Not sure what kind of lesson was learned here today, but something went down…
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Husband Roasted By Internet For Expecting His Wife to Clean Their House Alone So That He Can Bring Friends Over Unannounced
This husband insisted that his wife keep their house clean at all times so that he could drop in unannounced with friends and coworkers without feeling embarrassed, a position that has painted him as a villain in the internet's eyes.
This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by the husband, u/Throwawaynes767 who used a throwaway account to shield their identity. The thread was posted with the title "AITA for telling my wife that it was embarrassing that the house was a mess when I had guests over?"
Commenters were outraged at the poster's actions and let him have it in their responses.
"YTA," replied SpookyArmadillo. "You basically sprung this upon her, didn't check to see if she happened to see the one (1) text where you just casually decided to spontaneously bring home people that day, and showed literally zero care that she wasn't feeling well. SAHM stands for stay-at-home mom, not stay-at-home maid. Her priority is the children. Not to be on call to make the house look unrealistically tidy in an hour's time."
Funniest Work Memes for All the Nine to Five Warriors Out There Getting Punched in the Face by the New Inflation Rate
We all put up with a lot of special BS during our nine to fives, but recently things have definitely reached a new level of absurdity since the inflation rate has decided to jump to a whopping 9.1, yet our salaries have not fully gotten the memo. Does this make the office place a little tenser? Definitely. But what can we do? Ask our employers for raises? Us and every other employee in America, but we would love to hear if anyone's raise actually matches that 9.1 rises. That would definitely be inspiring.
Until then, at least we can laugh at how ridiculous the economy looks today, and try to make fun predictions about when it is all going to return to normal. It needs to return to normal eventually right? Let's just put those kinds of thoughts aside for now and try to thoroughly enjoy these work memes that we found this week.
Bride Refuses to Pay Harpist Because of Her Dress Color
This wedding harpist was going to be playing at a wedding for a family that she had known for a long time. Leading up to the wedding she was sure to get her dress color approved so that there would be no misunderstanding on the day of the wedding. Inexplicably, the bride ended up wearing the same color of dress, even though the family had said nothing to the harpist. The family used this as an excuse to not pay the harpist for her services.
The thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by the harpist who is wondering if she was wrong for wearing a dress the same color as the bride.
Commenters reassured the harpist that she had done nothing wrong and had even gone above and beyond any expectation. They felt that the bridal party just wanted to find a reason to not pay her.
"Girl no, they just wanted to stiff you." said Creepy_Meringue3014 "You did everything you were supposed to. In future, invoice clients and keep electronic records in case things escalate in ways you cannot mitigate via fatherly intervention. Nta."
For more crazy brides check out this bride who lost it when someone brought their 19-year-old son to a "child-free" wedding.
Insane Company Policy Revokes Tips and Reduces Wages of Outgoing Employees
Photos of an alleged resignation policy went viral on Reddit after they were posted to a popular subreddit. The resignation policy claims that the company will withhold all tips and reduce the wages of all outgoing employees.
The thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by an ex-employee's perplexed boyfriend. He posted the thread with the title "My girlfriend's last job has an interesting response to quitting."
These kinds of manipulative policies are often implemented by bad employers in order to gaslight uninformed workers into thinking that the employer has the power to do such a thing. In reality, any policy that isn't legal isn't going to hold any water when push comes to shove.
Commenters were shocked by the policy and questioned its legality.
"My gut says at least one of those is illegal in the US." commented geekymutt.
Another commenter, Ok-Gear-5593, advised that the workers take action. "Send it to your state wage and labor department. The company may be too small for them to care about or rules to apply though."
Technically Accurate Moments That Are Definitely Sort Of Right
Sure, we could do things correctly all the time, but where's the drama in that? We're busy people, and doing things in a way that is only technically right is a far superior option when it comes to looking clever and making people upset. Doing something incorrectly or being wrong is obviously shameful, but being technically right or technically accurate is all about making the right call with style.
In this collection of beautiful technically accurate moments from Reddit, we have a mother who told an adopted child they were an easy physical birth for her, a doctor whose diagnosis didn't quite hit the patient right, someone who might need to re-learn how astrology works, and someone who reached out to a news station telling them they have a scoop. Just not the right kind of scoop.
That's the beauty of technically accurate moments that aren't incorrect. They take lunch to the next level. Carry on!
Monday, July 18, 2022
Good Guy Employer Gives Unexpected Raises to Match Salaries of New Hires, Internet Applauds
This story has been trending online in various forums and social platforms. It has been shared as screenshots of a feel-good story where an unknown user shares their tale of the time they were offered a raise by a benevolent employer to match their salary to new hires.
This particular thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/woja111. This popular sub often deals with employment issues, workplace stories, and the social issues surrounding the current employment market and climate.
The topic was posted with the title "Wage matching should be the norm." It contains screenshots of a viral LinkedIn post that had 132k reactions and 1585 comments when it was screen-shotted. We can probably count, on one hand, the social content we have shared that originated from LinkedIn's platform, but there are always surprises on the internet.
Workers have been applauding this employer's actions and reaffirming the thread's titular statement that this "should be the norm." Commenters have shared their own stories, celebrating employers who have done the same thing and blasting employers who have managed to achieve the exact opposite.
Scroll on for the screenshots and reactions below.
"Disney Adult" Bride Kicks Her Friend Out of Wedding Party Because She Can't Afford a Trip to Disneyland
This bride removed her friend from her bridal party and even blocked her number after the two had a falling out over the friend's inability to pay for a trip to Disneyland. Now the bride is wondering if she was out of line.
The thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by the bride, Redditor u/thatswhathappenedyou. She is wondering if she was in the wrong for kicking her friend out of her bridal party.
The majority of commenters felt that the poster was in the wrong for their expectations and ensuing actions that led to the fallout.
"YTA For thinking your friends should pay to go on a trip to Disneyland because you're getting married," replied penguin_squeak.
AidCookKnow offered an alternative take "NTA - I feel like all the Y T A people are glossing over the fact that the friend wasn't REQUIRED to go to Disney. OP told her it was fine if she didn't go. I feel like both parties overreacted though, once it became a problem."
Keep scrolling to see the thread and responses below.
Karen Assumes Random Guy is the Restaurant's Manager, Gets Served
This college student found himself in a Karen's crosshairs when she mistook him for the restaurant's manager. When she insisted, he decided to play her game and have a little fun with it.
The story was posted to Reddit's r/idontworkherelady subreddit by u/Raptor-2020. This subreddit is a have for stories where innocent bystanders and other customers have been mistaken by someone who assumes that they are an employee. This often paves the way for some great stories about Karens and Kevins and gives people in the service industry a great source of entertainment.
Comments were mixed on this story with multiple people calling out the story for its contrived plot points. We found one especially harsh comment that was posted within an hour of the story going live.
"I stopped reading after the setup and skipped to the end." replied AcEcolton32. "'Feel free to use this on YouTube.' Nice try with trying out your writing chops but they're shit. If you wanted to write a good fake idwhl story that's actually believable, don't make it read like a book, like you know every single detail of what happened with no doubt at all. Making yourself look like an amazing badass intellectual, pinning this fantasy version of yourself against some vile redneck family. And in the end of course you used your superior intellect and wit to, and I quote, "defeat" a Karen. It was all so generic and cringe inducing to read. I just imagine your classic obese reddit neck beard getting out of breath as he types this, jerking himself off to the idea that they're some kind of hero in this fiction they've created.
Looks like you even bought some upvotes and comments for this trash-ass post. Hope this all turns out to be a huge waste of time and money for you, because it certainly wasted my time."
Keep scrolling to see this long read and decide for yourself what you think.
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Woman Gets Laid off and Looks Happier Than Ever, Revisits Video of Her Crying Over Work and Laughs at Herself
"I realized pretty quickly that maybe [getting laid off] was the best thing to ever happen to me."
20+ Hilarious Signs That Tickled Our Funniest Bones
Signs are an important part of our societal structure. They provide incredibly important direction to passersby, whether or not the information provider is actually present. In a way, they're incredibly similar to an NPC in a video game whose sole purpose is to provide you with one line of dialogue that may or may not help you on your quest. Sometimes their instruction could point you to a cave filled with treasure, or provide you a clue as to where you should go next on your quest, but sometimes they are entirely useless and just there because a developer was bored one day. These signs are in the same category as that third group of NPCs. They may not be providing any important direction or saving you from any dangers but they're still their doing their duty and providing a little entertainment.
Scroll on to peruse this latest collection of funny signs and if you like these, there's a whole lot more to be browsed.
Arrogant Douchenozzle Uncle Gets Served By The Waiter He Was Rude to
This uncle displayed utter arrogance and complete disregard for others with how he treated the waitstaff at this French restaurant. The waitstaff would soon get their revenge when the arrogant douchenozzle demanded their "finest" brandy. He dismissed all attempts to change his mind, so the waiter maliciously complied.
This brilliant revenge story was posted to Reddit's r/ProRevenge subreddit by Redditor u/BloodMeridianUK, who shared their story with the popular sub.
Commenters thoroughly enjoyed the story, although some expressed the story was perhaps a better fit for the r/maliciouscompliance subreddit, where these stories are usually posted. r/ProRevenge is generally reserved for more brutal and thorough acts of revenge.
"I bet the mark up on a glass was even more," replied njb1989. "I hope he didn't even enjoy the brandy. For his birthday, buy him the cheapest bottle of brandy you can find and 3 glasses."
"He's dead now as is his wife, and they're not terribly missed." replied the original poster. "You're probably right about the mark-up. I had some of the Brandy, and not that I know much about Brandy, but my feeling is that people who drink 25k/bottle spirits do so mainly because they enjoy spending 25k/bottle, because it didn't taste much different from the 25/bottle stuff I've had at Christmas."
Saturday, July 16, 2022
36 People Who Need To Learn How To Secure Their Load
If you wanted to feel smart today, look no further than people who could have put in the smallest amount of effort to not endanger innocent bystanders, and didn't. It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that just throwing a heavy thing onto the roof of your car and hoping for the best as you barrel down the freeway is something that should be looked down on. I swear to god if I get killed by a couch because some dumbass thought it would be a Chad move just to "hold onto it and it'll be fine" my soul will crawl up from hell, through their toilet, up their ass and burst out of their chest like Alien.
This is like drunk driving except at least people who choose to drink and drive have the miniscule benefit of having had their judgement impaired. These dipshits got up, drank a cup of coffee and said "today I choose to be an unsafe dick." So anyway, feel good that you're not this stupid.
18 People Share The Exact Moment That Made Them Decide to Nope Out Of A Relationship
They say "don't waste time dating your ex." And it can be hard to leave, even if they suck. But sometimes you have an epiphany with someone that makes you go "oh man, there's definitely no coming back from this." It could be something as simple as a moment of hypocrisy or catching them in a lie. But sometime it's along the lines of "he sold my dad's urn to support his Magic: The Gathering addiction" and moments like those make it pretty easy to shove off.
Sometimes people show you exactly who they are, and it's up to you to realize that no amount of apologizing or feigned ignorance on their part is going to stop you from seeing them through regular-colored glasses. People are totally capable of change. But someone who makes you drop them off at their secret boyfriend's house probably isn't going to. Who cares if there's more fish in the sea. Being in a bad relationship is worse than being single.
Here are some unfortunate souls who explained why they stayed with their cheating partner.
Bad Neighbors Insist That They Have the Right to Use Family's Parking Spaces
What is it with neighbors and parking drama?
These neighbors insisted that they had the right to park and let others park in this family's spaces, even after being told otherwise. This led to a disagreement between the two parties and necessitated the family having to get their landlord involved. As commenters have pointed out, there's no winning in this situation because, no matter the result, you still have to live next to them.
The thread was posted to the r/entitledb*tch subreddit by Redditor u/JerbekaDlante who shared their story to vent their frustration with the situation and put their neighbors on blast.
Commenters voiced their displeasure at these neighbors' actions.
"I swear, It's absolutely impossible for some people to take no for an answer," responded GodAtWar46. "Your neighbors were definitely a bunch of spoiled brats as children, And as it turns out, as adults too."
"I'm petty and if I was in this situation I would park sideways and make sure I was in all three spaces every time I come home." offered Jayelynn25.
Friday, July 15, 2022
Insane Manager Tells Mother She Can't Miss Work to Stay With Her Dying Child, Gets Fired
This viral Facebook post was shared originally by a mother who was distressed over her manager's response to her notification that she would be missing work due to a tragic family emergency. The mother's child was in the hospital and on life support but the manager wasn't having any of it. The manager referred to it as more "drama" and told the mother that she was quitting her job if she didn't come in.
Screenshots of the viral Facebook post were posted to the r/antiwork subreddit, where they were trending yesterday as one of the hottest posts on the popular subreddit. This is just one of many posts on the quickly growing sub that feature horrible bosses.
Commenters found sources that say the manager was fired shortly after this first went viral.
"'Dawn', the manager, has been fired." replied z_buzz in the top comment.
"This is worth knowing," commented Serraph105, who shared the following statement from the allegedly involved company below.
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We'd like to follow up on the issue brought to our attention recently regarding how an employee time off request was handled by one of our managers. We investigated and have found that the situation was handled improperly and without the compassion that we value as a company. For that, we are very sorry.
As a result of this finding, we took quick action and that manager is no longer employed by ---------. We have also reaffirmed to our employee that she will be able to take all the time off that she needs during this difficult period. We'd like to thank the public for their concern."
Scroll on to see the screenshots and reactions from the r/antiwork thread below.
Man Reenacts the Awkward Behavior of That One Remote Coworker Who Visits the Office Once in a Blue Moon
Oh wow, you're taller than I thought
Idiot "Disabled Spot Parker" Gets Vehicle Obliterated By Fire Truck
This idiot, who insisted on parking in a disabled parking space, got their just desserts when a fire truck needed to access the building. In a carefully orchestrated act of revenge, the paramedic informed the fire crew that their patient's injuries were life-threatening and this gave the fire crew the go-ahead to play some parked car bowling with their truck.
The story was shared to Reddit's r/ProRevenge subreddit by u/Tubist61, who reflected on their days as a paramedic. They posted the story with the title "Dealing with en entitled neighbour."
Commenters voiced their appreciation for the story in the comments.
"There is nothing better than seeing a fire engine push cars around like nothing," said SomethingEnglish in the top comment.
"Seeing the look on the car owner's face when they are presented with the bill for the damage their cars caused the fire engines is a nice bonus, though." replied Wells1632.
Entitled Pregnant Princess Poaches Pricey Pastries, Boyfriend Breaks Up With Her, Kicks Her Out
This pastry chef's entitled pregnant girlfriend is carrying his child and her rampage through his shop with her friends has left him out thousands of dollars of product.
This thread was posted to Reddit's r/TIFU subreddit by Redditor u/098765439, who shared their story with the title "TIFU by leaving a massive order alone with my now ex and her 14 friends." You can already see right away where this is going and, in a post where you can feel their seething rage in every word, they dug into the thick of things.
It all started when his now-ex discovered that she was pregnant. She began planning parties with her friends in her boyfriend's home, which he also uses to produce pastries to cater for weddings. He estimates these parties have grown to include anywhere from 15-20 people.
"So recently I got 2 massive orders for pastries for 2 weddings and a few other parties, I had spent 1 week working with my team on the orders as it was 75-100 per item." writes u/098765439. "Well, we finished yesterday and I and the team decided to go to the movies and just relax... big mistake. Apparently, my now ex had a party planned... without asking me... in the home, I pay for."
Commenters were outraged at the pregnant ex's behavior and at those who were telling the poster that they were in the wrong for kicking his now-ex out of his home.
"If someone calls you a dick over this tell them to go suck one," commented Lifting_Pinguin. "You are in the right. Screwing you out of 1000$ is bad enough but screwing with your job at the same time is just turd topping on the turd sandwich."
Scroll on for screenshots of the thread and key reactions below.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Brother Informs Brother's Girlfriend That He is Married to Their Mother, Results in Their Breakup
This brother issued a warning to his brother's girlfriend to let her know what she was getting herself into. He laid out, in a brutally honest way, that his brother was essentially married to their mother. This led to the couple breaking up and the brother blaming his brother.
This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A-Hole) subreddit by the brother, u/AITApreciousmom, who is wondering if he was in the wrong for the comments he made to his brother's girlfriend.
Readers seemed to think that he wasn't in the wrong for causing an abrupt end to his brother's relationship as the benefits of the service he had rendered to the girlfriend had resulted in net benefit.
"NTA you didn't ruin his life, you stopped his girlfriend from ruining her own by making her see the facts." said Redditor u/wilhana in the highest upvoted comment.
Scroll on to see screenshots of the post and reactions below.
Teacher Takes Down Terrible Principal After They Try to Get Teacher Wrongly Fired
A new and naive teacher started a job at an elementary school and missed all of the red flags that quickly started appearing. They found themselves in the crosshairs of the principal of the school and an attempt to get the teacher fired would soon lead to all out warfare.
This thread was posted to Reddit's r/prorevenge subreddit by a since-deleted user. It was posted to the popular sub with the title "My principal tried to get me fired so I got her fired from the district." and earned 14.8k upvotes at the time of its posting.
Commenters questioned the authenticity of the story in the comments, which may have been what led the user to delete their account.
"Yeah IDK it sounded believable till the end," said memeoi. "Then the comic book stuff happened which sounds like a movie."
"I thought the onstage presentation, with the principal going onstage and getting a shoe flung at her was a bit much." replied mermaidpaint.
Despite this questioning of the authenticity, readers still very much enjoyed the story and the thread quickly became one of the most upvoted of the month it was posted.
Rich Entitled Jerks Receive Parking Justice at the Hands of "Jalopy Vigilante"
These rich-entitled jerks received jalopy justice from an unknown vigilante for their continued poor behavior when it came to parking their expensive cars.
Anyone who has attended a university knows how it goes; Amidst all the students who are amassing colossal debt and eating ramen to survive, there are always the rich kids who are blasting around in their souped-up rides, causing mayhem.
Unsurprisingly, these entitled jerks often have no idea how to park their expensive vehicles.
This story was shared to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by u/night-otter who claims to have borne witness to this incident of revenge as it occurred that fateful night.
My headcanon is that they know exactly who did this vigilante justice but will take that secret with them to their grave.
Commenters expressed their enjoyment of the story and shared stories of their own.
"The driver of the junker is the kind of person who still gives me hope in the world," said FuzzAldrin36.
"This is a thing of beauty. Karma at its finest," replied VenCed.
See screenshots and reactions below.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Company Reveals Straight to the Point Questions Gen Z Applicants Ask During Interviews That Millenials Are Too Afraid to Ask
The internet can't tell whose side she's on
IT Manager Explains to Clueless Directors Why Abolishing WFH is Causing Staff to Leave
This IT manager laid it out straight to the directors of their company when they called an emergency meeting to discuss why so many staff were leaving. The company was down 45% of its workforce since announcing the end of WFH (Work From Home.)
This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, a sub that handles all kinds of work-related social issues. Contributors often submit threads, such as this one, to spark debate around hot workplace and employment issues.
Commenters weighed in, sharing their thoughts and experiences on the issue.
"It's the extra time that they get that's the big raise." said lloopy. "If you work an 8-hour day and you have a 2-hour commute and you sleep for 8 hours and eat for 2 hours, that leaves 4 hours of "leisure time" for you to do with as you wish. If you take away the 2-hour commute, then you now have 6 hours to do with as you wish. That's a 50% raise in free time. And that is absolutely massive."
Keep scrolling to see screenshots of the thread and reactions below. After you're done check out this story about an IT manager charging a massive party to the company when their team was forced to work on the 4th of July.
Woman Goes Viral for Sharing the Dramatic Saga She Endured While Living with a Toxic Karen Roommate from HeII
Imagine being 21, freshly moved to the big apple, and you end up living with a 56-year-old Karen roommate…
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