'As I walked in, his jaw dropped': Forklift driver buys massive speaker to spite bosses

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Jun 28, 2024 3:00 PM EDT

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who use earbuds, and those who play their music out loud for all to hear.

If you're going by anecdotal evidence (ie. people complaining on social media), loud music in public spaces has become a big problem. It does seem to be everywhere these days: people will enter a subway station or plop down in the middle of a crowded park and start playing music at top volume. It doesn't matter to them that lots of other people have their own music playing in their earbuds or that they're reading or just want a few moments of quietude. Nope, in their mind, it's time for some music hits played at top volume through the worst-sounding speaker you've ever heard in your life.

This person loves to play music while they're at work. They work as a forklift operator! The drivers were incensed that at this place, the bosses stopped them from wearing earbuds while they drove. Managers explained that the team needed to be able to hear their surroundings as they drove… but not if u/xtilexx has anything to do with it. Commenters were totally split on this one, with some praising the idea, and others saying the original poster must be "super annoying."

Next up, these people shared some of the biggest mistakes they've ever made at the workplace, like one worker who mixed cleaning chemicals and then "had to evacuate the restaurant."