Reuters's Pictures of the Year

Mom and Stepdad insist 17-year-old spend late father's inheritance on step-siblings' education: 'I said no and I told them I wouldn't change my mind' 1

After six years of workplace mistreatment, employee quits their job, doing so by leaving a note they wrote on an old receipt from the garbage: ‘This had to be done, I quit’ 2

Karen attempts to cut down neighbor's large oak tree because it blocks her view of the sunset: 'She got annoyed and said it's a reasonable request' 3

Client demands a meeting with remote employee despite it being midnight their time, employee complies, then sets up the call at 12 AM client's time: ‘I used his words against him’ 4

'If she's still on her phone when you come back, you're done': Single guy ditches non-stop texter on first date for ignoring him, now she has to pay the bill 5

18-year-old gets cut off by older sister, only for her to come back into his life 10 years later for some of his inheritance: 'I told her outright that I wasn’t [...] sharing my inheritance' 6

18-year-old gets cut off by older sister, only for her to come back into his life 10 years later for some of his inheritance: 'I told her outright that I wasn’t [...] sharing my inheritance' 1

Client demands a meeting with remote employee despite it being midnight their time, employee complies, then sets up the call at 12 AM client's time: ‘I used his words against him’ 2

Employee laid-off by new owners gets even via remote access, uninstalling personal software: 'You should've been nicer when you laid me off' 3

'If she's still on her phone when you come back, you're done': Single guy ditches non-stop texter on first date for ignoring him, now she has to pay the bill 4

Manager's obsessive cost-cutting initiatives cost the company more money when double-sided printing policy causes problems with important client: 'All printing must be double-sided—no exceptions' 5

Mom and Stepdad insist 17-year-old spend late father's inheritance on step-siblings' education: 'I said no and I told them I wouldn't change my mind' 6