While rules are definitely important and indispensable, surely we can all think of one or two that make absolutely no sense. It could be rules set at your place of work, school, city, or even country, but at the end of the day, those rules are made by other people, and sometimes people make mistakes. What can you do when you stumble upon a pointless rule like that? Most of the time the answer to that would be nothing, unless you are as resilient and quick-thinking as the person who wrote this R…

It's one thing to have to work for a Karen manager, but it's quite another to have your bosses be a Karen and Kevin couple. In fact, it doesn't get much worse than that because you know your bosses are exchanging thoughts about you at all times, whether it's in the workplace or when they're at home after hours. Here , we have a young server who was looking for restaurant experience to make ends meet while she was writing her novel. She landed a job as a server for a diner, which was owned by tw…

Caught red-handed

Who knew that efficiency and productivity would not always be applauded in the workplace? It's the kind of awakening most young folks get when they land their first jobs. Not everything is actually about the work you do, although it should be. In fact, it should be that employees should be able to go in, get the job done, and leave on their own time, but I suppose it's not worth dreaming too big. Unfortunately, most work environments run on optics, as this student worker would quickly discover.…

It's important to set boundaries with your roommates from the get-go. Normally, you would think this is something most folks learn in college, but you'd be surprised how many fully grown adults have yet to learn these important lessons. For instance, when you first move in with someone, both parties need to establish which items (food, products, etc.) are communal and which ones should be privately used. This Redditor had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with a roommate who refused…

Although nobody likes to work on Christmas, some of us find ourselves landing jobs that require us to work during the holidays. It's not fun, but that's having a job in a nutshell, and there is not much we can do about it. If we value our job, we have to accept that sometimes we make sacrifices for it, including working on Christmas. The employee in this Reddit story (OP, original poster) was hired as a seasonal worker, so she knew from the start she would be required to work during the holiday…

Nobody is quite sure when this drive-thru ‘pay it forward’ trend has become popular, but by now, we are no strangers to it. If you are, well, here is a quick explanation. It all starts with one person who wants to do something small to make a stranger happy. They decide to do that by going to a drive-thru and asking the barista to charge them for the order of the car behind them, so they get their order for free. A small gesture, that usually doesn't cost that much, to make someone else a littl…

People can be very particular about how they like things to look around the holidays. From Christmas trees to stockings to decorations, many suburban families enjoy going overboard because, well, who is going to stop them from being festive? If Halloween is the one time of year people can dress however they want without receiving any judgment, then Christmas is the one time of year that the elders of the family can be as demanding and over-the-top as they want and no one can say anything about…

Every year, as we approach Christmas Eve, the biggest question that hovers above our heads is – Where are we going to spend the holiday? If you're lucky, you get to choose between a few options. It can be different family members who decided to host, it can be a group of friends, or if you are brave enough, you might choose to host yourself. If you have no options, it can only mean one thing – No one you know wishes to undertake the mission of hosting a Christmas dinner themselves, and honestly…

The worst part about traveling during the holiday season is having to deal with other travelers. Whether it's a bus, train, or plane, having to share a confined space with strangers just so you can endure passive-aggressive meals with family members you love to avoid year-round often feels like a lot of effort for very little reward. However, that's what happens to countless folks every December, which means that nearly every traveler is at least slightly annoyed already. Here , we have one of…

Imagine buying a home that you think is HOA-free until the lazy former board members decided to resurrect the organization and now, you have to be punished because of it. One would think this timeline is proof that this kind of thing should not be allowed, and yet, it's clearly happening to this Redditor . This guy spent half a million dollars on a new home for his family and was surprised at first to learn that there was no HOA. He thought it was too good to be true, and it turned out that he…

Anyone who can speak a second language will tell you how beneficial it is to have that ability. While there are many ways one can take advantage of speaking another language, one benefit triumphs them all – being able to talk freely about whatever you want in public and having no one understand you. When I was 19, I got to spend a year abroad with 3 of my best friends. We all speak a fairly uncommon language other than English, so we'd use that language as our main source of communication among…

"I'd put up tow zone signs and put the tow truck driver on retainer."

When talking to new parents, one of the biggest changes they would mention about becoming a parent is how they are no longer only living for their own sake. Having a kid means that your existence and purpose in life do not revolve around you anymore, but it revolves around this completely separate human being. This creates a firm distinction between good and bad parents – Good parents see this change as beautiful and meaningful, and bad parents teach themselves to resent their kids for it. It s…

You do not want to mess with this dude's mother. Honestly, there are lessons we all can learn from her. Typically here at FAIL Blog, we tend to side with customer service representatives when it comes to the conflicts they have to endure and confront on the job. However, in this case, the Redditor's mother had been dealing with the aftereffects of a serious house fire and simply wanted to cancel the appliance service plan she was using as her home was now uninhabitable for the next several mont…

Not everyone was born to be a baker. The truth is that when it comes to cakes, cookies, and all forms of dessert, there are two types of people: bakers and eaters. A chosen few may fall into both categories, but we should all be honest with ourselves and our relationships to dessert. Personally speaking, I am an eater. In fact, my sweet tooth has been the source of many an unfortunate evening involving late-night calls to fast-food restaurants and bakeries that I'd like to pretend never happene…