Manager Demands Their Inferior Process is Followed, Predictable Outcome Ensues

There is something about being a manager that makes you think you know better than the actual people doing the work. Maybe it's in the way that even a tiny semblance of power links neurons in their brain that causes them to overestimate their knowledge and abilities. This dreadful disorder of "manager-ism" afflicts many a manager you might have encountered.

This is how it was for Reddit user u/AdElectrical5354 in a story they shared with Reddit's popular r/maliciouscompliance subreddit. Their manager insisted that they follow the written process to the letter, even though the frontline grunts doing that work knew better and had adapted their own optimizations. This, predictably, led to a decrease in productivity and missed delivery schedules. 

The original poster writes that this manager wasn't all that bad, just inexperienced, and learned from their mistakes, even reaching the point where the two would become close over time.

Managers: never assume that you know more than your producers! Especially when stepping into a new role or new organization. 

"At least he appeared to have learned his lesson!" responded user NoHospitalInNilbog in the comments. 

"Showing a capacity to learn and improve from the experience is a sign they may actually be one of the good ones." voiced user yParticle in reply. 

"Lol, when what you learned implodes because [of] real life. [A] classic example," commented Smoke_Water, sharing their own experience. "I remember training people for fueling aircraft. The training videos were all one way, but the actual work was completely different. Every time I would train the new guy, I would say, everything you just learned. Forget about it. Then we would show him the right way."

 

'I won't be pursuing this position': This candidate refused to make impersonal video recordings for his interview

In this day and age, interviews are a two-way street. As much as the candidate should put their best foot forward, so should the company. And if a company elects not to demonstrate just how its work culture is a robust and healthy one, the candidate is absolutely justified in concluding that the work culture is neither robust nor healthy.

 

This prospective candidate turned down a job opportunity because the company wouldn't take the time to schedule a real interview; instead, they required the candidate to take strange impersonal video recordings. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/AlistairBennet. Based on the reactions in the comments, this seems to be a recurring trend for first-round interviews and candidates are not happy. 

 

Instead of going forward with the interview process, the Redditor opted to write a formal email explaining with authoritative clarity exactly why this process has been dehumanizing. The implications behind these video recordings are what's most upsetting here. Candidates should feel lucky to be considered and should feel the need to impress their potential employers, but companies should also feel lucky to consider qualified candidates and should do everything in their power to make them feel welcome in the interview process. On top of that, at the end of the day, an interview should be an interaction between people, not an interaction with yourself.

 

We've seen other bizarre interview processes, such as this instance when a restoration apprentice quit on Day 2 of the job because his interview created a wildly false impression of the position.

 

Keep scrolling for the original post and for the best reactions on Reddit! 

Update: Entitled Parents Play Favorites Older Brother, Dejected Younger Finds Out Why

This is one of those threads where all you can do is think to yourself, "Oof. That's rough, buddy." as you read. Some people had the absolute misfortune of being born into twisted families where the parents were either entirely selfish or just wanted nothing to do with their child. 

This Redditor had initially posted about six months ago to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit to see if he was wrong for having an issue with the fact that his parents had bought his older brother a car but not him. The problem arose unexpectedly, his parents had bought his brother a car for the brother's 18th birthday and so the original poster (OP) of this thread had expected the same. When his 18th birthday came and went, without the fanfare or car his brother's birthday had brought, the OP was hurt and confused and sparked a debate involving his extended family.

Normally this is the type of story where we would immediately be jumping into talking about how entitled the child is, but that is not the case in this unique scenario. These entitled parents really just favor the OP's brother and want his brother, their firstborn son, to be more successful. They're even willing to convince themselves that this is the truth when it's not true at all.

Fortunately, the OP has grandparents who genuinely care about him and are willing to support him in a fight for fairness from his terrible parents. As he explains in an update thread that was just posted, it turns out that his parents did not want him from birth. His parents had wished for both a son and a daughter and so had become delusional and convinced themselves before he was born that he was going to be a girl. When he turned out to be just another boy they were shocked and it planted the seeds of resentment.

The original thread and reactions are featured in items 1-11 of this list, with the updated thread being items 12-25 and items 26-29 from another subreddit where this story was reposted. 

Entitled Cafe Owner Tangles With POS Vendor and Loses, Lives to Regret Their Choice of Words

When you're largely dependent on a specific 'something' to keep your business running smoothly, it's never a good idea to upset the people running that thingor treat them poorly. Unfortunately, entitled business owners have yet to learn that they shouldn't mess with these people, or their business could go under. On the other hand, it's fortunate for us because it makes for some great stories.

This particular story was just posted to Reddit's r/maliciouscompliance subreddit by user u/nobjangler who told the brilliant tale of their malicious compliance.

Commenters expressed their delight at the story in the comments.

"I worked nearly 20 years for a POS vendor and this brings a tear of joy to my eye." replied user gruppa.

"I love telling this to new hires when I explain that I have their back and the customer is not always right." replied the original poster.

"At this point, they're not the customer anymore, anyways. So they're definitely wrong." remarked user SysErr.

 

Scroll on to see screenshots of the thread below and check here for some more malicious compliance.

'Stop calling it quiet-quitting': Woman defines 'work-to-rule' and rallies workers to use this form of protest

Since the dawn of capitalism there has been a war going on between corporate elites and the working class. Yes, there are periods of peace occasionally. But workers cannot get distracted—because the second you do, the wealthy will take that as a chance to get wealthier. 

 

Many people on social media apps across the board use the sites to connect with other people struggling in their toxic workplace. In many ways, it's become a new place to rally the masses and start a workforce revolution. I'm not saying that this video is doing that or will do that, but it is an example of spreading knowledge to help the working class. 

 

Recently, a term has been popping up in many videos called "quiet-quitting," which has been defined as basically the same thing as "malicious compliance." It is when you do what you were hire to do and nothing more. However, a TikToker recently went viral for calling out the new term for 1; already existing as a form of protest called "work-to-rule," and 2; for being a detrimental term in helping the working class.  

 

"For the love of God, Comrade. Stop calling it 'quiet-quitting'—it has been and always has been 'work-to-rule.' A form of protest in which employees do exactly what is stated in the contract and nothing more in order to slow down production. It has always been a thing. Do not let the f****ing elites talk you into thinking that this is bad. You're not quitting your job, you're not doing anything wrong. You are doing exactly what they hired you to do and they're pissed because you're taking back your power. Don't f***ing call it 'quiet-quitting!' It's not. You are working-to-rule."

 

The TikToker and the viewers all agree that this term is bad for the fight in worker rights and portrays the form of protest as something like "quitting," when in fact it is there to help set healthy workplace boundaries and get paid what you're worth. Some people are even calling it "working your wage."

Dating Advice: Woman Asks Reddit Why Literally Every Man She Matches With Only Talks About Himself

A good date takes a genuine interest in the other person's life. For this woman, that means most men are not good dates.

 

This thread was posted on Reddit's r/datingoverthirty subreddit by u/Capable_Okra, who expressed having a "conversational issue" on the apps. What happens is after an introductory exchange, the men she chats with tend to only answer her questions about their lives without returning any questions about her interests, career, friends, etc. As Liz Lemon on 30 Rock would say, "that's a dealbreaker, ladies."

 

If he doesn't take an interest in who you are on Hinge or Tinder, he is unlikely to take that same interest in person. If he's unable to recognize your social cues when you try to sneak in information about yourself, then he has no interest in dating you, but rather he has an interest in dating somebody (or some body). Most of the discourse online seems to be in agreement that this is unfortunately a common symptom of being a single "available" male in a metropolitan city. Let's put "available" in quotation marks as the emotional availability here is clearly up for debate.

 

It's important to acknowledge that self-involved behavior can be corrected, but let's be real. That takes a lot of work for the other person. It's better to just swipe left, raise those standards, and stop blaming yourself for the fact that some people have zero self-awareness.

 

We've seen other instances of dating fails online. Check out these top Tinder moments of the week for more!

 

Keep scrolling for the original post and the dating advice that u/Capable_Okra received!

'Corporations quiet quit long before employees did': this hot take on quiet quitting asks companies to look in the mirror

Quiet quitting is really about setting boundaries and corporations are going to have to accept that to a certain extent.

Viral Thread: Hilarious 'Service Desk' Job Description Doesn’t Sugar-coat the Reality of the Job’s Duties

Once in a while, something pops up online that is entirely unorthodox and a bit out of left field. This "avant-garde" take on a job description is exactly that. A little zany and unacceptable, it has defied our expectations of the performative qualities that a job description normally offers. You'd usually expect a job description to tediously lay out all of the things you might expect from a role but in a crap-coated manner of corporate speak that seeks to make light of all the terrible aspects.

Without fail, if a job offer requests that workers work well in a "fast-paced environment" then you know that you are going to be working in a team that is eternally understaffed and in conditions of chronic stress. If a job offers an "exciting" environment you know that you're going to be working in one of hundreds of grey-cloth square cubicles doing the same thing every day for 40 hours a week with no hope of growth or career progression. Similarly, if a job describes a break room with a "kegerator and a ping pong table" you know that you're going to be expected to work 60-hour weeks cold-calling sales leads for a startup that was founded on a half-baked idea. I could go on.

Digressing back to the topic at hand, this service desk job description cut through all of that crap and, with a droll manner, provided an exact description of what a candidate should expect from this role. There's no sugar coating here, what you see is what you get. As multiple commenters have pointed out, none of this should be an excuse for paying below a living wage, but at least this employer has got part of it figured out. 

These screenshots were posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Reddit user u/8BitSmits in a thread titled "Well at least they're honest…" In the short time since posting the thread has earned 11k upvotes and we expect to see that number continue to climb.

The most comment in the entire thread, in my opinion, was this one. 

"This is a perfectly reasonable, well-written, and honest job description that combined a little humor with a fairly candid assessment of the role. I like that," remarked SlothBasedRemedies. "But the pay is about half what it should be. You can't joke your way out of paying a living wage."

Wife Can't Stand That Her Husband Puts Ketchup on His Pasta

Everyone has that weird thing they would eat in their household as a child, but usually, you grow up to realize that what you were eating was really not normal. That's when you embarrassingly retire that delicacy so as to not draw attention to your bizarre food preferences. Unless you're this woman's husband, who will seemingly never stop putting ketchup on his pasta instead of, say, marinara sauce.

 

His wife unloaded her feelings on Reddit's r/TrueOffMyChest subreddit under the name u/nicorn_. Her thread sparked a ton of discourse from folks who apparently also do the same unforgivable act to their pasta to people who perhaps jokingly (or not jokingly) encouraged this woman to cut and run from her marriage. For the record, the original poster has weighed in to clarify that she's not planning on filing divorce papers much to chagrin of the online trolls. She did, however, acknowledge that she is not a fan of how their kids have seemingly started to put ketchup on their pasta too. Horrifying! We're of the impression that she needs to get rid of all access to ketchup in their household or put some marinara sauce in the Ketchup bottle as a trick if she really wants to keep this infectious disease from spreading. Otherwise one day, some force within this woman will compel her to squirt some Heinz on her own linguini too!

 

Now, it's also worth acknowledging that plenty of couples have done more damage to one another. For example, this guy rated his girlfriend's cooking in front of her entire family. 

 

Keep scrolling for u/nicorn_'s story in her own words and for the funniest comments!

Cheap Boss Insists on Low Thermostat Setting, Cheeky Apprentice Recalibrates It

We've all worked for or lived with this person in the past. That person who would rather suffer frostbite than pay one red cent for one of the most basic comforts that modern society offers. These people insist that the thermostat be set low or the heat be turned off and everyone else be damned. You're going to live and/or work in an icebox and you're going to like it. 

Well, this apprentice had a bright idea and decided that if they couldn't change their cheap boss's mind then they would warp his reality instead. The boss HAD to see 62F on the thermostat, so the apprentice just recalibrated it so what the thermostat thought was 62F was actually about 10 degrees warmer. Genius.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by Reddit user u/Santasotherbrother, who shared their story to the popular sub.

Readers enjoyed this short-and-sweet tale of revenge and shared some experiences and stories of their own in the comments.

"BRRR! I feel your pain, in my office, the temp is set to 72," replied sheilacmd "It is nowhere near it. I wear a hoodie all day at my desk. I took a thermometer in one day and the temp in my office did not go above 64, But the owners insist everything is working as it should."

 

'I don't even really like pancakes that much': Man Forced to Spend 24 Hours in a Diner and Eat as Many Pancakes as Possible

Losing is never a good feeling, in virtually any context. It's rough to admit loss even in the most lowkey situations, but it's something we all have to do unless you want to be that a$$hole who can never accept defeat. Nope, we do not recommend it, nobody likes that guy. Sometimes that's just the end of it, accepting defeat, and that's a pretty manageable task. Other times, however, we also made some kind of a bet, and now we're due a punishment. These kinds of situations are much rougher, especially if you were positive you weren't going to lose.

 

Today we introduce you to one Chicagoan who didn't exactly lose a bet. His fantasy football team came in last place and his punishment involves sitting in a pancake house for 24 hours and eating as many pancakes as possible to lessen the time frame. We'll let him explain his situation to you himself.

'I can’t afford to pay them': Employee fired and asked to repay $1,100 to employer

This employee was accused of claiming hours they had not worked, with the employer demanding repayment of the supposed wages under the threat of lawsuit. The employee, Reddit user u/disappoint-mint, turned to this popular Reddit subreddit in order to seek advice and share their story.

They posted their story to the popular Reddit subreddit r/antiwork in a thread titled "I was fired am being told I need to repay $1,100." This 

Best Food Memes For Hungry People Who Can't Cook

Some people are great at cooking and some people are great at eating. If you fall in the latter category, then these food memes, which were posted on @middleclassfancy's Instagram account, are for you.

 

You might be the type of person who salivates over a well-curated charcuterie board. Or you might be the type of person who has been trying really hard to do more with your meal prep than ordering on Grubhub and purchasing Trader Joe's frozen meals. Or you might be the type of person whose idea of adventurous cooking was tossing in a few too many garlic cloves in your eggs because you genuinely thought it was a good idea. You might even be all of those people at once. Don't worry. We all contain multitudes. And fear not: all relationships with food are valid and welcome in this safe space. 

 

We've seen other stories lately about controversial food opinions and cooking fails. These folks, for instance, should literally never be allowed to set foot in a kitchen again.

 

Keep scrolling below for these @middleclassfancy memes!

Daughter Excludes Mom From College Move In After Years of Being Ostracized by Her Stepdad

Moving into your college dorm is a momentous occasion that many 18-year-olds share with their parents, but sometimes family drama can get in the way of that special day.

 

That's what happened to u/throw-away7289, who opened up about her own dysfunctional family in a thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit. After her Mom got remarried to Ryan, it became clear that Ryan's side of the family had no interest in including the Redditor in family activities. It started in a more subtle way. They would ask her to take certain family photos rather than be in them. They would organize outings around when she had to be home. When her Mom and Ryan had two children together, matters were made worse when Ryan gave his wife a locket with a picture of the Redditor's siblings, once again excluding her. Ryan said that the locket meant his wife "could always have her two children close to his heart." The Redditor's mom didn't even acknowledge her presence.

 

This was the breaking point for u/throw-away7289. After finishing high school early and starting community college, she began to distance herself more and more from her family. She slowly started moving her items out of her mother's house and stayed with her father before moving into her college dorm room. By the time she finished moving in, the Redditor's mother expressed her frustration that she wasn't invited to participate in the move-in process.

 

Our hot take here is that if the mom really had been paying attention to her daughter, she would have seen the signs and noticed that her daughter was being ostracized from her own family. While we don't think that this relationship is completely unsalvageable, it will take a ton of work on the mother's part to repair her relationship with her daughter. Telling her daughter that that she felt hurt without admitting any wrongdoing of her own is a poor start.

 

We've seen other instances of mother-daughter drama. Like this story, where a husband kicked his wife out of their house after she relentlessly bullied their pregnant daughter.

 

Keep scrolling for u/throw-away7289's full story and for these impassioned reactions!

50 Fresh and Funny Tweets to Lighten The Mood

This extensive collection of fresh and funny tweets is sure to brighten your day and take a bit of weight off the ol' shoulders. So settle down and enjoy an epic Friday as you roll into the weekend. 

This collection was originally assembled by Imgur user TwitterLitter, who frequently shares massive amounts of screenshotted tweets to the image hosting site in what users refer to as "dumps."

Browse on and enjoy this lengthy collection. If you still need another dose head here next.

'I am his mother, and I get to decide what people call him': Karen sets up meeting with principal because she doesn't like her son's nickname at school

Players are gonna play, haters are gonna hate, and Karens are gonna Karen. This thread was posted on Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit by u/SnixPlaysAlot. 

 

This Mom was so determined to make sure her 7-year-old son would never be called Andy, but rather the original Andrew, that she set up numerous school meetings to correct the matter. Apparently, she was worried about this from day one, and the minute she learned some kids at school were calling him Andy, she made it her mission to put an end to this. Of course, she learned from her son's teachers that he actually likes being called Andy and even introduces himself as Andy to his peers.

 

You might think at that point, Andy's Mom would stop and take a moment to reflect and embrace what her own child wanted to be called, but NOPE! As we said, Karens are gonna Karen, and the last thing this Mom was going to do was admit defeat. Now, she is insisting on meeting with the school principal because the teacher refuses to make everyone call him Andrew against his wishes (hats off to the teacher for standing her ground!).Andy's Mom even admitted that her husband "feels like [she's] overreacting," but then goes on to say "if we don't get this under control now, he will be 'Andy' for the rest of his life!" What a tragedy!

 

This was certainly not the first Karen to come to our attention. This one threw a fit after getting kicked out of a bar for giving her underaged daughter a drink.

 

Keep scrolling for the original post and for the best comments on Reddit!

Vegetarian Presenter Forces All Attendees to Eat Vegetarian, Wondering if They’re Wrong

This Redditor posted to Reddit's "Am I the A-Hole" community this week to see if they were wrong for imposing their vegetarian diet on attendees of their presentations. The thread, posted by u/ForcedVegetarian was posted to the popular subreddit with the title "AITA for forcing a vegetarian meal even though we're not eating?"

Interestingly, this poster comments that their primary motivation for being a vegetarian (and forcing this diet upon others) is due to the pollution the meat industry generates. Yet, their profession is essentially just traveling around the place to talk at people. It's no secret that travel contributes a massive percentage of global annual CO₂ emissions, with flight alone contributing 2.4%. Not to mention it's not good at all when all that bad stuff is getting pumped directly into the upper atmosphere. 

If they had said, "Yeah, I'm just not really cool with the idea of breeding masses of animals that sit in cages their entire lives just to be pumped full of corn and slaughtered." Then we might be discussing a different outcome here, but if their core reasoning for their preference and actions is pollution, then they are completely blind to the irony of their own existence. We're talking some serious hypocrisy here. 

As Redditor NesssMonster put it… "Be careful, it's a long fall from that high horse." 

What do you, dear Reader, think of this? Are they justified in their actions, or are they as off-base as I think? Keep reading to see screenshots and some reactions below.

Funniest Memes About Major Dating App Fails That Blessed Our Feeds This Week

Okay, so at this point, it's pretty darn clear that dating apps work for a whole lot of people. They've been around long enough and it's basically impossible to go through your life without meeting anyone who didn't meet their partner on one of them, at least in any major city. But even knowing that there is a substantial success rate, you can't really avoid the weirdos whenever you log on. And there really seems to be a never-ending surplus of them. You must have a bit of a sense of humor when using the apps, or else you'll simply get your a$$ handed to you. Or maybe you should try a more serious app because many of these memes tend to come from the same three.

 

Without further ado, let's get into these major dating app fails. Hopefully, this will encourage you to enjoy your time on the apps, or perhaps you'll just delete and re-download them for the 15th time.

Painfully Idiotic Memes to Remind You That Confidence Doesn't Always Equate to Intelligence

Confident people typically exude intelligence, grace, and sometimes wealth. When wielded properly, confidence can be a key weapon in any well-read person's arsenal. However, in the hands of someone with less-than-average intelligence, overt confidence can be excruciating.

 

Stupid people have always existed in society. And with the wind of the Internet at their backs, they sail the Web with confidence, unchecked facts, and unbridled free speech as a platform for their voice. In the modern age, the village idiot is not confined to the hut at the edge of town, uselessly spinning straw between their teeth as they babble nonsensical musings to themselves. No, no… The modern idiot is louder than ever, screaming at the rooftops of a worldwide platform that we all observe. 

 

Now the village idiots can take their incorrectness global, confidently posting whatever they want and whatever they think on the inter-webs for all of us to chuckle at. So join me, my intelligent friends, to gawk at the musings of the most confidently incorrect people in our world, who always seem to have the strongest Wifi connection. 

Top Trending Hinge Comments of the Month (August 2022)

People say that Hinge is among the more classy dating apps, but based on these comments, that does not seem to be the case. These memes were sourced from @hinge_comments and @hinge_funnies on Instagram, and they perfectly capture just how intentionally and unintentionally funny people can be on dating apps.

 

These aren't the types of comments that make single life seem glamorous at all. But we hope that if you're regularly coming across bold and insane profiles such as these, you feel perhaps less alone. I mean, the number one takeaway here is that people can be really weird online. They make bizarre photo choices (e.g. literally who are you out of these seven dudes in the picture?), they provide the most boring, generic answers to the prompts (e.g. "travel" and "coffee" are not personality traits!), and they overshare…a LOT (e.g. why are you already talking to me about your ex?). There are, of course, a few exceptions, and that's why we all keep searching and swiping and commenting and meeting…but we know it's rough out there.

 

For more content like this, take a look at these top trending Tinder moments of the week.

 

Keep scrolling below for these memorable Hinge comments!

Update: IT Director Quits Arrogant CEO, Reduces His Notice Period After Unprofessional Response

This IT Director found a better position and gave his notice which he then shortened due to the CEO's poor attitude. After she told him that he was "not being helpful" when he was doing his best (and then some) to contribute to a successful handover, he decided to live up to her words.

These are the types of "leaders" who will gladly tell you that "It's just business" when they're laying you off or refusing you a raise. Yet, when you find a better opportunity and give notice, they take it personally, acting as if you've betrayed them. Suddenly, "It's just business" isn't valid, and the employer wonders why all these employees end up "Turning against them," utterly blind to the fact that they are the common denominator. 

Reddit user u/YesImStillanAtheist posted his story to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit with the title "IT Director 'Not being helpful?' Time for malicious compliance." He then returned later to give an update to expectant readers.

Readers enjoyed the story, expressing their appreciation for their approach and requesting future updates as well.

"Congrats on walking the tightrope of screwing your previous company but not screwing your coworkers," said user DJ_Level_3. "That's a hard one! Hope you and the people you helped become successful and happy!"

"Thank you! A tightrope indeed," replied the original poster. "I did the best I could to walk it, but IT was not the interim person's core skill set. We were still reviewing documentation right up to the last minute."
 

Woman Who "Tells It Like It Is" Insults Her Date's Career and Gets Dumped

A second-date sleepover can lead to the start of something great. It can lead to cuddling, a cute breakfast in the morning, or maybe more "nighttime activity." Unfortunately for this guy, none of those possibilities came to fruition after some really bad pillow talk destroyed any chance at this relationship having legs. 

 

u/Individual_Section_6 aired his grievances on Reddit's r/datingoverthirty subreddit with a thread about a woman who insulted his career after the two were planning on spending the night together for the first time. He acknowledges that his date self-identified as "blunt" from the start, but that was not enough of an excuse for him. When he subsequently called her out, she immediately tried to patch things up and apologize. However, once you show your true cards, it's pretty difficult to take that back and this guy was not about to fall for an insincere apology. 

 

This is what happens when you notice a red flag and confront it immediately rather than put on rose-colored glasses or let feelings of doubt fester. Dismissing your date's career as "meaningless" (that's a DIRECT quote, ladies and gentlemen) is unacceptable, not honest. Scoffing at where your date went to college is a sign of ignorance, not intellectual superiority. And spoiling a great night of fun with a remark like that is the true egregious act here.

 

We've seen plenty of dating fails recently. Check out these Top Tinder Moments of the week for more.

 

Keep scrolling below for u/Individual_Section_6's story and the feedback he received on Reddit!

The Top 10 Trending 'Scottish Twitter' Moments of the Week

These are the top trending moments from "Scottish Twitter" a zany and magical place that is rife with Tweets that are phonetically written to replicate the bizarrely brilliant Scottish accent.

Some of the top-est trending bits and bobs from around the internet this week have been painstakingly gathered here for the pleasure o yer peepers. Noteworthy havens for these Scottish tweets include Reddit's r/ScottihPeopleTwitter community.

Tah all yaw lads an lasses ow thar… Reed on and enjowy.

 

'I simply cannot afford to keep buying more skincare': Woman locks expensive products in a safe so her boyfriend will stop using them

Some boyfriends don't understand just how expensive skincare can be. This boyfriend was one of them. u/pinkyblinderz posted this thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit to discuss her significant other's continual usage of her products.

 

To clarify: this is not merely recreational skincare. u/pinkyblinderz goes into detail about how after her boyfriend used all of her $220 face wash (which was supposed to be used specifically for her eczema), she had a flare-up that resulted in her being hospitalized. So this is not a joke, people. u/pinkyblinderz needs those pricey products.

 

When the Redditor took inventory of just how much her boyfriend had taken from her, she estimated that he used about $800 worth of products over the course of three months. After repeatedly asking him to stop, she took matters into her own hands and bought a safe to lock away her valuables under the sink. Her boyfriend found out, of course, and felt betrayed. The real betrayal here, however, is his refusal to take her skin condition seriously. What might appear to be luxury items to him are actually necessary items for her health and wellbeing. 

 

Couples fight about little things all the time. This boyfriend even went so far as to critique the way his girlfriend took a shower. But sometimes these little things have larger implications.

 

Keep scrolling for u/pinkyblinderz's post in her own words and for some of the best reactions. Based on the feedback, it's clear that folks think this whole skincare anecdote feels like a microcosm of a much bigger problem in their relationship. 

'I did everything to support her in losing weight.' Boyfriend frustrated by girlfriend's weight-loss struggles, wonders if he's crossing the line

This boyfriend has reached his wit's end with his girlfriend's dietary practices, now he's wondering if he is overstepping and the internet has given him a definitive answer. 

In a trending thread from Reddit's popular "Am I the A-Hole" subreddit, the boyfriend, Redditor u/Unlucky_Revolution27 shared his story. He has been increasingly concerned with his girlfriend's weight gain and says that he has gotten her permission to help her get back in shape. 

Commenters were quick to put him in his place and, in some lengthy comments, made clear their thoughts on the matter. They made it obvious that his girlfriend should be rethinking her relationship.

"YTA. Have you considered asking her what's driving her to eat and the need to sm*ke?" replied Reddit user andravens. "You're offering all sorts of support for the physical and nothing for the mental and emotional. If you only care about why she's gaining weight because of her looks and passing care for her physical health, you need to take a step back and re-evaluate your priorities. There is something deeper at play; if you care about her and love her, drop the talk about weight loss. Start talking to her about what's going on that's upsetting her or stressing her out or depressing her."

"He doesn't care about the mental and emotional, because you can't "see" them. He only cares about the physical because he's a shallow a-hole." responded another user. 

Sounds pretty similar to the date who lost it when his date ate too large of a salad.

Keep reading to see screenshots of the story and some key reactions below.

'My wife just went over the top': Man kicks wife out of the house for bullying their pregnant daughter

Some families fight more than others, but not every family fight escalates like this. u/Plus-Climate2355 opened up on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit this week with this thread about his dysfunctional family dynamic. 

 

According to his post, u/Plus-Climate2355 and his wife come from low-income backgrounds and worked all their lives so that their daughter could achieve what she wanted. Luckily enough, their daughter was a good student and managed to get a full ride to a good school. Sometime later, she broke the news to her parents that she was pregnant, that there was no father in the picture, and that she wanted to have the baby. She moved back home, which the Redditor was perfectly fine with considering she had some savings of her own and liked to help out with family chores and responsibilities.

 

However, the Redditor's wife gradually became more and more hostile to the daughter, claiming that she tarnished her chances at a promising future and chasitising her for wanting to raise her kid in their lower-income neighborhood. At this point, u/Plus-Climate2355 couldn't watch his wife attack their daughter any longer, especially during such a challenging period already. He kicked her out of the house, which he was legally able to do because it was not a marital property, and now his "in-laws are coming at [him] because everyone thinks she's right."

 

We've seen similar stories about father-daughter drama and family dynamics gone wrong. Like this woman whose mother-in-law suspected the worst of her and accused her of cheating when she was really just playing video games. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the original post and to see what other Redditors think about u/Plus-Climate2355's decision!

 

The Top 10 Liars of the Week Getting Roasted Online

People like this will do just about anything for clout and fake internet points. Luckily there are some true heroes of the internet who strive to put these liars in their place. 

These idiots were made examples of for their wildly inaccurate claims and were showcased in some of the top trending posts on Reddit's r/quityourbullsh*t community. On this popular Reddit subreddit, users will post screenshots of lying losers getting shut down. With some pretty brutal responses. 

For more losers getting put on blast, check out this thread.

'He said he lost the lease papers': Landlord devises new lease to get current tenants to leave in 2 months

Time to add yet another horrid landlord to the seemingly endless list of horrid landlords. This thread was posted on Reddit's tongue-in-cheek r/LandlordLove page by u/raimine, who shared their story of being cheated by their landlord after living in their apartment for five years. 

 

Imagine living in a place for five years, paying rent on time every month, never having an issue with your landlord throughout that period…and then all of a sudden, that harmonious relationship abruptly ends when your landlord tells you that you'll need to leave within two months because a relative bought the place. That's exactly what happened to u/raimine, who then realized they only had a copy of their signature from the original lease. When inquiring about the full copy of that document, the landlord said he misplaced it and was devising a brand new one stating the new terms. We think this seems like a pretty convenient "misplacement."

 

This is not the first time we've seen landlords exhibit shadiness. In fact, shadiness seems to be inherent in the DNA of many landlords. Like this one, who refused to fix a leaky, damaged ceiling.

 

Keep scrolling for u/raimine's post and for some of the reactions on Reddit!

Frustrated Karen Gets Customer Fired From a Store Where He Didn't Even Work

This guy was fired from a store he didn't even work at after an enraged Karen insisted on his termination. The story was posted to Reddit's r/IDontWorkHereLady community by Reddit user u/Own_Row_9101, who shared his story to the popular subreddit.

Thanks to retrogressive policies like "The customer is always right" we have conditioned all entitled people in the world to think they can get everything their way. The sad thing is that they are often completely right and they have this worldview reinforced time and time again by constant arse kissing from customer service agents (who have to do so in order to provide for their families.) Over time these entitled people become more and more self-obsessed and conceited and evolve into full-blown narcissists. 

"The fact that she kept singling you out every time she wanted something rather than ask another employee is mind-boggling." remarked user SheWhoLovesToDraw. "Some people are denser than a blackhole, I swear!"

"Probably in her mind, they were the only one in uniform," responded brianorca. "Since the store's actual uniform was so different."

'Let's play a game called, look in the thief's purse': Small business owner follows a shoplifter home after catching her stealing merchandise

Oh, how the tables turn