valid point. Others felt that "everyone sucks" for the aforementioned reason, combined with the fact that the father and son acted like immature a-holes. Others still thought that the poster had done nothing wrong since the father and son didn't have any allergies or moral objections to what they were being fed.

Here are a few examples of the takes offered in the comments, although arguments got more heated and multi-faceted than this. 

"This is not really a meat eater / vegetarian issue," said RatioNo1114, voicing one side of the argument. "Tricking someone into eating something other than what they thought they were eating is a massive breach of trust, the fact that the substitution is harmless is irrelevant. That your aim was clearly to shame or embarass them over their dietary preferences does not help. Would it really be that different if they cooked meat and fed it to your daughters, telling them it was soy? YTA."

"Stop comparing what op did with feeding meat to vegetarians," advised CuteHoodie. "It is not the same at all. Father and son eat vegetables, vegetarians don't eat meat. Plus eating animals (aka things that were alive and sentient) [is] way different than eating plants, things that were never sentient/ never felt pain. It is not comparable. OP may be an a-hole but it is absolutely not the same as if her husband was feeding her -and her daughters- meat."

"NTA. They don't have allergies," stated ntrrrmilf. "Their concerns are not with the moral or environmental impacts of the fake meat industry, so it is not a flipside of being vegetarian or vegan. They are just being stupid. Make them cook their own meat."

Update: Supervisor Fired After Forcing Cancer Patient to Turn on Their Web Camera

This university student was a member of their student ambassador program; essentially they had to work a few hours a week and help out at university events to promote the university in exchange for their tuition. Like any organization, the positions that managed these ambassadors attracted some real power-hungry a-holes —case and point… u/rainier-cherries' supervisor, Ms. M.

The original thread was posted to r/MaliciousCompliance by the cancer patient, u/rainier-cherries, who shared their story to a HUGE reception, with the post earning over 60k upvotes.

"Would love an update on this," commented xoxoLizzyoxox on the initial post. "I'm sure she will be reprimanded as you have proof you said you would be medically busy long before the meeting in which she chose to ignore. If I were you, I would make a formal complaint as it is exposing your medical information to everyone in the meeting. Also, you rock; keep on kicking butt."

The original poster followed through and submitted a lengthy timeline and update to r/MaliciousCompliance (from item #16 onwards.) There they explained what took place after the original post, a series of events that culminated in Ms. M being sent packing.

Scroll on to see screenshots of the tale and some of the reactions below. Again, the update starts on item #16. 

For more student stories check out this student who decided to sink their group project after they were left to do the entire thing.

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?