Group projects can be absolutely infuriating if you're doing them alone. As one commenter in this thread pointed out, some professors feel strongly that working on group projects is the closest that students can get to real-life experience. That's probably true, but it doesn't make it any less infuriating to try to coordinate schedules with three or four other busy college students. Everyone has jobs, sports, family to care for, studying, and other activities that can make it hard to find time…

Finders keepers! It's a rule that can be the best or the worst, depending on if you're the finder or the person who lost something valuable. Finding a $20 bill on the ground is amazing, because there's no way of proving who really lost it. But being the person who went to do laundry and suddenly realized that $20 bill had flown out of their pocket makes you really dislike the “finders keepers” rule. This 8-year-old found themselves on both sides of the rule, starting with a standoff with their…

This person's boss had some feedback for them, but it was so vague that the employee was left baffled. Most employees have quarterly or yearly check-ins with their supervisors. It's a good way to manage expectations and address any concerning employee behavior before it becomes a major problem. This person worked on a team of scientists who seem to have some communication issues all around. This employee's boss tried to warn them that they were coming off as “contemptuous” when they spoke to th…

Don't underestimate the kids! You know what they say: the hardest job is being a parent . If you've ever watched a child for an afternoon, or raised a couple on your own, you know just how true that is. Kids need near-constant attention to avoid getting into trouble, and that can be exhausting even when you have plenty of energy. This parent decided to take their 7-year-old to a fun toy event . They write that the kids were paired with an older veteran . However, their kid got paired with a vet…

Remember going to a video rental store to pick out a bunch of movies? Long before streaming services and YouTube, if you wanted a movie night, you'd head to a movie theater or a video rental store. You could rent a bunch of movies and pay for them by the day. You'd gather all your friends, watch that new movie together with a bowl of popcorn, and then return it ASAP to avoid paying too much for the privilege of renting a video. Eventually, a lot of these stores began renting video games, DVDs,…

There are always whispers of that one strict teacher in every school. It's the teacher who doesn't smile until May. Some of these teachers are the type who won't let students use the bathroom, or who punish the whole class for one kid's mistake. There are plenty of ways to be a strict teacher, and it often comes from years of frustration with students' behavior. It seems like some older teachers take this a bit too far, though. They start to barely tolerate any behavior that's outside their rul…

You don't always get the chance to go absolutely crazy at your job, and this person decided to embrace it. They were told to print a frankly absurd amount of papers out, and they did it with gusto. Up next, read about this worker who discovered that their company punished them in exactly the same way whether they were 3 minutes late or 3 hours late, saying, “ No reasons for being late are accepted .”

”Never interfere with an enemy while he’s in the process of destroying himself."

Want some coffee? No problem.

"Be careful what you wish for. You may just get it."

"I asked for what was required of my position and did just that the remainder of my time there."

We're all replaceable in the workplace, never forget that. No matter how good you are at your job, your boss could decide to give you the boot tomorrow, and by the next week, they'll have a replacement doing the exact same job as you. After that, read about the call center rep who got back at an entitled customer, revealing, “[She] got frustrated and asked to speak with ANYONE else .”

How does your work handle latenesses ? Each workplace treats them differently. At some jobs where you clock in , such as those in the retail sector, being even a minute or two late is grounds for a write-up. Those bosses expect you to be there at your start time on the dot: no exceptions! Even if traffic is bad or your kid is sick, they don't care. They just want you there on time, with zero exceptions. However, some office jobs are way more relaxed about this kind of thing. It's normal for som…

This boss was left with an embarrassing predicament, but he has no one to blame but himself. Employees who aren't hungry are better workers, that's just a fact . You probably know the feeling of skipping breakfast and feeling groggy all morning, only to wake up after your lunch break and power through the rest of your day. When you're hungry, you can get headaches or wooziness, which isn't going to help you focus on your work. If all you can do is daydream about hamburgers, you're not going to…

This person didn't mince words when describing their “worst job I've ever worked.” It's a common sentiment among call center workers: people seem to either adore the job and stay for years, or loathe it and leave ASAP. Some people don't mind the grueling work of dealing with upset individuals who need their problems solved yesterday. These workers have patience and the ability to stay calm under pressure. This person found that it was hard to fake sympathy for people who were extremely upset, s…

Organizing a kid's birthday party is no easy feat. You have to cater to the desires of your child while also enforcing limits and boundaries so as to not spoil them. You have to be respectful of your guests' experience while balancing that with the experience of the birthday kid. It's a lot to manage, and not everyone is up to the challenge. This Redditor's coworker was planning a birthday party for his daughter, only to discover from the school that there was a new policy requiring parents to…