How hard could it be to write “Happy Birthday” on a cake? It's not as easy as it seems, and that's why we often pay professional bakeries the big bucks to handle that task for us. It's easy to look at a cake design and feel confident that you can do it yourself. But once you start frosting that cake, you realize that you're totally out of your league! Up next,

The beautiful thing about being an employee is that there is a contract for everything. Once you've gotten through a few places of work, you understand that everything you ever agreed on with your employer should be written down in your contract, that both the employee and the employer sign on. Once things are written down and secured, your employers can try as they might, but taking advantage of you should not be possible, and that is one important lesson you can learn from this Reddit story.…

Better get started on that privacy fence budget!

When people usually start looking for a new job, the one thing they have to be mindful of is constantly being available on their phones. You always have to be ready to take calls from hiring managers, and every phone call might start the path that leads to a serious trajectory in your life. When one gets the call that they got the job, it is usually accompanied by a lot of happy emotions, unless there is something fishy about the call, like what happened in this Reddit story. When the hiring ma…

Breaking up is hard to do… Just ask these people who were dumped in some awkward and cringeworthy ways, and lived to tell the tale. Not every relationship is meant to last forever. Some romances reach their peak within a few months, and then it's time to find someone else to date who's more suited to you. But you've already invested so much time and energy into this person that you don't want to hurt their feelings. You might think it's too hurtful to tell them you don't think you're a match an…

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This new Airbnb has stirred up some serious tension in a tight-knit rural community. And it's all thanks to the host who doesn't care where her guests wander. She's nice enough, but she doesn't truly care about the community, only about making more money. For over 20 years, the neighbors have enjoyed their quiet, massive properties, but since a local home was converted into an Airbnb, clueless city guests have been taking "hiking" a little too far and right onto the neighbor's private land.

Nothing is more satisfying than using the knowledge you worked so hard to gain for something that gives you joy. And you may call us petty, but sometimes that joy comes from revenge on someone who truly deserves it. Working in anything related to computer science is as good as having a superpower, you can use your knowledge to do just about anything. The employee in this Reddit story proved that with just one code line, you can really mess with someone's life, and OP (original poster) gained a…

Saying “goodbye and good luck” to a job you can't stand is such an empowering feeling. You know you're on to bigger and better things, while the managers you despise stay behind.

You know those videos/articles titled '10 Hacks [This Business] Doesn't Want You to Know About'? On rare occasions, trying out those tips will actually save you some time or money. But 9/10 times, these 'hacks' don't actually work, and all they achieve is anger the worker you have to deal with, which is not something many would recommend. The woman in this Reddit story must have read or heard somewhere that even if a hotel clerk tells you that the hotel is fully booked, if you go ahead and book…

Some people make their own karma, and this entitled parent seems to be one of those people. She decided to do her neighbor a solid and go trick-or-treating with both the neighbor's kids and her own while the neighbor was busy at work. For the purposes of this story, it's important to note that this entitled parent is also a loud-and-proud vegan. Despite the fact that she initially claimed to be taking care of her neighbor's kids out of the goodness of her heart, she decided to impose a “tax' an…

An unfortunate haircut can do so much more than just ruin your day. It can get you picked on in school or at work or on the street. It can make you seem like a total buffoon, incapable of being taken seriously. It can cost a fortune to fix. You may even think about going bald since that seems more reasonable at this point. The other thing about a bad haircut is that the experience stays with you even after you've finally fixed it. Perhaps you never go to the same barbershop or salon again. Perh…

Quitters never win? Yeah, right. In many cases, it's best to quit while you're ahead, as the people who replied to this r/AskReddit question can tell you firsthand. One person requested to hear stories about people who quit with zero advance notice---and why it was the straw that broke the camel's back. For a lot of workers, poor management is often the root cause of their quitting. Employees might spend months resenting their bosses before ever considering quitting. For example, some people wi…

We all have that one coworker who seems like they can do no wrong in the boss's eyes . Maybe they're constantly napping, but the supervisor just cheerfully walks by without noticing. Or maybe they constantly leave work early without an excuse, but the boss couldn't care less. Or, if you're like some of the people who answered u/Virtual-Bunch-9131's query to r/AskReddit , maybe your coworker went to further extremes and still didn't get the boot! It can be totally infuriating to work diligently…

We'll do anything for our pets . We buy them treats and toys, we kiss them and snuggle them, we drive them to the vet or to their favorite places to play. It's so great to have a fuzzy little dude running around your house who loves you like crazy, bites you sometimes, and always wants to cuddle up and hang out with you. However, a lot of landlords don't care how cute your cat, dog, bird, or rabbit is: they're simply not allowed in your apartment. So some people lie to their landlords, insistin…

"What drew you this job posting?" MONEY