Top 28 Dating App Flops of the Week (July 13, 2023)

Modern dating is rapidly becoming more and more overwhelming, and it seems like the 'single' rate is higher than ever. Is it any wonder, though? Getting ghosted is the norm, even though it's probably one of the most dehumanizing things someone can do. You'd think that the person who is doing the ghosting would do so after one or two dates, but no… you can be dating someone for a good couple of weeks/months, and still get ghosted. It makes you feel like… what's the point? These sentiments are echoed by singles all over.

Dating app conversations are awkward, and assuming you get a date, there is a good chance you'll meet someone who doesn't look at all like their profile pictures. Why bother uploading pictures of yourself from ten years ago? You realize the person is gonna find out you gained 40 kilos when they meet you, right? Not that there is anything wrong with being a little bit bigger, but people do have preferences, and you might as well be honest and save yourselves both the time.

These frustrations are shared by fellow Redditors; we've gathered the top dating app flops of the week for you to read below. For more hilariously awkward screenshots, click here.

30+ Technically Correct Memes of Hilarious Utter Nonsense

There's a certain joy in something completely non-serious. With all that's happening constantly in our lives and in the world at large, everything often feels as if it is so dreadfully serious—there's no escaping the weight of how immensely serious everything is. But, in a certain way, it becomes about perspective and the things that we choose to focus our minds on. Shifting our thoughts towards a lighter place can often lighten the load weighing us down and bring us relief that we thought to be impossible. Something as simple as doing something we enjoy, sipping a steaming cup of coffee, sharing laughter with a friend, a moment and a shared smile with a  complete stranger over some witnessed random absurdity; these things serve to us as a distraction from those darker places. 

This might all seem deeply profound as an introduction to a collection of borrowed memes—and it most definitely is—but the uncontrollable guffaw that these memes brought out of me as I was making this list sparked a moment of reflection.

Keep scrolling to peruse this collection of memes. When you're done here, 

'GM [threw] his keys in the deep fryer': 10+ work stories where coworkers completely lost it

The only thing more entertaining than watching someone quit is watching them quit in glorious fashion. Not that we intend to make light of someone completely losing it on the job, but in the midst of our mundane work days where the average excitement only comes from leaving the office slightly earlier than usual, those kinds of outbursts are welcomed with open arms. 

 

As someone who is generally non-confrontational with most in-person encounters, I have to marvel at the audacity of some of these coworkers, even when they are completely out of line. They tend to be entirely confident when they snap in a public workplace. I simply could never, even if I were justified in my behavior (and in most of these stories, the coworkers were not justified). In fact, if they weren't quitting while having these outbursts, they were all likely fired pretty much immediately afterward. Thankfully, because we compiled these stories from r/AskReddit, we have the satisfaction of hearing all the drama without having it affect our lives in any way whatsoever. Let's be honest with ourselves: that's the best kind of drama, isn't it?

 

Keep scrolling below for these coworker outbursts. When you're finished, take a look at these food deliveries gone wrong.

 

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'Congratalations on your weeding': 25+ Freshly baked cake mistakes

We get distracted by the outside, but it's what's on the inside that counts. That's especially true with cakes, which can look stunning on the outside (thanks to fondant or other technically-edible decorations) but taste bland and dry on the inside. In my book, no matter how unfortunate the cake turns out, if it tastes good, it's still a win. 

Everyone has had a few baking mishaps. There was that time when we were all stuck indoors for a while back in 2020, and a lot of us got into baking bread. I kept making loaves that were so flat they were useless. Instead of fluffy, warm loaves, I created floppy, smushed-looking loaves that were only a few inches tall and six inches wide, making them pretty useless for a sandwich. No matter how well you follow a recipe, some foods just don't feel like baking properly. If your oven is too hot that day or you wrongly measure your flour, that baked good might just decide to droop into an inedible dough. With cake decorating, it takes practice…and also, please don't frost hot cakes, everyone. They have to cool first, even though icing the cake is the most fun part. 

Next up, these bosses make their workplace a lot like "The Office" with their constant goofy shenanigans. 

'Not for less than $45/hour': Irreplaceable employee gets fired after falling sick; two years later, the company begs him to return; he refuses unless he gets a 40% raise

'Know your worth' is a phrase we usually hear when we're down in the dumps on a break up, but some of the unlucky few get this 3-word pep talk from strangers online when they get fired from a dead-end job. In this case, a loyal employee and construction manager for a large company, got fired after he got extremely ill. Because he had to call out sick for 2 months, the higher ups decided he was no longer 'employee' material and phoned in their pink slip. 

Outraged and disappointed, the family flopped for a few months before he was able to bounce back, but OP's wife kept her ear to the streets, listening for news from his old company, curious to see who they would get to replace her irreplaceable husband. She always saw job listings, but never saw them fulfilled. Sure enough, almost two years later, OP received a call from the company basically begging him to come back to his old post because they couldn't find anyone who would accept his $17/hour rate.

Keep scrolling for the full story on how one man got wrongfully terminated, but came back years later, hyped up from the Internet encouragement, demanding a 40% raise and a bit of respect. For more stories about minimum wage workers getting the raise they deserve, check out this story of a man who cheated the system to get his dream job.

'I have another job during the weekends': Boss changes employees schedule with two days notice, forcing them to choose between this or abandoning their second job

If you're working a full-time job that doesn't pay you enough to make ends meet, why on earth are you working that job? Better yet, how are they justifying paying you less than the basic living wage? Then when you eventually have to go and take up a second job to make up for the shortfall, how dare they go and make an issue about it, harping on about "loyalty" as if you owe them an ounce of it.

This was the matter at hand when a user on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit community shared a highly personal account of their experience within their workplace. In their post, they illustrated the many challenges and obstacles they faced from their boss when their boss suddenly decided to change their schedule at the last minute, forcing them to choose between their two jobs. Their account sparked discussion in the comments, which provided insights into the broader issues and trends impacting workers today. The post was widely shared and generated debate among members of the community.

Read on for their account, which was originally shared on Reddit. Next, see this manufacturer that had to close an entire division after their only competent worker quit when they tried to make them come back early from sick leave.

25 Relatable Work Memes for Weary Workers Who Would Quit Tomorrow If They Had No More Bills to Pay

Whoever came up with the 40 hour work week should be dragged into the town square and bludgeoned by vegetables by the angry townsfolk. We simply can't take it anymore! As functioning members of feudal society, it's tough not to get completely burnt out on spending 70% of your life working, recovering from a long day, or thinking about your job. Frankly, most weary workers have a foot halfway out the door and would be thrilled to quiet quit in lieu of another day of suffering. Alas, all we have are our meager paychecks to warm the wood-burning stove and fill our bellies, so as long as the bills keep coming in the mail, we'll keep setting at 7AM alarm to get up in time for our 9-5 grind. 

So for those of you who spend 30 minutes every morning on the company toilet, scrolling memes to get some (paid) alone time to yourself, here's a relatable collection of work memes that won't cost you a dime.

'We weren't even talking loud': Passenger confronts loud-talking Karen on a flight, becomes target of her wrath

It has been said that "Hell is other people"—take a trip to any public place where your own enjoyment hinges on a stranger's ability to follow simple social etiquette, and you'll confirm this to be true… Go to the movies, and there will be someone talking through the entire thing, interjecting their own totally unnecessary commentary; sit in traffic and watch people drive up a side lane to cut the queue; go to a comedy show, and listen to drunken audience members shout and heckle from the back of the auditorium—spoiling the show for the rest of us. For some reason, we as a collective people are just completely unable to have nice things due to the entitled behavior of the few.

Another example is people who refuse to follow in-flight etiquette with other passengers sprawling their limbs into other's space, resting their feet on the seat in front, or, as in this instance, loudly talking through the entire flight, loud enough that someone multiple rows away can hear through earplugs. 

What do we do in these situations? Do we stay quiet and silently suffer the audacity of these people?..  That's what most of us would do—polite to a fault. But there are those among us who choose to take the situation head-on and confront the behavior. Worth noting that if you decide to go the latter route here, there is a chance that you may end up being the entitled jerk if you lash out and make a stand while not fully understanding the situation. After all—we're all the heroes of our own stories, and any entitled person making an audacious demand is likely relatively certain that they're on the right side of things.

This guy shared his frustration dealing with a Karen passenger loudly having a conversation with her companion for the entire duration of their flight. After attempting to drown out the droning conversation with earplugs, he finally turned around and asked if they could keep it down. The pair immediately launched into accusations, playing the victim and saying that the guy was the one who was being rude. 

The guy then took to this popular internet community to see whether or not he was in the wrong for the chain of events. 

Read on to see his account of events and their responses below. Next, see this passenger who was made to apologize to a Karen passenger who was playing music out of the speaker of her phone during a flight.

'The CEO was immediately fuming': COO shows up to work in a prom dress after CEO mocks her fashion choices

Petty doesn't even begin to describe this CEO. She seems like the kind of boss who sucks the air out of a room when she walks in; everyone walks on eggshells around her, and she refuses to give credit where it's due. That kind of boss is hard to work for — even if you're also in the c-suite. 

Some bosses really dislike giving any kind of positive feedback or encouragement. Instead, they can only point out the negative. In the story that u/aikdxz shared to r/MaliciousCompliance, they write that this "insane CEO" of a health nonprofit was a gossip who was constantly wielding her power over employees. The OP shared the call that started this three-part malicious compliance saga. It all started on a group call, where the CEO thought it was appropriate to go on a tirade about the way the COO, Louise, decided to dress for work. Instead of letting the boss's harsh words get to her, Louise thought of a clever and hilarious outfit to wear the next day.

Maybe some higher-ups think they will only be respected if they're feared, but in reality, that's almost never the case. Instead, it just results in employees who aren't loyal, and who can't wait to find a job they like more. 

Up next, check out another workplace malicious compliance story. 

'[They] gave him a gift card for 30+ years of loyalty': Fast food employee celebrates retirement; gets 'rewarded' by corporate with a pathetic gift card

Back in the day, when mythical pensions existed and companies took care of their employees, workers would typically stay at their job and work for their company for decades, oftentimes riding out their first entry-level position all the way to retirement. Nowadays, celebrating a 2 year anniversary with a company is a huge accomplishment and most employees just don't have the same kind of loyalty anymore. In this case, however, one part-time employee for a fast food restaurant had just celebrated over 30 years with the same company before deciding to retire, becoming one of the few diligently faithful workers left on this Earth. However, his devotion was rewarded with insult.

OP is the longtime neighbor and good friend of this hardworking employee and recently went to his retirement party to celebrate this accomplishment. Knowing that his neighbor rarely missed a shift and had loyally served his company for decades, he asked a relative if the company had done anything special to congratulate and thank the retiree, but he was shocked when he heard their reply.

Scroll for the full story on how OP was baffled at the pathetic 'gift' that the corporation bestowed on their loyal subject and the Internet backlash that ensued when he shared this unfair reality online. For more tales about employees that are under-appreciated and underpaid, check out this article about a man who was fired for catching a cold then begged to return to his post after two years of the company being unable to fill his position. 

‘My coworker already sees me as his girlfriend’: Woman deals with a colleague who’s moving too fast

Getting into a relationship requires a two-person conversation. If one person is already assuming the two of you are together before you've even had a say in the matter, the relationship simply isn't legit. One woman took to Reddit to explain her situation with a coworker who's already starting to act like they're a couple – even though they've never had a conversation to define their relationship. Although she admits that she's attracted to him, she's been told by other coworkers that she's too good-looking for him! 

After only knowing her for a couple of weeks, he started divulging tons of personal details about his life to her. He also started posting negative subtweets about her for the world to see. In the tweets, he referred to her supposed disloyalty. One of his tweets even said, "Playing with people's feelings is bad." Now, she's wondering what will happen if she chooses to pursue a relationship with this guy. Redditors have a lot to say about the whole mess. 

'They had to close the part [of the company] I was working in': Worker quits when boss tries to coerce them into coming back early from sick leave

Getting injured at work—while terribly unfortunate—is basically a "Get Out of Jail Free" card, which ensures your workplace isn't going to cross you or try any funny business any time soon… or at least it should be. Any employer in their right mind knows that if an employee gets injured in the workplace, they should stay well clear and follow the advice of medical professionals and let the L&I claim play out. Even after the employee returns, they know they'll likely be safe from anything action that could be taken as retaliation. Doing otherwise opens the employer up to a hefty lawsuit they would do better to avoid. 

For this reason, it's rare for any decent employer to demand an injured employee return to work—though not unheard of.

This worker shared their unfortunate story of being injured in the workplace, explaining the circumstances that led to the incident and telling how events played out afterward. Essentially the work group was not able to function properly in the worker's absence owing to the incompetence of their remaining coworkers on their under-resourced team. Rather than addressing the other obvious issues contributing to the situation, the boss decided to, instead, demand the worker's early return implying their constructive dismissal should they choose not. The employee, instead, made the decision to quit on the spot, forcing the company to cease manufacturing the part they were responsible for after they were unable to replace them.

Read on for the worker's account of events below. Next, see this worker who considered ghosting their employer after the employer "temporarily" related their job—with it seemingly becoming permanent. 

'We just wanted them to honor the contract': Couple moving for work discover they won't be fully repaid, HR director steps in to enforce policy

This company seemed generous at first, but then they refused to pay for their employee's moving costs. That came as quite the surprise to u/nascentia and their wife. The OP's wife believed the company she worked at was going to pay for her to move, and in the contract, it seemed pretty inclusive. The company assured her they'd pay for all the closing costs and fees for both their old place and their new one, since they were moving to a new city. So imagine the OP's surprise when the company decided not to pay that after all. 

The OP shared the entire story to the r/MaliciousCompliance community, who loved this workplace tale. The couple ended up having to work with an HR person to get their reimbursement. It's certainly a bad look for the company to promise to cover a broad array of moving costs — of which I'm sure there were so many, as moving isn't cheap — and then to turn around and try to get out of paying it. That's a waving red flag, and to treat your brand new employee that way isn't exactly inviting them into the role. In the comments, the OP also answered questions about what all went down.

Scroll down to read the entire story, as well as comments cheering the couple on. After that, check out these people who shared the funniest, most bizarre encounters they've had with workplace clients. 

'She was livid': Wedding planner tells sister her marriage won't last, quits, sister loses venue

It turns out this bridezilla couldn't handle the truth. Look, while we admit that there were likely other ways the wedding planner/sister of the bride could have handled this situation, we can also agree that this bridezilla very much did this to herself. There should be a rule that if someone pushes and pushes and pushes for you to be as honest with them as possible, then they should be able to handle the truth. What you tell them shouldn't be held against you if the straight truth was what they wanted.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/planstowed, a wedding planner who normally refuses to work with friends and family but who was pressured into helping her sister out. Because of her job, the Redditor developed a strange gift: she was able to predict how long her clients would last in their respective marriages with a strangely strong accuracy rate. So what happened when the bride insisted that her sister give her an estimate? The planner at first did what any reasonable person would do and said "forever." 

 

But the sister wasn't convinced. She kept on pushing until the planner blurted out the truth: a year and a half. That's when the sister lost it and the Redditor pulled out of the wedding. The only problem is that meant the bride lost the venue too, as the planner and the venue were a packaged deal. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out these bad breakup stories.

'She served a kid buttermilk instead of regular milk': 25+ Rookie restaurant staffers who made embarrassing mistakes on the job

When you're new in a job, you absolutely have to learn some things the hard way — how else will you learn? 

Fresh employees are always making lots of mistakes. They're new, they're learning, and sometimes that makes you, the seasoned employee, giggle a bit. Sometimes they don't understand rules about when to cut corners or stick to the books. Other times, they're not sure when to get a manager involved or when to handle customers on their own. At least as a longer-term employee, you've already made those mistakes, and now it's your turn to help someone else grow in their role. 

One person admitted to being confused by that thing customers do when you've already rung up their order and opened the cash register — then suddenly they want to confuse you by saying, "I don't need change, here's a five." I've felt my ears burning because I, too, struggle with this type of math. For some reason, customers love to do this, and I've messed it up so many times. I've ended up giving them too much money or shorting them and having them get mad at me… After a while, I just started ignoring them, and gave them their change anyway. 

Check out the answers to this question from u/RootlesssCosmo, who asked, "What's the funniest rookie mistake you made or know of?" Tons of commenters answered honestly with their most naive goof-ups. 

Up next, these people shared their own workplace experiences about their "worst/funniest/strangest client stories."

'I'm feeling guilty': Minimum wage worker goes from making $13/hr to $32/hr, using dishonesty to climb the ladder and support his newborn baby

Getting a good job is nearly impossible these days. One man learned that in today's America, you gotta be a little ruthless, a little dastardly, and extremely cunning in order to get everything you want out of a job. In this case, OP was a minimum wage worker who was living with his parents who hacked the system with a little white lie, scoring the job of his dreams and securing a better future for his baby. Nowadays, a minimum wage job doesn't afford you much of a life, especially when you're a millennial poth3ad with a newborn baby on the way. 

OP was forced to make a tough choice. Should he continue on in his $13/hour job, crashing on his parents couch? Or should he fudge his own numbers a little bit to boost his corporate stocks? In the most quintessentially American way, OP chose the latter and decided to chase after that check, no matter what it cost his ethics. 

Cheating on a test couldn't be as bad as sleeping on a couch… right?

Scroll for the full story on how one man got his payday and climbed the corporate ladder using dishonest tactics and a little cunning to carve out his seat at the top. For more tales of minimum wage workers working overtime, check out this tale of a worker who took on a second job to make ends meet then got told off by their boss for being less available. 

'Boss changed my off days': Employee forced to leave second job after toxic manager changed their schedule with no notice

Managers do not have your best interests at heart. Even if it's the kindest manager in the whole workplace, it's important to always be careful about who you trust. In this case, we have a manager who was well aware that their employee could not work on Saturdays and Sundays because of their second job. Rather than respect those rules that were clearly laid out for them months ago, the manager decided not to honor those days and shift the schedule with only two days' notice.    The employee shared their side of the story via this Reddit thread, and it is probably unsurprising to learn that this phenomenon occurs regularly for the folks of Reddit. When you sign on to work anywhere and make it crystal clear from the get-go that you cannot work certain days, that schedule must be honored. It is the least your manager can do in exchange for your commitment to show up to your scheduled hours on time. If that schedule is not honored or changed at the last minute with no care or respect for your time, you should not be obligated to honor those changes. Furthermore, if an employee doesn't make enough that they need to take on a second source of income on their off days, the proper solution for the manager would be to pay them more in exchange for this schedule change. However, we know that outcome is simply too good to be true.   Keep scrolling for the full account and for the best reactions. For more, check out this post about an overworked employee who asked for fair compensation.

'AITA for choosing our family dog over a friend hard on his luck?': Choosing beggar friend asks for a place to stay demands family get rid of their dog first

Beggars shouldn't be choosers—and when you find yourself down on your luck or in a desperate situation, you probably shouldn't be making demands about how those who are willing to offer you support provide that support. There is nothing in this world more wholesome than receiving support from friends, family–even complete strangers—in a desperate time of need. A selfless act of support, willingly given, says more than words ever could and is often essential for making sure that you come out the other side still fighting. This being said, while providing some guidance to those helping so that they can best help you can be beneficial for all parties, the party receiving the help should be gracious and make sure they're not taking advantage of the situation or being overly demanding. Take this choosing beggar, for example; after asking to come and stay with his friend and his friend's family while going through a divorce from his wife, he then turned around and demanded that the family get rid of their dog since he was allergic.  If you're shocked by this request, you're in good company. The friend apologized and responded that they would not be able to accommodate this request, which drove the choosing beggar to badmouth the friend behind their back to the rest of their friend group. The friend shared their story with Reddit's popular r/AmItheA**hole community, wondering if they were in the wrong for refusing to oblige the demand so that their friend could stay.  Readers overwhelmingly sided with the friend in the comments, declaring that the choosing beggar was a complete a-hole for making the demand in the first place and then again for his behavior afterward... Makes you wonder why his wife is divorcing him. Read on for the friend's account of events and a selection of the responses below. Next, see this couple who ditched out on a double date after their friends showed up late.

'Its not me its you': 20 regrettable things people said during breakups

In fairness, there's certainly no easy way to break up with someone. You can try to be as prepared and as measured as possible, but in the end, it always goes down differently than expected because at the end of the day, relationships are a two-way street. Your experience of how something is or isn't working will inevitably clash with the other person's perspective. So when you're finally readying yourself for that unfortunate conversation, it's unavoidable that someone will say something surprising, unexpected, and potentially hurtful… even if everyone has the best of intentions. And let's be honest: people rarely have the best of intentions.   According to this thread, which was posted to the r/AskReddit subreddit, people have said some wildly regrettable things when breaking up with their partners. Some of these comments were Freudian slips, while others were impulsive and passionate outbursts. Some of these stories are experiences that people can laugh about now that some time has passed, while others still haunt the people of Reddit to this day.    Keep scrolling below for this selection of regrettable breakup lines and be sure not to repeat the mistakes of these folks. For more lists, check out these top Face Palm moments of the week!

'They literally said "The stars weren't aligned" for that date': 20 Clients who had workers laughing behind their backs

One person asked workers to spill their "worst/funniest/strangest client story," and so many people had great anecdotes to share.  If you can't do a job yourself, you hire someone to do it for you. Maybe you're opening a new business and you're searching for a graphic designer to make you a nice logo, or your company wants to send out a newsletter, but doesn't know quite how to perfect it. In that case, it's a great option to hire a freelancer to help you out. That way you can work with someone one on one, and this person should know exactly how to get you the results you're looking for.  However, as the freelancers/employees below know, not every client relationship is meant to last. Lots of clients have little respect for the work these employees are doing. Sometimes your clients can turn on you if they aren't 100% satisfied with your work, and then they start to say they could actually do this on their own. Oh, really? Then why did you hire someone to design your website in the first place, if you're so great at doing that on your own? At least the people below, who answered u/D*mn8ti0n's prompt to r/AskReddit, have some hilarious stories to tell about the various clients they've had to work with. Some are uninformed, others are technologically challenged, and some just have no idea what they actually want from their projects, leading to lots of eye rolls behind the scenes.  Next up, this person disliked the group project they were put into, so they took some screenshots and recorded some voicemails to prove their point. 

Customers found the letters and walked out before ordering': Employee attempts to tank boss's restaurant hiding letters around entire restaurant explaining why he quit

Working in customer service of any kind can be one of the most challenging things you do in your life. But when your boss is worse than the customers, that's when you know it's time to go. In this case, OP was working as a server at an upscale steak restaurant. The money was good, but the management wasn't. His boss would constantly berate the employees, tell them that they were lucky he even hired them and cheaped out on fixing equipment that posed a safety issue. The only reason OP stayed at the time, was because of the money. But after a particularly frustrating incident, OP realized that they couldn't stay a second longer, at least not in good faith. So, OP quit… but they did it in such a way that would ensure everyone would know just how terrible management was. So OP devised a petty plan for revenge, one that was well deserved. They wrote up a very descriptive letter, explaining why exactly they were quitting, and left it all around the restaurant for customers to find. When OP's boss inevitably found out what was going on, he was absolutely livid. Scroll down to read what happened next. For more, here is an employee who got even with his boss who demanded to know his whereabouts at all times.

'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.