'They still scheduled me for that week': New employee mentions bereavement leave in interview employer schedules them anyways

Negotiating leave during the interview process can be tricky. Do you mention it to ensure you can take that vacation you already planned? Or do you not mention it, helping your chances of getting the job but drastically increasing chances that you won't be taking that vacation? If you choose to bring your leave requirements to the table of negotiation, the hiring manager then has the option of saying yes or no, or passing over you completely for the crime of having a personal life—it's all within their hands to decide which. So to have the hiring manager agree to the leave and then turn around and ignore it anyways is especially frustrating and damning as it has violated the foundations of the budding relationship. This employee shared their experience of having their new work disregard the leave they had discussed in their interview, hiring them first and letting them work for a few months before refusing to let them take the leave when the time for their leave came. They were surprised to find themselves on the schedule for that week and approached their boss regarding the mixup. Their boss gave them the classic response, "You're already on the schedule," before refusing to discuss it further. Members of this popular online workplace community shared their thoughts and advice with the original poster, telling the original poster what they thought they should do. Read on for the account of events that was originally shared with the r/jobs subreddit community. Next, see this employer who denied a worker a raise before then paying their replacement 40% more after they quit.

My boss promoted the wrong person after I quit; the company tanked: Boss tanks company after replacing employee who quits with new hire

When one door closes, another opens, or so they say. In this case, the door that opened led to utter and complete chaos in the work environment of OP, who quit his job after finding a greener pasture. OP was working at a large electronics retail store for many years and eventually found himself working in a warehouse position. After quitting, he was given the job of training the employee who would take his stead. So he put in a lot of hours training this new employee. For some reason, his boss decided to promote someone else instead… All the hours OP had put in now amounted to nothing. In addition, the job that OP was leaving was very difficult, and required a lot of skill and practice, with firsthand knowledge. The person that his boss hired had none of that, and it was too late, as OP was halfway out the door. To say that the company suffered as a result of this poor decision would be an understatement. Scroll down to read what happened next. For more, here is an employee who refused to train a new hire because he had technically already left the company… that didn't stop his boss from demanding that he stay in order just to 'train him'.

'You fired me cause you didn't like me': Overworked employee asks to be paid as much as coworkers gets fired rejects boss's request for sit down

Almost nothing good can come from a post-termination meeting. If you have been fired for unjust reasons, and if you are confident that your former employers are well aware that this was unjust, there is absolutely no need to give them the benefit of the doubt and the time of day. They simply do not deserve any grace from you at that point. Who will that serve? Certainly not you.   In this instance, we have an employee who learned about the other salaries of similarly ranked coworkers at the company because they were asked to handle payroll that day. It wasn't because they were snooping around; it was because they were completing an additional request from their boss that day. After advocating for a slight raise as a result of this discovery, the employee was fired not long afterward. Coincidence? I think not.    The worst part of the story is that the Redditor was completely gaslit after trying to discuss burnout with their supervisor. When their boss asked for the two of them to sit down for a conversation after their termination, the employee stood their ground and refused to give their boss that satisfaction.    Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. When you're finished, take a look at this post about a boss who used to brag about having never taken a sick day… until he finally did. 

'They thought I was useless [but] within a week they were frantically trying to get me to help them': Overworked employee quits his job after being disregarded for months; company scrambles then retaliates with a baseless lawsuit

Unrequited love is the second-most devastating feeling in human existence. The absolute worst feeling in a person's life is unrequited hard work. Diligent employees with a strong work ethic often get the short end of the stick in their workplace, with countless late nights and at-home data analysis going unnoticed. In this case, OP had picked up the slack in his job, working extra hours and assuming tasks that would help fatten his bosses wallets, but that grind ultimately took a toll on his wellbeing.  After months of his hard work being overlooked, OP decided to start the job hunt, desperate for both a raise and a well-deserved pat-on-the-back. After finding a higher paying job with better company culture, OP gave his boss a one-month notice, giving them ample time to find a replacement and cover the bases of his former position.  When upper management ignored the soon-to-be-vacant position, OP was sidelined for the very last time, watching the company fall apart in his absence. For the full account of this work story that starts with a burnout, leads to a management vacuum, and ends in an audacious law suit attempt. Want more? Check out this story of a librarian who puts a Karen in her place. 

20 Irresponsible Financial Decisions Broke Folks Made

We all know what it's like to want nice things but to not have the means to purchase them responsibly. It could be as big as a certain pop star's highly in-demand concert tickets or as small as ordering from Grubhub. Regardless of the situation, we all know what the mental process is like when you want to buy something you really can't afford. And trust me, if there's one thing I'm qualified to talk about, it's living above my means,   First, you start to sweat in areas you didn't think you could. Your brain goes around in circles as your fingers check your credit card statement, your checking account, and sometimes even your savings account (if you have any, that is). You think about how unfair things are for you and just you. It's a very narcissistic and insular experience that you would never share in public because it definitely makes you look bad. Ultimately, you decide to be responsible and to start a budget plan so that one day you can afford to order in again. That, of course, changes in an hour when you scrap those plans because your fingers had a mind of their own and you did, in fact, purchase those concert tickets and order in takeout. Why budget today when you can budget tomorrow, right?   Keep scrolling below for this list of financially irresponsible decisions people on Reddit made. For more compilations like this, check out these top Karens of the week!

'We won our battle against a busybody Karen': Neighbor conspires to get HOA to enforce new rules Redditor wins out

The only thing worse than a conflict with a Karen or a conflict with an HOA is a conflict with both at once. This thread was posted to Reddit by u/MicroBadger_, a father who had recently lost a battle with his HOA over the placement of new play equipment he and his wife had purchased for their kids. The movement of this equipment required the movement of the play shed to be a bit closer to a certain Karen's home. When Karen heard this news, you can just imagine how she reacted. Luckily, however, the Redditor and his wife only needed four signatures for the HOA to approve the new location of their play shed, which was not a difficult number for them to achieve as their community was large.   On the day of the community meeting, Karen showed up and gave a ridiculously overdramatic speech about how this shed is the worst thing that could ever happen to her and her home. Although HOA didn't fully buy her story, they did help her out a bit so as to give her a little extra satisfaction. While they approved of the new shed location, the HOA required the Redditor and his wife to remove half of the play equipment they had ordered for their children. So the feud only continued for another cycle, ultimately landing in the Redditor's favor upon their appeal.    Keep scrolling below for the full account of what went down. For more, check out another story involving an HOA and a Karen.

'I get injured and [there's] no loyalty': Employee on disability leave gets fired after missing 3 weeks of work; the Internet calls out a broken system of hypocritical bosses

Companies today are always complaining about labor shortages and how the workforce is getting 'too lazy' to go back to work. Au contraire you silly nepo-CEO's, it's not that there aren't any employees willing to work anymore, it's just that they're not willing to go back to work with no benefits, meager salaries, and to work overtime lining the pockets of a hypocritical boss that sends one email a week for a $500k annual salary. In this case, one man really learned the value of his loyalty to a dastardly boss, trading his trust in the company for a pink slip.  After dislocating his shoulder, OP was unable to go to work, so he filed for disability (like every W2 employee is entitled to do) and let his boss know that his doctor recommended 4 weeks of leave to heal the injury. Lo-and-behold, 3 weeks later, the man reached out to his boss to let him know he was ready to get back to work soon, and the boss was kind enough to let him know that there was no need. He had been replaced and they were firing him.  Scroll for the full, potentially illegal, story of how one man got fired for getting injured, proving once again that it's not the employees that are breaking the system, it's the money-grubbing, hypocritical bosses shattering our loyalties. For more insane stories of toxic workplaces, check out this IT specialist who caused a mass resignation at his company after refusing to do the work of 6+ people. 

'I got 104 messages': Guy gets bombarded by Karens after posting a free barbecue on Marketplace one tries to steal it out of his garage

If there's one takeaway from this guy's experience, it's never give something away for free. Sure, you might be doing it out of the kindness of your heart and goodwill for mankind (plus a healthy dose of not being bothered moving it yourself), but all the word "free" does is dredge up the worst sorts of people. If you post something for free on an online marketplace, you're just going to be bombarded with entitled people looking to take advantage of your goodwill. Getting that single item that you've posted won't be enough for them, and it's incredibly likely that you'll be asked to deliver it or even pay them to take it off your hands.  While it's regrettable that these entitled individuals ruin it for the rest of us, it is almost a necessity to safeguard your listing to deter these opportunists. One method is to post the item with a small nominal fee, then when the right appreciative person comes to pick up the item you can refuse to take their money and send them happily on their way, resulting in a wholesome win-win for everyone. It's probably also not a good idea to give random strangers on the internet access to your location until you have properly vetted them… Read on for this Reddit user's nightmare experience of trying to give something away something for free to unappreciative and entitled people.  Next, see this entitled dude who took over a woman's armrest before becoming the armrest himself.

'Were being taken advantage of': Boss refuses to pay employee for requested vacation days but closes restaurant for his own vacation

The hypocritical relationship that bad bosses tend to have with PTO is increasingly infuriating. If your boss is entitled to take their paid vacation time whenever they want, employees should be entitled to that same freedom. There will always be loopholes and exceptions to this based on the line of work, but generally speaking, those exceptions must be expressly written and made clear in one's contract before an employee signs on to a job. Otherwise, it's just plain old shady.   This Redditor has unfortunately experienced that level of shadiness firsthand at the local restaurant where they work. Essentially, their boss has implemented a practice in the last couple of years where he will close the restaurant entirely for the vacation week of his choice and give all his employees their mandated PTO during that week. Now, he does not run this week by his employees in advance. There's no poll or discussion among everyone about what will be the most convenient. There's just the boss's decision, which of course,  prioritizes his best interests above everyone else's. The Redditor expressly asked their boss if their PTO could be applied to a different vacation week, but he kept dancing around the issue. Eventually, he just refused to do it. That kind of avoidant behavior is further proof that this dude is not just a selfish guy; he's just a straight-up awful employer.   Keep scrolling below for the original post and for the best reactions in the comments section. When you're finished, check out this post about an employee who was shamed for leaving early. 

'She was trying to steal': Scammy Karen tries to use a fake '99% off' coupon to swindle the cashier gets pinched by the cops instead

It seems like we're always getting email promos for 10% off or 20% discounts to our favorite retail stores. Very rarely, you see a 40-50% sale and only when a store is going out of business do you catch anything higher than 75% off. That's why when one cashier spotted a Karen waltzing into their store with a 99% off coupon, they smelled something fishy.  OP was the manager of a retail store that sold cell phones. While training the new-hire, a Karen wandered into the store with a fistful of coupons and a vendetta against the new girl. After demanding the store take her coupons, OP was drawn to the noisy scene because the cashier was weeping at her post, traumatized by the berating attack of the coupon woman. Fortunately for the cashier, OP could sense a scam a mile away and shut down the woman's requests, suggesting that a coupon scam from the week prior could have been her doing as well. OP made eyes at the policeman at the door and instant karma was served. Scroll for the full story on how this Karen got what she deserved after making a newly hired cashier girl cry at the register for refusing fake coupons. For more stories of Karens in the wild, check out this employee that got sweet revenge after being yelled at by a patron. 

'[I told] my boss I won't be staying overtime... [Not even] 5 minutes': Employee lets boss have it after he gets reprimanded for not staying past work hours for unpaid overtime

Is it really that difficult of a concept to grasp that you should pay your employees for their work? The whole "get this bread" mentality that has you working over time for no extra pay is completely whack and millennials and Gen Z are starting to shine light on that. However, there are still employers out there telling you to "show initiative" by staying late and giving up more hours of your life for free. How do these types of employers not see how soul sucking and entitled that is? A guy who is new to the office workplace recently was brought face-to-face with this disrespect of work/life balance issue. He posted on Reddit that he has been working at this office for 9 months now. He had two evaluations and took all the constructive criticism to heart because he was still learning the ropes. However, now, at his third evaluation, he got a comment that didn't sit right with him. You see, he lives far from the city his office is in, so every morning he commutes with a few other friends who also work in the city at that same time and leave at the same time. If he didn't carpool, he would have to take the train and that is an extra hour and a half wait. However, he is act the mercy of that carpool, so cannot stay later at work, or else he would miss his ride and have to wait an extra hour and a half to go home. His boss, however, seemed that this "attitude" would not get him anywhere in his career and reprimanded him for not wanting to stay at work longer for no extra pay.  Well, the employee let him have it and the discussion seemed to end on a "agree to disagree" mentality. What would you do? Read the entire reddit thread and comments about the situation below!  

'My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege': Jealous employee gets into tense argument with intern after discovering office secret

There's definitely a right and wrong way when it comes to handling these kinds of office revelations. This employee definitely did not handle this well. First of all, she clearly has a difficult relationship with her own self-esteem and her own sense of workplace dynamics given her reactions and her use of the term "pretty privilege." Whatever that backstory may be… it certainly played a role in informing how she responded to the news that her intern and her boss were romantically entangled.   Our next big question is what held her back from informing HR and choosing not to involve herself further. Was it a desire to stir the pot herself? Was it fear of retaliation from the higher-ups at the law firm? Or was it some genuine belief that she was acting mature about the whole thing? Any answer to those questions signals a profound lack of self-awareness, which was already very much evident in her Reddit post alone. Furthermore, the fear of retaliation says everything I need to know about this toxic workplace environment and the backward office dynamics that exist within it. This, of course, is not the fault of the Redditor, but she is at fault for shaming her intern. On top of that, she wasn't just against the concept of an office affair. In fact, her wording reveals an insecurity that she herself isn't pretty enough to have one of her own. This shows that she's coming from more of a jealous place than one of genuine concern.    Keep scrolling below to read the full story and the wide range of feedback from folks in the comments section. When you're done, feel free to take a look at this story about an employee who revealed their low salary online and got reprimanded for it.

'Faces dropped... She starts back pedaling': Teachers hold student back from graduation student complies by leaving school early

There are a surprising amount of people who fail gym class. I know what you're thinking — how can someone possibly fail gym class? I completely understand how. If you don't want to get sweaty and smell gross all day long, you can't run, and therefore, you might fail. It's a sacrifice many are willing to make, to the fury of our gym teachers.  It's just not possible to run several miles and not get sweaty, and I recall classmates of mine who did run their laps. They were basically sweaty all day, and all so that they could pass gym class just like the rest of us lazy people who didn't run. My secret was just lying to my gym teacher ("This is my fourth lap, I'm serious!"). I never ever ran if I could help it. Instead, I was lazy as possible during first period gym class, and after school I'd drive to an actual gym with my friends. We thought we were too cool for gym class, but at least we passed the pass/fail grading system.  This person wasn't so lucky, as they shared to r/MaliciousCompliance. The OP writes that they despised gym, and would walk the track with their classmates to avoid doing more vigorous sports activities. Their gym teachers really hated that, and took it upon themselves to punish the OP.  Scroll down to check out the entire story below. Then, this dad-to-be just majorly offended his wife with a less-than-thoughtful gift. 

'I was fed up': Gaggle of Karens harangue sandwich shop workers; jaded employee buys their meal for themselves and literally eats their lunch

The most insulting thing you can do to another kid in grade school is eat their lunch. You reach over, belligerently grab their sandwich, and take a bite right in front of them just to prove that you have power over them– Countries have gone to war over less. In this case, one sandwich shop employee did the unthinkable and took the ultimate sandwich-revenge when a group of Karens pushed him over the edge.  It was just a normal day at the shop when a group of angry older women strolled in to cause a stink. With four extremely specific sandwich orders and constant nagging to the assembly line crew, the women began to harangue and harass the workers for 'doing it wrong' and 'not making their food fast enough'. That's when OP, the most jaded worker in the shop that day, found that the only way to get revenge for their disgusting behavior was to insult them beyond recovery by eating their dang lunch. Scroll for the entire story of how one employee got four fresh sandwiches, a police inquisition, and sweet, sweet revenge on some Karens.  For more workplace insanity, check out this tale of a worker who got fired for injuring his shoulder and taking disability leave.

'I'm too good at my job to move upward': Worker passed up for promotion and told that they're too good at their role to be promoted

It's important to be good at your job as this helps you to establish and maintain good standing with your employer as well as key clients and ensures that you develop a good long-standing relationship within your industry. 

15 YeeHawest Memes for the Funniest Pardners This Side of the Wild Wild Web

Well, yeet-haw and meowdy to y'all! We've got some rootin' tooin' memes for ya, pardner. If you like hunting, cows, beers, and country music than dogone we know you're gonna like these memes. This ain't our first rodeo, we come out to the wild wild web to wrangle up the yeehawest memes for y'all every single week. Why? Cause we like it. It ain't much, but it's honest work. We're looking to make the folk who have been wearing cowboy boots since they were little laugh. We're trying to get some good ole fashion LOLs from your favorite gal in a cowboy hat. You know how to lasso, then lasso these memes into your life for a good breathy barrel of laughs. Heck, you like fishing with the boys and riding your truck through the mud? Then you're gonna love these memes! If these memes ain't country, then we don't know what is. 

'I proceed to lay my arm perfectly on top of his': Dude takes over woman's entire armrest becomes the armrest

It is often said that you become that which you desire most—at least, I think so… I may be making this one up as, if it were true, I'd have turned into a chicken nugget by now. Regardless of whether this is actually an expression, this guy manifested it into existence when he felt entitled to take over the entire armrest between himself and a stranger while attending a theater performance.  Normally this is a bad move. Sure, you might think that the space is there, so someone should use it—and why not you? But what you're missing here is the fact that the no man's land that is the armrest between two strangers should be regarded as a demilitarized zone between hostile countries in that no one should inhabit that space, and the space should never be entered except with explicit permission from the other party.  After being initially taken aback, his neighbor came up with a solution that would bring the situation back under control.  Keep reading for this genius act of petty revenge, as shared with the popular Reddit sub of the same name. Next, see this client who refused to pay a photographer for their work, leading the client to be (predictably) sued.

Top Face Palm Moments This Week (July 7 2023)

Every so often, you come across something on the Internet that reminds you how shockingly wild humans can be. Sure, there's the occasional wholesome picture or comforting story that restores your faith in humanity. But then the exact opposite situation can occur as well. We're talking about moments that remind you how unfair the world can be, how silly people can be, or just how ridiculous life is.    These top moments were compiled from Reddit's r/facepalm subreddit, a home for material that can ignite the kind of jaw-dropping, head-scratching, and head-in-hands reactions that we all had upon seeing these. Some of these screenshots include text exchanges revealing someone's ridiculously poor subtraction skills, a teacher's egregious mistake when correcting a student's quiz, a cheating boyfriend's massive oversight, and a tourist's life-altering fail when traveling abroad in Rome. If these don't elicit a "facepalm"-like reaction, I don't know what will.   Keep scrolling below for this collection of fails. When you're finished, check out these top dating app fails of the week as well as this compilation of the top Karens of the week!

'I sent all these voicemails and screenshots to my module organizer': Group project leader refuses to give all members equal credit for coding project

Group projects only work if everyone involved has to be accountable for their portion of the work. But as you'd know if you've ever had to do a group project, that's not usually how it goes down.  Professors seem to love group projects — maybe it's less work for them to grade if they make all the students work together. Some teachers will claim that working in collaboration with your fellow students can make you a better leader or communicator. College isn't like the real world, though. If you have a person in your group who isn't pulling their weight, a lot of professors don't care at all. As long as you turn in a project, they don't mind how it gets done.  At least in the workplace, you usually have some way to report a coworker who isn't doing their job properly. In a group project in college, someone can easily do five minutes of work and still get an A on the project, so long as someone else did five days worth of work.  This person, u/notABadGuy3, actually did that. They worked their tail off on this project, noting that alongside going to school 20 hours per week, they put in 200 hours of work on the project! This student is clearly an A++ overachiever type, and they were distressed to learn that the others in their group wanted undue credit for the project.  Check out the way they maliciously complied with this project in the story below. Then, this manager is caught between his boss and the outspoken employee who keeps saying outrageous things to the big boss. 

'I would just act stupid': Diabolical fast food employee gets back at sneaky Karen customers commenters then solve mystery of broken ice cream machines

We all know that the fast food industry is dirty in more ways than one. An obvious and well-known downfall to fast food is working for them.They are notorious for paying minimum wage and many even have their own lobbyist fighting to lower the minimum wage. It's disgusting. So most people know that working in fast food is painful to the soul. You are not only not making enough money to get by, but you are also constantly berated by Karen customers.  One fast food employee found a way to entertain themselves while working in fast food that simultaneously took a little satisfying petty revenge on those Karen customers. Basically, their soda machine did not dispense water and everyone knows that you can ask for a cup to get water for free and then usually sneak some free soda instead. But not at this location, if you asked for water, they would have to go out of their way to go fill up a cup in the back for you. This person had to deal with customers coming in, not buying anything and only asking for a cup of water. She would then see them dump the water and try to get free soda. But little did they know that this employee had a way of turning off the machine from her end. So when they would go up to it, ~click~ the machine all of a sudden didn't work anymore. She wouldn't have cared that they were stealing soda if they weren't total jerks to her. They would stomp over and freak out at her and she would just act like she didn't know why the machine wasn't working…  The best part about this post is not the satisfying petty revenge, but the mystery being solved In the comment section. Some people might already know that the ice cream machine that is always broken at fast food restaurants is a monopoly and has very decisive reasons why it breaks. But now we have actual employees and past employees of fast food restaurants getting down to the nitty gritty on exactly why they are always broken. See for yourself below. 

'She doesn't seem to care about speaking her mind': Outspoken employee blasts big boss manager tells her to 'rethink her future with the company'

This boss manages a team of people who recently got a new hire — and he thinks she isn't fitting into the company culture.  We roast a lot of bosses on this site, but we don't always get the story from their point of view. Managing people is a role that some people shine at, becoming the boss that everyone loves and feels they can talk to openly. But on the other hand, people management is not for everyone, a lesson that the commenters on this post strongly suggested the OP should learn.  U/tway12412421 wrote the r/AmItheA**hole, asking if he was wrong to give his employee an ultimatum for working at the company. As he explains it, his new hire has a habit of talking rudely to the director of the company, aka the OP's boss. This seems to be super embarrassing to the OP for some reason — it's like he thinks that everything she does is rude. At best, it seems like this woman is not a good fit for the (toxic) company culture. At worst, she is being rude, but that should be her problem to deal with. Instead, the OP is taking her snarky words to heart and getting upset over it.  His ultimatum to her is a true step too far… you can read the entire saga for yourself below, as well as the commenters who gave him some pointed advice. After that, this employee was told to "actually read the policy," so they sat down, read the fine print, and managed to make their company regret it. 

The Best Dating App Fails of the Week (July 6 2023)

The intricate workings of dating app algorithms are beyond us, at this point. It seems as though fate has conspired against us in this realm of digital romance. Tinder stands as both a glorious boon and a dreadful curse upon our species. On the one hand, it liberates us from the need to initiate face to face encounters with potential love interests. On the other hand, alas, it retrains us from indulging in the cherished art of approaching others in the real world. Whether one seeks a casual arrangement or a profound connection, the quest has become simultaneously easier and more arduous. With each swipe, we are enticed by the promise of finding what we are looking for, yet reality fails to live up to these lofty expectations we have set for ourselves. Suppose, by some stroke of fortune, one gets a match, initiates a conversation, and arranges a meeting. More often than not, one is left to suffer the ignominy of being ghosted, stood up, or subjected to the presence of an individual with a peculiar proclivity for madness. Occasionally, there may be a shining moment of success, a serendipitous discovery amidst the tumultuous sea of potential partners. Such instances are as rare as finding a nugget of gold in a vast expanse of barren earth. So, to feel less alone, we find ourselves scrolling through dreadful dating app fails, which are pretty hilarious. For more, here is a resident who got back at his neighbor who consistently dented his car every time they parked in the spot next to it.

'[I] covered my father's whole house in ants': Guy's plan to get back at Dad for being too controlling backfires attracting colonies of ants

Sometimes, revenge plans can have unexpected consequences that make the whole story significantly more entertaining. We know that in a perfect world, our plotting and scheming will go according to plan. But as we know all too well on this site, this is by no means a perfect world. Plans can backfire, and in this case, they backfired gloriously.    This dude shared his story via this thread on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit. He prefaced his tale of vengeance with some background about his recent job, which requires him to travel the world and thankfully paid enough for him to finally move out from under his controlling, overprotective father's nose. The only caveat to this job is that while the position is totally legal, the Redditor cannot reveal the name of his company to anyone, especially nosy family members like his Dad.    After repeatedly trying to explain his situation to his father to no avail, his Dad decided to snoop around and essentially stalk his son's every move. This meant that even though the Redditor finally moved into his own place, it still felt like his father was breathing down his neck. On top of that, his father still believed that what his son was doing for a living must have been shady. So, the son decided to play a little trick on him by planting packets of sugar all over his father's house, hoping to freak out his Dad when he discovered them. However, that isn't exactly what went down. That's because a giant colony of ants came across the packets of sugar first and the Redditor's Dad had to get an exterminator involved. Oh well! That's what you get for snooping, I guess.   Keep scrolling below for the full story. When you're finished, check out these top choosing beggars of the week!

Top Karens of the Week (July 7 2023)

It's summer and Karens are in heat! We know that things can get a little heated for any regular human over the summer. Tensions can rise as high as the temperature, and people can get a little bit testy. Now, if that's the case for regular humans, imagine what happens to the entitled Karens of the world during these months. It's probably not too dissimilar from what you're imagining right now. Essentially, they "hulk out" but to the tenth power.    These top Karens of the week were compiled from Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit, and we've got a wide variety of material for you here. The first Karen made some big assumptions about the Redditor at a campsite. Let's just say that we feel for her husband. Next, we have an epic multi-part saga involving a Karen roommate and her inability to pay the rent on time. This one goes to some pretty extreme places, with the Redditor eventually having to call the police because of Karen's unhinged behavior. For this one, we also included some wild text messages from roomie Karen so you can really get a sense of what she's like. Then, we've got a nosy Karen who involved a manager because of a bag of cherries. Finally, we're leaving you with a tale of a Karen at a photo lab who accused the employees of taking her son when in reality, he was just playing a prank on her.   Keep scrolling below for the full stories. When you're done, check out these top choosing beggars of the week!  

'[Quitting] started a cascade of resignations': IT guy quits after boss expects him to handle an absurd workload watching the company implode as management tries to pull the same tricks on the rest of the employees

Just because someone knows how to reset the router, doesn't meant they're an IT specialist. For some reason, C-level bosses and upper management (the kind of bimbos who are incapable of any sort of 'tech' tinkering) seem to think that every person born after 1990 can handle the specialized career of an experienced tech person, even when it's not in their job description. It's for the good of the company, every employee needs to step up rather than watch their boss hire a professional. In this case, OP was the one IT specialist at his company and was strapped doing the work of an entire department all by his lonesome. After being denied a budget to hire more experienced professionals to manage their enormous workload, OP decided to pack his bags and move on to a more appreciative, more qualified business. As OP walked out the door, the boss thought he could unload all of the IT responsibilities on the rest of the team and found that the work of an experienced professional was essential to the functioning of the company.  Scroll for the full details including a mass resignation and employee exodus, following the belligerently understaffed and misunderstood dealings of a real IT department (and the useless boss that watched it all burn). For more quitter victories, check out this story of an overworked employee that narrowly escaped a resignation lawsuit, but got to watch his company scramble to cover his vacancy. 

'[I] pretend I'm a wrestler walking into Wrestlemania': Top 30 Surprising Secret Confessions of the Week (July 6 2023)

You will never believe the situations these people got themselves into.  Sometimes in life, you end up in situations you could never explain your way out of. If you tried to, you know everyone around you would act like you were crazy. Usually, we'll just keep these incidents to ourselves. But many people also choose to share their more memorable secret moments with @fesshole, a popular Twitter account based in the UK.  These confessions often make me glad I don't have kids. For example, one parent admitted to stealing all the chocolate from their kids' advent calendars, then blaming it on the dog, ripped up box and all. That's a lot of effort to put in just to gain a few pieces of chocolate.  Some of the confessions aren't just funny, but sometimes end up being heartbreaking. One person admitted to finding an old flame had put her house up on Airbnb. This person booked a few days at the place just to reminisce about the past. "Makes me happy and sad," the person wrote, noting that they'd both moved on. With the popularity of Airbnb, I'm sure this dude isn't the only one who's booked a place just to have access to some nostalgic memories.  Check out these 30 confessions below. Next up, these people couldn't resist having a little fun with statues, and they've got the hilarious photos to prove it. 

A Sprinkling of Random Memes For Easy Entertainment

Damn, y'all. The birds are chirping! The sun is shining! Somehow, in the distance, we can hear a whisper of hope: A whisper of happiness to come. While Spring might have started springing, there's just one problem: It's still Monday, we're still stuck inside, and boy, do we hate our jobs. These metaphorical shackles do their best to keep us cooped up on beautiful days, destroy our morale, and, of course, make us cranky AF. But we gotta pay the bills, so we're clocked in and coffee'd up.  To provide you (and ourselves) with a little respite from the responsibilities that plague us, we've put together another Grade A selection of random, relatable, and sometimes rebellious memes. They're all over the map, which means there's definitely something here for everyone, or at least anyone who is trying to waste some time on or off the clock. You're welcome. 

17 Relationship Memes for Couples Whose Love Language Is Showering Each Other in Attention (July 1 2023)

We are pro showering your loved one in attention 24-7. That means all day every day. Every. Single. Day. Not one hour should go by without you letting bae know that they are on your mind. Why would you want them to experience even a single hour without them being reminded how much you care about them? Does that seem excessive? Maybe to some. But if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Seriously. Having a partner who is needy for attention is their delicate and very serious love language, and if you can't speak their love language, then that's a doomed relationship. We're not saying you can't learn the language, it's easy to learn how to speak to someone whose love language is attention. For one, you can start by shooting them one of the memes below every now and then to let them know you're thinking about them. "Oh, you don't think I miss you while I'm at work? Here's a meme saying I do." Ahhhh, isn't love grand?

'I gave a customer a severe allergic reaction': Top Tales From Your Server (July 1 2023)

Anyone who doesn't have mad respect for servers probably couldn't last two minutes during a brunch shift. Just imagine the most stuck-up entitled Karen you've ever met and see how she reacts when she gets a taste of her own medicine from a demanding customer. In fact, I'm of the opinion that this should be the real punishment (or Karen jail, if you will) for entitled customers all over the world. If this brand new collection of stories from Reddit's r/TalesFromYourServer subreddit serves as any indication, there are plenty of worthy candidates for this kind of role reversal experiment.    Among the stories included below, we've got the tale of a gluten allergy and a big mixup, the tale of a family bickering over who's going to pick up the check, the tale of a Karen who kept making the kitchen remake her pancakes, the tale of a couple who expected their meal to be prepared in five minutes, and the tale of a horrid manager who kept letting customers waltz in after closing hours. It sounds like one nightmare after another, and trust me, it reads that way too.    I strongly believe that if entitled customers knew there could be consequences for their words and actions, perhaps everyone would have a better time with their restaurant experiences, especially the servers. Keep scrolling below for these top tales from your server this week. When you're finished, take a look at these top roommate problems of the week for more amusing drama!

31 Regal Ragdoll Cats Who Belong to Feline Royalty

Ragdolls are a stunning breed of cats, no doubt about it. Their dramatic blue gaze, charming temperament, and fluffy coat give them a royal, regal look. Aside from their gorgeous physical appearance, Ragdolls possess a gentle and affectionate nature that sets them apart from their other feline friends. It's no wonder they are often referred to as 'floppy cats', due to their hilarious tendency to go limp when held, making them the purrfect cuddle buddies. They are also highly sociable, getting along with other pets purrfectly. Suffice to say they make great additions to multi-pet households. Now, we've all had a pretty long week and are in dire need of some extra serotonin… so what better way to soothe that need than with a cute collection of purrfeclty adorable Ragdoll cats? Scroll down for a look at these sweethearts. For more, here are some feisty Bengal cats who belong in the Wild West. Subscribe to the ICanHasNewsletter for a daily dose of cat purrfection!