Top Coworker Memes for Underpaid Employees Who Require PTO This Week (April 19, 2023)

A non-toxic working environment is crucial for employees to feel any sort of attachment to work, so when you aren't treated fairly, you're not going to bend over backward for your boss. Salary is a pretty big factor in giving a hoot about workplace problems, and being underpaid can throw any kind of consideration or care you have for it out the window. Companies are getting greedier, and promotions are scarce nowadays. All you get for working hard is more work. So is it any wonder that nobody actually wants to work?

Coworkers make or break your day, so if you have to answer absurd questions all day that gives your brain the itch, suffice it to say they're breaking it. Some of us get lucky and meet someone we look forward to seeing at work, while others are doomed to deal with Karens and Kens. Luckily we live in the digital age and can just tap away at our phones for a good procrastination session, which is what these memes are for.

For more coworker memes, you can check out last week's batch which is specifically designed for employees who love to maliciously comply with their boss.

'He wanted to name a daughter Parmesan': 25 People shared the wackiest trendy names they've ever heard

You have not lived until you've heard a parent telling their two-year-old named Atticus not to eat a handful of dirt. These days, you'll hear a wide variety of names on the playground, many of which are older names coming back into style again. "That's enough time on the iPad, Henrietta!" or "Ethel! We don't grab people's hair!" are common to hear with today's youngsters. 

Other people have been super into naming their kids after objects/places, like Forrest. That's a pretty name, but the problem for Forrest is that everyone hears his name as "Boris" when he's introduced. I've never met a kid named Brick or Brickson as some people in this thread mentioned, but I have met more than one Braxston. Yes, Braxston, like Braxston-Hicks contractions. 

Then, you get to the interesting spellings that lots of folks love give to their kids. All the Graysyns and McKinleighs and Lucieghs of the world, I'm so sorry for all the hassle that's going to cause as you have to spell out your name for people over and over. I know people who had complex spellings and later legally changed them to simplify it — at least if you don't care for your name, there's always that option once you're grown. As for those who are still kids, you'd better pick a cool nickname. 

As a parent, you may still want to name your kid that quirky name, no one will stop you. Maybe just don't pick "Parmesan." 

Next up, check out this update on this woman who brought her "forgetful" SIL's wallet to dinner, then told the internet… and her SIL found the post!

Update: 'She *always* finds a way not to pay': Woman brings SIL's wallet to restaurant, SIL finds the post and tells her side of the story

Reddit is supposed to be anonymous, but this woman found an AITA post written about her and was infuriated by the "badmouthing." 

Don't get too specific when you write that AITA post about your family members! This woman, u/Slow-Pianist-4431, penned an AITA post that has since garnered nearly 4,000 comments. She wrote about the strange behavior her SIL had when visiting restaurants — the SIL would leave her wallet at home on purpose so that the OP would always have to fork over money for their meal. Plenty of people in the comments gave the OP advice, so she made an update!

In the update, the OP wrote about her SIL in more detail. She noted that her brother and the SIL have been going to therapy to "set boundaries," since the brother was also paying for things he shouldn't have. That was when "Amy," the SIL, responded, writing, "Everyone is saying I am a leech." 

Next, check out this dude's excellent revenge on the guy who stole his seat on the train. 

'I was able to approve 50+ cases before I quit': Insurance employee dismisses company guidelines, refuses to deny claims, then quits

Insurance companies do everything in their power to convince us to get on board with them, assuring us that they will be there for us, through thick and thin, in sickness and in health, till whatever do us part. When sickness does arrive though, they flee faster than a groom or bride who caught cold feet the night before their wedding. Gone with the wind and the dress, they're suddenly nowhere to be found. In other words, when they had said, 'We will cover the cost', what they really meant was, 'We will not cover the cost'.

In this case, u/jthememeking shared his experience working in an insurance company denying claims when he was just 19 years old, despite having literally zero experience, medical or otherwise. It was a grueling, tiresome, and infuriating job that OP didn't feel comfortable doing, so he didn't last very long at it. Before he quit, he was rebuked for 'slacking off' and told to 'work harder'.

These words gave OP an idea — work harder? You got it. OP began approving any and all claims, doing the literal opposite of what he was supposed to do, costing the insurance company a lot of money in the process. Who said a vigilante has to wear a cape? Scroll down to read the (frankly, quite wholesome) story.

For more, here is a boss who was made redundant after he gave absurd orders to his employee. He had wanted to fix something that wasn't broken, and it cost the company a lot of time, money, and effort. Luckily OP had a paper trail of emails and was only given a disciplinary hearing. His boss though? Fired.

'Loopholee becomes loopholer': Train passenger gets seat stolen, finds an extra petty loophole

Traveling by train can be so relaxing… but only if you're able to actually sit down and enjoy it. 

This guy was probably expecting a chill train voyage. U/Magnus_40 was traveling from Edinburgh to London, and they were ready to enjoy a great view with the window seat they'd booked. Train travel is absolutely one of the best ways to travel. Watching the view from the window makes time fly by. Plus, unlike airplanes, you're able to walk around pretty freely, and on lots of train lines, you can buy coffee or snacks to pass the time. 

Unfortunately for this OP, someone plopped into the seat they booked, and wouldn't move an inch. Talk about petty! At least this dude found a way to enjoy his voyage anyway. 

Next, this woman has made all her neighbors annoyed and wary of her because of what she did at this Easter egg hunt for children. 

'Fine, I'll Book My Own Table Then' : Petty Customer Claps Back At Hostess Who ‘Smiles Rudely’ at Him, Controversy Ensues In the Comments

'The war on Toyotathon starts earlier every year': Car salesman and his manager get in a fist fight at the dealership, hilarity ensues in the comment section

Everyone knows that there's a ton of tension on the sales floor of a car dealership. Salesmen lurk like predators near the coffee pot waiting for unsuspecting young couples to show up and show a shred of interest in an overpriced new car that's exactly the same as the model the year prior. But little does that couple know, there's a whole gaggle of over-amped salesmen in the wings, fighting each other off for the chance to upsell another client to buy something they can't afford. 

Sometimes, that competitive nature get's the best of these commission-fueled heavy weights, and salesmen can get into tiffs that turn disastrous. 

A customer in the waiting room recently caught the most TMS-style footage of salesmen floor warfare this weekend. In the video, a car salesman gets in a brawling, multi-man fist fight with his own manager right there in the middle of the Toyota dealership. We get that sometimes you want to punch your boss, but most of us would never be insane enough to actually do it. However, this burly, gold-chained, hairy handed car salesman had reached his limit and the tension was simply too much. 

The comment section of the video is debatably the most hilarious. While it's clear that the fight itself is very entertaining, the commentary really makes the experience worth while. We'd give this comment section a 5/5 on service and ingenuity, making us suddenly really want to get a Corolla.

'She [...] told my mom [...] the milk would taste better anyways': Barista repeatedly gets an order wrong and refuses to use the correct milk

It can be incredibly frustrating when you repeatedly ask someone to do something, only for it to remain still undone or incorrectly finished… (or so my girlfriend tells me, at least.) 

Most of us will also agree that an incorrect or ruined food or drink order can ruin the one thing that was going to be great about your day. Now, most of us will probably be too diffident to do or say anything about our spoiled beverage, instead be resigned to our cup of overheated milk that has just the slightest hint of coffee, sipping it occasionally to reconfirm its unpalatability before it placing it to spend the rest of the day forgotten on the corner of our desk. 

While I commiserate with this customer's experience, it also sounds like maybe this barista is overworked at an understaffed cafe and is just quickly losing grasp of her final shreds of sanity. A little understanding for workers in these situations can go a long way.

Regardless, read on for their post, as it was shared on Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit, and let us know your own thoughts.

For more, check out this barista who pretended to be fired for their mistake to make a Karen customer feel bad.

'I hope this addresses your concern': Employee asks HR why new employees are getting paid more, gets ridiculous response

It's as if HR has become a parody of itself! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/GeorgeClooneysMom (what a username, she's definitely not his actual mom though we can certainly dream, can't we?). The employee in question recognized that new hires were getting paid significantly more.

 

When they brought it up to HR, it became clear that this is not the first time they have received these types of questions. In fact, their e-mail response was so carefully crafted that it is quite obvious this employee is not alone with regard to their concerns. Best solution? That would be to up and leave. As many people in the comments suggest, the best way to get a proper raise in this climate is to switch jobs. I wish that weren't the case, but that's just the current state of things.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full e-mail correspondence. For more, check out these honest work confessions.

'A very seriously unwarranted allegation': Card shop owner responds after absolute Karen leaves 1-star review accusing them of stealing the best cards

People will make up anything and jump over any number of mental hurdles to displace their own unhappiness onto someone else. 

This thread was shared to Reddit's aptly named r/F**kYouKaren subreddit and featured screen grabs of a Google review that had been posted on a local game shop's page. In the review, the reviewer accuses the shop owner of weighing packs in order to determine which ones contain rarer cards to keep for themselves, putting out the lighter packs to sell to customers.

As commenters have mentioned, there is some logic behind these accusations; rare trading cards often feature additions like holographic foil that adds to their weight—so a pack that contained one of these desirable cards may be heavier. While this may be possible with some unopened classic packs, nowadays, most trading card publishers will include code cards and other heavy additions to foil the plans of any would-be card sharks.

The owner wasn't going to take this accusation lying down and responded with a brilliant message back to the reviewer, refuting their claims.

Read on to see the full story. Next, check out this owner who set the record straight with a Karen when she left a 1-star review for a failed delivery during a tornado.

 

'I will never give notice again': Company revokes all worker's earned PTO after they give notice

The relationship between an organization and its workers is built upon trust. Once that trust is betrayed by a worker/workers, it's completely fair that the organization loses faith in those individuals. However, when the organization betrays the trust of one of its workers, it's only going to be natural for them to lose confidence in the organization. That's an important thing for employers to realize; if you do things like not honor accrued leave for an employee, other employees are going to find out. This is going to completely destroy the morale of your remaining team members and ensure that they don't give you any notice when they decide to leave as well. So, in this roundabout way, it's actually a good business decision to front the cost of something such as paying out leave. It's a cost of doing business, and maintaining trust, even with your departing employees, will only serve to help you in the long run.

A disgruntled worker shared this experience to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, claiming that their employer had refused to honor their accrued PTO once they handed in their notice. They had thought that they were doing the correct and honorable thing by giving their notice to their employer but felt that this had just come back to bite them.

'We are deeply saddened': Complete Karen leaves 1-star review after telling staff that they were "heroes," gets wrecked by the owner

Being hailed as a hero only to be slandered from a safe distance: what a quintessential retail experience… 

While the people who won't hesitate to yell in your face are always the first ones who come to mind, there is a second type of person who has a deep anger buried deep inside of themselves, yet they remain so conflict averse that they will happily greet you with a smile to your face. It's only once your back is turned that they drive the knife in deep and twist.

When I worked retail, we had a customer experience like this: the guy was insisting on using a payment method that we didn't support, and even when we explained that we'd never been able to accept that method, he refused to relent. Despite this, everything seemed to be well and good, we genuinely tried to be as friendly and supportive as possible, and despite his insistence, there was never a hint of anger or frustration. 

Once he had left, he left us the most barbaric 1-star review, which launched into a tirade about how we had been mocking and cynical toward him. It's the most shocked I ever was by such a review; usually, they were easier to predict than that. To this day, I wonder if my actions and mannerisms were being taken the wrong way.

It turned out he worked for the company that the payment operated through, so the fact that he had gotten it so wrong must have been particularly embarrassing for him.

Back to the matter at hand: This Karen hailed these retail workers as heroes after they caught a fraudulent transaction on their card. Despite the fraudster having everything required to release the product, they refused as they had spotted some red flags. 

For more, check out this: 'Please don't come back': Karen destroyed by business owner after leaving 1-star review

 

'Ex-boss texted me a few days [later]': Boss begs employee to cover shifts after firing them

Being unexpectedly fired from a job has a brutal finality, leaving you feeling lost, with little direction and wondering what will come next. 

Well, as it turns out, sometimes that next thing is your recently-ex boss calling and begging you to cover for your recently-ex coworkers when they go on leave. Why not? You're perfect for the task. Heck, you were doing the job yourself until very recently! From the boss's point of view, it's hard to see how anyone might have an issue with this proposal! 

After their boss had sufficiently rubbed salt in the wound, Redditor u/Ok-Character3000 took to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit to share their experience, detailing the circumstances that led to their firing and the events that took place after. Commenters were dumbfounded and made their thoughts heard, ripping the employer apart.

Read on for the story below. Next, check out this new manager who was made redundant after giving absurd orders.

'Sorry, Ma'am. I can't overrule my boss': Entitled patient insists on ignoring supervisor

Imagine making your own doctor visit longer on purpose. Some people get so convinced that they're right that they just turn off their ears and refuse to hear otherwise!

This person shared their story to r/TalesfromRetail, though it does take place at the doctor's office where the OP and their supervisor worked. The OP shared that their supervisor is quite young, which some patients take to mean that she's not actually a supervisor. 

In the comments, people applauded the petty nature of the story, while other shared their own tales of mistaken customers insisting they're right. Then, this guy sent their boss 119 emails, firing one off every few minutes. Why? Because their boss insisted! 

'AITA for getting a better haircut than my friend?': Woman divides friend group over bizarre accusations that her new hairdo makes her an 'attention seeker'

This friend group sounds utterly exhausting to be around. 

Friend groups can form at any point in life — during high school or college, at an activity you participate in, or even in the workplace. Friendships also evolve over time. Some people just start to rub you the wrong way, or you find that your differences have changed so much that you don't even have anything in common anymore. This person sounds like she's outgrowing her own friend group — they sound petty and exhausting to spend time with! 

In the comments, people advised the OP to find some new people to spend time around. Others noted that it sounds like her friend group might be influencers, and that most people don't act like that. After all, how could she blame her for just influencing her very own decision? 

After that, this safety inspector worked autonomously until a new boss arrived and tried to micromanage them… but not for long. 

'If you don't pay your bills, you don't get to keep your stuff': Credit company serves as petty revenge messenger to man's cheating ex wife; they tow and repossess her car

Karma always seems to find a way, whether it's directly through a person you wrong, or in a roundabout kind of way that is a little less obvious. One man took to r/pettyrevenge to share the time his cheating ex-wife got her car repossessed and towed by a credit company that had been attempting to locate her for quite some time. He had married her young after she had gotten pregnant, and she had continuously cheated on him, to the point where he filed for divorce.

In the divorce, she had asked for their car, which he gladly gave her. Unfortunately for her, she couldn't actually pay for said car, so she was super behind on payments. That's where the credit company comes in… having no idea where she was (she was one busy beaver), they continuously contacted him, until he'd had enough.

Scroll down to read the detailed account of events. And if we've learned anything from this, it's 'don't cheat on people', which should actually just be a given. For more stories like this one, here is a tyrannical boss who told her employee to 'print out the internet' (what?), which the employee did (what again?) — ending up in 2 big stacks of paper that the employee stuffed her boss's room with (some more whattt?).

'I work for my dad': Customer tries to name-drop owner to strong-arm cashier, cashier is owner's son

Anyone who has worked retail or otherwise dealt with customers knows all too well that customers generally will try anything and everything to get their way. This includes (but is not limited to) quoting irrelevant pieces of legislation, being generally aggressive, hurling insults, demanding a manager, and name-dropping the owner (or some other executive.) In the case of name-dropping, if you actually bother to bother the person whose name is being dropped, they'll usually have no idea who the customer is. If they do, their exasperation will reveal exactly how they feel about that customer.

This customer got more than they bargained for when they tried to shame the customer service person they were dealing with and strong-arm them into giving them some parts for free by name-dropping the owner of the business and claiming that the owner would have done the deal so they obviously "Didn't know him.'" Well, the customer service person happened to be the owner's son, so it turns out they knew him pretty well.

This story was shared by Redditor u/eightballwitch on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit today, where it has received quite the reception. Keep reading to see screenshots of the original Reddit thread. For more, check out this server who let a couple stay late after closing and learned the hard way how entitled they were.

'He seriously is only seen at breaks and lunch': Coworker spends every work day in the bathroom and HR can't do anything about it

This coworker just might be an infuriating genius! According to the Redditor, he got a medical note from his doctor saying he had IBS and now, no one can say anything when he spends virtually the entire workday in the bathroom. Allegedly, the coworker isn't in any actual serious need but would rather mess around on his phone on the toilet for 6 hours than sit at a desk staring at a screen. Honestly, as I write this, I can't blame him.

 

This story was captured via this thread on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/stonerplumber, who went on to describe what happened when a nosy, Dwight Schrute type tried to get the coworker in trouble by timing how long he was in the bathroom and reporting it to HR. Not only was HR not able to do anything about it, but also the nosy employee got written up. Somewhere in that bathroom, our clever coworker is laughing maniacally.

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments! For more, check out this post about an annoying coworker who started bossing everyone around.

'You try to throw me under the bus, watch what happens': Employee gets his comeuppance when coworker judo flips attempt to discredit him in front of boss

When karma comes in the form of an email, office ears light up everywhere, as we all know what it feels like when you have solid, indisputable hard facts in the form of a digital piece of paper. An entitled employee was attempting to throw his coworker (OP) under the bus, emailing him about a contract that hadn't gotten out to a customer, and was way overdue. 6 months overdue, in fact. The entitled employee in question was an account manager, and OP worked in the contracting department. When OP opened said email, he realized quickly that his coworker was trying to throw him under the bus, as he had CC'd his own boss and OP's direct supervisors.

Nervous, OP dug through his old emails to see if he could find any relevant information about the case, and landed on some gold. He promptly emailed his coworker back, CC'ing everyone that was previously added. After all, his coworker was 'oh too ready' to involve everyone, right? So he was only helping him have it his way.

Scroll down to read a detailed account of the events that transpired, including the hilarious ending. For more stories like this, here is a story of malicious compliance that includes a tyrannical boss who told his employee, 'Print out the internet'… so he did, 2 big stacks of it.

'[They're] cutting my salary by $8k': Chef stunned that management is slicing paycheck by $200 per week to fix restaurant's plumbing

Should you ever stay in a job that tries to cut your pay? This chef is unsure what to do, and they're rightfully stunned by the situation their workplace has put them in. 

In a post titled "Advice wanted," this person explained that they're a Philadelphia-based chef working at small Irish pub. And, they wrote, the owners have been hiring the cheapest plumber they can find. Now, the owners have realized the pub isn't up to code in any way, and to cut costs, they're bringing the problem to their own employees. 

The gall that the owners have to insist their own employees take a pay cut is mind-boggling! As the OP, u/karatflowers, explained in the post and in comments, they have their reasons for not being able to quit right away. But I truly don't understand how most people wouldn't just quit right then and there. Losing $200 per week is a massive cut! It's very much a  "The beatings will continue until morale improves" mentality. Best of luck to this OP in escaping a difficult situation. 

Next up, these are some great examples of "hostile designs," made not to be comfy or welcoming, but to turn people away instead. 

‘What screams bad parenting?’: 20+ hot takes on what not to do when you have kids

There are infinite ways to parent a child, which means there are also infinite mistakes to be made. Now, as someone who has no children whatsoever and has no plans to have any children any time soon, I'd say I'm uniquely qualified to be giving advice on this particular topic.

 

That being said, if you need another source of advice for whatever reason, look no further than the wild world of Reddit. This thread was posted to the infamous r/AskReddit subreddit, and let's just say that people had plenty to say about how to deal with screaming kids or children being straight-up annoying in public places. However, anyone who rolls their eyes at the parents of a screaming child on an airplane is probably not a parent themselves. Keep scrolling below for these parenting tips. For more compilations like this, check out these top wholesome "I don't work here, lady" stories! 

Bungled benches and scary stairs: 20+ Hostile designs that will turn people away ASAP

There's an entire branch of architectural design that's made not to entice people, but to drive them away instead. It's called "hostile architecture," and you probably see it all the time without ever noticing. Especially if you live in a major city — these things are everywhere! Lots of benches are designed with handles in the middle, to prevent people from sleeping on them. Other spaces are designed to have spikes or other bumpy objects on top to prevent folks from having a seat. And then, we have other objects that were meant to be welcoming, but instead, turned out pretty wonky. 

Check them out below! Then, check out the uniquely weird hot takes and fresh ideas from these big brained people on the internet. 

'Your heat is too low': Guy's upstairs neighbor demands he turn up his thermostat to heat her apartment.

Living next to a bad neighbor will surely cause you a terrible existence. And when you're living in densely inhabited accommodation like an apartment building, you're rolling the dice many more times, resulting in a far greater chance of ending up near a complete psycho or entitled individual.

Redditor u/SilentJoe1986 shared this story to Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit, telling of how their neighbor had insisted that they turn up their own thermostat so that the rising heat would heat the neighbor's apartment above them. The neighbor was angry that their heating bill had gone "way up" since u/SilentJoe1986 had moved into the apartment below them. The previous tenant was much more liberal with heating the apartment u/SilentJoe1986 now lived in, which had benefits for the upstairs neighbor's own heating bill.

While this demand was woefully entitled, this is (apparently) a thing in apartment buildings, with higher-up apartments being much warmer than those beneath—if commenters are to be believed.

Keep reading for the screenshots of this thread. For more, check out this neighbor who mowed their neighbor's lawn without asking and then sent her a bill.

'Corn cob customer': Sandwich shop employee explains their two most baffling customers ever

This flabbergasted sandwich shop employee wrote, "WTF is wrong with people?" as they described these two seriously strange customers. 

You aren't yourself when you're hungry, as the saying goes. That's a big reason why it's terrible to work in the food industry. You're dealing with people who are starving, and the only thing standing between them and food is you. Even if you're not to blame for their food delays or wrong orders, these customers will still take their frustrations out on you. People who are hungry are truly terrible to interact with. 

This person shared their experiences with several customers who had an ingenious method of pre-meal snacking. These people avoided being hangry by taking a bring-your-own-food approach to dining! It's very funny and so out of the blue, but as long as they didn't make a mess, there's really nothing wrong with their methods. 

Then, read an AITA that took the internet by storm: this woman wonders if she's wrong for sneaking veggies into her picky BF's dinner. 

‘That is my personal time’: Employee tells coworker she can’t stay late, gets caught having a solo picnic

Look, this lady doesn't seem like the best person in the world to work with, but she's also not wrong. It's not her fault that she's highly efficient at her job and often wraps up her duties on the early side. 

 

When her coworker asked if she could stay a little late to help her out with finishing a project, this Redditor apologized and said she had other plans. Now, did she have other plans? No. Could the coworker have asked for that extra help a little earlier if she really wanted to make it to her daughter's recital on time? Probably, unless this was some kind of emergency. Now, when OP was caught leisurely reading in the park later that day, she did not have to tell her coworker that her personal time was more important than the daughter's recital. That might be true, but yikes! A bit harsh, much?

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a nosy mom who keeps setting her son up on dates!

20+ Top Starter Packs That Embody Social Memes

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, 'starter pack', it's basically a collection of items and/or ideas that define a particular culture or activity, and its purpose is to poke fun at said collection of items. A bundle of stereotypes, a manual for a newbie, and a funny way to describe/make fun of something, Redditors love a good starter pack, which is where we got all of these social memes you'll find below.

An example of a starter pack would be a "hipster starter pack," featuring a vintage record player, thick-rimmed glasses (with or without color), and a fixed-gear bike that they don't actually ride. Because nothing says "I'm a nonconformist" like dressing like every other basic hipster out there. While starter packs can be humorous and lighthearted, they can also serve a pretty practical purpose, as they can be useful for people who are new to a particular interest/hobby, and are looking for guidance on how to get started.

Scroll down to check out some of the funniest ones. For more, here are some tone-deaf LinkedIn lunatics. If you hate the social playground as much as we do, you'll be sure to have a blast.

'AITA for wanting my sister to pay me back': Nephew loses $2000 scooter, parents refuse to pay

It stands to reason that if you lose or break something that isn't yours, you should have to replace it… There aren't many situations where this wouldn't be the case. And, yet, so many people have some sort of excuse or justification for why it's ok that they don't do so. 

This Redditor (OP) shared their story to Reddit's r/AmItheA**hole subreddit, telling how their nephew lost their $2000 scooter while their sister's family stayed at their house. The nephew had constantly been asking to ride it and been repeatedly told in answer that they weren't to touch it. Still, they took the scooter out and, predictably, proceeded to lose it. Now the sister (nephew's mother) is refusing to replace it, complaining that the money would have to come out of her vacation fund. The OP argues that this further proves their point since vacation funding is a disposable income, and it's not like they'd be depriving their sister's family of the ability to afford food. 

What's your verdict? Who is the a-hole here? Let us know. 

For more, check out this girlfriend who ate all the toppings off a pizza and wondered if she was wrong. 

 

'Screw your HOA': Anarchist teens outsmart their neighborhood's contemptuous rules, mocking them by maliciously complying to their technicalities

HOA stands for "Horribly Obnoxious Association" and they're the group of prying Karen's and Kevin's that make up the most outrageous rules for the neighborhood, simply to lord themselves over everybody, bolstering their superiority complex. Not every HOA is terrible, but for some suburban neighborhoods, they're the gestapo waiting for inhabitants to make simple mistakes so that they can send them warnings and fines and petty paperwork to file. 

One high schooler fell victim to a classic HOA witch hunt and turned the tables on them completely in the only way a high schooler knows how: tomfoolery and mockery. 

He had just driven his beater old car to a friend's house to hang out. Having just learned how to check his oil levels and feeling quite proud of it, the teenager popped the hood to show his friend how it's done. Little did they know, a spy for the HOA snapped a photo of them and reported it. The next day, the friend's mom received a note with a fine attached to it (including the photo) claiming that they had broken HOA rules by doing car repairs in the driveway. 

Cue the anarchy. 

The two teens and the mom came up with a plan to hoax the HOA. The boys set up several photoshoots of themselves every day, bringing their friends over to pop the hoods of their cars and simply look into the engine cavity. They were sure to have the entire area clear of tools and they were certain not to touch anything under the hood so that their plan could work flawlessly. The teens took their shirts off and kissed their beloved cars, because that was technically not a 'repair', right? Plus, they're teenaged boys, they had to take the mockery to a level 100. 

Sure enough, the fines and the photos started rolling in. 

At the next HOA meeting, the boys and the mom attended, bringing large photos of their engine boudoir photos, claiming that they were just taking pictures for a class. They pointed out to the board that they were technically not doing any repairs whatsoever, so per the laws of the HOA, they hadn't broken any rules. 

Reluctantly, the board convened and dismissed all of the fines, only to find the boys continuing their s3xy car photoshoots long after the final board meeting– just to piss everybody off and rub their victory in their faces.

'JUST... DO... YOUR... JOB!': Furious Karen rampages and screams at a hardware store employee, then gets put in her place as he maliciously complies to her commands

Karens think that they have the right to stomp all over every minimum wage employee on this Earth, as if we're all just here to be their lackeys and serve them. Well well well, Karen, maybe think twice the next time you harass this one man working at a home improvement store, because you might get exactly what you ask for. 

u/NotTheGoldenChild616 works in online order fulfillment for a home improvement store, so his role is to collect merch in the store, not to work with customers. In fact, he's not even supposed to interact much with clientele on the floor– he just gets what he needs and goes. Earlier this week, the same man put a feral Karen in her place. 

As he was doing his job (collecting enormous pieces of sheet metal for an online order), he was approached/charged by a crazed looking woman. With her eyes fixed on him like a tracking beam, he knew he had no escape. Karen waved a loose screw in his face, presumably one that she brought in to the store to find a duplicate, and started demanding that he help her find its exact match. 

Naturally taken aback by her aggressive approach, GoldenChild put on his best customer service voice and pointed out the screw/fastener aisle. That wasn't enough for the Karen, she wanted him to do it for her. She wanted him to literally go get the screw for her and dig through thousands, no MILLIONS, of fasteners to find the same style she had waggling in his face. 

Sorry lady, that's not my job. 

As she was yelling at him to "do his job", GoldenChild boiled over and finally decided to leave her hanging out in the wind– by going to do his actual job. He maliciously complied and went back to his online order fulfillment, leaving the Karen slack-jawed and alone holding her stupid, lonesome screw. 

Entitled family takes theatre seats, gets karmic reward

Taking something that isn't yours—or is otherwise claimed or being used by another party—is generally a bad move. If you've ever considered doing this, maybe you should reconsider… or just go home and rethink your life. (You don't want to sell me death sticks…)

This family's behavior is eerily similar to that annoying child who would take your seat in class when you got up to do something and would refuse to move since you didn't call "dibs" or "tap-tap seat back." I think it's safe to say that we've now figured out who those children go on to become: entitled parents who raise more entitled and selfish children. 

This theatre-goer shared an incident they witnessed in which an entitled family took another group's place, piling the other group's things in a seat in front of them. As infuriating as this is to imagine, it ended up going pretty well for the other group. Keep reading to see screenshots of this brilliant story. For more, check out this entitled bride who asked for a refund on her wedding photos years later when she got divorced.