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I thought this was an unspoken rule of copying, but time and again, it turns out I’m wrong, and it seems you can’t assume people will behave coherently. All in all, this example is rather righteous, and the bad guy of the story only made matters worse for themselves. So to each their own!

Employee Who Stole a Coworker's Project to Get Promoted Then Tried to Expose Him for Not Helping With It: ‘Apparently, he told them that the project was falling behind because I was withholding information...’

Someone wanted to have an espresso every morning And that’s okay. Everybody is allowed their own little luxury; the thing is, if you can’t afford it, you shouldn’t try to drag everyone around you to help you get it.

Woman buys a $349 espresso machine without consulting her roommate, who then refuses to pay her share: ‘She said I’d end up using the machine, so I’d be getting it for free, and that you can’t opt out of something that is already in the apartment’

Unemployed lawyer visits McDonald's, gets offered a job interview: 'A job's a job'

Unemployed lawyer visits McDonald's, gets offered a job interview: 'A job's a job'

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“Hope you have a lonely weekend”: 25 work email typos that will haunt the senders forever

'Hope you have a lonely weekend': 25 work email typos that will haunt the senders forever

Melissa Knudson

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Entitled husband chooses to waste his money on unnecessary things, demands his wife pays his half of the mortage they both split, and gets upset when she refuses: 'He called me selfish'

Giuliana Tiscioni

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A nail technician files the nails of a client with a shelf of nail polish in the background.

Woman chastises friend for getting nails done at newly opened salon, protesting when there's no friends and family discount: 'It's $12 cheaper than my normal salon'

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Hair salon stylist, Chin, butchers gentelmans' hair cut on purpose to get revenge due to his mistreatment towards her: 'Man walked out looking awful, but Chin had the last laugh because he still paid'

A female server takes the order of a female diner sitting at a table with a coffee.

Food service employees and their most embarrassing mistakes on the job: 'Spilled 6 glasses of water on a girl'

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An essential developer looks for advice on how to leverage a raise after becoming the last one remaining at the company capable of maintaining the company's legacy backend: 'How do I turn this into a raise without looking like I am holding them hostage?'

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Homeowner knocks down a wall of his house to make his parking bigger, neighbour complains he has taken down the only parking space in the street: 'I told him I was sorry, but this was my wall, and this is what I want to do'

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Florida employee accepts a new job to learn they must pay a $1000 onboarding fee and stay a full year to get it back: ‘Is it even legal to charge a fee?’

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Sometimes, mothers don’t know what to do about their son’s untidiness, and they decide to make it anyone else’s problem. I get it; it’s not on purpose, and most of the time, it’s not even a conscious decision.

Woman living at parents' home with her daughter argues with brother because he doesn’t do any housework: ‘My daughter, who had absolutely nothing to do with this distraction is now inconvenienced because a grown adult refuses to clean his room’

Is jealousy in the workplace dangerous? Is there anything we can do about it? Jealousy is a controversial emotion. We all feel it at some point, but none of us wants to admit we do. I believe jealousy, when it’s ours, can help point us toward our desires and, if we play our cards right, transform into admiration.

31-year-old employee suspects coworker is jealous of his recent promotion: ‘Instead of the “congratulations” I’d expect much like the others in our text group chat, she just says “You trying to take my job?”’

Brother-in-law tries to “flex” promotion by insisting on paying for family breakfast, only to immediately complain about the bill: “It's the 2nd most expensive thing on the breakfast menu”

Brother-in-law tries to “flex” promotion by insisting on paying for family breakfast, only to immediately complain about the bill: 'It's the 2nd most expensive thing on the breakfast menu'

Melissa Knudson

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Photographer aunt gets blamed by the bride for not taking pictures during the wedding party, even though she was explicitly told not to even bring her camera: 'She's livid that I didn't document the wedding the way I normally document family events'

At one point, we all had a friend or family member whom we thought was trapped in a very bad relationship It’s obvious from the outside: the person isn’t good for you, plus being in a relationship isn’t mandatory; you can totally do life on your own and avoid unnecessary suffering. But when you are the person i

‘I hate her fiancé, I think he’s a waste of space and honestly a rock has more personality than him’: 31-year-old woman looks for advice on how to discourage her best friend from getting married

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Back-to-school routine ends in panic after dad leaves 7-year-old son home alone for 3 hours, then blames his wife for not reminding him about drop-off: 'Dad just left me!'

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Homeowner finds strangers trespassing in the elaborate yard his wife spent years gardening after mistaking it for a public park: 'I notice a baby sitting in the flower bed’

There is no way this was done with good intent Or maybe it was done with good intentions, but intentions aren’t what counts. Concrete actions count, and these actions are rather questionable.

Woman hides inside her house when 2 friends show up with a third person she specifically told them she had cut off: ‘I feel guilty at hiding as if I wasn't home but felt the other two keep disrespecting my feelings about the 3rd one’