'Brag-fest Alert' : Best Cringeworthy Batch Of Raging LinkedIn Lunatics

As previously stated, LinkedIn is basically the Instagram of grown-ups, also known as 'The place where insecure people go to brag about their miserable existence'. You know those Facebook groups where people show off pics of them graduating with honors from some Ivy League school that you have no idea how they got accepted into, with captions such as 'I am SO proud to announce that I have humbly graduated from XYZ with HONORS. This has been the most inspiring, eye-opening, and spiritual experience of my life, and I am so grateful to the Dean and her daughter, who have been such a big influence on me… bla bla… bla bla bla…' ? So it's like that.

You can't disguise 'Stupid' as 'Not stupid'. It's simply not possible. So to sum it all up, I can't stand LinkedIn, and if you clicked on this post, the bets are out that you don't either. Sure, it's a great way to expand your social and professional network, find a job, and develop your career… yada yada… but it's also the perfect platform to read about others announcing how much better they are than you. There is no shortage of idiots on LinkedIn, and the fact of the matter is, it's kinda entertaining.

So without further ado, scroll down and check out some of the most embarrassing, cringeworthy snapshots I've scavenged on r/linkedinlunatics, because it sure made my day. Then, you can also feel free to take a look at what Reddit has to say about Gen Z leaving big gaps in their resumes in the name of self-care.

'You're not making me steam milk? Thank you for an easy life, king/queen': 35+ Highly specific memes from cafe baristas

Society would crumble without the hardworking baristas who get up very early every morning to clock in and make us our lattes and americanos. I pledge my allegiance to the baristas everywhere who make it possible to order a fine caffeinated drink and receive excellent service each time. 

Working at a coffee shop is no walk in the park, though, as this collection of memes from barista-focused pages will reveal. You might think you know what goes on behind the counter of your favorite Starbies, but do you really know how the barista feels when you ask for the latest viral TikTok pink drink? (Spoiler alert, they all hate those drinks). The inner workings of these coffee shops are laid bare below — so remember these next time you want to rush the coffee shop working making your 17 ingredient drink. 

Up next, check out this word salad of a label that has the internet divided: Would you buy this product, or does it make you recoil? 

‘My Brain Is Glitching’ : 18 Strange and Unusual Perspectives by Talented Photographers Who Tricked The Internet

Things can get a little unusual on the internet… today, Photoshop is everyone's go-to, and I'm not proud to say that I've used it to alter a few photos back in the day myself (No, I'm not an Instagram model, just a regular internet troll). The more time goes on, the easier that is to do. Camera quality has improved drastically over the last couple of decades, and as of late, you have one of the best lens money can buy (There I go exaggerating) on your cellular phone. Particularly, an iPhone. Those things are known for their great quality, but I'm more of an Android fan myself.

How does that old saying go? One picture is worth a thousand words. Well, truth be told, more like four billion, but who's counting? While scrolling through r/confusingperspective, I happened on some brilliant pics that made me double-take for a sec. Scroll down to see some of the best. And if you're in the mood for more, check out these ones as well. They're sure to make your mind go a little funny.

'Now THIS is a boss!:' Woman Who Has Only Had ‘Narcissistic & Psychotic’ Boomer and Gen-X Bosses Shares Refreshingly Professional Email From Her New Millennial Boss

It's becoming more and more evident that the workplace culture that the Boomers set into effect many moon ago is not working anymore. So far the boomers are holding as tight as they can to it and Gen-X have been enforcing it. However, millennials are a different story. 

Millennials were told they could be whatever they wanted to be, but not told what the options were or how to obtain them. When they started to enter the workforce, they were called lazy, entitled, and many other things. So, millennials have suffered very traumatizing work environments to say the least. However, now millennials are reaching the age where they have been working long enough to make their way up to managing positions themselves. Instead of perpetuating this destructive authoritative "I'm your boss, so you must do whatever I tell you to do without questions and always be my little minion" management style, the are deciding to take a more emotionally intelligent direction.

One woman shares an email her new millennial boss sent her and she was shaking with excitement. This woman has only worked with Boomer and Gen-X bosses before and has some PTSD from their "narcissistic and psychotic" management styles. She had to send an email about something that upset her to her new millennial boss, but was nervous. Still, she sent the email and then waited on bated breath. The email she got in return had her body fill with relief. Her millennial boss not only apologized and took responsibility for the actions that upset her employee, she also applauded her employee for speaking up about the issue right away instead of letting it fester on the inside. The problem was not only solved, but also the employee now feels appreciated and comfortable in her position.  

"This should be the norm. This should be how work communication goes and it's not. And it is so f***ing refreshing to work for a millennial," she says. Read and/or watch to hear the entire refreshingly professional email from her millennial boss below 

'I broke down crying': Late-night-reading girlfriend sparks the sleep deprived rage of her lamp hating boyfriend, wonders if she's wrong

I love… —lamp? Did a moth write this post? If that were the case, then that would at least explain why she is so insistent that the lamp remain turned on.

At least it's safe to be certain that this boyfriend is not a moth as he, in fact, does not love lamp. In fact, he seems to rather despise it —at least at three in the morning when he's trying to catch some sleep before work. His girlfriend, who was having difficulty sleeping due to sickness, was insistent that her bedside lamp remain on so that she could read to distract herself. Things escalated, and the boyfriend stormed out to sleep on the couch before returning to redouble his efforts to have a bit of darkness so he could sleep.

You just know he was miserably tired at work the next day and complaining to his coworkers about how "Emily wouldn't shut her damn light off again."

Who is in the wrong in this situation? Read the post below and decide for yourself. For more couple's drama, check out this idiot dad-to-be who skipped his pregnant wife's doctor's appointment to have fish 'n' chips with the boys.

New workplace changes employee's job location 12 hours before their first shift, employee gives them a piece of their mind and quit

The job interview process can be incredibly arduous and time-consuming; applying for a new role can be like working a second part-time or full-time job. This is made all the worse by how long it takes most organizations to conduct their interview process; it can be multiple weeks, even months before you know whether or not you have gotten a position you have been interviewing for. Of course, you'd like to think that you have some security once you've signed the contract and are awaiting the start of your first day, but games like this add another element of uncertainty to the mix.

This worker was due to start their first day of work at a new job; then, 12 hours before their first shift, they received a message from the employer informing them that they were changing the location of their role.

I'll give you one guess as to which industry this job was in… Of course! It's retail! What other industry would think they could get away with treating new employees like this? This is a classic bait and switch, and some retail operations will even write into your contract that they have the right to move your place of work without notice to another store within a given region.

Keep reading for the screenshots of the message exchange and the reactions. For more, check out this retail organization that instated a mandatory search of every employee at the end of their shift. 

Have you ever had anything like this happen?

‘You’re Not Entitled to Kindness When You Are Purposely Being Rude’ : Cheeky Dude Expects Woman To Respond Nicely When He Obstructs Her View at Sporting Event, Revealing His Own Hypocrisy

People pay a lot of money to go to sporting events, and although we're all aware that it's not far from what you experience when in a movie theatre with a bunch of screaming kids (no offense), one can still have basic manners — because, we aren't kids, after all. We're adults. And as adults, we're supposed to communicate. Be the grown-up in the situation and all that. But the problem is, a vast majority of people are rude — and this especially goes at sporting events.

This is why I'm an introvert and prefer watching events from home guys. Because people are rude and inconsiderate, and there's no point in expecting them to behave as you would. For example, this man took to the r/AITA subreddit to complain about a woman who was being passive-aggressive and downright rude to him throughout a sports game he was attending. And fair to say, she really was acting like a child. But so was he… because you can't just knowingly put an enormous bucket on your head and expect the person behind you to shut up about it. They paid to see the game, after all.

So you, dear sir, knew exactly what you were doing. The comment section is pretty controversial, to say the least. Lots of Redditers side with the hypocrite, while others tell him he can't expect others to be nice to him when he's being such a jerk. Scroll down to read all about it. While we're on the topic of being petty, check out this wise neighbor who knew exactly how to exact some good ol' revenge on his building board for enforcing the most ridiculous bylaws.

Enraged Karen and Kevin curse out a 13-year-old at a restaurant

This Karen and Kevin are a match made in heaven. Who would have thought that such entitled, angry humans could find the person they were meant to be with for the rest of their lives? In this story, these two lovebirds found themselves at a busy restaurant and were frustrated that their food hadn't arrived yet. You would think that despite their frustrations, they would behave when a 13-year-old server came out to assure them that their food was almost ready. Well, you thought wrong!

 

Not only were they rude to the kid, but the encounter resulted in a physical fight as well. The Redditor, one of the cooks in the restaurant, had to step in and break it up. They shared their account of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more Karen encounters, here's a great one involving a mini Karen at an amusement park.

‘Did You Block Me?’ : Best Dating App Fails of the Week for the Tired Crowd

Man… The dating app algorithms are truly against us. Tinder is both the best and worst thing that ever happened to the human species. On the one hand, we don't have to approach people in real life anymore. On the other hand… we can't approach people in real life anymore. It doesn't matter if you're looking for a FWB, a relationship, a situationship (as they call it nowadays), or a hookup. It's become less and more difficult at the same time.

We are promised good things when we swipe, but that's clearly not happening. Let's say you get a match, begin a convo, and make a date. You either get ghosted, stood up, or the person you meet is crazy. Sometimes you hit gold (pun intended) but those instances are rare. Don't even get us started on FOMO.

The illusion that Tinder creates is an endless supply of hot, emotionally available people. But really, there is just an infinite amount of idiots. So, if you're failing miserably at this little thing called a 'dating app', these fails are for you. Feel free to check out these memes for the broke crowd as well.

Crazed Cinema Karen accosts wheelchair bound patron for switching on their electric wheelchair

This world is deeply in need of a little bit of compassion and understanding. 

Employee Gives Two Weeks Notice, Hotshot Manager Tries To Fire Employee and Gets Demoted

Power can certainly get to some people's heads more than others. It sounds like this new hotshot manager was inconsolably blinded by the newfound power that they found themselves in possession of due to their new position. Well, let's just say that after the employee they kept trying to fire had had enough, they got their rightful comeuppance. It would have been great to see the look on the hotshot manager's face when they realized they'd managed to get themselves demoted. 

This story was originally posted on Reddit's r/IDontWorkHereLady subreddit by Redditor u/Thischick1, who shared their experience with the growing Reddit sub. Redditors voiced their appreciation for the original poster's actions and condemned the actions of the manager.

"You saved a number of people at some other restaurant from having to deal with her. Well done!" - u/freakinuk

Keep reading to see screenshots of the story (and newly added reactions) below. 

'Are you kidding? I would buy this immediately': Internet completely divided over utterly bizarre food label

As the saying goes, in marketing, all attention is good attention, but is that really true of this bizarre labeling choice? People had very strong opinions, both positive and negative, about the super weird label on this food. 

Twitter user @theactualemma shared a photo of a plant-based food product, with the caption, "I've never put something back on the shelf so quickly lol." The photo, as you can see below, shows a long mismash of a paragraph, with phrases like "yesss wee knowwwwww iiiit's on EVERYYY PACCKKKKKKKK." 

The singular sentence, which also has no punctuation, is proving quite divisive. Some people loved this copywriter's bold idea, and said they'd be swayed to purchase the product for themselves. Meanwhile, it was a major turnoff for other people, and there were tons of jokes to be made about this run-on sentence. 

I tend to side with copywriters doing whatever they feel like, for obvious reasons. However, in this case, I think the writing does look a bit last-minute, and it's not very informative about the product, which is certainly helpful when you're in the supermarket deciding between brands. I'd probably put it back on the shelf too, if only because it's a major eyesore to read! I hope the copywriter is out there still bringing big ideas to the table, where ever they may be now. 

Next, check out these tiny animals (and their owners) who are having a very bad day. 

‘It’s Still My Money!’ : Dad Decides to Reinvest Daughter’s College Fund Towards His New Step Kids Education Following Her Early Graduation, Family Drama Ensues

College in the States is hella expensive. Kids these days take out a ridiculous amount of student loans that equate to buying a house or two. Oftentimes, when parents can afford to, they'll help. We're talking big bucks here, upwards of 60 thousand dollars… that's an enormous sum of money to put into your education, but at this point, it's just how the world works.

When your family gets involved in your expenses, 'fun stuff' starts hitting the fan, if you get what I mean… Heated discussions and the occasional swear word enter the stuffy room where the older and younger adults stand yelling at each other in dismay. It's stressful. While scouring r/AITA, I came across a post by an ambitious young woman who was furious at her father for refusing to pay for the remainder of her education after an ugly divorce from her mom. Check it out down below.

For more delusional divorce content, click here to read about a selfish kid who doesn't have an empathetic bone in her body.

'Nobody likes a snitch': Evil coworker gets top performing competition at work fired for taking breaks

Never trust your coworkers! Especially not this guy, who was clearly threatened after 25 years on the job when the top-performing employee on the team had only been working at the company for a year. 

 

This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/CubsFanHan, only further proves the concept that if the work gets done, what does it matter if an employee takes a few breaks throughout the day? No one seemed to be suffering from those breaks, except for the jealous coworker. The most ironic part of the story is that the Redditor was fired by HR mere minutes after receiving a gift card celebrating him for his success on the team. Oh, well. If anyone is suffering long-term here, it's the company, which lost one of its most valuable employees. 

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, here's a post about a messed up new HR policy.

20 Small animals (and their owners) who had a bad day

Being a small animal isn't all fresh kibble and naps in the sunlight — sometimes owners will interfere with their own dastardly plans. Some animals definitely have a sixth sense. The day you want to bathe the dog or take the cat to the vet, they'll suddenly know to disappear to the back of a closet, making you search for them for hours. However, none of these critters below have any advanced sixth sense. These annoyed animals just couldn't avoid their fates!

Up next, these people shared the things that were better before they became popularized… like living in a van, vlogging, or Airbnb.

'Why women have babies with men like you is beyond me': Dude wants to use paternity leave to take a vacation away from his wife and kid

Does this guy even hear himself? As one person in the comments section mentioned, the bar of fatherhood is already quite low. The concept of using two weeks of your paternity leave to abandon your newborn in order to take a vacation and visit other family is just about as selfish as it gets. And all just so you don't have to use vacation days for your vacation? This guy might as well get the words "absent father" tattooed on his forehead now.

 

He shared his own side of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, which is even more baffling because you know he's probably trying to portray himself in a good light. What he's actually done is probably ten times worse than how he explained it. It seems like his poor wife might be better off being a single mother than having to deal with his immature outlook. Keep scrolling below to watch this guy get torn apart in the comments section. When you're done, take a look at these dad jokes.

'My son is clearly resenting us': Parents give one child $4k for Christmas and give the other $800, wonder if they're wrong

The sibling relationship may be one of the most complex: two individuals who have interacted and competed throughout the entire duration of their challenging developmental years. These years of ever-shifting emotional conflict can foster incredibly strong, near-unbreakable bonds; or can form two individuals who can't stand to be in the same room as one another. 

Jealousy is one of the main contributors to the latter result; oftentimes, one sibling may begin to feel resentment toward their family due to what they perceive to be unfair or unequal treatment and opportunity. The thing is, everyone is different, so it can be challenging for a parent to parent to these differences while still treating their children overall equally. 

The sheer fact that your children will be different ages and hit different milestones in different years can be a huge challenge. What is a parent to do when their 16-year-old daughter Becky gets a cellphone, and their 14-year-old son Arnold starts demanding one too? Is it unfair to Becky to give Arnold a phone two years younger? Or is it unfair to Arnold that he doesn't have a cell phone, and Becky does? Due to challenges such as this, and despite parents' best efforts, one sibling might let feelings of resentment and envy creep in. 

That's essentially what came to pass during this family's Christmas. The parents gifted their daughter $4k to help with the purchasing of her new home, while her brother was left with $800 worth of gifts. 

Redditors ultimately voted that the parents were in the wrong, although the result was hotly discussed and contested. The leading consensus seems to be that the parents should not have made this "gift" part of a Christmas present and should have given it to her as a separate arrangement.

Keep reading to see the screenshots of this thread; for more, check out this unhinged dad who refused to let his adult son leave the house. 

'We're all a family here': 25+ People share the most toxic red flags they've experienced at job interviews

Job interviews share more in common with a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth than they do with a legitimate means of vetting a candidate for employment. Two players put on a performance for each other: one playing the part of an employable person and the other of an employer that a candidate would want to work for. Sure, there might be no regicide or kinslaying in a job interview — but the process can be just as ruthless.

On top of the complexity of the social performance of the interview, there's a lot that can go wrong with a job interview right from the get-go. Timeliness is of huge importance; if either of the parties is late to the interview, that can be a huge red flag as to the respective party's reliability. During the interview, an employee might be so nervous that they find themselves incapable of portraying an accurate portrait of their skills and experience. Despite being a better fit for the role, they may find themselves losing out to a more confident but less-qualified candidate. 

Despite an interviewer's best efforts to conceal the flaws of their management team or organization, there are cracks that can appear in the armor that can give insight into how things really operate. These 25+ people gathered on a popular r/askreddit thread to share their experiences and advice.

Keep reading to view the reader's answers. For more, check out this job seeker who sent a scathing email to a recruiter who was late for their interview.

Have you ever experienced any of these red flags? Maybe you have some of your own? Let us know!

'It's not a doctor's note, it's a Mommy note. Everyone in the office just stares at it': Manager shares story of an uppity employee and his over-involved Mommy

One grocery store manager had an exasperating experience with "Ray," a young employee with a lot of entitlement at his very first job. The original OP (OOP) shared a series of cringey encounters that took place at her job, chronicled from over a decade ago. As a supervisor of a grocery store, she had to deal with a variety of personalities, and a lot of young people, since in her town, this place functioned as a lot of teenager's very first job. Enter "Ray," a new cashier who suddenly had many complaints about his new workspace. 

This manager shared the events as they happened from October to November, including an escalation with one of Ray's craziest family members. The post was even deemed a rare case of ESH, or "everyone sucks here," meaning everyone in the situation shared some blame for what went down. 

After you find out what's up with Mama's boy Ray, add your own opinion to the internet's collective Anti Bucket List of things we're never, ever, ever doing.

‘What Are You, a Snowflake?’ : 20 Blunt Signs That Don’t Beat Around the Bush

Whoever created these signs get an A+ for creativity. Some of them are dumb, some of them are clever, and some are plain offensive. Still, they leave little to the imagination. I wonder whose job it is to double-check these things or come up with the mottos. Who approved these for the masses? Maybe the job is so boring that it leaves no choice to the employee but to make their own life more interesting.

 

A couple of these signs are oddly specific as if there is a very peculiar backstory… makes me wonder. If your boss doesn't have a sense of humor, you might not still have a job. Either way, feel free to scroll down and judge for yourself. From advertising jobs for losers to selling merchandise that promises to make your partner 'less ugly', there's something here for everyone. If you're in the mood for some memes that'll help you procrastinate more at work, click here.

'We have made a change to PTO': Horrendous HR tries to get workers to use their PTO if they need to work from home

Since when were PTO and WFH the same thing? Apparently, at this company, these completely separate concepts have been conflated as a means to manipulate employees. That's what this Redditor shared via this thread on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, and let's just say that people in the comments section were quick to call out this ridiculous toxicity. 

 

Time off is time off, not time out of the office. We should culturally be used to the concept of remote work for long enough now to know that it's still very much work. We suspect that this policy would be rescinded immediately with the quick and brief involvement of the Labor Board because the concept behind this fakery is clearly illegal. This isn't anyone's agenda to work less but rather to make appropriate use of the time off that employees signed up for when taking on the job. Keep scrolling below to see the email from HR for yourselves! When you're done, here's your 2023 guide to 'quiet quitting.'

'I will never do that for you': Teacher refuses to help student log into school account, gives him failing grade

Every so often, you come across an authority figure who just wants to see you fail. For many people, that starts in school. For this Redditor, the dynamic wound up manifesting itself in something completely out of their control. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit by u/Dziobic.

 

The original poster was locked out of their school account and was not able to log in to even look at any assignments. After repeatedly trying to explain the predicament to their 'old school' teacher, the teacher refused to help and made an announcement that anyone who is not able to log in for any reason will fail the assignment automatically. This was just an extra level of cruelty because she clearly meant to shame and embarrass the student. As for the technical troubles, we get the sense that this teacher somehow assumed that the student was using technology to get out of doing the work, which is a troubling and cynical assumption to make before listening to all the facts. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, take a look at this college student's malicious compliance. 

'I am NOT AVAILABLE': Manager decides to change student worker's availability during their school holiday without talking to them

Communication is a key part of any business. Being able to have simple conversations with staff and other workgroups is an important part of being a manager. 

Communication can be a tricky thing, the discrepancy between what you intend to say and what other people hear is vast, so it's important to be clear and concise with your message. Communication is so easy to get wrong, but the sure way to fail at it is not to do it at all. The worst thing you can do — as a manager or at any level of an organization — is make an assumption in the place of a simple conversation.

That's what this manager did when they decided to change their worker's availability and schedule them for more shifts without talking to them first. The manager knew that their employee's holiday from school was coming up, but instead of asking them if they were able to work more, they just scheduled them for the shifts.

This went over like a lead balloon, and the ensuing confrontation was then posted by the employee to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, where it sparked discussion around the topic.

Keep reading for the screenshots and reactions. For more,

'I never want to go swimming in a pool entirely filled with spiders': Internet creates a massive Anti Bucket List with some oddly specific answers

Get in loser, we're going to make an Anti Bucket List! Everyone already knows what a regular bucket list is — a long and wishful list of hopes and dreams for the future. Usually people will include their dream vacation spots, or some fun activities like mountain climbing or jumping out of an airplane.  

But today, some folks felt like compiling an Anti Bucket List. It started with the simple question of naming the myriad 'Things [yo]u never wanna do?' There's a surprising amount of overlap between people's ordinary bucket list things and the anti. For example, some of the respondents actually don't want to go skydiving or have kids.

But then there are also plenty of great answers about the more miserable parts of life, like sickness or cheating on a partner, that definitely belong on this list. There was a ton of variety in the responses — you're sure to have an "I'm never doing that" moment as you read through. 

Then, cleanse the thoughts of spiders from your mind with this collection of crafty individuals who tried and failed at making artwork, and instead made us laugh. 

'Well she can't have her money back': Guy rents out space for birthday party, has cringeworthy fallout with friend over money

Is friendship refundable? That's the question that comes to mind when reading about this uncomfortable falling out between two friends over money for another friend's birthday party. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/Longjumping-March640, who explained that he had rented out a space for their friend's upcoming party and everyone in the group agreed to pay $80-90 each for the venue. He gave everyone 48 hours notice and also explained that once the reservation was booked, it could not be undone.

 

Now, here's where things get sticky. The Redditor's friend Mara, who has a different financial situation, backed out of the party last minute after already paying because she made a mistake and had a different event that night. $80=90 is pretty steep for a birthday party in my opinion, but that didn't seem to be the reason why Mara had to back out. Now, there's a world in which these could two could have worked something out together before things got nasty. Mara badmouthed the Redditor to their other friends, saying that he should cover her cost and reimburse her fully. Big mistake! In another world, they could have found a mutually beneficial solution, but as it turns out, this falling out might have been inevitable.

 

Keep scrolling below and let us know what your take is on the situation. When you're done, check out this post about a customer's epic petty revenge on a wine store.

‘Sorry to Break It to You, Our Work Culture Sucks’ : 20 Funniest Memes for the Broke Crowd Who Live for the Weekend

There are few people in this world who can honestly say that they actually enjoy their jobs. Most of us just kind of exist in this black hole called existence and try not to stir stuff up with HR or yell at our office Karen. If you work in retail, you try not to end up in the News for jumping at a customer. You count every day leading up to the weekend, and tell your coworkers that you are 'definitely quitting this year'. 

 

2023 is basically as stressful as 2022, and we're only a few days in… A long (preferably paid-for) vacation is needed. Christmas definitely didn't cut it. Today feels like the kind of day where you wake up and complain about how broke, tired, and overworked you are. So that's what we're doing right now, making sure that this miserable energy gets tossed around accordingly. Just kidding, we're obsessed with memes, and that's how we're gonna make ourselves feel better, as usual. 

 

It's the best way to procrastinate and ignore your real-life problems. The weekend also offers us some much needed relief. We can just lounge on the couch and watch 'The Office', scroll mindlessly through Tinder, and think about good comebacks to arguments we had weeks ago. Forget the emails that are sitting unopened in your inbox for a sec, and scroll down to check out these relatable memes.

 

Also, feel free to check out this inspirational dude who created a business out of spite. We ourselves don't have the head for it, but it made us seriously consider the option all the same.

A Plethora of Pickup Lines Ranging From Cheesy To Cringe

We're sure at least one of these worked! You'll just have to figure out which one that is. The following compilation of pickup lines demonstrates the full range of possibilities. As we all know, there is an art to an effective pickup line, but if you don't master that art, you might as well just not use pickup lines at all. The reality is: a great pickup line can make you feel anything from cute and wholesome to hot and bothered. But a bad pickup line? Well, a bad pickup line can only really crash and burn. So if you have recently re-downloaded all the dating apps, and if you are ready to start swiping and matching and dating and ghosting (rinse, repeat, etc.), then you might as well keep scrolling below to brush up on your pickup lines. Find the right one that works for you or feel free to contribute some more of your own in the comments! When you're done, here are some new dating app fails. 

 

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'[He] deserves a life of his own': Unhinged Dad refuses to let fully grown son leave the house, Mom saves the day

I guess father does not know best! In this scenario, at least, the father in question was objectively in the wrong here. This thread, which was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, shows how an unhinged dad completely misses the point and confuses his son's desire for independence with "selfishness."

 

The post was written by the 23-year-old son's mother, who decided to intervene and help her fully grown kid rent an apartment of his own so that he could get a job and live his own life. His father wanted him to stay so he could keep taking care of his disabled younger brother. Of course, we are sensitive to this difficult predicament, but the way the Dad went about this was just all kinds of crazy. He kept on rescinding his own son's job applications so that he wouldn't ever have a shot at getting out. Absolutely wild! 

 

Keep scrolling below to hear exactly what his wife thinks of all this. For more, take a look at this story about a nepo baby's awkward family dinner.

'I am holding recruiters [...] to the same standard': Job seeker sends recruiter scathing email that divides the internet.

The performing art that is the job interview process can be exhausting. There are woefully unqualified and manipulative recruiters at every turn, hiding in the shadows, just itching to waste your energy and precious time. Once you make it to a first-round interview (after receiving no response to 50 other applications), you're put into the gauntlet of the interview charade where nothing matters except for charisma and the ability to feign competency. It doesn't matter a lick whether or not you're actually qualified; can you convince the interviewers (who might have no technical experience in your field) that you're qualified?

This frustrating exercise can get the better of even the most emotionally hardy of us, and this job seeker has become determined to turn the tables of the situation and get back at bad recruiters by giving them the "what for." 

That's all well and good, but their specific approach to the situation has divided readers. While some readers have applauded their drum beating and flag raising, others are pointing out that they might have jumped the gun and been a little quick to pull the trigger on their email. They sent their email (pictured) at 12:07 pm, a mere minutes after their interview was scheduled to be held. Who knows what number of things could have gone wrong to cause this delay? Sure, if it were the other way around, the job seeker probably wouldn't be receiving a second chance, but has their response gone too far? What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

Keep reading for the screenshots of the email and reactions below, as posted in Reddit's r/recruitinghell subreddit. For more, check out this idiot interviewer who was late for a job interview and then tried to blame the candidate.

'Kevin refuses to read restaurant menus... making the waiter/waitress explain every single dish': Guys shares the dangerously 'ludicrous plans' of his clueless Dad

Every Dad is silly in one way or another – that's just part of being a parent! – but this clueless Kevin is the ultimate goofy dad, making dangerous mistakes at every turn. As the OP shared to r/StoriesAboutKevin, his ultra clueless dad has nearly caused calamity many times throughout the OP's childhood. This Kevin has some weird hangups, from not being able to make beef "stick together" to refusing to read a single menu at a restaurant because he already knows what he wants to order. He sounds exasperating to live with! The OP shared numerous stories of this man's impressive levels of incompetence. 

Keep scrolling down to read all about the ultimate Kevin, then check out this influencer who shared her secrets with an influencer, only to realize her secrets weren't safe at all.