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Do you remember your first job? The start of your long career in a certain field, perhaps? Were you filled with excitement? Dread? A little bit of both?

You were probably counting down the days to receiving your first paycheck. You've never seen that kind of money in your entire life (aside from Mom and Dad's checking accounts). You can't believe that this amount of capital is yours, and only yours. Is this what millionaires feel like?

That first paycheck feeling is unforgettable. You can finally move out of your parents' home, make a living, and decorate your new place the way that you want. Forget about everyone else's opinions; you decide what you do from this point onward. Well, that is, unless your family demands your first paycheck because of a cultural tradition.

We're not an authority on what certain cultures can and can't do, but it's safe to say that the woman new to the workforce is justified in refusing to cough up her first paycheck to her family, especially because she lives on her own and needs it to pay bills. Save for the fact that the woman has a dental procedure and no medical benefits, she has every single reason not to give her paycheck away. There are several ways to honor one's family, but this woman refuses to do so monetarily. What would you do if you were put in this situation? Scroll to read.

Most parents would be thrilled if their son had been offered a $23,000 annual salary increase, but this guy's entitled folks took issue with this new opportunity.

Let this story serve as a reminder that not everyone necessarily has your best interest at heart. Not even your parents! Now, when you're financially dependent on your parents, it can be hard to make your own decisions about what's best for you. However, it is much easier to trust your own instincts and go with your gut when it comes to big changes in your life once you've reached adulthood.

This author recently got fired from his job just before the holidays. Naturally, he was not in the best of moods when he was staying with his parents in Kansas over the holidays. That being said, he went back to the drawing board and spent much of his free time during this period looking for new opportunities. 

Eventually, he happened to find a dream job in Denver. Sure, this would require him to uproot his life and move away from his parents. However, he seemed to be attracted to the idea of a locational change. Plus, the new job paid so much more than the last one. He expected his parents to be fully supportive of his decision to take the job… but he was surprised to learn that they would rather have him make far less money if it meant that he stayed closer to home.

It's always remarkable when a coworker proves to be so completely out of touch with their own output.

At every company, certain employees manage to prove themselves to be indispensable. Oftentimes, doing so entails going above and beyond one's core responsibilities, which, quite frankly, is a whole other problematic workplace issue. After all, one shouldn't have to take on extra unpaid work to negotiate a higher salary, but that is unfortunately still commonplace across numerous industries. 

In a more ideal world, it should be that employees who excel at their contracted job requirements and want to take on more work should be able to negotiate higher salaries right then and there, rather than the other way around. However, most folks in the workforce in 2026 know all too well at this point that this is far from an ideal world.

It should be noted that this overworked employee was not the person dealing with a salary increase, though we think they deserve one. He was just trying to get credit for his current workload, which another arrogant coworker was claiming as his own time and time again. This was the kind of dude who was perhaps slightly senior solely because he had been working there longer, but for whatever reason, he felt that he was in charge of the author, despite the fact that he most certainly was not.

Keep scrolling below to see what happened when the arrogant coworker failed to convince his manager this time that he had done all the work on a team project. Then, when he demanded a raise, well… let's just say it didn't exactly work out in his favor.

This person gave their 2-week notice 2 weeks ago… but for some reason, their boss and coworkers haven't processed that they're leaving for good! 

After giving your 2 week notice to your bosses, you have this surge of optimism and excitement because your life is about to change bigly. You have a salary increase and a fresh start directly ahead of you! Life feels so sweet. All of the issues you had at your old job start fading from your memory. You no longer have to wake up in a cold sweat wondering if your terrible boss sent you an email berating you. Your least favorite coworker who took up so much of your mental space will soon be a random memory in your head — the best part is when, years later, you can't even recall that awful coworker's name. Everything about this old job that you disliked is about to become irrelevant. And because you're leaving, you're the office's special little guy for those 2 weeks. Some coworkers will be jealous, others thrilled for you, and some indifferent. No matter to you! You're light as a feather, fresh as a daisy. Nothing can bring you down, and you have 14 days to wield that powerful "I'm outta here" attitude. 

This person found it quite amusing that their bosses and coworkers seemingly didn't know how things operated when they announced they were leaving. They did all the right things by giving their 2-week notice. 2 weeks went by, only for their boss to keep treating them like a normal employee. This worker was baffled that the boss wanted them to join in a weekly forecast meeting on their final day. This person politely and professionally declined, only for their supervisor to pout about it! Their coworkers then kept asking them to complete all these big tasks, as if those coworkers would ever speak to that person again after the end of that workday. 

It does seem like their boss kinda forgot they were leaving — or maybe 2 weeks just wasn't long enough to find a new hire. After all, these things take time. But the bosses really need to work on their offboarding processes, instead of expecting an employee with one foot out the door to care about the job they're leaving. 

Woman works 14-hour shifts almost every day as a nurse. 

This means she is hardly ever home. And yet, she still gets accosted by the entitled neighbor who lives below her that she is being "too loud" all day and night… 

The math is just not mathing, Ms. Karen neighbor. If you have ever lived in an apartment building, then you know what it is like to hear your neighbors. Unless they are being egregiously loud during the day or keeping you away during night, then you really just all silently agree to ignore whatever you hear between those walls. As a first-floor-apartment-dweller myself, I always hear my upstairs neighbors. They have a dog and are a professional stand-up bass player! So, they are not quiet neighbors. But we all have a silent agreement to not be too loud after 10pm, and we are all respectful of that. 

Unfortunately, this hardworking nurse was living above a total Karen who seemed to think any noise at all was the upstairs neighbor's fault. Literally, days when she wasn't even home, this neighbor would still contact the landlord or even call the police because she was being "too loud." Meanwhile, she's not even home, or she's just lying in her bed…

A 26-year-old is trying to choose between compounding interest and being compoundingly alive.

This is what money anxiety looks like when it puts on a responsible outfit and starts giving orders. Not a calm plan, more like a penance schedule. Save harder, save faster, make up for lost time, prove adulthood happened. The retirement account stops being a tool and becomes a confession booth, and every non-essential purchase turns into evidence for the prosecution.

Now, I'm the last person on earth to give anyone future planning,  saving, or finances advice. What I can advise on is living and also, chilling. And while we can all agree that taking care of your future self is important. It is worth NOTHING if you forget to live while youre doing it.  A retirement plan that requires skipping life is just another kind of debt. It's called balance. Maybe you should check it out. Who knows, maybe even try it sometimes if you're feeling a little reckless.

Regardless of whether it's a personal relationship or a professional one, it is hard to convince someone to stay when they have already made their decision.

Making a difficult decision like changing the track of your career takes plenty of reflection and contemplation. While there are always going to be employees out there who quit on the spot and without much thought, the vast majority of resignations likely come from folks who have thought long and hard about the choices they are making.

They have weighed all of their options. They have listed the pros and cons of each possible choice. They have brainstormed what they need out of their next professional opportunity, and they likely have already considered what it might take to convince them to change their own minds.

By the time it gets to that fated moment when an employee schedules time with their manager to explain their decision-making, it's important for management to acknowledge the fact that this person's choice likely can't be reversed. via classic manipulation tactics. Sometimes, however, you can tell a lot about a workplace environment by how they handle a resignation.

If you ever think you're having an absurd day, a customer service employee is probably having a more absurd one. It's true.

How many customer complaints do you think customer-facing employees receive each day? Surely, not every customer can be as dense and dull as some of the most foolish ones an employee might come across in their daily life. Still, there are also too many nonsensical entitled customer stories for the number to be few. So, what gives? Why are so many customers, especially in the restaurant industry, so clueless?

That's not why we're here today, friends. We're on a mission not to answer a question, but to entertain ourselves with boots-on-the-ground journalism from restaurant industry veterans who can't believe some people are real.

Picture this: You walk up to a bar and see a delicious, deep brown drink with some caramel-colored foam on top. The smooth aromatics emanating from the sweet liquid in the martini glass are so distinct, so inviting, that you just have to ask the bartender what it is.

"An espresso martini, would you like one?"

You're nervous about giving a direct answer, as you're unsure if you'll like the taste as much as you enjoy the smell.

"What the heck, sure."

As the bartender whips up a replica of the drink already sitting upon the wooden bar, your excitement increases. All of the anticipation better be worth it. The bartender then hands you the drink you sought after, and, in one sweeping motion, you take a sip.

Then, you spit it out.

"It tastes like coffee!"

Why, that's because it is coffee… espresso, to be exact. Silly you. Instead of admitting foolishness, you berate the bartender.

Now, you'd never do this in real life, likely because you aren't someone who seeks to make another person's life more difficult. However, that's exactly what goes down in this next story, which prompts a mass influx of other restaurant industry employees to share their most nonsensical customer complaints. Scroll below to read about the kind of customer who doesn't know that ketchup is made with tomatoes.