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It's nearly winter, which means in many parts of the U.S., residents will be dealing with a mass influx of snow fluttering down on their hometowns. Most towns and major cities are prepared for snowstorms because they usually have a good gauge of when snowy, hazardous weather is approaching.

Unfortunately, residents who own their properties are expected to clean up their portions of the public space they now own, and the same goes for their homeowning neighbors. Not everyone is up to the snow-shoveling task, and this point is made especially evident by the entitled neighbor in the story below.

When you live in close proximity to others, you need to mind your manners and your space. Sure, it's important to keep your property in tip-top shape, but if it's at the expense of another resident's space, then that's a no-go. Don't be the person who shovels snow from their property onto another person's property because you're too lazy to figure out an alternate way to dispose of natural matter like leaves, or in this case, snow. Scroll below to read about how a neighbor decides to use another resident's driveway as a dumping ground. 

Not even a sunny day could cheer this confused couple up. Because, come rain or shine, they were under the impression that they purchased an amazing house that came with "free" solar panels installed…After all, that is what was written on the listing. So it is no surprise that after looking at refinancing their mortgage, they were shocked to discover that the previous owner, who had passed, still owed over $45 000 to the lender who had financed their solar panels…Surely, it is not a burden that is to fall on the oblivious couple's shoulders, or does the lender have the right to take back the panels in compensation for the debt owed? 

Dun dun duuun!….Can this couple ignore their debt mail forever, when it is not even addressed to them directly? Most people would tell them, absolutely. But this couple seems to enjoy playing it by the book, eager to discover the correct legal path to take, that will keep them out of the most trouble and least viable to incur the costs they didn't even know existed!

There's a brisk chill in the air, and the ivory frost is setting in on all of our window sills. Winter is patiently waiting for her official welcome, and until then, she's giving us a sneak peek of what January and February will be like. There are a bunch of weather terms news outlets have been throwing around, with meteorologists mentioning "polar vortexes" and "El Niños" left and right. Long story short, it's going to be cold. Like, really cold. Depending on where you are in the States, you might have to retire your Ugg boots for the season because you'll be having an extra-wet winter. I know, I know. Not the Uggs!

Summer-lovers are probably having a difficult time processing this news. After all, they'd rather feel like they're on fire than put on an extra layer of thermal heattech clothing. As for the cold-weather winners, you have a great three months before the weather starts warming up, so spend this time wisely. Go sledding, take up skiing, and have that coffee extra hot. Summer lovers, layer up, live under multiple blankets every night, heighten that gas bill, and most importantly: Don't forget to complain about winter every day until it's over!

The thing about contracts is that they are a two-way street and are binding to everyone who signs them, no matter what.

When employees sign a contract with a workplace, it's easy to forget that the workplace is obligated to follow every rule in that contract, just like the employee. Sure, they are the side that pays, and it might feel like they have the upper hand, but that is exactly what a contract is for–to protect either side.

When a company decides to deny its employees any time off, for whatever reason, it is risking their employees' loyalty. If someone feels like they are being treated wrongfully within a workplace, they have every right to turn in their notice whenever they want.

Which is exactly what the employees below did. The company denied their time off for the holidays, claiming no one gets a vacation until their work is complete. So two of the employees decided to look for other jobs and handed in their 30-day notice period, per their contract.

People of all ages are trying to make ends meet, and it's not easy. It feels like we're all a bit stagnated right now! Many of us grew up planning to have lives similar to our parents: get married, have 2 or 3 kids, have a long career, then retire in our 50s to enjoy the slow life. But uh… that's not working out, is it? Most of us can't afford to have that many kids — we can hardly afford to stock our pantries, let alone have enough to feed a huge family. And we'd love to join a workplace, stay for a few decades and rise through the ranks, putting money away for retirement. But instead, we're cycling through temporary job after temporary job. Just forget about a 401 (k) when there are overwhelming bills to pay! 

Although a lot of parents have a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" type attitude, more and more people are seeing this reality for what it is. We're already working as hard as we can, but we're still left spinning our wheels. That changes the future that young people — and the parents who are supporting them — envision for themselves. 

Without major life milestones that used to be common, like having kids of your own or becoming a manager at a company, many people are left adrift in their own lives. This dad and his kid are feeling that pinch, too. As Dad explained in the story below, his kid is in his 20s, but he's not exactly planning out his money usage well, nor is he particularly savvy about getting and keeping a job. While the son certainly holds a lot of blame here, commenters blamed his parents for enabling his flighty tendencies. They point out that if their son is never allowed to fail, and can always depend on Mom and Dad to be his backup plan, he'll never truly mature. Check out the story as told by the father down below, and see who you side with. 

This job applicant thought he was a strong candidate for a position, until he received an email he wasn't supposed to receive.

Let's put ourselves in this guy's shoes for a second. We all know how difficult it can be to find a decent opening for a position you're actually qualified for at a company where you'd actually like to work. When those unicorn opportunities do arise, one has to do everything in one's power to best position oneself for the role. 

This candidate managed to land an interview for such an opportunity. He prepared vigorously and even purchased a new outfit for the meeting so that he looked professional and well-suited for the office culture. In his eyes, the interview went swimmingly… until the concept of remote work came up.

Online, the position was listed as a flexible, hybrid role, but the hiring manager casually mentioned in person that this position would require four days a week in the office. That wasn't exactly something that the candidate was prepared for, but he kept going with the interview regardless.

Then, he received an email from the hiring manager. He assumed this would be either a rejection or a request for another round. However, he quickly realized that this email was not intended for him; it was intended for the human resources department. It looks like the hiring manager accidentally sent an email to the candidate explaining why he wasn't the right fit for the position. Yikes!

The previous inhabitant of this new homeowner's house got the crazy idea to tinker with the home's HVAC system, resulting in a hilariously petty outcome to a battle with their 8 noisy parrots.

Bird people love their birds, but committing to a creature's lifelong care when it lives nearly as long as our human lifetime is quite the commitment. When you have a bird, especially a large parrot-type bird, your long-standing relationship with the bird-brained squawker is important. Sometimes, though, bird lovers can find themselves on the wrong side of their bird's good graces, getting stuck in a battle of wits with the feathered beast. If only we humans could outsmart the things… I suppose that's where this conflict begins. 

We are smarter than our pets! So this person decided to screw shut the little vent that brings hot air into the bird room, because the chill in the air was the only thing that placated their loud behavior. However, they neglected to tell the new homeowner after selling the house, which turned their future guest room into a wintery wonderland with mysterious origins. 

Was it a ghost? Was it faulty HVAC ducting? Was it bad insulation? No, it was simply the result of a bitter feud between the previous inhabitants and 8 cunningly clever birds.

These workers had some A+ reasons for quitting their jobs. For example, one person declined to work for free, which is probably the most important reason one should leave a job in the first place. If you're not even getting paid to be there, you're just letting someone boss you around for free! 

Of course, it's not usually that cut-and-dried. Oftentimes, there's a buildup to the act of quitting: the boss spends months belittling their employees, or a wave of layoffs lets them know that the end is near. Some people were given jobs that were totally overwhelming — just ask the IT worker who realized on day 1 that they were the only IT person for 300 people, a ratio that would guarantee that IT worker a job full of stress. Some employers are happy to burn through employees, though. They'd rather just have a constant cycle of hiring and firing rather than put effort into creating a pleasant place to work. 

And, as mentioned before, some employers literally want employees that are not even paid! Apparently, a common sneaky way to get free labor is to insist on a trial period for new workers. Yes, they have to do all the work, and no, they don't get paid for it, meaning a lot of them will leave after that very first shift. Management gets free labor… but at what cost? Surely all the hours needed to find new workers aren't worth the measly few dollars they save by not paying the new guy. Anyway, keep scrolling to read a bunch of stories about quitting that'll give you a great feeling of schadenfreude toward all of the bad bosses of the world. 

You can't hit snooze on this alarm! It's memes o'clock.

Good morning, afternoon, and night, wherever you are, it's time to scroll through some memes. We don't make the rules, we just follow them. Haven't you ever had a really hard day, week, or life and just need some time to yourself. You could be productive or you could just unplug your mind for 10 seconds and then plug it back in again. Like an old Windows desktop when it started acting up. Or an old Playstation when it would freeze. Sometimes you just have to unplug. For humans, that means the occasional disassociation now and then, as a treat. You don't want to take that too far, but your brain needs a break. It's time to scroll. But don't let the scroll steal you away! Doom scrolling is not the goal here. That can lead to a dark dark place… So that's why we have gathered memes up into a finite and organized list. 

Just a yummy little dash of memes to spread on your toast and add a dash of into your coffee today. That way you'll be able to get your LOLs in but not get lost in the humor of the internet. Because, let's be honest, the internet can be a captivating place that has you thinking it's only been two minutes when it's really been two hours. Don't worry, we've got your back. These memes will bring a happy little smile across your face, maybe even a belly laugh, who knows?! All we know is that it is meme o'clock and we like to stick to a strict schedule. So let's go meme about it! 

A recruiter turned away overqualified job candidates to save them from the exploitative tendencies of a corrupt company. Although it was disappointing at the time, this weirdly heroic act saved an IT professional from getting stuck in a bad career, and he found out a year later exactly how lucky he was to have avoided that position. 

Getting locked in a bad job is exhausting. Without the energy or the wherewithal to continue your job search, oftentimes, overworked, full-time employees will sit complacently in an exploitative space simply because it's familiar and it's easy. Deserving higher pay, better hours, and more respect from the higher-ups, overqualified employees shouldn't have to swim upstream to find a good-paying job with a decent workplace. 

This prospective employee was applying for jobs like crazy when they finally landed an interview. With misplaced excitement, they crushed the interview and aced the quiz section of the job application, but to their surprise and their dismay, they were rejected without explanation. A year later, after finding a good job with decent hours and a nice salary, the same recruiter who had rejected him walked into the workplace. When he recognized the IT pro, he admitted to the real reason his job application was rejected; he was saving him from exploitation. 

Only a naive person would gift a kid a noisy present… that is, unless they actively wanted to upset the kid's parents.

Raising a young child is certainly not a quiet endeavor. Between the nonstop crying and the accidental messes, it can be nearly impossible for parents to have a silent moment. Even that sense of relief that might come when you finally put your kid to sleep can be easily upended at a moment's notice. 

This aunt may not be a parent, but she knew exactly what she was doing when she picked out her 5-year-old niece's Christmas gift. After not getting invited to the family Christmas gather yet again, this lady had had enough of her sister's unfriendly and frankly unacceptable behavior. Now, she wasn't going to get any precious time with her niece, whom she barely sees because they live in different states on opposite ends of the country,

Like many 5-year-olds in 2025, this woman's niece became obsessed with the phenomenon that is KPOP Demon Hunters. She already runs around the house belting "Golden" at the top of her lungs, much to her parents' chagrin. This gave the aunt an intriguing idea. 

She decided to gift her niece a karaoke machine so she can do all that singing into a loud microphone… and annoy her parents to no end in the process.

This job market has even the most overqualified candidates scrounging the bottom of the barrel for any employer who will finally take a look at their resumes. SEO-heavy, AI-generated resumes are the new thing because a person isn't even taking a look at them. It's nearly all robots, baby! Welcome to 2025.

Many prospective employees and job seekers in general attempt to go for the coveted open positions. Think: Top publishing houses, Fortune 500 businesses, and any major bank. These companies' namesakes sell. Having their names on our LinkedIn profiles, along with knowing some of the most reputable people in our respective career fields, makes us a cutting-edge candidate whose middle name is competition.

Some employees even take a drastic pay cut to work at popular, reputable companies. Though you might be in a different tax bracket, the new working possibilities might pay off in the long run. Maybe someday, you'll be the CEO of a private equity firm because you opted for 45k instead of 65k one year when you were in your 20s.

The candidate in the next story is what the recruiting field calls a "unicorn candidate": overqualified and willing to take a pay cut for the company. Somehow, the hiring committee still lowballed her. The candidate tried on the company like a pair of shoes, but she's probably going to shop elsewhere for a more trusted, quality pair.

When a Secret Santa breaks out in the office, most employees have the wherewithal not to get their hopes up. An intern, fresh-faced and excited to start working in an office environment, doesn't have the background and experience of other workers, so they are the perfect target for a holiday letdown. This intern faced the reality of corporate bootlicking when they got paired with a colleague for the office Secret Santa who had no intention of following through with the $30 minimum. Instead, they used all of their holiday bonus money to reinvest in their future, buying lavish gifts for their bosses in an attempt to garner favor. 

However, when they burned their intern friend with a pathetically small Secret Santa gift and an even worse excuse, the screaming hypocrisy of the enormous managerial gifts that followed was too loud to ignore. Welcome to the workforce, little intern. This is how the office hierarchy works sometimes, but at least you know which coworkers will have your back and which coworkers will grovel to management to save their own skin. Adjust your office relationships accordingly, guard your coffee creamer with gusto, and don't get too attached to your shoddy cubicle. With friends like these, who needs enemies...

A traveler in Germany books an Airbnb from a host, but ends up reporting him when they realize the room they rented was actually a German school's student housing.

Side-hustle culture means that many aspirational members of the working world are willing to do whatever it takes to get the bag. If you're not conning or harming anyone, what's the big deal? We all have to make it in this world one way or another, and if filling out surveys with pesky pop-up ads gets us an extra $100 a month, more power to us. These grocery bills won't pay themselves! Side-hustle culture has been gaining popularity in the last few years because of terms like "grindset" and that strange side of LinkedIn where everyone overshares.

What are the quirks and scenarios that nomadic travelers shouldn't expect when slumming it around Europe? Travel experts urge you to watch out for pickpockets, find a trusted RFID-blocking wallet, and think twice about which strangers you should and shouldn't trust. Some of these tips are classics, and others might make you Google what "RFID" is. Either way, you can be as careful and considerate as you possibly can, and you'll still be surprised by how intricate some scammers are with their cons. They don't discriminate; everyone is an equal target in this wild world. When seasoned travelers urge you to expect the unexpected and then some, you believe them. Even Airbnb hosts are out for the coin with little reluctance in who they knock down along the way.

You probably wouldn't expect an Airbnb host to rent out a room in a student housing building, because that would be preposterous! Who in their right mind would do that or have access to school housing? That seems far-fetched, and honestly, illegal. Right… it is illegal. That's what happens to the traveler in the story below, and the Airbnb owner gets even more snappy with them when they start to figure out the scheme. This Airbnb owner admits to, and even brags about, having multiple Airbnbs for passive income while he, a student, completes his studies. To the authorities, your name goes, German student-turned-Airbnb owner. Scroll below to get the full scoop on this housing scheme.

Whether you're a multi-millionaire or rely on your pocket change to make it through the month, no one deserves to be stolen from, especially by their own family members. One penny or one thousand dollars both represent the same idea: an emphasis on dishonesty and betrayal. So when this woman learns that during Thanksgiving dinner, her own sister secretly snuck into her safe, and stole $1k, she was beyond disappointed…Not angry, not aggressive, disappointed. Because when you grow up braiding someone's hair and helping them get into their tutu's, you do not expect that years later, they will intentionally try to deceive you.

Now she's struggling to look her thief-labelled sister in the eyes, and it's beginning to affect their whole family this holiday season. As this woman simply can't commit to attending Christmas Day, knowing her sister will be present. What makes it even more difficult is that her parents are pushing her to take the path of forgiveness, when all she really wants to do is snuggle up on her couch with a cup of cocoa and never think about her sister ever again!

You may have already thought your manager was entitled, but just wait until you try to quit. Then their real colors start to show! This employee had meticulously planned her departure from this company. She made sure to line up a new job and gave space to be able to turn in a two-week notice. As a courtesy to not burn any bridges on your way out of an old job to a new one. Well, when she went to turn in her resignation letter, her entitled boss simply looked at it and said he "did not approve" of it… He did not approve of her quitting? So sorry, sir, but you don't own her. She is legally allowed to leave whenever she wants. She's giving you two weeks so you don't fall behind. She could have made her exit much more difficult. 

But nope, he decided he wanted to make it difficult all on his own. When she went back to her desk, she wrote up an email that she sent to him, the ceo, and HR restating her two weeks notice. Soon after, HR came to her and told her to clear her belonging and that she would be leaving now. She actually had planned for this reaction already, because she already knew her boss was petty. So she happily took her already-packed things and started to walk out of that office for the last time with pride. Before she was out, her boss still had the audacity to stop her and ask her to stay a little long for a project handover. Sir, she offered you two weeks and you gave her nothing, why would you expect anything more than nothing in return?? She obviously refused, and walked on out without looking back. 

While most workers, including me, run on caffeine, this company makes them run on panic. Every email lands like a countdown, every meeting invite feels like a smoke alarm, and every so-called emergency dissolves quietly by Friday when no one remembers why they were yelling. The job itself is fine, the people are decent, but the culture is allergic to calm. Someone sneezes urgently, and the whole department reaches for their laptops like it's a hostage situation.  

In this workplace, adrenaline is basically part of the benefits package. Managers love using words like "immediate" and "critical" for tasks that involve PowerPoint slides. The result is a full-time performance of fake chaos, complete with typing noises and dramatic sighs. No one is actually saving lives, but everyone is very committed to acting as if they might be. It creates this background hum of dread that doesn't stop when the laptop closes. Even silence starts to sound suspicious, as if peace itself forgot to copy HR on the memo. 

Times are tough, so when this man was offered a promotion with better pay and more work, he was excited to accept. The only problem was that it required him to move 2,000 miles away. They wanted him to start his job just a few weeks from offering it to him, but with a huge move and life change like that, he convinced them to give him a couple of months. They agreed and he started making the arrangements. He cancelled his apartment lease, he sold most of his furniture, he even got a storage space near his new home so he could take his time moving in. He also found a temporary place for the first month he is in the new city so he could take his time finding the apartment for him to fully move into. 

Low and behold, the company he trusted to help him with this big transition in his life, dropped him like a sack of potatoes. They cancelled the job and already eliminated his old one. So what now? He is out thousands of dollars, he doesn't have furniture, he's basically about to be homeless, and now he might not even have a job. And they say they treat their employees "like family." Ha! 

Balancing being a student and a part-time worker is not for the faint of heart.

It takes an incredible amount of drive and follow-through to be able to navigate fulfilling one's responsibilities both professionally and academically. Those who have never found themselves in positions like this should not only be grateful, but they should also extend respect and grace for those who do have pick up shifts in order to afford tuition. 

One aspect of being a student worker that far too many people ignore is the fact that on top of dealing with managing all the tasks and responsibilities, these young employees also often have to deal with managers and supervisors who think they can walk all over them. Sure, when a student signs an employment contract, they are then committing themselves to the terms and conditions of their job. However, the employer is also responsible for respecting the student's schedule and predicament.

This student worked several shifts a week making deliveries for a printing shop. Not only was his manager disrespectful of his schedule, but he also had the audacity to underpay the student repeatedly. Now, the student acknowledges that he didn't stand up for himself at first, but who can blame him? This was one of his first jobs. He might not have known just how much leverage he had. However, when he did finally confront his manager, he made sure that he would be leaving his boss scrambling…