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It's always difficult when a new boss swoops into a pre-existing work environment to make changes. Some employees like the way that things are done, and restructuring everyone's workflow might not lead to the kind of efficient results one would necessarily hope to achieve. In fact, most of the time, these employers are projecting onto their new work environment what they think they have learned from prior workspaces. The more mature approach would be to meet employees where they are, ask questions, and see what they think needs to be adjusted so that everyone can be happier and more productive at the office. 

Unfortunately, the vast majority of employers seem to have too much pride to embrace listening as the most important tool for a boss. For this new boss, her own warped ideas about how much an employee should or shouldn't work got in the way of an employee's well-deserved and earned time off. When HR got involved, the new boss was surprised to see that in this UK-based office, the employee was in the right.

It's hard to imagine this kid growing up with that name. Here's the deal: I don't want to be a traditionalist about anything; that being said, every so often, there comes a phenomenon that makes me realize that the alternative way of doing things may, in fact, be silly and self-destructive. This is not to say that we should all name our babies "Sarah," "Michael," or "Jonathan." 

Of course, I welcome the concept of creativity when it comes to name choosing, but only to a certain extent. Some words just shouldn't be names for humans, no matter how pleasant to your ear it may sound. For this guy's sister, there is almost no question that she is going to regret naming her daughter after a common fungal infection. Even if it does sound cool in theory, it is certainly not cool in practice. Keep scrolling below for the full story!

Tipped employees know that their take-home income is mostly made up of tips. Tipped workers earn an hourly wage that dips below minimum wage because it is expected that the tips will make up for the deficit, therefore allowing them to earn at or above minimum wage. When I was a waitress, it felt like Friday at 12 PM couldn't come quickly enough; my credit card tips and hourly wage would be in a pretty little envelope that I'd tear open as fast as possible. Without tips, I probably wouldn't have been able to pay my rent.

The employee who posted this story is in that predicament right now. Their manager texted them explaining that their pooled tips for the last pay period would not be distributed to them or to any other coworkers because one of the team members' mothers just passed away, and she "needs" the money more. This is illegal ^{wage theft}, and commenters are urging the employee to take legal action. Who's to say that they're giving the struggling coworker any of the money at all? Scroll to read. 

Watching a coworker steal your work right in front of you can leave you with your jaw on the floor. Sometimes your boss may take credit for your work, which is irritating, but since they're your boss, you might just have to roll with it. But when it's your coworker, that can be quite frustrating. After spending days making a PowerPoint presentation (or "slide deck" as the professionals call it these days) you want all the credit where it's due!

Sadly, there are plenty of reasons why you might not be able to call your coworker out on their thievery, though. For example, maybe it's technically a group project, and they put in just 2% of the effort. Or maybe you want the boss to know you're a team player, so you bite your tongue instead of tattling. At least this person got some excellently planned petty revenge on their coworker — and the CEO was the first to see their plan in action! In the comments, other people shared their own stories of the ways they've gotten back at their thieving coworkers. Never give up, there's always a way to plot the pettiest revenge possible! 

Next, read about the 22-year-old who infuriated his family by baking a "passive-aggressive" cement gray gender reveal cake: "Just make it neutral." 

Sometimes, and sadly, more often than not, a feud between two people drags bystanders and innocent beings into the dramatic mix. How many of us found ourselves as kids in the middle of a feud between our parents, often even demanded to choose sides? How many times have we been subjected to listening to a fight between two passengers on the bus, even though we have nothing to do with either of them?

Every time a feud like that happens, there are always going to be those who are affected by it, but shouldn't be. It could be children, helpless bystanders, or, in the case of the story below, trees.

A dispute between two neighbors often means that others are going to get involved, whether they like it or not. Usually, the involvement is of other neighbors, sometimes law enforcement, and in the cases of the stories we share here, strangers online. So when the two neighbors in this story decided to use innocent trees as the subject of their disagreement, people had a thing or two to say about that…

Every company has information it does not want to get out to anyone outside. There is confidential information that should only stay within the company walls, so it has to be in the hands of people who can handle that. Every company has those who are trustworthy and can handle the responsibility of keeping that information to themselves, and those who everyone knows can't keep a piece of information to themselves for longer than a couple of hours.

Sometimes, a confidential document reaches the hands of someone who belongs to the latter group, and that might lead to some panic in the company. In a matter of minutes, that document can be seen by people who have no business seeing it, and who knows what bureaucratic mess that might lead to. 

The way a company handles that mess depends on the workers' ability to calmly put out the fires. If they can't do that, it might lead to stories like the one below…

Having a great a neighbor is the best! It's comforting knowing there is someone living next to you that you know cares at least a little about you. It's even better when you befriend that neighbor, because then you know the caring goes even further. So if anything goes wrong, there is someone right next door that you can turn to for help. Or, if they do become your friend, there is someone right next door that you can reach out to if you just wanna hang out or need someone to talk to. Everyone wants a good neighbor.

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to always be the case. Even if you have lived next to someone for two decades, that doesn't mean you will eventually befriend them. They can always be your nightmare. And that seems to be the case with this woman who has been at her place for over 20 years… 

It's another day of hitting snooze on the alarm too many times. Now you're rushing to get to work on time, you've only had time for a coffee, no breakfast, you still get to work five minutes late. Now you have to plop yourself in front of a screen for eight hours and cannot leave unless it's for a quick lunch. But let's be honest, you have too much work to do before lunch, so you opt for an office snack at your desk. Isn't this fun?! You only have the rest of your life to do this every single day—or risk homelessness… Yay! Get that bread, bestie!

Please, I need a break. Even PTO days aren't used for breaks. I need a week of sleep. How does one get paid to do that in a respectable way and not a dark web one? RIDDLE ME THIS?! Ha.. Ha.. Jk, I love my job. Enjoy these memes!