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Entitled teen thinks he should get a 6 figure salary to sweep floors.

'Funniest interview I ever conducted': Boss laughs job-seeker out of interview after his hilariously over-the-top request

Minimum wage? No thanks. This teen is ready for a 6-figure job! A boss at one shop shared their experience while hiring for an entry-level position , which ended in hilarity after this teen's highfalutin request. They wrote to r/EntitledPeople to share their tale. The OP was only looking for a teen to clean up around their mechanic shop, adding that teens don't usually stick around for long. It seems like it's a starter job for most teens – but then the OP interviewed this dude, who didn't take…
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'I will not be lowballed or insulted': Wedding vendor pestered by client with rude cost-cutting ideas

'I will not be lowballed or insulted': Wedding vendor pestered by client with rude cost-cutting ideas

This groomzilla had a mouthful to say to one of his wedding vendors. But luckily, this vendor is not new to the scene — or to cranky clients being totally demanding and insane.
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'Don't be their ATM': Entitled Aunt Karens try to claim nephew's rightful inheritance, his brother blocks them

Here's further proof that money certainly doesn't bring families together!
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'Would you save your sick cat or your homeless sister?': Malicious Redditor pays for life-saving surgery for her senior cat instead of bailing her estranged sister out of failed investments

'Would you save your sick cat or your homeless sister?': Malicious Redditor pays for life-saving surgery for her senior cat instead of bailing her estranged sister out of failed investments

For siblings that become the forgotten member of the family, it's tough to watch the golden child slide through life without worries or cares. Obviously, family drama is pretty inescapable, and can be taxing both emotionally and financially. One Redditor, u/TWoldCat , was the outcast of the family and was alienated from her family since a young age by her toxic mother and golden girl sister. However, after she had started a new life without them, she was dragged back into the drama. TWold was f…
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AITA Boyfriend (28m) stole thousands of $$$ from me (26f)

Girlfriend Won't Let Stay-at-Home Dad Work, so He Steals From Their Emergency Fund

What happens when you pair a working woman who financially abuses her partner with a stay-at-home dad with a spending problem?
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Babysitter leaves 100 dollar a week job and entitled mom can't understand why | am LIVID seven months now 100 week hours are easy 9am-5pm, like regular fucking job and kids are basically angels, they sleep most day anyway at this age. mas been babysitting get text her saying she's applying walmart and she can't afford work anymore

Babysitter Leaves Bad Job, Entitled Mom Lashes Out

She can't understand why someone wouldn't want to work for 100 dollars a week.
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Landlord is jealous of my income, raises my rent $500. I screw him years later for $20k.

'The greatest revenge I could have ever imagined': Jealous landlord gets his own words thrown back in his face years after overcharging tenant

As a renter, you're at the mercy of your landlord. One new renter found out the hard way that you have to be careful who you trust with your personal information… His terrible landlord found out that he and his wife were trying to be frugal while saving up for a home in the 1990s. But when the landlord discovered this guy's high salary, he suddenly decided to charge the OP and his wife a massive increase in rent, boosting their monthly payments by $500! As the OP, u/RockyMoose, writes to r/ProR…
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Former American Idol Contestant Turned Choosing Beggar Crowdsources for Third Wedding, Internet Reacts

Beggars can't be choosers, not even if you were on American Idol!
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‘Figure it out': 22-year-old college girl gets financially cut off when her judgmental father finds out she's been working as a stripper for extra cash

‘Figure it out': 22-year-old college girl gets financially cut off when her judgmental father finds out she's been working as a stripper for extra cash

Working to pay your way through college is exhausting and extremely difficult. Not only are you just learning how to live on your own– buying groceries, doing laundry, balancing life/work/everything else –but you're a hormonal basket-case that's hellbent on accidentally ruining your own life with drunken mistakes, failing to pay your utilities on time, and taking that required gender studies course. Now when finances are an added concern, things get ever trickier because you're attempting to pl…
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Charged for dinner at a friend's house?

'That’s so gauche': Woman demands payment from dinner guests after they've already eaten

While hosting a dinner for friends, this woman accidentally confused everyone in attendance with her strange payment policy . The OP of this story, r/Pinkishrabbit, was so befuddled that they wrote to r/etiquette to figure out what was actually going on. As the OP tells it, they went for a dinner at a pal's house along with two other mutual friends. They had a nice time, until the next day, when the two friends began texting the OP that the host had asked them for money . Sure enough, the host…
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'That's a ridiculous rate': Entitled vacationing family has a meltdown over childcare costs

'That's a ridiculous rate': Entitled vacationing family has a meltdown over childcare costs

This confused freelancer is unsure if they asked for way too much money to babysit their cousin's three youngsters. U/HENNYDEFN was pretty sure they weren't asking for too much money, but they checked with the r/AmItheA**hole community to be sure. As the OP writes, they're actually a software engineer who freelances on the side. They make between $40-$60 per hour at their official roles, but they were willing to offer a family discount when their cousin asked them to babysit . This cousin is br…
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AITA for telling my SIL to stop being broke when she complained about me flying first class?

'Why can't you just stop being so spoilt?': Two moms battle over first class seat aboard long flight

When flying for an extended period of time, it only makes sense to sit in comfort if you can. That didn't stop this woman's stepsister in law from flipping out that she couldn't fly in style too! This woman asked r/AmItheA**hole if she was in the wrong when a fight cropped up between her and her step sis. Both have children – the OP has a 5 year old, while her SIL has a 7 year old. They decided to travel together for a visit to South Africa, though they booked their flights separately. The OP n…
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AITA For Refusing To Venmo My Friend For Pizza & Possibly Ending The Entire Friendship Over It?

'I’m poor and you're rich': Moocher refuses to let BFF have slice of pizza she 'didn't pay for'

The cost of a friendship should ideally be more than the cost of a pizza pie. For this woman, it represented the final straw in her relationship with a formerly close friend. Friendships can end in all sorts of ways. Sometimes one person moves, or you go in different directions in life that make your friendship incompatible. For this OP, u/InteractionFirst5109, she and her BFF Dawn had a falling out for financial reasons . She writes that she and Dawn both work full time, though the OP has a hi…
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The One Where:The Head of the department did not want her emplovees to show up just to get paid (even if they followed protocol)

'If I was the CEO I would decrease your wages': Demotivational Karen spills the results of employees' anonymous surveys

This department head is unbelievably out of touch with her employees . It seems like the more money people make in their jobs, the more they forget how hard it is to live on a low salary. This Head of Department Karen really hit a nerve with the employees working under her guidance. As she gave an employee update, she managed to say some truly baffling things to the call center team. U/peacesalaamz took to the r/talesfromcallcenters subreddit to share this story of their Head of Department , wh…
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Write down my grandparent’s address? Will do!

Student Forced to Write Fundraising Letter to Grandparents for a Grade, Maliciously Complies by Writing to Grandma’s Cemetery

I mean, technically, that is where she lives now...
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Mom wants me to sign over 250k beneficiary check

'My mom says that it was a mistake': Entitled Mom tries to cheat daughter out of her father's inheritance

There's nothing like money and inheritance to drive a wedge between family members.
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