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A landlord doesn't realize the gravity of his tenant's apartment repair requests, so the tenant does something to catch his attention. After months of getting his maintenance requests denied, this tenant decided to stop doing favors for a guy who could barely return his texts. I guess that means this landlord wouldn't be receiving any of his packages anymore because it was always the tenant playing the middle man with the mail carrier.

Well, not anymore.

Landlords are an entitled bunch. Likely purchasing their painted-white cash cow apartment for the low, low price of two stones and a handshake, landlords forget what it's like to PAY to live somewhere. Luckily for us renters, however, we do wield a small amount of power over the lords of the land, because when something goes wrong, like a leaky sink or a tear in the carpet, it's not on us to get it fixed. Suddenly the landlord actually has to do something for a change, especially if it affects them directly.

As our parents age, we can only hope that we have the means to support them in the next phase of their lives. If we don't, it's important to find a trusted individual or assisted living facility who can. What we don't do is leave our elderly parents outside on a neighbor's porch—especially without asking the neighbor if they'll keep an eye on our beloved family member.

You'd think that eventually, a family could admit that they cannot handle being the primary caretaker of their elderly loved ones. What's worse is that the neighbor who unknowingly "watches" their elderly family member is liable if anything happens to the parent on their property. Is this a scam? Or just a sad case of a family failing to show up for their loved one?

At its root, this is a familial issue. Now, it's spreading into the lives of those who live near the family, when it clearly shouldn't be. What are the next steps? Commenters are adamant about setting a strict boundary, putting up a fence, and even calling the authorities. What would you do in this situation? Scroll below to read the full story.

The best thing about having a part-time job? You can use the rest of your time doing whatever you want, including getting another job, because we all know that part-time work doesn't keep the Wi-Fi bill paid and DoorDash delivery flowing. The bank employee in this next story explains that he wanted to use his days off working at a daycare, but his boss from the bank insists he must be on-call, regardless of whether he is on schedule or not. Yes, that means he is not being paid for his precious time. Commenters insist that this is illegal, in addition to the daycare.

So many bosses believe they have this weird, all-powerful entitlement to what their employees do after hours and off the clock. If you haven't noticed, crooked bosses of the world, if employees are not on schedule, this means they are not expected to dedicate time to work—yes, that includes keeping their calendar open if someone calls out. Aren't bosses the ones who are supposed to be working in place of an employee who calls out? Not the other employees' circuses, nor is it their monkeys.

Scroll below to read the full story and what commenters are suggesting he do about the situation.

Can you recall the worst sleepover you ever went to? These people sure can, and they've got some crazy stories to tell. 

An ideal sleepover allows the kids to have a great night doing whatever they want (within reason). Maybe they plan to watch movies, eat lots of snacks, call their other friends, play games, or maybe ride their bikes. The parents should ideally lay low and let the kids do as they please, because as you'll read below, when the parents get too involved, it really dampens the mood of the whole party. Teens can certainly get rowdy when left to their own devices, but if Dad is camped outside their bedroom door ready to shush them every time they talk, that's going to ensure that no one sleeps over a second time.

Worse, though, are the opposite: parents who care far too little about their children's well-being. Letting the kids fend for themselves in a house full of trash and roaches is obviously terrible, and it means that no one is ever going to want to spend time there. Some friends sleep at your house, others at their house, and some friends just don't ever get to sleep over again after that first encounter. 

Next up, read about the employees who revealed the real reasons they got fired, like one person who told their boss, "If I'm so important… they need to pay me more." 

Why do engaged folks seem to think they can get away with just about anything? It's as if having a ring on your finger gives you the right to be an absolute menace in the year leading up to your "special day." Unfortunately, one would think that the older we all get, the more likely we are to recognize these toxic patterns and stop them when it's our turn. However, one would be wrong to think so highly of people. 

Instead, most folks take the opportunity of being engaged to lean into their most unbecoming impulses. As someone who has participated in more wedding parties than most people would like to, I cannot deny the fact that I have seen this unnecessary behavior firsthand. It's as if we have all endured entitlement that is woefully uncalled for and have collectively chosen not to break the cycle. Instead, we have chosen to continue in and to even go harder simply because of the nonsense we put up with. 

This is yet another sociological example of how we tend to repeat our own mistakes, just like parents with their kids or bosses with their employees. In this instance, a group of ladies on a bachelorette party acted like they owned the establishment and even demanded that a stranger, with whom they spoke to once on the bathroom line, pay for their drinks. After the stranger politely declined, she later discovered that they tried to get away with charging their orders to her card anyway. The audacity of these people!

The thing about mastering a skill for work is that you can use that skill for more than just your job. When I used to work in social media, I helped many of my friends and family build their businesses' social media, even if I didn't get anything out of it. I had a skill and I used it to help people I care about, even if I usually get paid for that service.

Anyone who works in any technological field also often finds themselves becoming the designated IT person within their family and friends. No matter how big or small the problem is, you are the one they call. It's one of the best skills to have, if you ask me.

The cool thing about that skill is that you can help people even when they didn't know they needed help, just like the software engineer in the story below did for the hotel he was staying at.

Have you ever had to check your luggage because it was 1/8 of an inch too big? That's just one of many, many things that can go wrong when you're trying to fly on a plane. Big picture: if your plane doesn't drop out of the sky mid-flight, you've had a great trip. But that doesn't mean that a dozen smaller things won't grind your gears while you're en route to your destination. For example, what if your seat mate brings a hula hoop with them as their carry-on item? Did you know that you could do that? I certainly did not, until today that is, because that's exactly what one person did. 

Lots of flyers pack their luggage very carefully, planning for the exact weight, height, and width that the airline requires their luggage to be. They squeeze in as many shirts and pants as they can without going over the limit, then head to the airport. But sometimes, they get stuck with a stingy airport gate attendant, who tells them that actually,  that bag is a few millimeters too big, or a half a pound too heavy. If your bag is over weight, you can just throw away a pair of socks or something. But there isn't much you can do if that same bag is too large — the airport has all the power in this situation, and all the customer can do is cough up like $70 to take their "oversized" bag on the flight anyway. Check out a bunch of luggage-related airport moments that left flyers irritated. 

Next, read about this 44-year-old who's noticed a trend with the local teens — they have the money for a "DoorDash lifestyle" even though they're making minimum wage. 

One of the joys (sarcasm) of staying at a hotel is that you have absolutely no control over your fellow guests. You can book the nicest resort in the world, but if you're stuck on the same floor as a youth soccer team, you might as well have checked into a Chuck E. Cheese. It feels like every time I stay somewhere, there are kids running wild down the halls, slamming doors, ding-dong ditching, and monopolizing the pool for hours. But honestly, I can't judge too hard because I was that kid once, splashing until my fingers pruned while my parents pretended not to know me. The real issue usually comes down to the parents, who either enforce bedtime… or just let the herd of buffalo run free.

What is "work-life balance?" There are so many different versions of it because it is unique to every working person. But, sometimes people think they are balance when they most definitely are not. What you NEED to include in your daily schedule no matter what is a moment of laughter. Pour yourself a cup of coffee or five and get some scrolling in. Not too much! Again, we're aiming for balance here. But a good amount of laughs are always necessary to survive the workday. Let us help you with that! Below we have gathered a perfect amount of relatable sleepy, coffee-addicted, working memes that you will have a good chuckle out. Whether it's just a blowing air out of your nose kind of laugh or a full belly laugh, we gotchu! You are a hard worker and deserve every chance you can get to have a smile on your face. Don't let the man get you down! You got this and you can most definitely laugh while you do. So add a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee and have a great work day! 

Being an indecisive shopper is already infuriating. Being an entitled choosing beggar on top of that is a destructive combination. This unlucky employee had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with a customer who spent over seven hours at a store and who had accumulated more than $800 worth of items in her shopping cart before admitting she only had $20 in cash to pay for it all.

Every so often, you'll come across a unicorn individual who manages to smooth-talk their way into buying something for free, but $800 worth of supplies? Come on, lady! Only an audacious person who truly lacks sanity could think they can argue their way into not having to pay for that. Apparently, this is not the first time this lady has attempted to get away with these kinds of shenanigans at the store either. It seems that she has way too much time on her hands and has developed an unhealthy relationship with what this store has to offer.

When the employee confronted the woman and told her that she was going to have to make some tough decisions, she ended up moving her cart to the seasonal section and proceeded to spend the following two hours removing items in her cart until she was left with just $18 worth of supplies she could actually afford. What did that mean for the employee? Unfortunately, it meant that they needed to put $782 worth of materials back in their rightful place with just 30 minutes until closing. Just another day on the job, I guess!

Living with an ex is already a humbling experience and hardly anyone's ideal living situation, but sometimes, life doesn't leave room for any better options. So, you take deep breaths, retreat to your separate bedrooms, and keep your distance after 10 p.m. But living with an ex who makes you feel more like his mother than his former partner? That's a whole different level of uncomfortable. You once pictured having children with this man, and now you suddenly see that vision come to life, except you've become his mother. So how does one shake this uncomfortable maternal dynamic? 

Maybe it starts by refusing to spoon-feed him every time he whines. When he breaks his apartment key and refuses to replace it, you stop waking up at 3 a.m. to let him in. You leave him on the porch, and see how quickly he takes to find a locksmith…Sometimes, the only way to teach someone a lesson is by limiting their access to the teacher!

We all find ourselves from time to time agreeing to someone else's demands just to 'keep the peace'. Those of us who hate confrontation or disappointing others end up doing so more than others, but it is not a situation that is strange to any of us. 

When you do it enough times, you realize that 'keeping the peace' is a lot easier said than done. Even if you forfeit your principles for others, that usually isn't enough to maintain a peaceful relationship for long. Usually, that is because people will see your generosity as an opportunity to take even more from you, and there is only so much you can give.

Take the neighbors in the story below as an example. This new resident was kind enough to agree to allow his neighbor to keep parking in front of his garage door, after she promised she would move her car every time he needed her to.

It wasn't long before the neighbor started taking advantage of this agreement and refused to move her car when she was asked.

Most of us don't think twice when we walk outside and something blocks our way. Sure, it can be a bit of an inconvenience, having to go around it or step over something in the way, but it doesn't really affect us much.

But there is an insignificant number of people whose lives actually do become more complicated when someone else decides to block the sidewalk and the pedestrian paths, like the person in the story below, who currently walks with a cane.

Their neighbors leave the garbage cans for pickup on the sidewalk every single day. Which means that the sidewalk is always blocked. Due to an injury, this resident is currently using a cane, and being blocked by a trash can every day is not a picnic.

The only way for them to actually pass is by stepping over the neighbors' precious lawns, and that is what this resident is doing. Will someone confront them about it? Keep scrolling to read the full story and find out.

After you finish reading this tale, click here to check out the story of a neighbor who decided to drill holes in the shared fence so they could spy on the next-door residents.

A person's last will should reflect their decisions when they are of sound mind and judgment. There are lawyers present at will-writings and proceedings for this very reason. Someone can easily be coerced or tricked into giving away their assets by a rather convincing individual, so it is imperative that the person is surrounded by people who respect their wishes. The person who posted this next story explains that their grandmother wasn't so lucky, and that their aunt successfully tricked their grandmother into signing over the deed to her house, to her.

Call this whatever you want, but at the end of the day… this decision is likely void due to the grandmother's mental impairment when the will was changed. Entitlement knows no bounds, and sharing DNA with another does not bind you to an unwritten contract of respect. There are manipulative people out there, and you very well might be related to one of them. The original poster explains that their aunt is now disallowing anyone else's side of the family from entering their grandmother's home, and they do not have access to any of their late loved one's belongings. Sometimes, in a loved one's passing, "family" shows their true colors…

Everyone has an "off" day at work every now and again. You can't expect perfection from humans! 

Bosses certainly demand perfection from their employees, but there's not much they can do when a waiter drops a tray of waters on the ground, or a cashier accidentally overcharges a customer. That's why they say "don't cry over spilled milk," because accidents happen, and all you can do is try your hardest not to mess up again. But look… some of these waiters, waitresses, and retail workers messed up pretty bigly, like the waiter who sampled a cheese fry, then forgot to wipe their mouth before handing the plate to the customer. Big yikes! 

For seasoned hospitality workers, I'd be curious to know how you deal with mistakes. Do customers appreciate a heartfelt apology from you, or do you just hide in the back room and allow your manager to smooth things over? I suppose it depends on the customer as well — we all know that some customers will take any opportunity to complain, and cannot be satisfied by any solution except having their whole meal comped. Ugh. 

Next up, have a laugh at these funny signs that have an interesting story behind them, like one that reads, "Employees must stop crying before returning to work." 

Most mistreated employees dream of the day that they can prove to their former employers that they made a big mistake while they were working together. Regardless of whether or not you were let go or simply undervalued at work, you probably know what it's like to harbor those feelings of resentment. It's not exactly the most healthy mindset to have, but there might not be a better source of motivation than seeking to prove someone wrong.

This employee had the unfortunate experience of discovering that his boss had been taking credit for all of his ideas. When the author raised these concerns with upper management, the company unsurprisingly sided with his boss. Soon thereafter, the author was fired for some bogus reason. It's not the kind of experience one forgets as an employee, and this author seemed to instinctively know that one day, "Paul" would get what was coming for him.

That opportunity ultimately arose years later in a multi-layered revenge plot that began when the author was working for another company that brought in "Paul" to "transform the company." "Paul" remembered the author, so it wasn't long before the two came into conflict with one another. Eventually, the author left that company and ended up going to court over an unpaid project. But that's only the first portion of the author's vengeance. By the end of the entire saga, the tables had turned, and the author was brought in to be Paul's new employer. You can imagine how Paul reacted to the news. Keep scrolling below for the full story and to live vicariously through the author's triumph over dear old "Paul."

How can you tell if someone is a pure genius? How about watching them outsmart their moaning neighbor at their own game, whilst simultaneously throwing the perfect amount of Greek culture into the mix. This neighbor seems to live for making life difficult, always finding new ways to be a thorn in the side of their neighbor's… wheels. From filing complaints over a harmless floodlight to calling the cops over a bit of traditional music, they treat local law enforcement like their personal concierge service.

Sure, we've all had a neighbor complain about a loud party, especially during our college years. And honestly, blasting music at 2 a.m. probably warrants a call or two. But a quiet family gathering at 3 p.m.? That's just overkill.

So, what does this neighbor do? He turns the tables.

After yet another visit from law enforcement, he asks the responding officer for advice on how to deal with his "overly sensitive" neighbor. The officer suggests applying for a permit, one that legally allows him to play music during certain hours. Perfect. So after he overhears that his neighbor is planning a weekend barbecue, he schedules his officially permitted big, loud Greek family celebration for the same time. And this time, thanks to the permit, the neighbor's complaints fall flat.

One thing a lot of people seem to struggle with is perspective—and that means other people's.

We see things from our own perspective, the way we allow ourselves to see things, quite readily. But they are quite limited by that. 

We're already the hero of our own story, the center of our own universe, but understanding is reinforced by our parents. When we grow up, a lot of us are conditioned by our parents and the other adults who love us to think that we are special and more important than others, because—well, to them, we are.

And there's nothing inherently wrong with this; I'd argue that every child deserves to feel this way: like they're the most important thing in the world. But it brings about a grim realization when you reach adulthood and come to find a world that is utterly indifferent to you. Where your "potential" means much less than what others stand to benefit from you. It's as if the color and saturation are slowly being sucked out of a photograph while you come to grips with a colorless and hard world.

The problem is that some people never reach this realization and go on thinking that they're more important than other people. When they then have kids of their own, they think both that they are the most important and that their children are also the most important. So, the fact that they have children is more important than possibly anything you could ever be, say, or do. 

With family members, it's one thing because you'll love your nieces and nephews too, but when strangers or worse, coworkers, do this, it's just plain old selfish and annoying. This coworker is one of those people for insisting that another worker give her his vacation days so that she could have time off with her kids after she "forgot" to ask for the time off when they were on break. 

Absolutely, having kids is a lot of work; no one is denying that. But at the end of the day, we all need to learn that we need to plan ahead and take care of ourselves.

Firing workers is supposed to be rare, and sometimes it's 100% warranted. There are some lines that should just never be crossed, and when an employee makes a running leap over that line, well, they'll be shown the door. 

Compliance is very important in spaces that can be hazardous. The rules are in place for a reason! If you're supposed to put on a harness before doing a seemingly harmless activity, you'd better strap in, pal. That rule is there because someone before you took a tumble and got hurt. So if you ignore the current rules, you're making the same dumb mistake twice, and you might get hurt in the meantime. A lot of companies (and the good folks at OSHA) take safety measures extremely seriously, and even a single violation of any rule like this can result in immediate termination, no matter how great the employee has been up to that point. 

Just ask one dude, who was instructed very clearly not to hit a certain button. It was a button that shut off the entire plants' machines, so naturally, that's the kind of thing you only use in a severe and urgent emergency. It's not always as simple as just turning the machines back on. Getting machines up and running again could take a day or 2, or might require expensive recalibration, and in the meantime, no products are being made! So for some reason this dude could not resist hitting the stop button, and hopefully he was unsurprised to be fired on the spot. Other people were fired for some pretty silly reasons, too, as you can read all about down below. 

Next up, take a gander at the pizza pie that one person proclaimed as the "worst pizza I've seen in my lifetime," as well as 19 other pizzas that'll make you want to order Chinese food instead.