What Are We Failing at in August so Far?

'They were expecting about 125 people to relocate with them; they got 3': 20+ Workplaces whose employees quit together all at once 1

'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it 2

Apartment owner reports HOA board member neighbor for breaking apartment building bylaws they helped set: ‘He is 1/3 of the HOA board in an 8 unit building’ 3

'I redid my kitchen countertops with brown paper bags': 20+ Home renovations that turned out worse than expected 4

'Trying hard to look luxurious': 20+ Fancy things that will be nearly impossible to clean 5

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs 6

'They were expecting about 125 people to relocate with them; they got 3': 20+ Workplaces whose employees quit together all at once 1

'I redid my kitchen countertops with brown paper bags': 20+ Home renovations that turned out worse than expected 2

'Expectation vs. Reality': 20 of the Funniest Holiday Baking and Decor Mishaps for Christmas Lovers 3

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs 4

'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it 5

Update: 'I have decided I will no longer host any more of his family holiday dinners': Annual family dinner cancelled after cook refuses to spend 4 hours making a meal and being ignored by guests 6