Friendship is one of the most valuable relationships in life because you give everything to a friend and they want nothing in return. How would you feel, though, if, after years of platonic friendship, you were forced to miss one of your best friends' weddings just because the blushing bride-to-be was jealous of you? The story that follows is about a disappointed female friend. For a long time, Mathew and the original poster (OP) have been close friends. Together, they faced the difficulties of…

There is an extremely thin line between being a valued employee with a balanced workload and being an overworked employee who has way too much depended on them. Many employees, in an understandable attempt to be an asset to their company, cross that line and create an unhealthy relationship with their work when they suddenly realize they have taken on too much. Much like the employee in this Reddit story, who had been stuck in a company for 3 years, overflowing with workload by their boss, and…

Ah, nepo babies! They never fail to lean into their entitlement when it suits them. Here, we have a college-aged dude whose father essentially founded a company to give his son experience. This Redditor , one of the only full-time employees at said company, had been collaborating closely with their employer on an eLearning course, which was a time-consuming hands-on project for the both of them. However, when it came time for the boss's son to apply for summer jobs, he called the Original Poste…

It's important to maintain unity of stance in a relationship. Since you are now a couple rather than a standalone person, you should always consider your partner and their needs. So, how would you feel if your partner decided to approach your parents without first getting your consent? The story that follows tells the tale of a disappointed spouse. The original poster (OP) married the love of his life, and together they raised three beautiful children in a blended family. OP is the father of on…

Living in an area prone to storms surely teaches you a lot of life hacks and survival skills that other people don't know. If you don't want to lose half of your possessions and unreal amounts of money, you need to educate yourself and learn how to keep everything safe even when something like a hurricane or a thunderstorm hits your area. Some people, simply would not listen to advice about these matters, and when the consequences happen, they also refuse to admit they were wrong, but no one fe…

This lady was asking for trouble. She was picking up her kid from school and decided to park on a neighbor's driveway. Now according to the neighbor, who shared this thread on the r/pettyrevenge subreddit, it is quite common for parents to back into his driveway during pickup as it can get especially crowded at that time. He is normally ok with this, as it seems to come with the territory of living across the street from a school. However, this time, the Original Poster was on his way home when…

It's all fun and games til the artist won't get a job

It's hard not to be affected by the many inconveniences life can throw in your general direction. It's not easy to go with the flow and to move on from something that totally thwarted your plans. Whether it's learning the subway has been delayed a fully 20 minutes or finding out that the gift you ordered for your Mom's birthday arrived with imperfections, these mildly infuriating moments can only be overcome with humor and commiseration. Otherwise, your head might explode from frustration alone…

The business world is not always kind. In order to attract the attention of potential employers, you must not only stand out from the competition but also outperform every other application seeking the exact same position. In other words, your only options are to play and win the corporate game or to fail horribly. To put it plainly, the game is tedious and never-ending. An employee who was taken aback is described in the story below. The original poster (OP) has been actively participating in…

Life throws a lot of fastballs, doesn't it?

She didn't hear that coming

For reasons that are still unknown, salary has proven to be one of the most private and sensitive bits of information in the business world for years, if not decades. What would you do, then, if your pay increase was unintentionally disclosed to the entire company? Would you be happy to brag about your raise, or would you attempt to keep it to yourself given how hard you worked to get here? The story below is an account of a frustrated employee. When the original poster (OP) first started worki…

Despite the fact that family is what matters most in life, how would you react if your parents started assigning you random relatives to take care of? Would you gracefully stand your ground or would you quietly cave in to familial pressure? The step-sister who is frustrated is described in the story below. The original poster (OP) tells her tale in the touching post below. OP's parents divorced a few years ago, and her father remarried a new woman approximately a year later. Following a stern r…

One of the most significant aspects of life is family. Your family should always come first and be your top priority. Having said that, after more than 10 years of marriage and three kids, how would you feel if you found out that your partner had a secret child that she has kept concealed from you your entire life? The story below tells the tale of the frustrated husband. The original poster (OP) and his spouse have raised three beautiful children over the course of their more than ten years of…

It's not easy for the Karens of the world to follow rules. They tend to operate according to their own flawed and delusional sense of reality and ethics. So when this Karen employee was told to follow a specific set of rules when setting up her new work email and she didn't like the fact that she couldn't name her password after her generic dog's name, she decided to do away with the rules entirely and do what she wanted instead. Unfortunately for her, she would learn the consequences of those…

The college student who had made parents and kids question their relationships is back with an update, and the family drama continues. In his original Reddit post , OP (original poster), wrote about how his parents have made him pay rent in their home for four years of college, causing him to have no social life as he had to work. Then the parents thought it was a good life lesson to ‘gift’ him all the money he paid back as a graduation present. Feeling betrayed, OP ripped the check and cut off…