'I’m milking every minute to abide to your rules': Fast-food employee maliciously complies to manager's strict closing-shift rules and gets several extra hours of pay

Sometimes actually following the rules makes you more rebellious. That's right, it's called malicious compliance and it is a tasty form of protest. One person who works in the service industry at a fast-food restaurant played a grade-A malicious compliance tactic that actually had them getting paid more. 

They had gotten in trouble for starting their closing-shift duties early so they could leave earlier. The place closes at 9 and they didn't want to be there until midnight, so they would start a bit earlier, which we get them done closer to around 10 or 11. However, the manager caught wind of this and wrote them up. So they decided to do exactly what the rules told them to do. They didn't help with anybody else's closing duties any more, they only concentrated on their own. And they didn't start their closing duties a second before 9pm. And then once 9pm came around, they would take their time, making sure all of their closing duties were done properly. This had them staying until almost 1am, which means now, the company is paying them for several extra hours. When they were doing the closing-shift duties earlier, they were able to clock-out earlier. But since getting in trouble for that efficiency, they decided to make the company pay. 

Read the entire epic malicious compliance situation below:

'They complained I was arriving late': Guy gets revenge on nosy coworker by stealing their coveted parking spot

Coworkers either become some of your closest friends — or they become the most infuriating plague on your existence you would have never hoped for. They're either some of the most chill and kindest people in the world, or they're nosy, backstabbing, and cruel — there is no in-between. Unfortunately, some workplaces tend to have more of the latter category, and these coworkers make the workplace a toxic apocalypse.

This worker had to endure a nosy coworker who was determined to make worse the fact that their commute was becoming increasingly grating and made a point of broadcasting every time they were a few minutes late to every supervisor they could corner. 

This went on for longer than it should have before the worker decided it was time to exact a little petty revenge on this coworker. They began stealing the nosy coworker's coveted parking spot — ensuring that they were at work on time and that their coworker had to go without. 

Keep reading for this petty act of revenge; for more, check out this coworker who was tricked into thinking they had hit the jackpot and quit. 

'Everyone laughed... he was very angry': Employee maliciously complies with company's 'black footwear' policy by showing up to work in rubber diving flippers

Working for a company with a dress code can be exhausting. When you were hired, you had your own style, but now you have a closet full of cookie-cutter outfits that a blind librarian might wear to a funeral. Lame! Sometimes, if you have a chill manager you can get away with some small customizations to the dress code, but in this case, OP had a micromanager who rudely made the announcement to the whole office that, from that point on, black footwear would be STRICTLY enforced. 

Cue the malicious compliance. OP thought it would be funny to play a small prank on their micromanaging boss, but it quickly backfired into a full-blown rebellion (on accident of course). The day after the announcement was made, he showed up in a pair of black rubber diving slippers, the kind you use for scuba diving, which technically, according to their boss's request, fit the requirement of being a black article of clothing that is worn on the feet. Needless to say the boss was pissed. But this little act of rebellion sparked a hilarious uprising throughout the workplace, inspiring everyone to express their own individuality through their technically-black footwear. 

Scroll to read the full details of this flipper-wearing, workplace legend. For more stories about malicious rebellion, check out this story about a man who put a $31 lien on his HOA president's $20M property because he refused to Venmo him his debts.

'My mom had to literally be the one to fire my sister': Mom gets unemployed daughter work twice, daughter gets herself fired both times

This daughter needs to learn that no job is beneath her. Especially after getting herself fired twice from jobs her mother secured for her. Talk about doing the bare minimum that is required of you to get a job and yet, she still managed to find a way to screw things up.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/EntitledPeople subreddit by u/DaFoxtrot86, who is the other daughter in this family and who clearly is ever so slightly resentful of her sister. Personally, I don't blame her, and of course, I feel particularly bad for the mother at the end of the day. She stuck her neck out for her daughter numerous times, only to have to fire her herself the second time around. Keep scrolling below to hear about the fallout and to read some of the best reactions to the whole debacle. For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee who got fired after discovering some major discrepancies at their company.

'I wasn’t allowed to discipline': 17-year-old allows spoiled niece and nephew to destroy the house after getting reprimanded for putting them in time-out

If you ever babysat as a teen, then you will feel this to your core. People think babysitting is an easy job, that's why teenagers are allowed to do it, right? Wrong. The only teenagers that don't struggle with babysitting are usually the ones who are older siblings and have had to watch over their younger siblings before. But if you as a teen who has zero experience in childcare, then you should be prepared for a lot of bumps on the road. 

For example, this 17-year-old Redditor who took to the subreddit r/AITA for a babysitting gig they recently did for their brother and sister-in-law. This teen had never babysat before, but apparently they were in a pinch and really needed a sitter STAT. So the grandparents, aka the teen's parents said they'd pay, so they took the gig. However, it turns out these kids were spoiled brats and had zero discipline. They were wrecking the house, so he put them in timeout. Apparently the SIL rushed home and instead of reprimanding her children, she yelled at her inexperienced teen babysitter. 

However, turns out nobody wants to watch these kids, because they asked for the teen to babysit again. Since this adolescent has no experience taking care of children and now has no authority to reprimand, they did exactly as they were told. They just watched the kids to make sure they didn't run away or get hurt, but other than that, they let them do whatever they wanted. So the kids (a 3 ½-year-old and a 2-year-old) destroyed the house doing toddler things like coloring on the walls and flushing toys down the toilet. 

The mom was upset, but the teen just did what they were told to do. What did the SIL expect? Do you think this teen was the ahole of the SIL? Read for yourself below! 

'Okay, I quit': Overworked worker denied a raise, immediately quits

Being denied a raise that you've legitimately earned often won't cause you to quit on the spot—but you might wish that you could. Often an organization won't see your contribution from your point of view, you might be coming from the standpoint of your raw productivity, but they're considering the entire weight of the top-heavy organization you've got presiding over you that they think is enabling that productivity to happen (and they have a point.) Plus, they have a standard to set; from their point of view, they just can't go ahead and give in to every demand. If they pay you at (or above) market rate, pretty soon, everyone is going to be asking for it. 

This worker shared their experience on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit. They report that they had been led to believe by their employer that they were going to be eligible for a raise once they finished their degree. During the course of earning their degree, they had repeatedly gone above and beyond, taking on more and more responsibility before formally asking their employer for a raise once they had earned their degree. The employer shockingly told them no, leading them to quit on the spot.

The biggest mistake this organization has made, other than the fact that they haven't given this worker the raise that they probably deserved (regardless of their degree,) is leading them to believe that they were going to receive a raise before throwing it back in their face. Not delivering on that expectation has done insurmountable damage to the relationship.

Read on for their account of events below and the responses from the thread where they shared it. Next, check out this plumber who quit without notice for a massive raise.

15+ Relatable Work From Home Memes for Pajamafied Employees With Who Can't Survive Another Zoom Call

When you're a remote employee, working from home is like having a job where you don't need to sacrifice your unemployed fashion choices. Dressing like a sloth, sleeping until 1 minute before your calls, and eating yogurt directly out of the tub is actually encouraged when you're a work from home warrior. You can maintain this sedentary lifestyle pretty much indefinitely if you have the stomach for lonesome days where the only voices you hear are the voices in your head and the semi-concerned voice of your manager on your weekly check-in call. Just be sure to splash cold water on your face every time you hop on Zoom because your coworkers are going to send the police to your address to do a wellness check if they don't hear from you on Slack in over 36 hours. 

For more relatable work memes, check out this week's batch of bad work experiences for folks with a permanent case of the Mondays.

'I'm not coming in': 20+ Satisfying texts and photos from fed-up employees and their horrible bosses

Having a bad boss is never easy, so gain some vicarious joy from these brave quitters. 

I've never rage-quit a job, although I've been thisclose to doing so. Having a boss you don't get along with makes every day a battle not just to do your work, but to do it while being infuriated by your boss's presence. Having a boss who micromanages is tough, making you feel like you're under a microscope as you do everything from sending emails to working with clients. I'm thrilled for all these fed-up employees who got the opportunity of a lifetime to just say "I'm out!"

After your spirits have been lifted by these brave souls, check out this roommate who was so clueless that he needed special rules just to keep him and his roommates safe. 

'[I] was terminated for the third time': Beloved and overworked employee gets fired for "underperforming," sparks professional dialogue on how to bounce back

When it comes to looking for a job, it is not easy these days. The amount of experience required, combined with education standards, edict, etc. in this economy is outrageous. Back in the day, as long as you were wanting to work, you could usually find a job. Now, even if you want to be a cashier at your local fast food restaurant, you need at least five years experience. So when you find somewhere you enjoy working, you don't want to let it go. However, sometimes that simply is just not your call. 

Sometimes you try your hardest and you still get let go. That is just how the workforce crumbles these days, unfortunately. So what do you do when that happens? You don't want to burn any bridges on your way out, but you also feel snubbed. Well, one millennial recently turned to Reddit to seek advice on just this. "I want to hear how folks bounced back, either in similar roles of if they went in a new direction," they write. "I am curious about ways to build habits that aren't based on the habits and patterns I have used since I was a child as well."

The Reddit poster was recently let go from a non-profit job they were working where they felt very comfortable and were loved by coworkers and clients. The employer still let them go and explained why, which the Redditor understood and accepted. He exited the job gracefully, but is no lost. They don't know what they need to change in order to hold a job for longer. Apparently, this is the third time they have been fired in their professional career and they take that as a sign to focus inward and better themselves. 

Many working people have fled to the comment section to give their advice on how to bounce back from being fired and even personal stories of their own triumphs after being let go. Scroll on and see for your self below. Luckily, he was beloved by his coworker, unlike this colleague who ended up getting pranked into insanity for being a rude and condescending person to work with. 

'I decided to evict them this morning': Mother of three kicks out roommates for throwing a party against her wishes

These roommates may have no home now, but they certainly have plenty of audacity. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/Sudden-Disk284, who had recently gone through an immense tragedy after the loss of her husband. 

 

The fact that these so-called "friends" of hers thought that a party was a good idea after she expressly stated that it wasn't just goes to show how self-serving they really are. It's awful that she felt the need to evict these guys, but they 100% deserved it. This woman already had to make some pretty huge life changes, including getting her license and a new job that would allow her to support her children. Unfortunately, now she has to cut these people out of her life. Certainly not ideal, but clearly, they are not serving her in any way.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full post. For more, check out this post about an employee's PTO request getting denied.

'A literal fistfight almost broke out': Man puts a $31 lien on his HOA president's $20 million dollar mansion as petty revenge, preventing him from selling it until his 'debt' is paid

HOA's are a pain in the rear. The idea of an HOA is great– have a collection of live-in leaders get together once a month to improve the building and the property they live in– but nowadays they rarely operate like that. In fact, HOA's are so useless that they can't even do simple upkeep without first lining their pockets for profit. One man decided to take a stand against a crummy HOA board by taking the most epic petty revenge of all time. 

After months of suffering with the effects of a decaying building, inhabitants that were paying hundreds a month in HOA fees were wondering where their hard earned cash was being put to the test. It certainly wasn't going to fund the broken elevator, broken rooftops, janky AC units, and the empty pool. No no no, that money had other purposes– making the HOA board president even richer. 

So after suing his HOA for not providing some documents to prove what they'd spent the HOA fees on (which is a legal requirement), OP had lost $31 in 'attorney fees' to cover filing to sue the HOA. Welp, the HOA president refused to compensate him for that $31 after they lost in court, so OP took revenge into his own hands. 

Scroll for the full story about how Petty Crocker absolutely decimated his millionaire HOA president with just a few simple forms and wholehearted commitment. For more stories of un-neighborly neighbors, check out this story about how one woman got revenge on her BF's terrible downstairs neighbor with an army of snail mail subscriptions. 

'You can't do that': Customer loses thousands of dollars after filing a chargeback despite being offered full refund for purchase

Customers often play a dangerous game in terms of refunds, and this game can ultimately result in some bitter consequences. In this case, a customer bought a designer item online, and when it arrived she sent a rude message to the seller, OP, demanding a full refund, threatening OP with filing a chargeback. The catch was Karen wanted OP to Venmo her the money, which is a huge, blaring red flag. OP said they would refund the money if the item was returned, per company guidelines. Karen discarded OP's offer and filed a chargeback anyway. Karen also left a scathing review, which OP knew would ham their credibility in sales.

Luckily, OP knew that Karen had just done something very illegal… it's considered fraudulent to file a chargeback when the retailer has offered a full refund. OP appealed the case, won, and was able to keep the money. A few weeks later, the item arrived right back on her doorstep, undamaged. OP was given the opportunity to refund Karen, seeing as the item was intact. But… well, OP decided to enact some petty revenge. Scroll down to read what happened next.

For more, here is a tenant who was denied a refund after paying for a broken boiler part; the tenant got back at the landlord by taking the boiler part with him, rendering the boiler completely useless.

'No hiding coffee in the furniture': Bumbling roommate requires 'unique house rules' due to his silly mistakes

This roommate is one of those people who need to be supervised because they've just never learned basic life skills. You may take for granted that someone taught you how to cook — it seems no one informed this "Kevin" roommate of the dangers that can bring. 

This person shared three hilarious stories of rules they implemented due to Kevin's really specific habits. Roommates like this can be lots of fun to hang out with (it seems that Kevin was a nice guy overall) but they just seem to need extra help with basic activities. No one told Kevin the proper way to clean the floor, making it a major hazard to roommates and any visitors. 

This person, u/ArcadiaRhodes, shared the tale to r/StoriesAboutKevin, a sub all about goofy guys. In the comments, people shared their own funny roommate stories. A few people have had the slippery floor experience themselves, so clearly Kevin isn't alone in finding things out the hard way. 

Next, this couple had to deal with a Karen during their bus trip. 

'He told me I can reapply once I'm more prepared for this job': Dude gets fired less than 2 hours into his first day

As much as we want to side with the employee on this one, you have to be pretty bad at your job to get fired after 2 hours. That's what happened to this now very unemployed dude, who posted this thread on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit and was not exactly met with the kind of response they were clearly hoping to receive.

 

Here's the situation. On this guy's first day at a remote job, he stepped away suddenly during a training session so his Dad could pick up some pork from his fridge (yup, you read that right!), and when he returned, he learned that he had been fired. Sure, this was definitely a bit harsh, but also this guy clearly used horrible judgment. You know you're the problem when people in the comments of the r/antiwork subreddit are telling you that you messed up. Let's at the very least hope that his Dad was able to enjoy that pork. 

 

Keep scrolling below to watch him get eviscerated in the comments. For more, here's a story about a competitive, evil coworker.

'They were all fired': CEO gets $7.5 million bonus one day after laying off 1,200 employees

It has become an unfortunate standard practice for companies to lay off a handful (or two) of employees, show investors a speckless graph, and give themselves bonuses. CEOs, board directors, and management, in general, are becoming greedier as time goes on, and are also becoming less ashamed about it. The polite thing to do would be to hide such avarice, but the fact of the matter is, they just don't care. And how could they? 

They're not even seeing the people they fire face to face; they send someone else to do their dirty work. Instead, they just sit on their high horse at one of their million-dollar beach houses somewhere in Florida. In this case, an employee took to Reddit and shared his fury over the fact the CEO and board director of his company received a $7.5 million bonus one day after laying off 1,200 employees.

Commenters were outraged… scroll down to read the full discussion. For more stories like this, here is an employee who got back at a rude customer when he accidentally bumped into him at his workplace. Turns out they both worked in retail…

'I'll bet they feel pretty deflated': Jealous neighbors puncture hole in dude's new fancy car, he gets petty revenge

Looks like these neighbors got what they deserved! Not only did they constantly try to one-up the Redditor every time he added something new to his house, but they even went so far as to sneak under the gate of his property and puncture one of his tires after he recently purchased an expensive car.

 

Now, we'll let you scroll below to see what he did next, but let's just say it's some pretty intense petty revenge. In the meantime, let's just take a moment to break down how stupid it is to be in competition with your neighbors. I mean, these people even tried to one-up his washer/dryer. Who does that? It all just seems extremely symptomatic of folks with way too much time on their hands. 

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments section. For more stories like this, check out this post about a boss's shady gift to his employee.

'It got obnoxious really fast': 20+ Influencers who wanted professional photographers to work for 'exposure'

Some influencers are under the impression that they have way more 'influence' over their audience than they actually do. Maybe it feels like they have a lot of sway over the opinions of others — after all, some vloggers or lifestyle influencers post stories and photos constantly, and get tons of comments praising them. But commenting on a person's photo is one thing. Buying a product they recommend is a whole other story. Being a small-time influencer just doesn't always have the ROI that businesses are looking for. Until you have millions and millions of followers, stay humble. 

Photography has never been more prevalent, and professional photographers are finding out that their career is being a bit devalued by influencers. Imagine being paid in exposure, in this day and age? Exposure doesn't pay the rent or put food on the table. 

Even funnier are the influencers who want to be paid to do a photo shoot with a photographer. That's a hilarious joke — if you're worth being paid to do a photo shoot, you can afford to pay your photographer. 

Next up, check out these funny pictures with weird perspectives. 

'I made a condescending coworker question her sanity... I regret nothing': Employee has brilliant and hilarious idea to subtly get back at rude coworker

Teamwork makes the dream work, that's why when you have a coworker who is all for one and nothing else, things don't tend to work out. There is nothing worse than having to go to work just to be stuck working with somebody you don't like and is rude to you. What do you do with a rude coworker? If you dish back the same energy, it will just make the workplace even more exhausting to be in. So what? You just ignore it? Reddit would suggest another route. A more satisfying route. 

For instance, this Redditor posted about working at an arts festival back in 2018. The had a coworker who was extremely condescending to everyone else and to make it worse, was lazy. She wouldn't lift a finger all day, and then report back to upper management as if she did all the work. She would even passive aggressively put down her colleagues even though they did all the work and she did nothing. 

So, an opportunity presented itself to the Reddit poster that they just had to take. The rude coworker used to leave her jacket and other belongings behind the merch table with them. So they would just, out of spite, tag their clothing with one of those annoying little plastic things from a tagger-gun. You know, the annoying plastic thing that holds the price tag? Yeah, so they would do that to her stuff. Every single day… Even after she removed it, they would just re-tag it. She didn't do any work, so she didn't even know that there was a price tagging gun in the facility. The Redditor heard her saying she felt like she was losing her mind, so they almost stopped the prank, but then they saw her yelling at an elderly coworker for no good reason, so they just kept doing the handy work that needed to be down aka make this rude rude person feel like they're losing their mind. 

They regret nothing—read the entire story and some responses below! 

'Now I'll miss three [days]': Boss demands sick note for one day off, doctor gives them three more

Sometimes your actions to prevent something can bring it into existence as if you're unknowingly fulfilling a prophecy of your own making. That's what happened to this boss, who attempted to keep their workers from taking sick days by demanding they get a doctor's note only to have the doctor recommend them to take more time off than they would have in the first place.  

This is a common experience we've all probably had ourselves or witnessed at some point in our working life. A lot of organizations and managers tend to have this obsessive idea that any time taken off work is a result of some nefarious plot by workers to screw them over, treating their absence as if a crime is being committed against the business. They'll use any and every tool in their arsenal to ensure workers don't take any time off, often including mandating a doctor's note for any absences. 

Now, anyone who has tried to get a last-minute appointment with their GP knows how unfeasible this is; at many practices, it's now impossible to get in the door to visit your doctor and get a note, especially when it's over something non-threatening. Doctors have joined in deriding the practice, often writing notes for consecutive days off that the worker might not have initially planned on taking.

Read on for this quick account of events that was shared on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit workplace community, sharing their malicious compliance to their boss's request that they get a note from their doctor and sparking discussion in the comments.

Next, check out this boss who demanded workers call out before 6 AM and lived to regret it. 

'Absolute bargain for $49': Call center rep helps woman get revenge on husband who ghosted her

This woman got an amazing opportunity, thanks to a helpful call center rep. That's certainly not a phrase you hear every day.

Having to call any large business means you're going to be put on hold while the folks in a call center handle your issue. It's an odd experience — you get put on hold, sometimes you can't tell if you're talking to a robot or a human, and you often have to listen to the worst music ever made, punctuated by someone telling you how "important your call is to us." Ugh. 

It can't be easy to be a call center rep, either, though, and I have a lot of sympathy for them. They have to talk to people when they're angry about being overcharged about a bill, or are upset about something like a random TV charge. That's why this woman called up the OP in this story, u/boyinblack13x. At least she wasn't an angry customer, but she was having a rough time in life, and the OP had the opportunity to step in and help. It's a wholesome read, and you can check out the whole story below. 

Next, check out another malicious compliance story. 

'LOL, He Blocked Me' : Top Dating App Flops of the Week (May 17, 2023)

Once upon a time, you met people while cruising the grocery store, waiting in line at a delicious coffee shop, through mutual friends, or at the bus stop after you missed your bus. Today, you've got a digital matching platform. State your preferences, including gender, eye color, distance, and age. Ta-da, now the algorithm will show you the opposite. You find yourself swiping relentlessly until boom, you get a match! Oops, wait, it's actually a bot. Or a teenager. Or someone who ends up ghosting you, unmatching, or breaking your heart.

It's rough out here these days, man. Messaging has become an art; one wrong move and you're headed straight off the dating cliff. The FOMO is your modern-day temptress, urging you to swipe a little more, because maybe there is someone 'better', right around the corner. That person you won't have to change, your 'perfect match'. Well, we've got screenshots that show otherwise. Scroll down for the funniest dating app flops of the week.

For more, here you can check out literally, more dating app flops.

'The games WORKED': Kid circumvents school firewall to play flash games by learning to develop websites

The best lessons in life often can't be planned for and sometimes are born from the mistakes of authority figures and the limitations they place on you. These limitations can create situations that require creative solutions to overcome them, sparking inspiration that can lead to new pathways and ideas.

This guy shared the story of his days at school, being trapped there without any access to the delightful flash games of the early 00s thanks to the school's overbearing firewall. As idle minds do, he began developing a workaround to circumvent the firewall. With the help of his older brother, the pair figured out a way to download the game files so that they could be hosted on another site, creating site after site of his own in order to continuously evade the firewall with the motivation of continued access to the game as teachers discovered the sites. 

With the motivation of the reward of accessible games, the guy developed the skills that would later go on to fuel his career as a software engineer, making it one of the most important skills he learned from school. 

Read on for their account of events below. After, check out this student who was forced to write a letter to their dead grandparents. 

'I found out he had a wife and 2 kids in a different country': 15 folks share what caused their last breakup

Sometimes, breakups happen because of reasons that feel inevitable, and sometimes they happen because of the most unexpected reasons. For instance, one might consider having an entirely separate family in a different country to be a bit unexpected.

 

Keep scrolling below for this collection of confessions surrounding recent breakups, compiled from Reddit's r/AskReddit thread. For more compilations like this, check out these top worst first dates and these bizarre coworker tales!

'We watched as he took down his fence': Residents' malicious compliance cost their neighbor $10k and a big chunk of his yard

After moving into a new neighborhood, these residents planted lots of plants, only to find them chopped down almost immediately. No wonder the parents of the OP, u/BalloonUnderstudy, were completely furious! 

It takes a special kind of jerk to chop down living plants just to be petty. But for some people, like the neighbors in the OP's story, claiming the rights to their own property supersedes everything else. After all, that's a horrible way to welcome new people to the neighborhood. It also signals right away that those people aren't interesting in being friendly or even communicating. At least the OP and their parents got the last laugh! 

Scroll down to read their story, plus people in the comments who were delighted with this tale of malicious compliance. Some shared their own neighborly MC stories, too. 

Next up, check out these tweets that are utterly iconic and part of internet lore. 

'You probably learned how to use chopsticks by eating his wife’s leftovers': Entitled cousin gets put in her place while out for sushi

Encountering entitled strangers is already a frustrating situation, but when it's your own family member being the mean entitled one then it's a whole other ballgame. You'd think your family is supposed to support you and encourage you to learn new things and better yourself. But sometimes family members can be jealous, egotistical, mean, and entitled. Sorry you're just trying to live your life and you crossed their path! It's easier to put a stranger in their place, but your own flesh and blo0d is much more complicated. But sometimes it just has to be done. 

Recently, a woman on Reddit posted how they put their entitled rude cousin in place while out for sushi with their family. The cousin was never particularly nice to her. She also has made some questionable life choices resulting in her having three kids, one with a married man. So when this mean cousin started getting really really mean about how the Redditor couldn't use chopsticks, even though this was her first time using them, the Redditor decided to use the easiest ammo. She called her out for having misbehaved children and getting pregnant by a married man, who was most likely out with his wife right then and there. 

The family got mad at the Redditor for being so mean and everyone started yelling and they got kicked out of the restaurant, but the Redditor felt satisfied. She had taken enough from this mean family member and had to finally put her in her place. Read the entire family drama below! 

'You will not be eligible to be rehired': Employer attempts to decrease turnover by increasing resignation requirements under thread

At the end of the day, you can't just make it harder for people to quit to prevent them from doing so. You'd be better off putting the time and energy into fixing company culture and decreasing turnover. Yet, where there's a bad idea to be had, there's a manager somewhere looking to champion it with zealous vigor, abandoning it only after things go totally sideways and pretending that nothing ever happened.

It's no secret that the medical sector is currently struggling for staff, with low staffing levels leading to intense hours and a higher burnout rate for those who remain—leading to even higher turnover. It's not surprising that companies might be frantically trying to devise strategies to retain staff while they try to increase overall levels… but maybe instating ridiculous notice periods under threat of ostracization from the industry isn't the way to go about it. How about improving compensation and working conditions for those workers instead?

Hey—at least it's not another pizza party!!

This poster shared that their friend works as a medical scribe and recently received this correspondence from their company advising them of changes to the company's notice periods. The policy extends notice to 30 or 45 days and advises that failure to follow the policy will result in a host of repercussions designed to hurt workers' chances of finding another job within the industry.

Read on for screenshots of the correspondence and readers' reactions and advice. Next, check out this plumber who quit without notice for a massive raise.

'I ran into him at his own retail job': Worker gets even with customer who works in retail, demands 'good service'

Retail work is one of the most demanding jobs in the customer service industry, and it doesn't take a genius to fathom why. Employees have to deal with daily Karens, a variety of other rude customers that don't quite fit the 'Karen category', lazy managers, and daft coworkers. OP was working a retail job in the paint department when a rude, condescending customer marched in, demanding a color match from a random home depot sign that was bolted into a metal counter. OP explained to the customer that his request wasn't possible, and the customer huffed and puffed a little before going on his way. Before the customer left, another employee overheard a conversation he was having over the phone, saying he was going to place a large order close to the store's closing time and fail to pick it up.

Luckily OP knew what was coming, so he didn't place the order; as promised, the customer never showed up. A few months later, OP walked into another retail store and was surprised to see that same customer wearing a retail uniform. He took the opportunity for payback and began ordering him around the store. Scroll down to read what happened next.

For more stories like this, here is a Karen who walked into a petrol station, demanding that the cashier 'collect her car', give her 'free fuel', and basically bow down to her. Karen was refused service, so she turned to HR… the tables quickly turned when she was banned from any and all petrol stations under the company's name.

'[Am I wrong] for telling my husband the nanny is in charge?': Husband objects to wife telling him to defer to the nanny's judgement for their children

It's understandable to be upset about being told how to take care of your own children, but if you're not spending the time with them to develop the best processes and are paying someone to do so—you'd better put your ego aside, let them do their job, and listen to them.

That's what this online community agreed on when the topic was shared on Reddit's r/AmItheA**hole subreddit. They decisively voted that this wife was not in the wrong for telling her work-focused husband to defer to the nanny's judgment when it came to getting the kids to bed. He wasn't stocked about the suggestion, saying that the nanny was "just an employee." She's a little more than that when she's acting as a replacement parent for your children.

Keep reading to see the original post and the responses it generated below. Next, check out this dude who got roasted for asking his girlfriend to leave their shared home during the day so that he could hang out with friends.

20+ Hilarious tweets that have achieved icon status

Twitter is a big place, but every now and again, some viral tweets will bring the Twittersphere together for a moment. 

No two Twitter feeds are the same, so your odds of seeing the same tweets as someone else aren't guaranteed. But if you've been on the site long enough, you're probably familiar with tweets from some of the bigger meme accounts, like @dril and @horse_ebooks. They and other accounts send out a steady stream of hilarious tweets! And eventually, the lingo from random, oddball tweets just gets absorbed into modern-day lingo. 

Below, we've included the responses to @danlehnermusic's question of the day, asking for people's favorite 'canonical' tweets. We included their answers, plus a few of our own that we find especially funny or weird. 

Check these Tweets out, then click here to read another story. 

'The mom went off on me': Parents change baby's diaper at their seats on the plane, passenger asks them to stop, flight crew intervenes

There are a few grey areas when it comes to appropriate behavior on a flight, but this is way too far. This couple was sitting near the bathrooms, where it was confirmed that there was a changing table. Instead, however, they decided it was totally acceptable to change their baby's stink diaper right there at the seats in a row they were sharing with a total stranger.

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit, and you can just imagine how the ruthless judges of the AITA community responded to this one. The Redditor even let it slide during the first diaper change, but by the time the second one came around, that was the last straw. After the Mom threw a fit, the flight attendant got involved and naturally sided with OP. It even escalated to the point that the pilot had to make an announcement.

 

For more stories like this, here's one about some petty revenge on a neighbor!