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'Okay, have it your way': Smug DIYer losing $3,000 dollars worth of decking after ignoring the sage advice of a professional

These days, every DIY enthusiast sees ‘amateurs’ online who are achieving their home improvement goals without any experience. Armed with a flathead screwdriver, hand-me-down power tools, and a whole lot of gumption, a lot of DIYers feel builder's confidence flowing through them before ever setting foot into a hardware store.
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'Tell her to "KNOCK IT OFF," but use the right words': New employee becomes unbearable busybody to coworkers, 100+ Redditors advise how to professionally say 'mind your own business'

A peak working environment is one where you can comfortably and confidently tell a coworker to knock it off when they are going past their boundaries. Those places definitely exist, but, unfortunately, they are rare. One Redditor has about had it with their unbearably busybody coworker—the worst part is, this person is a brand new employee too. This nosy coworker is basically tracking OP's breaks, lunches, and chats with coworkers for literally no reason. She's not even tracking OP because she…
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'My neighbors wanted to call a professional... my parents agreed': Man chops neighbor's plants down, then decides to get their property line assessed

'My neighbors wanted to call a professional... my parents agreed': Man chops neighbor's plants down, then decides to get their property line assessed

This is not the neighbor you want living right next door to you. When you're young, you never understand why people care so much about their plants. Who cares about a bunch of dumb flowers if they're blocking the path you want to bike through? But as an adult, I totally get why people are so precious about their plants . It's because they're fragile in a bunch of different ways. If you pull a flowers' petals, it's done for. If you forget to water it for a few days, it'll do a dramatic wilt. If…
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'She wanted to buy grass-fed pork. There is no such thing': 20+ Professionals who rolled their eyes at people who think they're experts, when they're actually just wrong

'She wanted to buy grass-fed pork. There is no such thing': 20+ Professionals who rolled their eyes at people who think they're experts, when they're actually just wrong

Your years of career expertise are no match for someone who watched three YouTube videos on the subject. Learning is a lifelong endeavor for some people. They always want to read up on new ideas and form new opinions based off what they're reading or watching at the moment. Sometimes, people think they're so educated on a topic that they know better than a person in that profession. From lawyers to healthcare professionals to software engineers , these professionals have all met ordinary folks…
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'Why are you dressed like that?': COO shows up to work in a prom dress

'The CEO was immediately fuming': COO shows up to work in a prom dress after CEO mocks her fashion choices

Petty doesn't even begin to describe this CEO . She seems like the kind of boss who sucks the air out of a room when she walks in; everyone walks on eggshells around her, and she refuses to give credit where it's due. That kind of boss is hard to work for — even if you're also in the c-suite. Some bosses really dislike giving any kind of positive feedback or encouragement. Instead, they can only point out the negative. In the story that u/aikdxz shared to r/MaliciousCompliance, they write that…
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'They did this to her on her wedding day???": 20+ Makeup artists who botched their client's faces

'They did this to her on her wedding day???": 20+ Makeup artists who botched their client's faces

Makeup is so powerful. It transforms people into beautiful works of art , with careful application of foundation, lipstick, and mascara. But not all makeup artists are equally good at creating cute lewks. Especially on this page, r/badMUAs , people highlight the work of some makeup artists who definitely ruined their clients' look. The page bans any makeup that's not done by professionals, so every look you see here was paid for by some poor sap. Some makeup professionals just can't get the rig…
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Funniest Memes for People Who Hate Their Job and Count Down the Seconds Until Friday at 5PM

Funniest Memes for People Who Hate Their Job and Count Down the Seconds Until Friday at 5PM

TGIF
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Entire Starbucks Staff Walks Out After a Coworker Is Fired for Being a Union Leader

Entire Starbucks Staff Walks Out After a Coworker Is Fired for Being a Union Leader

Power in numbers
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Funniest Coworker Memes for People Who Definitely Did Not Sign Up for This "Family"

Funniest Coworker Memes for People Who Definitely Did Not Sign Up for This 'Family'

Pointless interactions
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Funniest Annoying Boss Memes That Are Equally Satisfying and Infuriating

Funniest Annoying Boss Memes That Are Equally Satisfying and Infuriating

It's just a job, it's just a job
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Funniest Memes About Work for the People Who Lack Any Work/Life Balance

Funniest Memes About Work for the People Who Lack Any Work-Life Balance

9-5 warriors unite
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Different People Call Out Major Red Flags Found in Job Descriptions, Most of Them Are the Same

Different People Call Out Major Red Flags Found in Job Descriptions, Most of Them Are the Same

Language is everything
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Woman Vows to Send Increasingly Weird Sign-Offs on Emails to her Boss until he Notices

Woman Vows to Send Increasingly Weird Sign-Offs on Emails to Her Boss Until He Notices

With palpable vibes
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Workers Reveal Secrets From Their Professions that the General Public Would Be Shocked To Know

Workers Reveal Secrets from their Professions that the General Public would be Shocked to know

Every industry has their secrets
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Man Sits in Pouring Rain Right Outside of Cafe For Some Inexplicably Important Work Zoom Call

Man Sits in Pouring Rain Right Outside of Cafe For Some Inexplicably Important Work Zoom Call

Yes, his computer broke
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People Reveal Things They Learned From Their Jobs That They Will Never Ever Forget| thumbnail text - woman, No matter how I dress, my body will always be 'too distracting for the workplace

People Reveal Things They Learned From Previous Jobs That They Will Never Forget

Some hard pills to swallow
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