Who knew that summer camps also qualify as toxic workplace environments? Sure, on the surface, kids are running around, playing flag football, and picking on one another in ways that will likely scar them for the rest of their lives. However, underneath the surface, counselors may also be dealing with some unnecessary nonsense, particularly as it relates to pay. This counselor was under the impression that she would be getting paid every two weeks, as that was expressly written in her contract.…

Apparently, the biggest threat when you're going camping is that you might spot a Karen or two lurking around. This Karen decided it was well within her right to shame another camper for having a nice portable heater to keep him warm on a relatively cold evening. Not only did she overhear him discussing the heater, but she also followed him all the way back to his camper and tried to barge inside and take the heater from him. Eventually, the guy's family saw the commotion and gathered to defend…

This aspiring YouTube couple are having some awkward realizations about their friends. One person took to Reddit to share the story of their mother and father's hijinks. It seems that as the reach retirement age, these parents are planning to sell their house. They've already bought a fifth wheel, which is the style of RV that is pulled behind a person's truck. Many a retiree would love to embark on a trip with their own RV, and plenty of them do. But these parents aren't just doing this for fu…

These scouts are lucky to have survived these camping trips full of mishaps. They gained the memories of a lifetime, and they're sharing them today in reply to @paynushurts' Twitter question: “What was the 'incident' at your summer Boy Scout camping trip?” The answers were wide-ranging and completely hilarious. Some people shared stories from when they were little kids, while others had their craziest times happen as teenagers. Going on a camping trip with your scouting troop is a great way to…

Long gone are the days I went to summer camp, but I always enjoy a good story about camp counselors vs camp attendees. In this case, OP was in an IT course in a Balkan country, and they got an offer to go to a summer sports camp. OP describes the adventure as ‘fun’ even though there were quite a few things that were a bit ‘off’ about the camp itself. Still, when you are young, you know how to ignore red flags and just have fun. One of the bigger issues was the curfew… or rather, the lack of lig…

A storm can be your ally if you play your cards right. To be fair, there probably won't be many opportunities to use a storm to your advantage, but never say never. One person, u/Valladian, stumbled upon a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get back at his neighbor, who had committed the very non-neighborly act of denting in OP's car, and then denying he had anything to do with it. See, this neighbor, who for the sake of the story we'll call Chester, had a Jeep, which he used frequently for camp…

It always feels like the people who are the most annoying about following the rules are actually the worst rule followers.

We've seen plenty of Karens who throw a fit over parking and Karens who desperately need to speak to the manager, but we haven't seen what happens to the Karens of the world who go camping.

Hotel clerks have to deal with so many stupid questions. This front desk manager wrote about how they work in a national park at a hotel, and as with most customer service roles, they have some guests that can never be satisfied with their surroundings. One guest approached the OP to ask this gem of a question: "I know the county has a burn ban going on right now, but since the lodge is on federal land, it doesn't apply. So I can start a fire on the grass just outside my cabin , right?" The poo…

One Twitter user shared her hilarious patriotism fail from many years ago. Basically, the story goes that the user, Kate, who goes by the handle @mcmansionh*** , had one sacred duty as a scout. All she had to do was fold an American flag as gently and carefully as possible. She and the other scouts viewed this as a very sacred honor …but she kept accidentally messing up each time she tried her hand at flag folding ! Folks in the comments really resonated with this tale. Apparently around this t…

Camping can be incredibly relaxing - it's a great way to reconnect with nature. Getting out into the great outdoors sounds good on paper. But once you arrive at the campground, you have to assemble the tent (where's that missing last piece that is somehow crucial to the tent staying upright?) Then, you might see a big bug (or fifty). And the local wildlife will make themselves known - you're in their house, after all. Camping can be so much fun when you relax and unwind, as long as you don't en…

She may not have gotten the camping trip she had planned, but she survived to live a great tale!

Based in Flagstaff, AZ—she works in recreation and trails and finds herself alone in the middle of this huge forest every day.

The entitled mom needed the reality check.