Monday, June 5, 2023

'[They] had to fork over $23': Neighbor demands more earnings from neighborhood children's bake sale despite paying for none of the materials, gets less


It's all well and good to want things to be fair. After all, things being unfair—well… isn't fair. But, if you demand fairness, you'd better be well and truly sure that you actually deserve more than you're already getting. Otherwise, you might very well end up with less.

Conflict emerged when this neighbor's kid demanded that he receive "half the money" from a bake sale when he decided he was bored and wanted to go home early. He wasn't even willing to stay the full duration and put in the work in order to earn his part of the cash. The other kid responded that this wasn't fair and that they should split the money earned for the duration that the neighbor's kid had worked. 

This prompted the neighbor to march over to this family's house, complaining that it wasn't fair for their kid to profit off of things that she had purchased for the sale. The neighbor was waving a receipt around of the things she had supposedly purchased for the bake sale, half of which hadn't even been used.

Keep reading to see screenshots of this tale of neighborly love, originally shared on Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit. Next, check out this HOA that towed a car and faced the threat of endless parking applications. 

'Hope I still have a job tomorrow': Employee swears at boss on remote call after thinking he was on mute


Everyone has had that moment of panic on Zoom when you thought you were on mute but you weren't. Now, there are a variety of scenarios that you might be familiar with when this kind of thing happens: perhaps you burped, perhaps you yawned, or perhaps you whispered something to your partner offscreen. However, if you were this Redditor, you would be wishing and hoping that one of those scenarios happened instead of what actually transpired.

 

What actually transpired was that this employee thought he was on mute but had the wrong output connected to his Zoom speakers when he cussed out his boss in an impulsive moment of commiseration. If you keep scrolling below to read the full play-by-play, you'll see that it's a pretty difficult situation to get out of. He's pretty much doomed no matter how he tries to spin or justify it. Check out what other people had to say in the comments. For more stories like this, here's a post about an employee whose salary was suddenly halved. 

Sunday, June 4, 2023

'That's a cross walk, not a parking spot': 20+ Breathtakingly bad parking jobs


If you drive, you already know how many people with licenses really shouldn't have received theirs. After all, lots of folks take drivers ed as a teenager, learn the rules well enough to pass their test, and then just keep driving for the rest of their lives without getting much better at it. 

Check out these hilariously parked people below (plus a few clever signs designed just to tell them off). Then, read this story about a waitress whose outfit choice was questioned by the diners she was serving. 

'There's a camera in my office': Employee discovers boss is watching their every move, internet reacts


If this isn't a red flag, I don't know what is. Perhaps the worst thing an employer can do is to make their employee feel like their every move is being monitored. In this case, that's not just a feeling; that's exactly what's happening here. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/TrueOffMyChest subreddit by u/Casimyrx, who discovered a camera pointed directly at her desk on her first day on the job.

 

Some folks in the comments left incredible advice for this 22-year-old, who is relatively new to the working world. On a serious note, she should start looking elsewhere for a job immediately. On a more light-hearted one, she has several options to get back at her boss: she could put a photo of her working directly in front of the camera, she could put a decoration (perhaps a potted plant) in front of it, etc. 

 

Keep scrolling below for more comments. When you're finished, check out this post about an employee who quit via a cake. 

‘My boss messed up’: Driver finds out he's getting fired via group chat boss forgot he's a part of


Every workplace has some kind of group chat, and you'd assume managers would check the members before spreading information about someone getting fired beforehand, but alas, in this case, they did not. OP found out that he was going to be fired in 3 weeks after his boss forgot that he was actually included in the group chat. OP was working as a driver for the company and had been accused of breaking something that according to him, was already breaking since he had started working.

The reason that his boss was going to wait for 3 weeks was because they were overworked and behind schedule. OP found himself at a loss for what to do, as he had a lot of debt and needed this job. Moreover, he hadn't even done what he was accused of. He wondered if he should just quit. Redditors were quick to chip in with some sound advice on r/antiwork. Scroll down to read what they had to say.

For more, here are tenants who found a way to get even with their landlord who refused to reimburse them for emergency repairs amounting to hundreds of dollars.

'They were awoken by a metallic BANG!!!!': Engineering students make bomb-proof mailbox to stop destructive joyriders in their tracks


A stoppable force meets an immovable object—the makings of any classic story—like Batman, only not quite. 

Well,  in this case, you end up with a broken baseball bat and a couple of angry idiots who have met their match with an indestructible hunk of metal. Redditor u/AQuietBorderline posted this story to  r/ProRevenge about a group of college engineering students tasked with creating a mailbox that was virtually indestructible. 

This is exactly the kind of thing that needs to happen when a couple of idiots are going around causing wanton destruction. Some men might just want to watch the world burn, but we can put them in their place with things like ultra-reinforced mailboxes. The best part is the additional stories in the comments... It's wild how many people have had to resort to something like this to prevent the destruction of their mailboxes.

Read on and, next, check out these guys who got revenge on a scamming landscaping business owner.

Saturday, June 3, 2023

'As a naturally petty person, I obviously did not let it slide': Woman goes into detective mode to expose annoying bully in her Facebook group, satisfaction achieved


Ooooh baby, if you're in need of a satisfying petty revenge story, then you have come to the right place! There is nothing like a little DIY karma to really get the blood pumping. The OP here took down a Facebook group troll and man, was it *chef's kiss*!

The Facebook group that OP is talking about is not mentioned, but she says that there is a man in the group claiming to be a professional "religious educator," however all he does in the group is spread hate. The woman, having actually gone to school to study that exact profession, calls him out every time. His response is exactly what you'd expect of a bully—filled with empty claims, mean rhetoric, and good old fashion ignorance. However, this doesn't stop OP from calling him out on his BS in the Facebook group. 

However, this troll started dragging her name through the mud and one day she decided she had enough. She was actually home sick with nothing to do, so when she say that the bully was trolling her again, she decided to fact check his claims of being a certified religious educator. One of the schools was even one she graduated from and is still close with faculty there. She checked in with the deans of both schools the bully claimed to be from and neither knew who he even was. There was no evidence of him even applying to those schools. 

She was going to just hold on to that information and let it slide for now, the bullying had kind of simmered down. But alas, trolls gonna troll, and the second he decided to bully her again, she exposed him and maaaaaan, was it satisfying! If you're going to make fraudulent claims, you probably shouldn't give so much specific information out. Satisfaction achieved—see for yourself below! 

A Cringey Collection of 27 Fresh LinkedIn Flops


From CEOs to middle management to worker bees, insufferable LinkedIn content doesn't discriminate… people across the globe are partaking in the ongoing competition that nobody will honestly own up to that is happening across social media platforms. LinkedIn posts are staggeringly phony and say a lot about the people who upload them. Suffice it to say, LinkedIn is the TikTok for grownups, the place insecure people go and dance to a ridiculous tune, airing their laundry to the rest of the world.

The rest of the world then proceeds to pretend to care, and the cycle continues. Unfortunately, for many of us, LinkedIn is a big part of how we run our business, so we've gotta spend a lot of time on there; time that could easily be spent elsewhere, doing more important things. But hey, if you're ever feeling bad about yourself or if you've hit a bump in your career, you can always scroll r/Linkedinlunatics for hilarious, sadly unrelatable content.

For more like this, you can check out these coworker memes for employees who are tirelessly working overtime, yet are unable to keep up with soaring prices.

‘She thinks she is fixing stuff’: Sister-in-law’s unsanctioned sauce seasoning causes major family schism


For those of us who love some zest and spice, it's always difficult eating at that relative or friend's place who refuses to add even a grain of salt or dust of pepper to their meals. These people have clearly never used their tastebuds before, and it shows. Still, it's worth acknowledging that this is a rather pretentious thing to think; you should always just be grateful that someone cares enough to cook you a meal at all. Cooking is an investment of time, and—unlike some ingredients—time doesn't grow on trees.

Furthermore, no matter how consistently bland your friend or relative's meals are, it would be downright insane to intervene, unasked and unannounced, by taking it upon yourself to sneak into the kitchen and season their meal. That's the kind of thing that might lead to a family schism; it's not really about the sauce—it's about the lack of respect.

Read on and decide who you think is in the wrong in this scenario. Next, check out these choosing beggar in-laws who complained about their free trip to Disney.

'They’re rude from the start': Waitress claps back at diners who complained about her outfit


Working in food service changes your view of the profession forever. Most people only experience restaurants as a guest. You sit down, have a lovely meal brought to you by a waiter or waitress, and don't have to lift a finger as you dine. But once you tie on that apron and work as a server, you're on the other side of the experience. You have multiple tables of people who need you to take their order, deliver their food, and cater to their every whim. It's nonstop! And it basically turns into exercise as you race back and forth from the kitchen to each individual table and back again. 

Having a food service job does give you a better perspective on how rough it is to be in the role. But if you've never had to consider the feelings of a waiter, like the women in the post below, you're just thinking about yourself and your own feelings. The table this waitress had to deal with really thought they were entitled to tell her how to dress, and weren't shy about letting her know it. 

Next, this MIL got kicked out of her daughter's house after she ruined a suitcase in a very strange way. 

'I had to get a doctor note': Call center employee has to get approved for longer bathroom breaks, he now relishes the extra time


The concept of monitoring an employee's bathroom breaks is perhaps the biggest waste of management's time. There are probably a million things they could be doing to better improve working conditions in this toxic work environment that is a call center, but no! Here, they decided it was a good use of time to ensure that this Redditor's bathroom breaks never exceed six minutes. 

 

So like any good revel, this guy got a doctor's note for longer bathroom breaks and now takes as much time as he wants, including some extra long mental health breaks labeled under bathroom time as well. What are they going to do about it? The alternative would be going to the bathroom at his desk, which is obviously less than ideal. 

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments. For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee who quit on their first day of work.

'I'm watching my future former director going nuts': Boss has dawning realization at employee's imminent departure


It's amazing how ego-fueled denial can make an employer wait until the last moments of your notice period before attempting to reassign your tasks and replace you. It's probably not surprising, though, given that this exact attitude and lack of care are probably what made you want to leave your job in the first place. Still, this happens time and time again—as evidenced by the sheer number of stories posted about it online. You might even have some stories and experiences of your own of dealing with this exact same thing. (If so, share them with us!)

This employer had a whole entire three months to prepare for the inevitable departure of this worker but chose instead to wait until the very last possible moment to figure things out. The worker offered to create a tell-all document for their job, but that didn't stop the worker from being bombarded by requests by the company's director, who was desperate to get as many tasks finished as possible before the final day.

See screenshots of the thread below. Next, check out this employee who had their pay slashed despite having the same responsibilities.

'My next paycheck was $3500 more': Administration's attempt to dock teacher's hours makes them realize they're not being properly paid


Sometimes, in the effort to save $1, you lose $10—like when you buy an older bicycle, but it turns out, with all the work needing to be done to it, you should have just bought a newer one instead. 

Life's like that sometimes, and if you're trying to dig up ways that employees are screwing you to save money, you'd better be darned sure you're not actually screwing them, or else that might cost you—big time.

When the administration tried to tell this teacher that she was having her hours docked for clocking them in before the end of the day, she was furious. Those hours had been for her scheduled prep and were hours that she had well and truly worked. Throughout the course of dealing with it, it came to light that her specific qualifications made her eligible for higher pay. 

Read on for this brilliant Reddit story. After, see this college professor who faced off with an absentee student who insisted she was showing up for class.

'Three hours of mandatory OT is requested per week': Employees pushed to work overtime despite working 10+ hour shifts


Here's a friendly reminder that the words "mandatory" and "requested" do not mean the same thing. This Redditor shared that their workplace is "requesting" that all of their employees put in three hours of "mandatory" overtime per week during the month of June. This is obviously a ludicrous concept and not just because "mandatory" and "requested" are not the same thing. 

 

More importantly, one has to wonder if all the employees in the company are expected to put in overtime, wouldn't that potentially amount to the number of hours for a full-time (or at the very least part-time) employee? In other words, wouldn't it just be easier to hire more people? The system of scheduling said overtime hours seems to be a ridiculous waste of time on top of all this as well.

 

Keep scrolling below to see what folks had to say in the comments section. For more stories like this, here's one about an entitled coworker's constant one-upping. 

Friday, June 2, 2023

'With a sledgehammer': Supply Officer says broken copier is fine, enlisted makes sure it's truly broken


Sometimes the only way to make sure a job is done (and done right) is to do it yourself… Even when that job is taking a sledgehammer to the department copier to ensure that it's well, truly, and undeniably broken—whatever it takes to get the pencil pushers off their butts and get something useful accomplished.

This hardened division lead shared their story on Reddit's r/MilitiousCompliance subreddit, a community for sharing malicious compliance from within the military. They report that they weren't fond of dealing with being run around or any of that sort of malarky and tomfoolery, so when their division's copier (which was essential to their work) stopped functioning properly, they sought to solve the problem. They ran into issues with the supply officer, who claimed that the copier was still technically functioning and refused to replace it—cue malicious compliance. 

Read on. Next, check out this jerk sergeant who got to drive around in his ice-cold vehicle after being rude to a mechanic.

 

'My MIL stood horrified in the middle of our living room': Couple kicks MIL from their house after she ruins a suitcase


Unpacking after a trip is something you either do as soon as you get home, or three weeks later, and those are the only options. Sometimes, you get back from a trip and put the entire suitcase away ASAP so that you can chill out and unwind after the journey. Other times, you've had so much fun that you're too tired to put away your luggage, and you just ignore it for a while until you gather the strength to put your stuff away. 

Anyway, this person's MIL is in that first category of people. She feels quite strongly that the OP in this story, u/em1_em1 should've put her belongings away as quickly as possible. But it's not really about the belongings, as you can read in the story below. It's about the MIL having power over her daughter and her daughter's wife, and trying to control the situation for seemingly no reason. 

Next, catch the update on this employee whose boss really wanted to take their first class flight upgrade. 

20+ Memes for Folks With Too Much Anxiety, Insecurity, and Stress


So many of us simply do not have the toolbox to handle stress well. So what do we do instead? We come across memes on the Internet and send them to our besties with a one-word message that reads "me." That's our toolbox. That's our coping mechanism.

 

Sure, we know there are various resources available to us, and we use those as well. Believe me, many of us are already in therapy, but sometimes, a meme can communicate to us what a therapist cannot quite articulate. And for that, I am grateful for these weird pop culture-infused jokes that the children of the Digital Age have created. 

 

Keep scrolling below for this fresh batch of memes for folks with too much anxiety, insecurity, and stress to properly function in the adult world. For more compilations like this, take a look at these food-related memes and these top dating app pickup lines!

25 Cringy moments that people actually posted online for everyone to see


What's posted on the internet stays there forever, so be warned! The internet is always evolving. Trends and styles come and go, and since lots of us post every single day, there are bound to be a few things you'll regret typing out to your Facebook audience. These people below totally understand — their posts are cringy because they're relatable in some instances. 

After you check out these wildly cringey pictures below, check out these stories of coworkers that were impossible to work with. 

'I can’t wait for [my boss] to come back to this': Absent boss gives vague instructions about client grievance form, coworkers drown her in paperwork


This is what happens when an absent boss gives her employees unclear instructions. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/Hot_Supermarket4369, whose boss is in absentia most of the time. Her phone is almost always on Do Not Disturb and she rarely graces her employees with her presence at the office. 

 

Their company is a small nonprofit organization that doubles as a makeshift home for 20+ clients who live there. So what happened when the boss decided to finally create a client grievance form right before she went on vacation? Well, the coworkers weren't exactly sure how she wanted that form distributed to the client given her vague directions. So, the client filled them all out at once. Now, when the boss returns (if she ever returns to the office), she will be drowned in paperwork. That's what you get for being a terrible manager! 

 

For more stories like this, here's one about an employee who quit on day one!

31 Rootinest Tootinest Yee-Hawin' Memes This Side of the Wild Wild Web (June 2, 2023)


Don't claim to be cowboyin' if you ain't got the yee-hawin' memes. You better rootin' tootin' believe that we sure do got the memes for y'all. We wrangle these bad boys up every week for fellow funny cowboys and cowgirls out there to enjoy. And boy, we'll tell ya the crop is good. We ain't gonna scroll past anybody without saying meowdy these days. These yee-hawin' memes got us hootin' and hollerin'. We're not talking about the cows getting loose, we're talking about the boots scootin' and boogie-ing. It's Friday, so you know it's time to turn up the country and grab some cold ones. This is America, baby! You know what that means? We've got a lot of things to laugh about. It's been some hard times for us hardworking folk, to the point where we gotta laugh at it. How can you work the fields if you can't laugh at the sh*tshow after a long day? So enjoy the memes below and keep on yee-hawin!

'Sweet, sweet revenge': HOA unjustly tows car, faces threat of endless parking applications


Idiots have the uncanny ability to work themselves into petty positions of power, which they then rule over with an iron fist, completely ignorant of the fact that absolutely no one takes them seriously or even wanted that position in the first place. One could attribute this undeniably overly prevalent idiot phenomenon to possibly being due to the individual's complete and utter lack of self-awareness. For, one needs to be aware of one's own actions and place in the world before one can begin to fathom the limits of one's own capabilities. The resulting confidence from this can fool the unwary into thinking that the idiot is far more capable than they really are. When you consider that confidence is the main trait in traditional job interviews, it becomes all the more unsurprising. 

Well, a stupid person improperly wielding their authority was exactly what this stepfather and son faced when their HOA repeatedly towed their vehicle off of a street near their home. They battled the arrogance of the board member with sheer stubbornness. 

Keep reading for this glorious tale of revenge and malicious compliance. For more, check out this HOA trash can rule that saw homeowners noisily complying.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

A Collection Of Memes For Employees Working Overtime Due to Wages Crawling at a Snail's Pace


From rent to groceries to a measly cup of coffee, prices have been soaring through the roof, and the people suffering because of it sure aren't the rich. Ladies and gents, welcome to the 21st century, where buying a house is literally impossible, TikTok is all the rage, and social media is considered a job. It's frustrating to keep working at a place you feel underappreciated at, and even more so when the cost of living is galloping ahead while wages are crawling at a snail's pace.

Everyone is going on and on about how 'nobody wants to work these days', but the truth is, maybe people would if they could afford a vacation once a year. Isn't that what vacation days are for? Below you'll find a collection of memes that perfectly portray how burned out we all are. For more like this, you can check out last week's collection of coworker memes.

'I lost my patience': Micromanaging boss forced to resign after employee writes anonymous reviews about him


"He honestly didn't do much besides hover, bring bad energy and make terrible suggestions," this employee writes in a captivating story about their irritating former boss. As u/RahbinGraves told to r/ProRevenge, they didn't care for their bossy manager's behavior. The OP writes that they were working at a hardware store making a pretty low wage, yet still doing a lot for the company. It sounds like they were doing the work of multiple employees by implementing a new program that would help customers. Things were going pretty smoothly for the OP and their coworker who was a designer. But then their new assistant manager, Devin, stepped in. And he only managed to make things worse for everyone around him. 

Too many managers just think they have something to prove, and want to have something to show for it by bossing around their employees or demanding changes to the workflow. At least there's justice in this story — it seems like Devin got the unhappy ending he deserved. 

Next, check out another story: this dude got locked out of a ride share car, and unfortunately for him, his luggage and pet cat were still inside. 

Top Dad Jokes of the Week (June 1, 2023)


It's been a while since we took a look at a fresh batch of dad jokes. Now that it's the month of Father's Day, we'll all be hearing plenty of jokes like this in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more! When you're finished with these, check out these top tales from the front desk.

'I told my manager, "You need me, I don't need you"': Cashier refuses to sign papers during meeting with bosses


One cashier is living every working person's dream: telling their boss exactly what they think about them. 

If you've been paying attention at all for the past few years, I don't have to tell you that stores everywhere are very short staffed. Even at the grocery store, where the OP of this story works, you often see long lines at the checkout, and sometimes shelves with minimal products. Although it seems like everywhere is hiring, some places will just always have a high turnover rate. 

u/TAbademployee asked r/AmItheA**hole if she was wrong after this incredible confrontation with her boss. The OP explained that she began a job at a grocery store, and after taking on a full time role, her boss sat her down for a "documented discussion." Management was ready to berate the OP about her behavior, which was apparently bad enough to warrant such a serious discussion. But this woman is a smart cookie, and she flat out told her boss exactly what she felt was the real situation. 

Next up, check out these unfortunately designed shirts that no one would want to wear. 

'My boss cut my salary in half': Employee demoted despite having to do the same tasks and responsibilities, internet reacts


It doesn't get more insulting than this. This employee hadn't received a performance review despite having worked at his small firm for over four years. On the day of said review, the other coworkers in the office were told to leave early. That was the first red flag right there! When the meeting finally happened, the Redditor learned that they were being demoted despite being tasked with the exact same responsibilities. To make matters worse, their salary would be cut in half.

 

OP accepted the offer for infuriating reasons you can read about below. He did manage to advocate for a check-in after a month in the new position. However, now that it has been a month and no such check-in has occurred, it's time for this employee to start seriously considering looking for another job. When that job comes, he should definitely leave without notice.

 

For more stories like this, check out this post about a messy office after the cleaning lady quit!

'I was horrified… [I told] people not to eat the food at my sister's wedding': Mom freezes food from youngest daughter's wedding to serve at oldest daughter's wedding 8 months later


Nothing causes a wedding fail more than bad food. It's like a cruise, if the food is bad, it is going to make everyone sick. Is that what you want at your wedding? For everyone to be throwing up during the toasts? We didn't think so! However, something that seems to be a common thread between boomer parents and their kids is when food is inedible. Boomers have lived through some hard times, so their view on food going bad is a little more loosey goosey than millennials and Gen Z. They will freeze, defrost, refreeze, and reheat things over and over again until it's gone. Maybe their stomachs are like steel and can handle that, but many millennials now suffer from tummy issues, so like, was it worth it, dad?? 

Recently, a woman posted a horrifying wedding buffet situation. She and her husband got married 8 months ago. They had ordered extra food, for they had a big wedding, and intended to donate any leftovers to a soup kitchen. However, at the end of their wedding, there wasn't a lot of food leftover. So they just carried on with their lives. However, the missing food came back to haunt them 8 months later at her older sister's wedding. 

The wedding was a small wedding and the bride and groom had already been dating for a decade. They didn't even want to have a wedding, but the bride's mother insisted, so she left it up to her to arrange. Everything was beautiful until the food was served. The younger sister discovered where her missing food had gone. Her mother told her she had taken it and froze it for EIGHT MONTHS. Then reheated it and served it at her sister's wedding. 

She was horrified and immediately told her older sister, the bride, who was also horrified. They warned people not to eat the food and that was that. The wedding was still nice, but some of the older family members were upset that the younger sister ratted out the mom for serving old food. What do you think? Read it all below! 

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

'I caught her in a bold-faced lie': 20 Incompetent coworkers who are impossible to work with


Some disgruntled workers are spilling the secrets of their worst coworkers ever. 

Some folks just aren't meant for work environments. It seems like there's at least one person at your job that makes you wonder, "How did this person ever get hired?" If they're anything like the people in the stories below, they have myriad little tiny ways of getting under everyone's skin. 

At times, people just aren't aware of how other people may interpret their actions — like the people who love to microwave smelly food and let the aroma flow through the whole office. Others are more malignant, and will purposefully do their job so poorly that everyone else has to work harder to keep up with them. Management tends to be blissfully unaware of these people! So if you have a terrible coworker that you have to deal with, know that you're not alone — clearly, tons of other people are rolling their eyes at their fellow workers' antics as well. 

After that, check out a petty revenge story. 

'My husband hadn't checked in at all': Husband goes to college reunion, his phone dies during a family emergency, wife loses it


The selfie from the husband's friend was definitely the straw that broke the camel's back! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/PrettyHateMachinexxx, the mother of a one-year-old who stayed home one weekend while her husband was in another state partying with his college friends. Granted, this was planned months in advance, and her frustration was not a result of her husband's choice to attend his college reunion.

 

No, her frustration instead began after he neglected to check in with her despite knowing before he left that her grandmother had to go into emergency surgery. On top of that, his phone died and his friend sent a tone-deaf selfie to the Redditor. Let's just say that if this guy wasn't expecting an earful in the morning, then he's officially a moron. Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments.

 

For more stories like this, here's one about a messy office after the cleaning lady quit.

'I've usually got like 40 missed calls': Coworkers guilt-trip employee who refuses to answer boss's calls on the weekends


This company pulled a classic bait and switch on this poor employee. 

Some companies will do anything to appear like they're treating their employees well, while in reality, the employees are pretty miserable. One example is the "unlimited vacation" benefit that some workplaces offer. They lure you in during the hiring process, telling you you can take as much time off as you please. But in reality, you still have to get the time off approved by your boss, and face the guilt-tripping they'll try to do in the meantime. 

This employee faced a similar situation at their job. While in the hiring process, the OP, u/freeefinally, was told that workers never had to stay late or work outside of the usual 9-5. But as the OP quickly realized, their boss was not abiding by that rule at all. Now they're stuck in an awkward situation with their coworkers over the boss's nonstop phone calls. 

Next, check out this week's moments that were just a tad bit annoying.