Ruthless commands never inspire loyalty in an office environment

It's hard to forget the moments in life that made you never want to go out in public again. Sure, we are often scarred by embarrassing memories from our teenage years, but the truth of the matter is that life never stops getting occasionally embarrassing, and you can really have these “face palm” moments at any stage of your life. A friend of mine recounted their own embarrassing moment from just last week when she was on a plane and trying to press the button to get her seat to recline. The bu…

Giving your overworked employees even more work: what could possibly go wrong? This person, u/TheMightyGalah, found out exactly what happens, but they were glad to watch their boss get her comeuppance. Good managers will be beloved by their team. You can tell when someone's an exceptional supervisor by the way their team talks about them: do they dread that manager seeing their work and results, or do they look to the manager for support and help? Some managers don't really manage much at all.…

When you’re a kid, you constantly fear that your parents are going to embarrass you in public. For instance, I will never forget that one time when I was 11 years old and going to the movies with my whole family, an activity that led to major embarrassment when my Dad was grooving to the music during the previews. I was mortified that a friend or classmate from school was at the theater and would see my father dance like nobody was watching because everyone was watching. Now, what kids don’t re…

Spending up to or more than 40 hours a week in the same workplace environment is bound to lead to the occasional embarrassing moment. Whether it's tripping and falling, spilling coffee everywhere, having a bad bathroom moment, or even a Freudian slip, embarrassing moments are here to stay in life so we might as well embrace their presence in the office. These moments scar us for life even when they are forgettable to pretty much everyone else. For instance, I remember getting up from my desk to…

This husband is in hot water with his significant other after he left out a crucial detail about a work event . It all revolves around a certain work party: a dinner held to celebrate the employees meeting their financial goals. Every company has different etiquette rules regarding business dinners and other social events. Sometimes spouses are invited, sometimes they aren't, and some companies never allow a plus-one. This person, who has since deleted their Reddit account, shared that their hu…

Excel may be boring as heck, but it comes in clutch sometimes in the workplace and whether we like it or not, it's a necessary evil at the office-- just like incompetent bosses. Strangely, every work scenario is plagued with a useless boss who parades around their department as if they know anything that goes on under the hood and it's rare that we see their arrogant ineptitude called out.

Every friend group has at least one cringe friend. So if your friend group isn't cringe to you… you're the one! It's one thing to act goofy in front of your friends. It's a whole other story when people do stuff in public that's wildly embarrassing. There's a whole type of cringe where folks decide to propose in public, whether they're asking for a hand in marriage, or asking a date to prom. For some reason, a lot of people feel comfortable asking someone they've barely dated to prom publically…

It's no secret that being a socially anxious person can make the simplest of social interactions feel like a Sisyphean undertaking. Whether that's calling someone on the phone and speaking to an actual human being or making small talk with your boss about what you had for lunch, if you're an anxious person you are likely to be considering the infinite number of ways you might end up making the conversation weird, strange, or impossible to end. It was the great Wendy Williams who once gave an in…

Who doesn't have an embarrassing memory that keeps you up at night? No matter how much time has passed or how much therapy you may or may not have undergone, you still find yourself thinking about that one moment that never fails to send shivers down your spine. Unfortunately, this seems to be a universal human experience, and there is no real treatment plan for being human. For instance, it has been twenty years since I stepped in dog remains on the street and I still check my shoes every bloc…

Sending a message to the wrong recipient is a classic mistake that most of the time, is minor. Sending an embarrassing workout video to your entire team of new coworkers is not exactly a minor error. Thankfully, I have yet to find myself in a similar situation where I have embarrassed myself to that extent in a workplace environment. However, I have on occasion texted an unkind thought about a family member or a date to that very person. There may be ways to unsend messages now given advancemen…

The first, most embarrassing moment in every kid's life usually happens around middle school. You know, that moment that someone finds out about your crush and reveals it to the entire class? It's the first time your cheeks burn, your stomach drops, and you ever wish you could disappear into the floor. For those of us with a bleeding heart and a knack for making blunders in our love life, that feeling becomes all too familiar, but for the star of our next story, the searing shame of wearing his…

These people couldn't believe how perfectly things worked out when they caught liars in the middle of their lies. I mean, that just doesn't happen much in real life. Usually, if you're being lied to, you either find out much later, or not at all. Some folks are notorious liars who can't seem to help themselves. You've probably met this kind of person in your life at some point. Some of them fixate on their health---they'll constantly tell you about their very serious ailments. But the rumor mil…

This customer still hasn't learned proper tipping etiquette . Even after numerous orders from the same pizza place, she still thinks it's cool not to tip the pizza delivery dude. Tipping culture has never been more hotly contested, as more and more places have added tipping options to every order. It's especially awkward when you're buying something at a store or restaurant where you're just being handed an item. If the person behind the counter just rings you up your order, why should you have…

They say that you're most likely the only person who will remember your most embarrassing moments . But you won't feel that way after reading this treasure trove of embarrassing memories that people recalled with crystal clear memory! Have you ever accidentally walked through a screen door at someone else's birthday party, slamming face-first into the ground? This happened to me when I was about eight years old at an acquaintance's party, and the memory has stuck with me for decades. I wasn't p…

‘Dropped a tray of 6 root beers on 6 business men’ me and a… clown on a unicycle crashed right into each other.