Employee records her manager during their 1 on 1 meeting: ‘Is this normal now? Is she building a case against me?’

She could be recording her just in case she says something suspicious, which doesn’t bode well for the manager.

26-year-old employee refuses to give fundraised money to ‘struggling’ coworker who is planning a vacation: ‘She told us she was struggling financially and might not be able to cover rent that month.’

Should she give her coworker the money, even if she suspects that her financial troubles are less severe than she claims?  Have you ever seen a GoFundMe that walked the line between scammy and legitimate? If you are donating money to a total stranger who claims that they are in desperate need of funds for …
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Employee refuses to cover for coworker who has constantly called out of work on Fridays over the past 8 months: ‘I didn’t think it was fair for the same people to keep absorbing the impact of recurring absences.’

Calling out last-minute once on a Friday is an instance, twice is a hobby, and eight times merits a conversation with your boss. Notably, a coworker noticed this suspicious pattern far before his boss did. It’s wild that he was the one to take a stand against it before his boss. 

‘Started paying closer attention’: Man notices his food disappearing and being oddly replaced with similar items, sets trap with a marked bag of chips, confirming his roommate, Jake, is secretly eating his food and using his Costco discount to replace it

Do things ever happen to you in life, and the only thing you can think of is…Why? Now, commonly, situations have a clear reasoning for why they are occurring. You get married because you want to spend the rest of your life with your partner, you drink water in order to keep hydrated and stay …
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20 Suspicious and Wildly Specific Posts That Are Definitely Aimed At Someone

One of the greatest things about spending time on the internet is the way in which it gives you an insight into other people’s lives that you would not otherwise have. It is perhaps the most accessible way to remind ourselves how simultaneously big and small the world is, with all these odd scenarios that …
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‘That’s not wandering off, that’s sneaking away’: Mom abandons 13-year-old daughter at store for 2 hours, claims she accidentally put her phone on Do Not Disturb

When you’re a kid, getting left behind at the store is one of your worst fears. As a young child of the aughts, I thought that ‘No Child Left Behind’ was designed to ensure that kids wouldn’t get left behind at the grocery store or the shopping mall. Naturally, as kids grow older, that specific …
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Customer Refuses to Tip Waiter After Demanding Menu Be Tailored to His Preferences

In my younger years, I worked as a waitress to support myself. My eight-hour shift at the restaurant would be followed by a job working in retail till the early hours of the morning. To be honest, though, I wasn’t very good at being a waitress, and I didn’t particularly love my work there either. …
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People Discuss Conspiracy Theories They Actually Believe

There are some pretty bonkers conspiracy theories out there that are only convincing if you’re stoned enough, but unless you’re living in blissful ignorance, there are probably more than a few things you’re at least a little skeptical about. In a recent r/AskReddit thread about plausible conspiracy theories, incredulous people discuss all the things they’re …
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People Discuss the ‘Conspiracy Theories’ They Actually Believe

There are some pretty bonkers conspiracy theories out there that are only convincing if you’re stoned enough, but unless you’re living in blissful ignorance, there are probably more than a few things you’re at least a little skeptical about. In a recent r/AskReddit thread about plausible conspiracy theories, incredulous people discuss all the things they’re …
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Couple’s Game Gets Weird When Husband Pressures Blindfolded Spouse to Sign ‘Papers’

Every couple has their mundane problems, but what does it say about your relationship when you start to suspect your partner of conspiring against you? Either some underlying trust issues have always been lurking just under the surface of your otherwise healthy relationship, or maybe you really have been living with a duplicitous psychopath all …
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