'Never mess with my money': Technicians band together against corporate for 'glorious malicious compliance'

In this story, there's a happy ending for those who deserve one! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/SirMizzuh, who proves to be a true man of the people, as they say. 

 

He worked as a technician for a small telecom company in a full-time capacity, but eventually they started to institute shady policies (i.e. enforcing double trips for every ticket, cutting employee hours, tracking their every move, etc.). They even held required meetings (and tried not to pay employees for those meetings), where they would go through every detail on their timesheets. If this isn't a setup for some Machiavellian malicious compliance, I don't know what is. Keep scrolling below to see how the Redditor and his coworkers banded together to get back at corporate. It's even more glorious when you learn what happened to the company at the end of the day. For more, take a look at this post about an employee who was CC'd about her own upcoming termination.

 

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‘I need to park here, get out...’ 'I live here, that's not how it works': Scowling Karen throws tantrum for parking spot, dude already parked there hilariously goes feral 'Boston' on her

It's not very often that you render a Karen speechless, but when it happens everything feels alright in the world. At least for that moment when the Karen looks at you shocked with utterly nothing to say. So epically satisfying. Recently, a construction worker from Boston had that moment and shared it online and it's truly making everyone's day. 

The construction worker, Tyler Dilisio was sitting in his van outside of his home before heading out to work. While he was sitting there minding his own business, a Karen came along and did what they do best, and insert herself into somebody's else's business. She aggressively knocked on this man's car window and demand he leave that parking spot because she needed that spot and he had no right to be there. He looked at her stunned, but with no intention of giving this lady the benefit of the doubt. He stood his ground, told her he is not moving, that is his parking spot, and he lives there. She did not care—obviously. She said she deserved the parking spot, not him, and he had to move or she was going to report his license plate number. (LOL) He made it clear he was absolutely not moving from that spot and she responded by calling him a "disgusting piece of crap."

Usually, that is when somebody would either walk away or look at the Karen in disbelief, but not a Bostonian. Without missing a beat, he looked her in her smug Karen face and said in the most epic Boston accent, "ya mother." The look she gave in response to that was simply priceless. Twitter is blowing up about it, TikTok can't get enough of watching this Karen's shocked face. It's good to know that just going feral "Boston" on a Karen is the most effective path when dealing in their childish tantrums. 

Watch the video and read the hilarious responses below. 

'My wife snores like a water buffalo drowning in porridge': 30 Rare insults from roast-masters on the internet

Internet roasts hold a special place in our hearts, mainly for their unending creativity. IRL, no one would think to call someone a "warm toilet seat" or a "hate filled turnip"! Thankfully, hidden behind their keyboards, these merciless roast-masters are coming for everyone. They're lurking in the comments section, ready to pounce. Scroll down to check out these frankly jaw-dropping insults that are both funny and previously unheard of. 

Next, click here to see these fantastic Photoshop fails that have us facepalming. 

'Blueberries are the only fruit named after a color:' 30 people who were proudly, confidently incorrect

Did you know that fake news tends to travel around the web significantly faster than true stories? The internet is fairly lawless when it comes to that, so it's no wonder that so many people have drastically wrong opinions. At the time of writing this, Twitter had instated blue check marks for tons of random accounts who paid $8 for the privilege, leading to a positively hilarious few weeks of mayhem. There was a fake Twitter Support account that was cursing people out instead of helping, fake celebrity accounts, and even fake brands. Fake news may be harder to escape than ever! In these photos below, people definitely fell for a few old wives tales or fake news factoids. Or they were just straight up wrong - but still ready to shout their opinions from the rooftops anyway. 

Then, click here to read about this 'level 99 Karen' who allegedly threatened to 'take it outside' with a shocked retail worker. 

Teacher on a Power Trip Refuses to Give College Student a Perfect Score

This teacher clearly has a chip on their shoulder. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit by u/TheReallyEvil1, and let's start by acknowledging that this student's future is by no means being compromised by these slightly less-than-perfect scores. Complaining about getting good grades is a great way to get people to dislike you. However, once something like this happens three times in a row, it's worth complaining about.

 

Several people in the comments section pointed out that there are numerous teachers out there who believe that no one is worthy of a perfect score because humans are not perfect and only "the man upstairs" is. Ideologies like those make me instantly gag. I would rather this teacher just be a petty mastermind than spew that nonsense to their students. At this point, it's definitely worth it for the student to confront their professor and pick their brain about what their reasoning might be.

 

Keep scrolling below for the original post. For more, check out this anecdote about a college student who allegedly "abused" his professor's grading policy. (Thumbnail image from Unsplash) 

'They charged her $200': Server saddled with dine and dasher's entire bill in viral thread, internet outraged

One of the (few) benefits of not operating your own business, and instead working for someone else's, is that you take on none of the risks of the business — isn't that the sole reason why businesses and executive management justify keeping so much of the profits?

New Level Of Cringe: 20 Dad Jokes That Are So Bad They’re Actually Funny

Ah, another batch of cringeworthy dad jokes just in time for the holidays. If you've spent Thanksgiving with your family, you probably had to suffer a few dad jokes at the table. Maybe you pretended they were funny, or maybe you were rude and straight up about how they weren't… either way, these jokes never cease to fascinate us. For some reason, dads genuinely think that they're funny. They aren't, most of the time, but their confidence is unbreakable.

 

As we get older, we may find ourselves unintentionally imitating our dad's behavior — and before we know it, we may find that we are the ones making other people uncomfortable, or getting butthurt that somebody didn't laugh at our joke. We hope somebody will be there to snap us out of it because nobody wants to be that dude. So without further ado, scroll down and check out the funniest dad jokes we've found on Reddit this week.

'Basically out of state tuition for Reese Cups': Dude confesses to overcharging 5,000 people at snack stand

For most of us, the worst thing we ever did in high school was skip class or stay out too late on the weekends. For this guy, who shared this years-old secret on the r/Confession page, he did something apparently much worse, according to some commenters: he swindled thousands of people out of their pocket change as they bought snacks! 

The story goes that this dude was in charge of a snack table at his high school's sports games. But without any type of menu dictating prices of snacks, he took the initiative to be a little sneaky. This poster actually answered lots of questions in the comments, too! The post was pretty polarizing, with some commenters claiming he's a stone cold liar. But other commenters were pretty impressed with this young person's boldness and, well, his ability to steal. The post is tagged with "remorse," and in the comments the OP admitted it was stealing. How much money is too much money, though? No one can quite agree on that.

Once you've scrolled through, check out these 20 artistic and very odd hairstyles by clicking here. 

'This has caused some of our worst fighting': Greedy husband refuses to split $400 rebate from HOA with his wife

This guy must hate his wife! In fact, if they don't end up splitting that $400 rebate, it's very possible that the two of them will be the ones splitting up.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/NorthEazy, who has as much self-awareness as an inanimate object. He was recently accepted into the Board of Directors of their HOA. Prior to his membership, he and his wife would split their $400 HOA fee down the middle. However, one of the perks of joining the Board is that they no longer have to pay that fee. Enter the conflict! Our greedy husband over here seems to think that because he serves on the Board, he should be granted that $400 rebate, while his wife should still have to pay a $200 fee. I guess marriage is less of a true partnership for him and more of a transaction since she would basically be paying him that money. Ridiculous!

 

Keep scrolling below to see what the ruthless judges of the AITA community had to say. For more, take a look at this compilation of red flags people wish they hadn't ignored. (Thumbnail image from Unsplash) 

'I've met a baby named Felonee and that takes the cake': 20+ Cringeworthy Baby Names

Remember when we thought Apple was a bad baby name? That would be Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's Apple, of course. Or remember that episode of 30 Rock when Cerie considers naming her unborn child "Bookcase?" Well, as it turns out, the fine line between parody and reality grows even finer when you learn about what some actual normal parents named their actual babies. 

 

This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/AskReddit page, not only makes you lose respect for the parents involved as the initial prompt suggests, but it also makes you fear for the future of these kids once they enter school. For some of these names, it's impossible to imagine bullying not occurring. Keep scrolling below to have a look for yourself! For more anecdotes from the wild universe of AskReddit, check out this compilation of job interview stories. (Thumbnail image from Unsplash) 

'He's a major legal liability': Bigoted coworker lashes out at fast food restaurant

It's shocking that this guy hasn't been fired yet! He lashed out at multiple coworkers, including his manager, at this point, spewing a series of hateful remarks that are more than enough grounds for dismissal. You have to wonder why real actions haven't taken place yet.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit by u/EmotionalAirVent, who explained that the only reason why they became a target of their coworker's rage was that their work station was the one he wanted to take over. Mind you, the original poster has been working at "the big M" for much longer than the bigoted coworker and is apparently much better at the job itself. The fact that this person is also bad at his job on top of all the horrible comments he has made in such a short amount of time does not bode well for his future at this drive thru. If the manager doesn't do anything soon, we suggest that the Redditor talk to corporate.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this tale of an entitled IT supervisor. 

Update! 'There was broken glass everywhere': Can-stealing delinquent nephew gets arrested after trashing uncle's home

What do you do when you've been caught and punished for your delinquent actions? Apologize and learn from the experience, improving your life and outlook? No! Double down on your mistakes — of course!

That was the illogical reasoning that led us to this update in a post that was shared on Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit. This one escalates and gets pretty wild. I was kind of on the fence about sharing this one because it takes a sharp left turn out of the "fun zone." after the nephew is arrested and taken to juvenile hall… but — in the spirit of the update — here we are. All of this over $200 worth of collected recycling deposit cans…

For those who missed the original thread that we shared last week, you can view it here, as it is not included in this post. The gist of it is this: This uncle arrived home and noticed that his shed had been broken into; the only thing that was missing was hundreds of empty soda cans that he kept in massive bags in the shed. He had been collecting these with the intention of eventually turning them into the recycling plant to collect their bounty. The cans were gone, but the uncle had plenty to go off of to unravel this mystery. The idiots had broken into the shed in clear view of his security cameras and without wearing any disguises. The culprits were easily identifiable because, well, they were his nephews.

This led to a whole exchange between the uncle and his sister, the nephew's parents, which eventually led to the police getting involved.

Now that you're all caught up… Keep reading for this update to last week's thread. For more family drama, check out this brother who thought that his child would be the exception to a child-free wedding; the groom put him in his place.
 

'With all due respect, you've never even worked in a restaurant before:' Hostess claps back at egotistical new manager who has never even worked a day in the service industry before

If you have never worked in the service industry, then there is no way you will understand. Explaining the type of chaos that comes with working in a restaurant does not even come close to conveying how it actually is to experience it. So when you get a new manager who has never been yelled at by a Karen customer or who doesn't even know how annoying it is to be stuck with everyone else's' side work and they're trying to tell you how to do your job… That's gotta be a hell no to me, dog. One hostess had that experience, but was not going to hold back. "Don't come in and act like you already know everything when you're a new comer to not only the job, but [also] the whole industry," she starts to say to the in-experienced new manager in the most respectful way possible. 

'Tired And Broke' : Best Memes Of The Week To Show Your Coworkers

I got 99 problems, but a coworker ain't one of 'em... just kidding; of course they're a problem — making that 100 problems. 

Is anybody else ironically listening to Dolly Parton on the way to work? No, just me? Well, as she so famously sings, 'Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin', barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'…' — just… sigh. And so it is, definitely not by choice. Sometimes you gotta take what life can give you until you work your way up to something better.

 

You will meet a lot of people on the way there, and many of them will work with you. Some are better than others, making your life easier. And some are the absolute worst. They don't exactly motivate you to come to work every morning. But alas, that's life. Sometimes you gotta power through and answer their atrocious emails. In addition, maybe you get lucky and get blessed with a coworker you actually like. Life is full of surprises. Scroll down for the best coworker memes to make your day a little bit better.

'I was told it looks unprofessional': Front desk employee at hotel not allowed to use same bathroom as guests, cue malicious compliance

God forbid the guests realize the employees are human! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/toomuchteatoday, who shared their experience working at a hotel that was recently completely redone with new management and new obscene "rules."

 

Some of these rules include the following ridiculous mandates: that employees cannot use the same bathrooms as the guests and should therefore take the 5-minute walk to the closest employee bathroom and that employees are not allowed to keep a bottle of water with them behind the desk and should also take a long walk to the beak room just to stay hydrated. So what did this Redditor do? Follow the rules, of course. What did that, in turn, create? Long lines of guests waiting to be served and bad reviews online. Malicious compliance at its finest!

 

Keep scrolling below to read the original story and some of the best comments. For more tales of malicious compliance, check out this post about a worker who was reprimanded for being efficient. (Thumbnail image from Unsplash) 

Funniest Liver King Memes That Will Make You Roid Rage and Go Primal

Social media fitness celebrity, Brian Johnson, aka the Liver King, has finally been proven to be a fraud! All it took was years of eating raw animal organs, malnourishing his family for online clout, and $11,000 worth of metabolic steroids every month. Ouch. For a fitness influencer that is obsessed with living a "natural" lifestyle, like the Liver King, this was a devastating blow for his body building followers. However, if you look at his sinuously enormous physique and the crazed look in his eye, we really should have known he was roiding out all along. Besides, what's natural about eating raw livers, animal-part protein shakes, and bovine baIIs? There's nothing natural about that… Who knew that someone who ate bull testicIes on the daily would turn out to be such a nut job.

 

His primal following of Wholefoods hunter-gatherer men are mourning the fall of their ancestral guru, wondering why they keep sucking the marrow out of animal bones to get swoll when they could have just spent tens-of-thousands of dollars on steroids. 

Snow Worries: A wintery mix of 20 icy fails to shiver your timbers

These people got snowed in - and then got quite creative! Building things out of snow can be so much fun, and some people make some really impressive snow creations (looking at you, snow car guys!) As for house pets, they're not fans of the cold stuff, and they let their owners know it.

Keep scrolling to see these fine icy photos, then click here to check out this utterly ridiculous way one person makes their Mac n' cheese. 

Stupid Fails: 20+ idiotic things people genuinely believed once upon a time

People once believed the dumbest things. In this r/AskReddit thread, various Redditors shared what they thought were the silliest things everyone took as facts at one point in time that have since been proven to be woefully incorrect. If you want to put a positive spin on this, you could say that humanity and society have progressed and we know so much more these days. If you want to be realistic, however, you could just laugh at how dumb we humans can be. Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say. For more, check out these relatable memes and fails. 

'I dont have a bowl this big': Mac 'n' cheese prepped in kitchen sink divides the internet

Today, we are taking a visit to the weird side of the internet to see an impossibly strange way of making Mac n' cheese. 

Viral Thread: 'We look sloppy': Employer forbids employees from wearing coats while working drive through window, doesn't consider just providing coats as uniform

Those working in retail and service are no strangers to discomfort and, often times it can seem like employer's make it intentionally so.

20 Weird hairstyles from people who are expressing their inner artist

Hair is so expressive, whether it's long or short, shaved or totally bald - it's one of the first things people notice about you. These people below are quite expressive with their own hair too! Some of these hairstyles are kids participating in "Crazy Hair Day" at school. If you've never done that, it's a great time! While back in my day people just used colorful hairspray or stuck their hair up at odd angles, today's kids (and their parents obvs) are going way above and beyond with their 'do's. Because these days, parents are creating hair donuts and hair sodas on their kids' heads! As for the rest of the folks on this list, they must just really like their wild and crazy hair. 

Next up, check out this fascinating tale of the worst customer service chat bots ever, maybe, in the history of all time, which trapped one poor jet-setter in an endless loop. 

HR Discusses Employee's Upcoming Termination with Business Owner, Accidentally CC's the Employee

Give me a minute while I pick my jaw up from the floor. This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, was written by the husband of an employee who was accidentally copied on an email about her own upcoming termination. Yikes!

 

As some folks pointed out in the comments section, if this were me, I would not be able to resist further embarrassing HR for this egregious mistake. If the reasoning behind the termination had anything to do with an inability to perform the job correctly, well, then it's pretty clear whoever copied her on the email has the very same problem. If it's a work culture thing, as the original poster suggests it might be, then one has to wonder what kind of work culture would try to ignore a screw-up this bad. Keep scrolling below to see what other people had to say in the comments. For more work drama, check out this story about another HR busybody. 

"Apparently we're all just yassified versions of our dads": Daughters Everywhere Are Reminding Us How Genetics Work in This Viral Trend

Genetic code just got lazy and did a copy/paste on their faces

20+ Bizarre Photoshop fails that aren't fooling anyone

How did we ever live without Photoshop, one of the coolest inventions of these modern times. Before Photoshop, if someone had red-eye in a photo, a real person would go in with an actual paintbrush and paint their eye color on the film to correct it. That was skilled work back in the day, and Photoshopping professionally today takes lots of practice. But also, thanks to the internet, any fool can shop their photos with hardly any effort. The internet has provided us with some hilarious examples of Photoshop artists who tried their hardest to make their pictures convincing…but just didn't quite succeed. Whether it's trying to fake an advertisement for a dog bed, or trying to fix an eyebrow and putting it overtop your hat, these pictures have us in stitches. 

After that, click here to read about this bakery who made a sloppy birthday cake, and then acted crazily when they were asked for a refund!

So controversial yet so brave: 20 mildly questionable opinions

"Why would you say something so controversial yet so brave?" asked comedian Eric Andre. After he uttered the question on a 2016 episode of his show, a meme was born. And on this internet, there are plenty of hilarious opinions that people are excited to share with everyone. Even when their opinions are so stupid you can't believe the human brain actually came up with that tweet, you still have to hand it to some of these opinions: the poster is pretty brave for typing it out. 

Entitled Customers Demand Extra Black Olives on Their Pizza, Malicious Compliance Ensues

Be careful what you wish for! These entitled customers kept calling a pizza place demanding for a free second pizza with extra black olives because the first one didn't have enough olives on it. After numerous situations in which this occurred and they got their precious second free pizza out of it, this Redditor felt the need to communicate to these freeloaders that the jig was up, so to speak. 

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/LiteratureNo3595, who deserves a medal for giving these entitled folks the malicious compliance fiasco they deserved. You want extra black olives? No problem. The original poster proceeded to fill the entire surface area of that second pizza with black olives. Was it a waste? Perhaps. Was it worth it? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments! For more tales of malicious compliance, check out this story about a $0.02 check.

'New job bait and switch': Home improvement store hires electrician to plumbing department over actual plumber, this goes exactly as expected

There are certain things in life that just make sense: Like hiring a plumber to help in your plumbing department and an electrician for the electrical department. Well, this mysteriously nameless "home improvement store" got their wires crossed when this manager decided to nepotistically appoint an electrician to the full-time plumbing department that they had just hired a plumber to work in.

When the plumber came to start their full-time job… they were told by the manager that they actually had a part-time job instead, who expected praise and thanks for their gracious act of job-giving mercy. This went on for some time until the plumber managed to find a job outside of the plumbing department, which landed the manager in hot water when sales "pulmbeted."

This went exactly about as you would expect it to, turns out electricians aren't the best for giving advice on plumbing supplies — who knew? 

Keep reading for the full story, as shared by u/FRED3R1CK. For more, check out

 

'I've had the same conversation 6 times': Infuriating customer service bots provide 'worst customer service ever,' customer stuck in endless loop

Trying to get to the airport for a flight is truly one of the most stressful things in the world. No matter how well you plan, how far in advance or how organized you try to be, issues will arise. This poster on Imgur shared their outrageous experience with one of the worst customer service chat bots ever, like maybe in the history of chat bots. It's genuinely cringeworthy to see the repeated attempts of this poor person to get some help!

'I have been reprimanded for productivity issues': Employee gets shamed by company for being too efficient

Why should any of this matter if the work gets done well? This employee was shamed by their horrible boss for getting the required work done over the course of four hours instead of eight. The reality is that they're just incredibly efficient and thorough, while their coworkers tend to get the same amount of work done over the whole day. 

 

This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, is a prime example of why we need to rethink our collective approach to productivity in the workplace. If you want workers to do more than what is required, they need to be encouraged and incentivized either with a salary boost or some other meaningful perk. Ideally, we can work in an environment where no one has to draw out their work over the course of an eight-hour day and just be honest when they're, you know, done with their tasks. But I suppose we do not live in that ideal world yet. 

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments. For more stories like this, check out this post about a boss who failed to pay his employees on time.

'Can't we just start calling you Jessica? That would be easier': Girlfriend is called wrong name by boyfriend's entire family, thinks he's cheating, turns out to be much worse

"Have you ever been in a relationship where you thought you were being cheated on and then you find out what's actually happening, and then you just wish you were being cheated on?"