'Two weeks worth of dirty kitty litter': Woman gets revenge by leaving bait package for a "porch pirate"

There's nothing more violating than having your things taken from your own home, even if it's just on your front doorstep. For this reason, "porch pirates" are derided and often the topic of fearful conversation in neighborhood chats—and for a good reason. Those that betray the functions of society that operate on goodwill do nothing but bring the entire system down, making it worse for everyone.

This homeowner had had enough of her local porch pirate and set out a bait box as a trap to make them think twice about stealing other people's packages. The package wasn't anything valuable. Rather, it was weeks worth of used kitty litter with a stench so diabolical it was sure to teach the pirate a lesson they wouldn't soon forget.

They shared their story on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge sub, earning varied reactions from commenters who mostly applauded the move.

Read on for their story. For more tales from the neighborhood, check out this woman who doused her neighbor's banned fire with a hose.

'He quit immediately on the spot': Construction worker quits job after discovering hidden coins planted by coworker

Here's a cautionary tale for you: be careful how you quit your job. This guy surely regrets the way he bowed out of a construction job! 

The OP of this story, u/lrze403, shared the tale of what happened between them and their least-favorite coworker. The whole reason the OP and this coworker had bad blood is because the coworker couldn't keep his mouth closed. The OP had posted photos of them doing an unsavory activity, and the coworker showed the pics to the boss. OP probably shouldn't known better than to post the photos — after all, any coworker could have snitched. But even so, the OP decided to get back at this guy with a prank that the coworker took too far. 

Next, check out the story of an entitled customer who was stunned to hear she had to wait in line with other customers. 

'I no longer work here, remember?': Employee's two-week notice rejected, asked to leave immediately but still help with transition, she claps back

Bad bosses can't have their cake and eat it too! This is a classic example of employers making someone's transition infinitely harder than it needed to be. This thread was posted to Reddit by u/AZNM1912, the father of a young employee who had prepared a letter of resignation for her boss with two weeks' notice. 

 

First, her boss rejected her notice and she was told to leave immediately. Then, they had the audacity to ask if she would still answer questions about her workload to help better facilitate her transition. Thankfully, the employee had the backbone to call them out on such a ridiculous request. We all know that employees giving their notice is quite frankly an act of generosity. They are in no way responsible or obligated to stay. Now, her bosses will have no one to properly train her eventual replacement. 

 

For more stories like this, here's an amusing post about an employee's zoom call gone wrong!

A Collection Of 23 Memes For Employees Working Overtime This Week Due to Wages Crawling at a Snail's Pace

Employees are forced to work overtime as prices soar, thanks to the decrease in the purchasing power of money. In other words, inflation is influenced by various factors, including supply and demand dynamics, government policies, and global economic conditions. We're going down a slippery road, barely being able to keep up with the tide… so we do what we have to. The cost of living is kind of ridiculous; from coffee to groceries to a pint of beer at a pub.

In addition to our wages that are crawling at a snail's pace, our working conditions are also not exactly stable, and management is a tough crowd to please. Big corporations are running us into the ground, and we're letting them. Well, not all of us… just tune in to r/maliciouscompliance or r/petty revenge and you'll see a bunch of people who have made it their mission to turn things around.

Below you'll find some hilarious coworker memes that perfectly portray what we're all going through. For more like this, you can check out last week's meme collection here. Here's to hoping our vacation comes sooner than later…

'I was like absolutely not': Employees share stories of mandatory group Halloween costumes at work

Office group activities are never fully embraced. In fact, they're often some out-of-touch supervisor's idea. That supervisor probably rarely shows up to work and may not even participate in the activity themselves, yet everyone else is expected to go along with it. In this case, we have two coworker stories to share with you all about mandatory office Halloween costume ideas.

 

Both threads were posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit. In the first story, OP was required to dress up as their favorite milkshake flavor and ended up coming into the office wearing a Lactaid shirt. Next, we have an employee who was required to come in as a character from The Wizard of Oz. This OP decided to bring a green curtain to hang by their office and ended up hiding behind it all day. Look, these folks thought outside the box and for that alone, I'd say they understood the assignment.

 

For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee's fail on a zoom call. 

'Everyone in line immediately started laughing at her': Entitled customer throws a fit after realizing she has to wait in line like everyone else

Kids sometimes have major meltdowns when they have to wait for what they want, and even some grown adults never outgrow that phase of their life. No one likes to wait in line, whether you're queuing up to buy a meal, purchase a ticket, or buy some new clothes. But lines are pretty necessary at most stores, of course. There'd be a lot of fighting going down if there was no set of rules in place. 

While the reason for lining up seems obvious and fairly simple to most of us, this entitled woman didn't care for that. U/Luciferbelle shared their story to r/retailh*ll, stating that the incident took place at a small retail location on a rather busy day. Check out the entire story below. Then read through the comments, where other retail workers shared their stories of similar scenarios they've been through. 

Next, check out the hilarious and crazy ways these people got fired from their jobs. 

'Your original pay is now void': Employee quits without notice, fast food manager tries to pay him minimum wage for final paycheck

Here is a friendly reminder that illegal contracts are still null and void regardless of whether or not you signed them. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by a former employee of a popular fast food chain. After quitting without notice, the employee remembered they had signed a contract stating that if this were to happen, they would get paid minimum wage for any final pay periods. 

 

Thankfully, this employee researched their rights and knew this was illegal. They reached back out to the manager and expressed that if this did occur, they would be contacting the Department of Labor. The manager's response was not only completely lame but also completely stupid. You would think if an employee came to you with receipts like that, you would recognize that unless you had receipts of your own, you should give in, but some folks shouldn't be managers. 

 

For more stories like this, here's one about an employee's zoom call fail.

Update: 'We’re not in a forest so who cares': Woman douses fire-starting neighbor's banned fire, ignites a feud

Just a pro tip for those of you looking to enjoy the comfort of an outdoor fire this summer… If there's already a nearby forest fire raging, throwing out enough smoke to choke your entire region of the country... just don't. Don't do it. Find something—anything—else to do instead, just as long as it doesn't involve starting a non-metaphorical fire in a literal tinderbox. 

With large swathes of North America being drowned in the smoke of forest fires every summer in recent memory, it would just be great if we could not do that.

Sometimes rules exist for a reason, so when the fire guys are saying, "Don't start fires," there's probably a good reason behind it. Now, I'm not condoning going out and spraying your neighbors with a hose (if they don't deserve it), but it seems that this woman did the right thing. She may be an a-hole, but, as commenters have declared, she's a justified one. 

Read on to see screenshots of her original post that she shared to Reddit and the reader's responses. Next, check out this guy who literally bought out his trashy neighbors to have them evicted. 

'[Am I the jerk] for getting a dog': Family orders adult woman to get rid of her pet dog because her brother is allergic

Growing up, it's important to listen to your parents. Generally, they have a lot of insight and experience that you lack at this point in your life—plus a healthy dose of resulting cynicism. Once you've graduated from their care and have your own place, you get to live your life on your own terms, free to make your own mistakes and live your own life—which often ends with you constantly asking them for advice anyways.

We value our parents and their advice, but some parents have trouble letting go and continue to interject and impose directives long after they're appropriate—or welcome—and often on things that aren't their business in the first place. Whether or not you want to own your own dog as an adult is one of those things, and demanding that your adult child get rid of their pet—in their own home—is downright insane. It's unfortunately what this Redditor was facing when their parents demanded they get rid of their dog because of their brother's allergies. 

Read on to see this thread, as it was originally posted on Reddit. Next, check out this friend who wouldn't stop feeding his toxic food to a woman's cat.

'You Should Be Banned; Unmatch Now': Top Dating App Flops This Week (June 7, 2023)

Dating is a game, and if you're not playing then you're being played; that is the sort of sentence you'll hear a lot of people say nowadays, and for good reason. While technology has without a doubt helped improve our quality of life, it has also come as a detriment to others, such as modern dating. For example, the fact you have so many options may seem cool the first time you open an app, but you later come to realize that you were just wearing rose-colored glasses, blinded by the empty promises of Tinder. All these options are half the reason you are single. Whether it's because of your own FOMO, or somebody else's. The options are an illusion… the pesky algorithm sure sees to that.

In any case, you're not alone in your predicament. If you're single and hate navigating the game of dating, you may find comfort in these fails that people have posted to Reddit. Obviously, you aren't alone in your suffering, and Tinder isn't out to get you. For more, you can check out last week's collection of dating app convo's gone wrong, here.

'Do you have grass-fed salmon?': 30+ Ridiculously dumb questions waiters get asked by their customers

There are two types of people: those who check the menu before they get to the restaurant, and those who show up having no idea what they're going to order. Either way is fine — some people prefer to know exactly what dish they're going to get, while others like to hear the daily specials and decide on the spot. But people also show up to restaurants with lots of questions about their food…and some questions are way funnier than others. 

We took a peek into the life of a waiter or waitress with this hilarious post from r/ServerLife. U/phatmatt593 asked for servers of the world to share their funniest encounters with people who aren't accustomed to dining out, and asked some funny questions about their food. The answers range from the hilarious to head-scratching. Check out the whole thread below. 

Next, this woman insisted that her whole family join together for her daughter's recital… too bad that also meant bringing her screaming newborn along. 

'Can my employer make me pay the difference?': Server accidentally orders wrong bottle of wine, manager makes them pay up

If this isn't a sign to start looking for work elsewhere, I don't know what is. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/TalesFromYourServer subreddit by u/420wasabisnappin, a server who made an innocent mistake on the job by ordering a $175 bottle of wine as opposed to the $100 bottle that was requested. 

 

Now, their toxic manager wants the Redditor to pay the difference, which is about as red as a red flag can get. OP wanted to know if this was even legal, and the answer is that while it likely isn't, it's quite possible that they are going to find another excuse to fire OP next week. So if OP isn't already on the hunt for a new job, he might as well start looking now. Of course, we are on their side, especially considering that mistakes on the job should be expected. If a manager can't budget for that, then they shouldn't be a manager.

 

For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee whose salary was abruptly halved.

‘You can’t stay here': Karen demands refund for hotel room she never booked, front desk clerk refuses, Karen changes her game plan

Working in the hospitality industry is painfully awkward at times, and oftentimes leaves you with a bitter aftertaste, pining for a vacation that would preferably last over a year. Karens are commonplace, and make your job much harder than it needs to be. In this case, a Karen approached OP when they were working Night Audit at a busy hotel, demanding to be checked in immediately, rolling her eyes at OP in the process. OP knew right away that something was off, and asked for Karen's full name and details, which weren't in the reservation system.

Karen had a nonchalant attitude about her and was typing on her phone, barely looking OP in the eye. OP had to explain that Karen's details weren't showing up on her screen and that the hotel was fully booked, so she could not, in fact, check Karen in for the night. Karen did not take very kindly to this information and began to make a scene.

After a lot of back and forth, Karen had a complete meltdown, which included her slamming a tiny purse on OP's desk, wailing, and demanding to speak to the manager, who she 'knew well'. This was OP's cue to tell Karen that she was actually the manager. To say things went well after that would be an overstatement. Scroll down to read what happened. For more, here is an employee who found out they were getting fired after stumbling across a job listing with their role listed.

'AM transistor radios from Radio Shack': 25 Old things people miss from the pre-internet era

What do you miss most from the days before the internet's glowing screens took up all our time? It turns out that lots of people have things they're nostalgic for! As numerous Twitter users shared, starting with @ThatEricAlper's prompt tweet, people miss everything from getting catalogues in the mail to being harder to get in contact with. 

I still recall the days of having to travel to a library if I wanted to use a computer. We just didn't have a computer at our house at the time, and cell phones were still used just for calls and a bit of texting. If you had to write a book report, you had to check out books and photocopy the pages. It was so surreal compared with the screens-at-all-times lifestyle that's become the norm today.

People did used to be so offline, and yes, as some people noted, you did get bored pretty often! Today's kids may never know the feeling of boredom due to constant interactions with phones, iPads, and TVs. It was certainly a whole different world, and it's intriguing to hear what people reminisce about most fondly. 

Next up, this landlord has a staggering request to make of his tenant. 

'She straight up called a tow company to tow seven cars': Karen tries to tow other hotel guest's cars

What would you do to get your preferred parking space? Some might say that towing seven cars is a little extreme—whether or not those cars are technically supposed to be parked there. This is especially the case when you're just a guest staying at a hotel and in no way have a stake in said hotel.

This Karen took issue with the fact that there were a bunch of non-electric cars parked in the electric car parking spaces, but parking at the location was extremely limited, so it was essential that all spaces operated on a first-come-first-serve basis, with staff members taking up the electric car charging parks so that their cars could be easily moved.

Why not have the employees park elsewhere, you ask? Well, if you've ever worked somewhere where this has been required, you'd know that this can lead to employees (particularly those working closing, opening, or after hours shifts) into unsafe situations, having employees venture away from the premises to remote car parks places them and their vehicles at increased risk of crime. 

To say that Karen wasn't stoked about the parking situation is an understatement. She had an electric vehicle, and by golly, it was going to be charged that instant! Rather than listen to logical reasoning and allow the front desk clerk the time to get employees to move their cars, she set to sorting the situation herself.

Read on for this story, which was shared on Reddit's r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk subreddit by Redditor u/Abnormally-Abby. Next, check out this customer who demanded a refund for 'first come, first serve' basis parking that they didn't pay for.

'You are not their parent': 20+ wholesome lessons people learned after their first relationship

Let's take it back to your first real relationship. No matter how old you were, chances are you were spending a good portion of that relationship trying to figure out what the heck was going on. Whether it's trying to interpret the other person's every move or trying to figure out what you're feeling and why you're feeling that particular way, there are lots of confusing emotions that filter through your very first relationship. Sometimes, those emotions can make said relationship end very poorly, but on the other hand, they can teach you things as well. 

 

We compiled some of these lessons based on a thread posted to Reddit's r/AskReddit page, and let's just say that overall, these responses were wholesome and positive, both rare feelings when scrolling through any Reddit story these days. Keep scrolling below for a look at these first relationship takeaways. When you're finished, check out these top petty stories of the week!

'I really believe it made the movie better': Dude watches a film in a hilariously wrong way

It may be a happy accident that this person watched "Dungeons and Dragons" completely wrong. 

Movie lovers will adore this post of a person who watched a movie incorrectly and was completely enamored with it. When u/Rodlylane watched the flick, they had a tough time navigating the settings. They just wanted to watch with subtitles, but they got a little more than they bargained for. Nevertheless, this OP adored the movie, and began researching it after the credits rolled. That ended up being quite the surprise! So they shared the story to r/movies, where the tale received hundreds of comments from people who related to the OP's mistake. 

While reading the comments under the post, it became clear that lots of people have accidentally watched movies slightly incorrectly as well. Who among us hasn't accidentally watched the first few minutes of a film without noticing something was off? It happens — and the movies that the commenters noted included "A Quiet Place," which would actually make a lot of sense to watch sans audio. 

After that, check out some ultra cringy moments from the depths of Facebook and Twitter! 

'You're all going to wait for me': Karen holds up line at 5:30 in the morning, gets in customer's face, he wins out with free coffee

It must have taken a ton of willpower for this guy to maintain his composure. Not only was he stuck in a long line behind an unruly Karen at 5:30 in the morning before a long day at work, but also she fully got up in his face and yelled at him. There's a lot of things people usually aren't able to tolerate in the early hours of the day, and a Karen with that much audacity is certainly one of those things.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit by u/MothWingAngel, who really deserves a medal for not sinking down to her level of rude behavior. This certainly qualifies as a "when they go low, we go high" situation, even if it's oh-so-tempting to get low too. 

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments section. For more stories like this, check out this post about the top petty stories of the week.

Zillennial Submarine Co-Pilot Goes Viral for Sharing Her Day-to-Day Life Working Under the Ocean Waves in Hawaii

She wakes up at 5am every day, but she has no regrets—she gets rewarded everyday at her job with the beautiful breathtaking ocean views. 

'She snip[ped] off all but a few leaves': Entitled neighbor harvests woman's entire herb garden after she welcomed them to use it

No good deed goes unpunished—as the Original Poster of this story has noted. At times it feels that any attempts to bring a little goodwill into the world will be taken advantage of. 

When this woman invited her neighbor to partake in the fruits of her herb garden, she wasn't expecting them to harvest the entire dang thing. The woman had been using this same arrangement with another neighbor with great success. The other neighbor frequently repaid her with "beautiful" roses from his own garden whenever he took more than he felt was fair. So, she was shocked when she saw that her herb garden had been raided, leaving "a few leaves" on her poor herbs.

Read on for her story below, which was originally shared on Reddit's rr/EntitledPeople sub. Next, check out this malicious compliance that cost their bad neighbors their fence and a big chunk of their yard.

Have you ever gone out of your way to help someone, only to find yourself facing unexpected consequences for your actions? It's a frustrating and disheartening experience. Share yours with us in the comments.

'My paper isn't long enough? K': College student gets back at rude professor by writing extra long paper and getting it published

Sometimes, revenge can be a healthy motivator! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/Wild_Butterscotch977, a college student who received an A- simply because his paper was on the lower end of the assigned page range. Now, typically, I would not spend a breath of energy defending someone who is mad about an A-; however, the fact that the professor had no better reason for the grade and simply wanted to be difficult just goes to show that this was not a fair situation in the slightest.

 

That's where the malicious compliance came into play. For OP's next paper, he made sure that it was almost double the length of the assigned page minimum and that it would be a burden for the professor to read and grade. On top of this, the student then submitted the essay to a university journal for publication and it was ultimately accepted. So at the end of the day, malicious compliance turned into a rewarding academic achievement.

 

Keep scrolling for the full story. For more, here are the top petty stories of the week. 

'I got my books back': Book-thief friend gets fired, demands compensation

Some might say that it's insane to demand your friend pay you reparations for getting you fired from your job after you stole from them… and that's because they're right. It is insane to think that anyone owes you anything resulting from the consequences of your own actions.

This woman posted on Reddit's r/AmItheA**hole subreddit, wondering whether or not she was in the wrong for getting her friend fired, who she suspected was stealing from her. This friend had come over to a gathering at her house, and afterward, she had noticed that some valuable books were missing. It turned out this friend had taken them, claiming that he intended to get them appraised for her as a "gift." Not buying it, she filed a police report and submitted it to his work, who fired him. Her friend then demanded compensation for the loss of his job.

Read on and decided who you think was in the wrong. Next,

 

'I gave my ex-fiancé back the ring': Welder destroys engagement ring after discovering her fiancé was cheating

Never cheat on a welder!  That's what this woman's ex-fiancé learned after she discovered that he had been cheating on her with one of his exes. In fact, that ex ended up becoming friends and roommates with the Redditor, but that's a different tangent. Shared bonding, I guess. Anyway, this woman shared on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit that after calling off her engagement, her ex-fiancé would not stop whining about wanting his $190 Amazon-purchased engagement ring back.

 

After his incessant nagging, she finally decided to return her engagement ring, but with a bit of a surprise. She welded a cube, dropped the engagement ring inside it, and sealed it shut. Now, her ex-fiancé has the ring but he's unable to get it out. Apparently, he has been fretting about this fact still to this day, ten years later. Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play. For more, check out this post about the top petty stories of the week!

'That's ripping people off BIG time': Choosing beggar cat lady argues with sublessor about renting out a room with her three cats

Three cats and one crazy cat lady is a big ask. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/ChoosingBeggars subreddit by u/spelonberry, who was renting out a room and had to deal with this extended back-and-forth. As some folks pointed out in the comments section below, this exchange went on for far too long. I would have said "Absolutely not" and then I would have been done with it. Kudos to the Redditor for having the patience to deal with this lady.

 

Now, onto the cat lady issue. There's something to be said for the fact that if you cannot afford to properly take care of a pet, or in this case THREE pets, then you probably are not well-equipped to handle being a pet owner at all. Despite how this cat lady wants to put it, the reality is what OP asking for is not out-of-life whatsoever, especially considering the fact that cats were simply not supposed to be part of the equation here.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full text exchange. For more, here are some top "I don't work here, lady" stories!

‘I’m getting fired': Employee finds out boss intends to fire them after stumbling across job listing, boss offers new hire $5 rate increase despite initially refusing to give employee raise

Not only is approaching your boss and asking for a raise legitimate, but it is also inevitable, especially when you find yourself doing many more tasks than your original job description entailed. Unfortunately for OP, they were denied a $1 raise from their boss, even though they were working two job descriptions instead of one. OP had no choice but to look for another job in addition to the one they were already doing.

Lo and behold, OP's company was more than willing to pay that extra dollar, plus four more… just not to OP. Apparently, the company had posted a job listing for OP's position, where they offered five dollars more than OP was making. In other words, OP earned $15 an hour, but the job listing said the company was willing to pay $20. After being denied a one-dollar raise, OP was livid.

Not only is it unacceptable on OP's boss's part to fail to notify OP they were getting fired, but it was even more infuriating because of the amount they were willing to pay somebody else for OP's job after OP asked for a one dollar raise.

Scroll down to read what happened next. For more, here is a feisty Karen who called up a newspaper, demanding they take her name out of an article that was published where her name was mentioned in passing. To make matters worse, she was actually a public figure, and obviously had a thin grasp of the law.

'This will cost you big time': Employer tells worker they can't leave until relief arrives, they comply and rake in the overtime

Working overtime is basically your employer admitting they haven't hired enough people. Thankfully laws that require increased compensation for overtime end up forcing a win-win; Employers get extra coverage in peak times, and employees get better compensation for working longer, often unscheduled hours. That is, if you're not a salaried worker and don't live somewhere where these laws don't exist. 

This worker, luckily, was in an industry that mandated strict overtime for any hours worked over 76 hours fortnightly. They also worked in caretaking for the elderly, which made it impossible to leave work without relief coverage. So, when their high-turnover workplace was struggling with staffing levels, it was time to rake in the cash.

Keep reading to see this story of malicious compliance, which was shared on Reddit's subreddit of the same name by Redditor u/Augustus_B_McFee. When you're done, check out this lying coworker who got caught in a lie that they couldn't live down.

 

'Penelope hasn’t answered my calls': Daughter refuses to speak to mother after theater faux pas spoils the show

This mom is taking family participation a bit too far. This woman wrote to r/AmItheA**hole to share her story and ask for people's opinions, but she's definitely not going to like the answers she's receiving in the comments. 

As the OP, u/Thick-Studio-4277, shared in her post, her daughter Penelope is 12 years old, and she has a spring show that she was performing in. The OP didn't really take this show seriously, which is a big mistake on her part! Preteens take things like that very seriously. After all, lots of students spend hours rehearsing and stay after school for daily rehearsal sessions for months in the lead-up to the event. 

This parent decided to attend her daughter's show with a newborn in tow. Why did she thought this was a good idea? She tried to justify the decision, but it might take some time for Penelope to forgive her. 

Next, this woman has an update on the situation with the boss who tried to steal her first-class flight from her. 

‘My boss said I over tipped servers, so I tripled the cost of my work trips’: Employee costs company thousands of dollars after boss's reprisal over corporate tipping policy

Traveling to customer sites to analyze defective products means traversing under a corporate travel policy. In this case, OP was given a certain allowance according to his company's corporate travel policy, which he followed vigorously. OP actually skimped out on expenses as much as possible to make sure he wasn't costing the company too much money, so he didn't even max out his allowance. That is until his boss called him into his office for a proper scolding after he had allegedly 'overtipped' servers when eating at a restaurant. The amount in question was $20, including the meal itself. OP remembered the meal quite well, as OP had been super 

OP was already having a pretty tough time at his job, and this was the last straw. The servers had been genuinely helpful on one of the worst days of his working life, and they deserved the big tip they had gotten. So OP hatched a plan, deciding to maliciously comply with the corporate travel policy, down to every last cent. What ensued was a series of expenses the company hadn't foreseen, as OP tripled the amount he spent on said trips.

Scroll down to read what happened next. For more stories like this, here is a Karen who flew off the handle when she found out her name was mentioned in passing in a local newspaper.

'[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.