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Imagine working at a hotel. What would you do if a hotel guest freaked out at you during the check-in process over something that really wasn’t a big deal? Would you offer some empathy, or would you patiently wait for a chance to get revenge?

In this story, one front desk supervisor was in that situation, and the hotel guest even complained to the manager. While nothing bad came from her complaint, the supervisor jumped at the first chance he got to get revenge on her.

His revenge was clever because it’s really not something the guest could assume was intentional even though it definitely was.

Let’s read all about it.

Front Desk Supervisor Neither Forgives NOR Forgets

I work at a hotel. It is very clear by the way people engage with me and my team whether they have ever had a job in customer service…like there is no way they would speak to me the way they do if they could even for a MOMENT imagine being in my shoes.

Prime example-

White lady(obviously) with HUGE glasses, comically large frames that give, “I’m just quirky” energy walks into our location.

Here’s how the check-in process started.

She comes up to the front desk to check in. Early in the process she tells me she is going to buy a beer from our little market area.

I said something along the lines of, “Okay we can do that at the end.”

While I’m checking her in I ask for her to insert a card for the reservation.

I will say, not every front desk person does this every time. A lot of them just say the expiration date and use the card on file. But this isn’t my first rodeo and I know that if we don’t get a card physically taken at check in(or at least look at the card since there are cameras at the desk) it is nearly impossible to win a case for damages. The argument that the card on file isn’t the one they meant/want charged etc can get the case thrown out real quick.

OP continues to defend why she doesn’t do what her coworkers do.

ALSO I am the supervisor so I do things properly?

I truly do not care that much if the other teammates follow procedure to the letter. They’re overworked and underpaid so unless it’s a huge deal I don’t make a stink about much.

But I am under higher scrutiny and also don’t like messing stuff up so…sue me! I follow the rules!

Everything seemed find until after the guest got her room key.

She inserts the card and I wrap up checkout and give her the room keys. She then goes and grabs the aforementioned beer.

I ask her if she wants to use the card on file, aka the one I just took the authorization on for the room(cost of the room, tax, and $20 rounded up per night).

Balistic! Immediately! “Didn’t I just pay for the beer?!”

Well no…first of all I had no idea what beer you were going to pick out and like…they cost different amounts…have you been in the world before? Are you new here? Also why would I charge you for a mystery beer in the middle of check in? Like I haven’t even given you the keys and you’re thinking that I’m charging you for a beer that I DON’T EVEN KNOW THE BRAND OF???

OP explains what will happen if they change the card.

Proceeds to freak out on me, I change the card on file immediately.

Worth mentioning that I had not CHARGED her card. I put an AUTHORIZATION on it. Similar to a ride-share app before you decide if/how much you want to tip.

I inform her that the new card will be charged when she checks out, but the authorization will not be released until then as well.

Pouty, furious, devastated…it was quite a show.

She can kind of understand the customer’s situation.

Look, I’m not devoid of empathy. It was probably about a $500 hold which would stress me the heck out if it was on an account I wasn’t expecting. I’m broke most of the time, it would be a huge hit(worth mentioning she was there for work so she makes enough money that they be sending her outta town…but still.)

That was not the issue. People throw tantrums on a daily basis where I work. Unfortunately working at a fairly nice and semi expensive hotel does not draw the most down to Earth crowd.

While I’m changing the card on file, she says something under her breath. I know it’s nasty but if you’re gonna say something nasty, say it with your chest.

So I ask what she said(in the tone of “Did I miss something?”)

She made it worse.

“What are you, dumb? Why would you put that large of a hold on my card?”

OH MAMA!

So we’re doing name calling? Okay I see you!

What are YOU? Dumb? Why would I be taking money for a beer(that once again I had no idea the brand of and more importantly the price of) in the MIDDLE of checking you in?

It’s not over.

Oh you think that’s the end of it? HA me too girl.

But no, the next morning I’m back at the front desk. One of the managers happened to be there, which was very rare. I had filled her in and on the fact that we were probably going to receive a negative review in the survey we send out to every guest when they check out the MOMENT I clocked in. Y’all know the camaraderie that forms in the face of entitled customers, resentment is thicker than blood.

She walks up and I had stuff to do, she walked up to my manager to check out anyway so I was moving to restock the coffee station.

Mama stops me in my tracks, “I think you should be here for this.”

Yippee.

Let’s see how the manager handled it.

I walk over to her and my manager. She then begins her monologue, fully berating me. Not using the word dumb again, but it’s dripping off every word that comes out of her puckered awful mouth. At the end of her speech(that she clearly feel asleep daydreaming about), she says…and I quote…”I think we can all agree you made a mistake.”

Girl. Be so for real.

I ain’t agreeing to ANYTHING. I say some noncommittal platitude and my manager apologizes profusely(forget our 100% satisfaction guarantee because we gotta swallow the stuff guests throw our way and smile and thank them for their understanding and patience.)

The end. Of that encounter. But not the end of the story. This is my petty revenge.

Oh, no, it’s not over yet!

About a month later she walks through the doors again. Mind you, my eye sight and memory are absolutely horrible. Often guests walk up and I ask if they have stayed with us before, sometimes with a response of. “I was here last week” Like it’s rough out here for a guy like me.

But HER. I recognized her instantly, because of those STUPID freaking glasses.

She walks up and I pretend I don’t remember her, maybe she can tell it’s an act or maybe she can’t. She says very little, and I am vaguely warm with a dead look behind my eyes. “I hope you enjoy your stay.” She won’t.

I placed mama in room 513. Notoriously the worst room in the hotel. Management has expressed multiple times that it is a last resort, we only put someone in 513 if the hotel is fully sold out and they are the last one to check in.

They were far from sold out.

We were at 46% occupancy

Now, the worst room in a nice hotel is still nice. It’s not dirty sheets and mold in the bathroom.

513 is the last resort because when you open the curtains…nothing. A wall of steel. No natural light. 513 faces the water heater, and there is nothing outside the window except the cruel and cold sheet of metal that tells you…you are exactly where you belong.

You play, I play. It’s game, and no I can’t clap back or get physical or really do anything tangibly bad to you. But I don’t forgive, and I will not forget! Don’t play unless you’re willing to suffer the consequences.

Long story short: I put guests who are jerks in bad rooms at my hotel

That’s a clever way of getting revenge without getting in trouble. If the guest is wise, she’ll know better than to complain.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a hotel guest who complained about noise from an event, then reported the employee who agreed with him.

Let’s see how Reddit responded to this story.

This is a good point about the water heater!

This person thinks OP has anger issues.

Another person shares their thoughts about how customers treat people in customer service roles.

This woman’s husband has observed similar situations.

I understand complaining as a customer if there is an actual problem, but some customer seem to like to make small issues or misunderstandings into huge problems. It’s ridiculous, and it doesn’t help anyone.

Giving the hotel guest the worst room in the hotel was a clever way to get revenge, and based on the comments, a lot of hotel workers get revenge the same way. The lesson here is that customers will never benefit from insulting the employees.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who rejects a low contract offer and leaves the company instead.

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Have you ever read a story and wondered if you were reading into it too much? I took a lot of literature classes in college, and we were taught to interpret what the author was really trying to say with their story. Sometimes, I wondered if the deeper meaning we saw in the books was all really intentional by the author or if it was something that readers thought was intentional but really wasn’t.

You don’t have to be a famous author to write a story that’s a metaphor for deeper issues in life. In fact, you’re about to read a story where someone uses the HOA as a metaphor for US politics. You won’t have to wonder if the author was intentionally trying to add a deeper meaning to the story. He makes it very clear what every single thing in the story represents.

Keep reading for all the details.

AITA for using family emergency funds for winning HOA

We had an emergency fund that sat in a very comfortable position for a while, and we live in a nice house with an HOA.

We are currently at the board of the HOA which gives us a good vintage point on house values, allows us to make sure our house is always positively impacted and also helps us guide the agenda of the HOA.

Due to several issues we let the house appearance go down a little, landscaping and outside fixtures, the election of the board is coming up. So, I decided to use the emergency fund to fix the house so it looks great and the rivals cannot use it against us in the next election.

One of the twins says AITA because that money is needed in case a car breaks or we have an accident. The other says we can use the already maxed out credit cards. Am I a jerk?

This story is not what it seems.

You are right! I am 3x the jerk, or 3xJ for short and you can be too!!

I am from the HOA and I am here to help, let me explain.

This is a metaphor.

He breaks it down.

The election is the election, the November one.

The emergency fund is the strategic oil reserve or at least that was my thought when I posted this, before I heard about FEMA funds empty, hits closer eh? HOA is the top office.

‘Several Issues’ is two wars and possibly a third one, spending like a drunken sailor.

‘Appearance’ is the cost of gas at the pump, making sure you don’t feel any pressure or see my stupidity or incompetence before election.

IATA!! 3xJ! But you can be too if you Keep me in power.

I’m kind of relieved this wasn’t really a story about an HOA.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who volunteered to help promote a church event for free, then was surprised to find she had to still pay admission to get in.

I don’t think anyone who commented on this story on Reddit read the metaphor part.

Clearly, it is a messed up story.

This person comments on the HOA board.

Another person compares the story to AI.

Apparently, this made up story was so realistic that it hit a nerve.

HOAs are pretty hated. It’s crazy that this guy made up a story using an HOA as a metaphor for politics. HOA board members definitely seem like they think they have a lot of power, and they often abuse their power, so I can see how it would be easy to make a comparison.

I wonder if he even lives in an HOA.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a mom who is irate after she gave a group leader money for her daughter’s lunch, only to have him pocket the cash and ask all of the kids to pay their own way.

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How many cars does one person need? One, probably, but some people are really into cars and have multiple cars. I can’t help but think of Jay Leno and his car collection.

But imagine having a neighbor who has 13 cars, and most of them don’t even run. They just take up all the street parking.

What would you do if reporting the cars to the city didn’t help?

The person who wrote this story is in that exact situation, and they’re understandably frustrated. Let’s read all about it.

Neighbor has 13 cars parked on the street. 11 don’t work.

My unemployed neighbor has 13 cars parked on the street.

11 of them are old, rusted, and would never pass smog but since they were made in the 60’s, it doesn’t require tests to pass registration.

He doesn’t even use the cars.

One of the cars doesn’t run so he pushes it onto his driveway and lets it roll back once cleaners pass.

6 out of 7 days, the cars are parked on one side of the street.

At the end of the 6th day, he’ll move them, wait for the cleaners to pass on the 7th day, and put his cars back in their original spots.

This sounds so annoying!

I’ve tried reporting his cars for violating the 72 hour parking rule but I have to wait 72 hours to report it and the city takes another 72 hours to verify.

By that time, he’s preparing to move them for the weekly street cleaning.

All the neighbors hate him and have he’s gotten into altercations with some but our traffic enforcers don’t act fast enough for anything to change.

Why does he even keep all of those cars if they don’t run? It’s sounds annoying to push them out of the way for street cleaning every week, and it’s obviously annoying for the neighbors!

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who got creative with his parking after his neighbors started using his extra spot without asking.

Let’s see how Reddit responded to this story.

This is a good idea!

Here’s another good suggestion.

This person makes a great point.

Another person has an interesting idea.

The commenters shared a lot of great options. Hopefully one of these ideas works to help OP get the annoying neighbor’s broken down cars off the street for good.

I can’t even imagine wanting so many cars that don’t run. It sounds like a lot of hassle for nothing.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who reported some missionaries after frustration over lack of parking boils over.

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Sometimes it’s not one big thing that makes someone uncomfortable at work. It’s a bunch of little things that slowly start adding up.

That’s how one new employee felt after noticing a series of strange interactions with a temporary manager.

At first, each comment or decision seemed easy enough to brush off on its own.

However, the awkward remarks, constant interruptions, and even a sudden desk move started painting a much different picture.

Eventually, the employee began wondering if the manager was simply being awkward or deliberately trying to isolate and control her.

Read on to see what you think about this whole thing.

Is my new line managers behaviour off or am I overthinking it?

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to make sense of my temporary line manager’s behavior, and I genuinely can’t tell if I’m overanalyzing or if this is as strange as it feels.

I’m a new starter in a professional role. I have a Master’s degree in counselling and a pretty calm, quiet confidence.

My line manager is on a temporary contract ending soon and has been in an entry‑level grade for several years.

The manager has done so much to her already.

And there’s a pattern I’ve noticed. On my first week, when I went out for lunch, she said “I thought you’d run away,” and then asked if I’d ever run away from a job before.

When she found out I had a Master’s, she immediately claimed she also had one — which turned out not to be true. Then, when I brought in a planner; she had the same one. When I mentioned it, she went cold and dismissive.

She randomly announced her weight and BMI to the entire open‑plan office. And one day, I wore a blazer, and she loudly joked to a colleague, “Look, she looks smart! She should be the manager!”

Then, she moved my desk out of the main office and into a small back room “so I wouldn’t get distracted.” This room is directly next to her office door. Once I was in there, she came in multiple times a day, interrupted me, and watched what I was doing. When I temporarily sat back out with the team and had a good interaction, she left the office looking visibly upset.

And here’s the weirdest part.

And the important part is that on my first day, the permanent staff member who onboarded me, showed me to my actual desk in the main area and said it was mine. That’s where every other new starter sits. Today, I moved myself back to that original desk. She wasn’t in work today, but she’ll see it tomorrow.

I’m trying to understand whether this behavior is normal “new starter adjustment,” someone being a bit odd, or a genuinely insecure person trying to isolate and control me

I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but the pattern feels off. I’d really appreciate an outside perspective on whether this is something I should be concerned about or whether I’m reading too much into it.

Yikes! That behavior is sort of hard to read.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a person whose colleague expected them to help pay for 11 elaborate birthday cakes they never agreed to buy.

Let’s see what the fine folks over at Reddit think it means.

This person thinks she nailed the persona.

According to this comment, she should make comments back.

It is pretty passive aggressive.

This is exactly what it sounds like.

This doesn’t sound like someone trying to help a new employee succeed.

It sounds more like a manager who feels intimidated and keeps trying to remind everyone who’s in charge. Now, whether that’s because of the employee’s education or something else, it’s hard to say.

Hopefully moving back to the original desk puts an end to some of this.

If the behavior continues, though, it may be time to start documenting everything instead of brushing it off as coincidence.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who volunteered to help promote a church event for free, then was surprised to find she had to still pay admission to get in.

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It can be hard to cut off family members…

Most people feel some kind of loyalty to their kin, but, at the end of the day, there’s only so much a person is willing to put up with before they finally have to throw in the towel and refuse to help someone out anymore.

If you’ve ever had to deal with a situation like that, you know how tough it can be…

In today’s story, a person opened up about why they decided that enough was enough when it comes to their troubled brother.

Let’s take a look at what they had to say.

AITA for telling my mom I won’t help my brother again?

“There is a 40-year backstory to this situation, which I can only summarize briefly here.

My brother (42) has been causing problems ever since childhood. It started with small thefts and eventually escalated to him being expelled from school and placed in a group home.

This guy obviously has some serious issues.

Over the last 20 years, he has had various jobs, most of which he either could not or did not want to keep for more than a few weeks. Our parents always defended him, whether he quit a job or stole my mother’s car and crashed it.

They also constantly gave him money.

My brother has ADHD and regularly completely loses control when something doesn’t go his way. He never went through with any treatment though.

10 years ago, he met a woman abroad who followed him to our country. They had two children together. They lived rent-free in an apartment owned by our parents. The police regularly had to intervene because their arguments escalated completely.

This guy is a also a huge freeloader.

A few years ago, they bought a house in the woman’s home country (with my mother’s money) and emigrated there. However, my brother would return during spring and summer to work while staying with our mother.

For a while it seemed as if he had finally gotten his life together.

Two months ago his wife had enough of his constant outbursts and told him she wanted a divorce. After that my brother fell into a deep hole. He was prescribed medication and lost his job because the medication was considered a safety risk.

I feel sorry for him, I really do. For weeks he kept saying he wanted to admit himself to a psychiatric clinic, but they all have long waiting lists.

Since he also repeatedly hinted that he might harm himself, I suggested calling the police so they could bring in a doctor who might have him committed to a facility (in our country this is called “protective commitment”).

Really, dude?

He then called the police himself, was committed, and only a few hours later accused me of having him locked up. What the hell?

He was released again the same evening, but shortly afterward wanted to enter a clinic again, although, as mentioned, there were no available places. Four days ago, late in the evening, an emergency doctor called me.

She had been called by my brother and mother. She explained she had managed to arrange a place for him in a psychiatric clinic and asked me to drive him there immediately.

They’re still going above and beyond for him…

So in the middle of the night I drove my brother to this clinic even though I had to work the next morning. He insisted that this time he wanted to stay there as long as necessary.

Well, today I spoke with my mother on the phone. It turned out my brother had left the clinic after only a day and a half because he didn’t like it there.

Honestly, I was furious and told her never to call me again when brother has a problem.

My mother seemed shocked, but I’m simply exhausted and mad. He has never learned to take responsibility or follow through with anything. I know he is not doing well, but obviously he refuses to accept help.”

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a young woman who struggles with her new reality after learning her adoption story was a lie.

Reddit users shared their thoughts.

This person weighed in.

Another reader said they’re NTA.

This individual agreed.

Another Reddit user shared their thoughts.

And this reader weighed in.

It sounds like their brother has worn out his welcome with a lot of people.

And there’s only so much you can do for someone until you have to let them figure out their problems on their own.

Hopefully, their brother will turn it around and learn some hard life lessons!

You can only help someone for so long until you get fed up with the same old story…

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who stirred up family drama by finally choosing her own mom over her in-laws.

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Imagine having a child who loves dogs but who is also extremely allergic to them. You’d definitely rule out getting a dog as a family pet, but what would you do if you had a neighbor who let their dog run around outside without a leash?

In this story, one woman is in this situation, and she has tried talking to the neighbor about her daughter’s allergy. It really is extreme to the point where her daughter almost ended up going to the hospital after coming into contact with the neighbor’s dog.

All she asks is that the neighbors keep the dog on a leash, but that seems too much to ask because they still keep taking the dog outside without a leash.

Now, she’s thinking about going to the HOA to report the neighbor, but is that too extreme? Let’s read the whole story to decide.

WIBTA if I report our neighbors to the HOA for off-leash dogs?

Normally my husband and I don’t have an issue with off-leash dogs, but we have a two-year-old with a severe allergy and a neighbor with a large dog that is not well-trained.

In order to purchase a home in our neighborhood, you must agree to CC&Rs that require residents to keep their dogs on leashes.

We’ve had multiple incidents with this dog in particular, the worst of which being a time it knocked my daughter over immediately after stepping out of our house and licked her face several times.

She ended up breaking out in hives all over her body, couldn’t stop sneezing, and nearly landed us in urgent care. It made for a really miserable day in our house.

The dog owner really needs to be more considerate and keep the dog on a leash.

I let one of the owners know in conversation that my daughter LOVES dogs, but that’s she’s highly allergic.

This didn’t seem to make any kind of impression, because weeks later, their dog ran into our house when my husband stepped outside to grill.

He asked the owner if she knows their dogs need to be leashed, to which she said, “oh yeah, sorry!”

He took some photos, which felt kind over-the-top to me, so I followed up with a text.

Here’s what she said in the text.

My text explained in very clear terms that we understand their desire to get their dogs out and give them freedom, but that they have put us in a rather uncomfortable situation where we have to choose between being easygoing neighbors and protecting our child, with the obvious priority being our toddler.

I also let her know what had happened the last time their dog had come in contact with my daughter.

I apologized for my husband being a little brash about it, and asked if we could just meet in the middle and have their dogs leashed while on our street, and we have no problem with them taking the leashes off at the big parks in our neighborhood.

She said it was no problem, and I’ve since seen her taking the dogs out with leashes.

But the problem still isn’t over.

I thought this had been resolved, but I just saw her husband out with their dogs off-leash, literally seconds after we came inside from getting our mail.

I just don’t feel it’s fair that we need to shoulder the burden of them not following the CC&Rs they agreed to. It sucks to feel nervous about having to deal with this dog every time I step out of my house to be on our own lawn.

On top of that, I don’t want them to have to deal with the liability should we have to take our daughter to receive medical care.

I don’t know what else to do other than report them to the HOA, at this point. We’ve tried making the risk to our kid as clear as possible, and they still don’t seem to care. I’m also sad because it’s been hard to make friends, and I had really wanted to befriend them.

This is so frustrating! At this point, I think she should definitely report them to the HOA.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a lifeguard who told one child they were too short for the slide, but struggled to convince them to follow the rules.

Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

This is a rare situation where the HOA rules are a good thing.

She definitely needs to prioritize her child’s safety.

Another person who hates HOAs thinks this is a time when they can be a good thing.

Everyone agrees that she needs to report the neighbor to the HOA.

I would never live in an HOA. I hate HOAs. I agree with the commenters that the HOA is a good thing in this case. The HOA’s rules are the perfect way for her to force the neighbor to keep the dog away from her child.

This isn’t just a situation or being annoyed at the neighbor; it’s life or death. Her child’s safety is more important than being neighborly.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about some renters who moved out and left their apartment in the same state of disarray they’d found it in when they moved in.

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Deciding to quit on the spot takes nerve. Actually doing it when your boss isn’t even in the building takes improvisation.

One employee hit both of those walls on the same afternoon after learning that the shady company she’d been working at for two months was already planning to replace her next week.

She wasn’t going to wait for them to do it on their terms, so she wrote an immediate resignation and went to deliver it before lunch.

That’s when she ran into a pretty big issue. Her boss, the only other person in the office during the day, had already left for a client meeting.

So instead of the face-to-face exit she’d planned, she was alone in an empty office holding a letter and a key with no one to give them to.

Keep reading for the full story.

Today is my last day and my boss is not in the office to collect my key.

After dealing with a crappy and borderline shady company for the past 2 months, knowing that they plan on replacing me as early as next week, I have decided to put in an immediate resignation.

But this would prove to be a lot more difficult than she anticipated.

However, as I was on my way to put in my notice before lunch, I noticed my boss, the only other person in the office during the day, left and went to a client location this afternoon for a meeting.

This employee shares more details about her plan.

So far I have written up a resignation that includes a note that a key was left with it.

I have a post-it note attached with the specific note saying that the key was left in a secured area in her office at the time when I depart, and I plan on taping down the key to the table so it can’t fall off or get lost.

But since she can’t track down her boss, she isn’t sure how to proceed.

I live in a right to work state so I am allowed to resign without prior notice, but I’m seeing some conflicting answers online on how to handle this.

I really don’t want to come in tomorrow morning just to drop it off, but I also am not sure how to go about this since it’s my first time resigning from a position with keys.

Who knew quitting your job could be so complicated?

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a person who spent nearly 3 decades climbing the ladder at work only to be fired in a meeting that lasted less than a minute.

Redditors chime in with their thoughts.

This user shares very detailed advice on what to do next.

This user would handle it something like this.

Technology could be the solution here.

This commenter worries the boss might play dirty if the proper precautions aren’t taken.

There’s not much sense in worrying about doing things the “right way” for a company that was clearly about to do her dirty.

That being said, resigning can feel like a big deal, especially when you don’t trust the people on the receiving end. Luckily redditors gave this employee a few actionable strategies she can hopefully use to get out of that toxic workplace as soon as possible.

She’s a better employee than this company ever deserved.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman whose HR department advised her to quit if she was that unhappy, so she did and found herself in a role reversal years later.

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Imagine owning a home, and you look outside and see your neighbors playing in your driveway or front yard. Would you think nothing of it, go outside and join them, or yell at them to get off your property?

In this story, one homeowner is in this exact situation. The neighbors used to play basketball in her driveway. Now, the grandparents are playing in the snow with their grandchild. This is private property, and there’s a park nearby, so it’s kind of confusing to me why the neighbors would think this is okay.

The homeowner isn’t sure how to handle the situation. Keep reading for all the details.

Neighbors go on our driveway to play with snow despite having a park a min away

So they’re a married couple who are in their 60s.

The grandfather was dropping off the granddaughter at home with his wife.

They have been known to trepass and just use our driveway as a play ground.

When we first moved here 10 years ago, their adult children were playing basketball on our driveway 3-4 times using our net even.

This would be annoying!

I told them to ask for permission because it is weird.

Yet they kept doing it and then i had to tell them to stop because they wouldn’t listen.

So eventually, most of the adult children of theirs moved out. Thank God.

Now, there’s another problem.

Today, I caught the grandparents playing with their grand daughter on our driveway.

I thought it was weird but she’s a kid. They also do it to other neighbors as well.

So the grandparents were stepping on our snow Bank and playing with it. And they were encouraging the grand daughter to do the same.

OP isn’t sure what to do.

Should I confront them? Because wouldn’t I get sued if they fall on my property and get hurt?

I think they have done this a few times because one time, I saw a bunch of snow that was smashed onto our driveway.

And the other neighbors don’t bother us like that.

We have a park so it’s just confusing to me that they keep trepassing and acting weird.

There have been other issues.

In the past, we had parking issues with them because one of their guests would constantly block our driveway. So I think that they know that we don’t appreciate it.

But I think i should say something for it to be solid, tell them to ask for permission at least.

What do you guys think?

It’s so weird to me that they play in other people’s yards and driveways. That’s private property. Go to the park!

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a townhome owner who is at his wit’s end with the noise from next door.

Let’s see what Reddit suggests.

This person agrees with OP.

Another person votes for confronting them and gives a suggestion of what to say.

Here’s another suggestion of what to say.

I think it’s pretty weird too.

This might be a situation where good fences make good neighbors, but it’s too bad to have to pay for a fence just to keep your neighbors off your yard. The homeowner could give the neighbor a taste of their own medicine by intentionally hanging out in the neighbor’s yard to show them how it feels, but it’s probably best not to stoop to their level. Confronting the neighbors is the best first step. If they still won’t stay off, then a fence might be necessary.

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A person can only put up with being ignored for so long before they decide they’re not gonna deal with it anymore.

We’ve all been through experiences where someone gave us the cold shoulder for way too long and we finally threw our hands up and said ENOUGH!

But this story is a bit different…

Because the woman who wrote it feels ignored by her own parents.

She finally had enough and she told readers how she put her mom and dad in their place when they tried to lecture her about her life.

Check out what she had to say!

AITA for telling my parents they lost the right to have opinions on my life after they gave me zero support in college?

“When I graduated high school it was a whole thing.

Big dinner, my mom cried, my dad gave a speech. they were very proud. And then I moved into my college dorm and it was like I fell off the face of the earth to them.

And I’m not being dramatic.

It’s hard to leave home for the first time.

My first semester was very rough. New place, didn’t know anyone, was drowning academically and didn’t even know how to ask for help yet.

I called my mom twice actually crying and both times she went “you’ll figure it out, you’re smart” and got off the phone. My dad’s whole thing was texting happy birthday and happy thanksgiving.

THAT’S IT.

That was the relationship for two years.

Money stuff I’ll keep short — I was told I was taken care of and then I very much was not. So I figured it out and filled the gap myself.

You gotta feel pretty sorry for her…

Sophomore year something happened that was really hard and I needed my mom. She said she had a lot going on and we’d talk later. WE NEVER TALKED LATER. I think that was the moment I just accepted that I was on my own and started acting like it.

Fast forward to now. I’m home for the summer because rent is an actual joke and I’m trying to save money. And suddenly both of my parents have remembered that they have a daughter and are VERY interested in what she’s doing with her life.

Oh, now they care…?

My mom wants to know my schedule. My dad keeps forwarding me LinkedIn posts with no context. They have opinions about my sleep schedule, my job, whether I’m worrying enough about my future.

I smiled and nodded for honestly like six weeks because I’m not trying to make this summer harder than it has to be.

But then last night my mom said I needed to be more focused and my dad jumped in agreeing and I just put my foot down.

She’s over it!

I told them I really struggle to sit there and take advice from people who didn’t pick up the phone when i actually needed them. That I spent two years figuring everything out alone and I was fine. that I didn’t need them to parent me now because honestly where was this energy before.

My mom got really quiet and then started crying. My dad said I was being cruel and disrespectful.

I said I was just being honest and went to my room. My dad called my aunt and now she’s texting me about how they love me and did their best.

I know they love me. I’m not questioning that. It’s just not really the point. I tried and tried to get help and they shrugged me off until now.

I don’t fully regret it but I also feel kind of bad about it.

AITA?”

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Readers spoke up.

This person said she’s NTA.

Another reader agreed.

This individual had a lot to say.

Another Reddit user weighed in.

And this reader nailed it.

I think she did the right thing!

Her parents clearly don’t have a lot of concern for her…at least not consistently.

Maybe her folks learned a lesson from this…

She sounds like the adult in this relationship and her parents sound like the children…

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Imagine getting hired for a new job. In the first few days, weeks and possibly even months (depending on the job), you wouldn’t really know everything you’re supposed to do or how to do it. Training and onboarding may take awhile, and for some jobs, there’s a real learning curve.

But imagine working at a job for two years. You’d think you’d be an expert at that point, right? You’d think you’d be the one answering questions the new hires have instead of being the one asking your coworkers what to do.

In this story, one employee has been working part-time for the same company for two years. She still feels like she doesn’t know what she’s supposed to be doing at work, and she claims that she was never properly trained on what her job is or how to do it.

Now, she’s wondering if she should just keep doing what she’s doing or confront her supervisor and ask for training.

Keep reading for all the details.

AITA for not approaching my supervisor because he feels awkward around me?

Here’s the situation….. This coming summer I’ll be working at this company part-time for 2 years.

Initially, there are 3 of us in our department. One ended up leaving a year later, and the other was let go.

Since I work part-time with varying schedules, I never really needed to talk to the supervisor for tasks. I come in and ask my co-workers what’s going on and what tasks must be completed.

But OP can’t do that anymore, and the supervisor isn’t much help.

Well since they are both gone, I wasn’t properly trained and pretty much figured out how to do the job as I go day-by-day, considering I only work a handful of hours a week/day.

I approached the supervisor once with a question and he said he’ll teach me how to solve the issue once he’s done with something.

He never did. And this was like several months ago.

Apparently, there’s more work that needs to be done as my job description but he NEVER comes up to me or bothers training me.

OP can’t be doing too badly if the supervisor hasn’t complained.

I figured he doesn’t hate me or my job performance because if he did, I would have been fired.

When I run into him in the hallway, he’s polite and respectful.

However, he’s not really vocal about what things must be done, nor has he hired anyone else to help me within my department.

It’s not a difficult job, despite me picking up a few more responsibilities but considering I work less than 15 hours a week at most, I do believe someone should be there who can commit to more hours to be able to handle customer inquiries, etc. in a timely manner.

OP is wondering if she needs to talk to the supervisor.

I basically feel like I’m doing whatever I want at my job at my own pace without supervision.

I’ve been alone in my department now for 9 months and he has not approached me at all.

AITA for letting this go on for so long? Is it my job to come up/confront him about the situation?

I don’t want to make him feel nervous/awkward, even though I am nice and make myself approachable.

How do you work at a company for two years but still not really know what your job is? If it’s been going on that long, I assume OP must actually be doing the job perfectly fine and is simply overthinking this. The supervisor would complain if there were a problem, right?

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Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

Here’s a vote for talking to the boss.

Another person has a question.

One person thinks it really depends on the consequences of not being trained.

But this person thinks the supervisor will speak up if there’s a problem.

I think she’s overthinking this situation. Unless there is some vital part of her job that she was never trained to do, she probably has nothing to worry about. Surely, the supervisor would say something if she wasn’t actually doing her job or wasn’t doing it well enough.

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If you live in an HOA, your dues might go towards community amenities like a swimming pool for residents to use. In that situation, would you think the pool should be for HOA residents only, or would you be okay with anyone using the pool?

In this story, one homeowner is in this situation, and the pool is clearly for residents only. It’s fenced and gated. Members have a key. Nobody else should be there.

One homeowner was very suspicious that one guy using the pool was not a resident, so she told him to leave. He was pretty angry about it, so now, she’s wondering if she should’ve let him stay.

I think she did the right thing. Keep reading to see if you agree.

AITA for kicking a guy (non-resident) out of my HOA’s pool

My HOA has a private pool for all the home owners that a large portion of our dues – as well as free time – go to maintain.

All the households are given a key when they purchase a condo or home to access it, but the neighborhood itself isn’t gated.

There are a number of signs posted that it is private property and it is for residents only.

The pool is fenced in, but that doesn’t stop non-residents!

I was at the pool with my daughter swimming, skiing with a number of other residents.

We saw a man jump the fence then quickly dart into the bathroom to change.

When he came out, I approached him and asked him if he was a resident.

This guy was trying to dodge the question.

He started yes and I then asked him why he jumped the fence.

He didn’t have an answer.

I asked him again if he was a resident and if he had a key.

He asked me were here could get a key, and didn’t have an answer when I asked what unit he lived in (both signs he didn’t live here).

She gave the guy two options.

I told him he needed to leave, because only residents with keys were allowed, and jumping the fence can damage it, which costs us more money.

He then because agitated and angry with me.

I tell him he could either leave and get his key, or I would call the police and report him as trespassing.

I think it’s a good thing she told him to leave.

He initially refused to leave, but after I repeated it he jumped the fence. As he left he called me names, told me to back off.

He got in his car (another sign he’s not a resident, out neighborhood is maybe a quarter mile across), and screamed profanities at us.

AITA for not letting someone use our pool for free?

He clearly didn’t live there. OP obviously didn’t do anything wrong.

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Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

This person doesn’t think OP did anything wrong.

It really is as simple as that.

This person suggests a way that maybe the guy could use the pool, but it’s not just about paying to use it. He doesn’t live there.

Everyone thinks kicking the guy out was the right decision.

It’s a private swimming pool for HOA members only. It’s as simple as that. He’s not a member. He doesn’t get to use the pool.

If he wants to swim, he can go to a public pool at a park or something.

In this case, rules weren’t meant to be broken.

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Imagine working from home for a non-profit organization during the social distancing days of the pandemic when you and almost everyone else are working from home. Would you be bored stuck at home and eager to work on as many projects as possible, or would you be burnt out from working overtime and want a chance to chill?

In this story, there are only two full-time employees at this specific non-profit organization which include the boss and one actual employee. Everyone else is hourly and part-time or a volunteer. The boss is bored at home and wants to work as much as possible, but the employee already feels overworked and doesn’t want to work anymore overtime.

The employee is wondering what to do about this situation because she’s already buried in work.

Keep reading for all the details.

WIBTA for using the fact that my charity would fail without me as “leverage” to not work more overtime?

I work at a small local nonprofit organization (not healthcare, but we connect people/groups with community funding and legal help/awareness basically).

We have <10 employees. My boss (the leader/founder of the organization) and I are the only ones who work full time on salary.

Everyone else is part-time/hourly or volunteer, so they get paid when they work “overtime,” and volunteers aren’t committed to any set hours.

We are all in our late 20’s and that this is a classic “nonprofit attitude” progressive office where all genuinely feel good about the impact of our work.

She works a lot of overtime.

Our workload ramped up during the pandemic, and now with the protests. This hit at a bad time, because we had already taken on new ambitious projects this year that were going to be a big hurdle.

I’ve worked 60+ hours a week almost every week for the last 3 months.

Everything we do has a detailed plan for how we spend money. These plans arguably take more legwork and effort than actually doing the things.

Because my boss and I are full time we tend to be the ones who work more in flux with new projects.

Her boss has turned into a workaholic.

The whole staff votes on new potential projects.

Usually we are on the same page about big decisions and work well together.

But ever since social distancing, my boss seems to be… bored? and only interested in working.

We keep doing new projects with the reasoning of “Well, we’re all stuck at home, what else would we be doing?” and “Times are tough, so why wouldn’t we want to keep helping people?”

Here’s some more context about OP’s job compared to her boss’s job.

I have mad anxiety about everything going on AND am feeling burnt out/overwhelmed since all I have done is work.

My job involves the paperwork and other tasks that can’t be done by other people or volunteers.

My boss has not had to put in as much overtime because we also have had more volunteers lately.

That + boredom leaves even more time to seek out EVEN MORE new opportunities.

Nobody seems to care that she’s working a lot of overtime.

I love my job, but I don’t love how demanding it has become.

I have complained about my hours but my boss just says “Haha, that’s the nature of this job!”

I even submitted a timecard for my overtime just to show how much extra I have been working already and my boss was IMPRESSED? Not sympathetic?

When I say anything negative explaining my heavy workload at voting time for new projects they all “remind” me of our mission as a charity.

She’s thinking about threatening to quit.

But I know my position is irreplaceable, especially right now.

We have a meeting soon about another new project that will mostly fall on me. I want to tell them all that I personally can’t afford to take on any more work, so if they really want to do it and all the other things we’re doing I’ll have to quit and they can replace me.

But I feel bad using myself as “leverage” against actual potential impact we have in our community when there is so much wrong with the world.

WIBTA for “threatening” to quit if we take on more work?

If I were her, I wouldn’t threaten to quit unless she really means it. It might backfire. It does seem like she’s working an awful lot of overtime though. She sounds burnt out.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who just let clients complain after her boss refused to approve overtime.

Let’s see what Reddit suggests.

Here’s a vote for honesty.

Another person suggests finding a different job.

Burnout is real!

But they’re not paying her for her overtime! She’s on salary!

She needs to be honest with her boss that she’s working 60 hours a week and can’t mentally handle any more work. Just because she’s home all day doesn’t mean she wants to be working all day. If her boss is really that bored, maybe she could take on the new project.

It’s good to know your limits.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who rejects a low contract offer and leaves the company instead.

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Dealing with an addict in your family is tough stuff.

You love them, you want to help them, but, many times, they stab you in the back over and over again and your trust in them eventually goes out the window…

Along with a lot of the sympathy you might have once had for them…

The young woman who wrote this story knows all about it and she explained why she’s in a huge predicament when it comes to her mother, who clearly has some serious issues.

Let’s take a look at what’s going on here.

WIBTA if I reported my mother to the police for stealing my ADHD meds?

“I (19F) was prescribed Adderall XR through my university and given a 90 day supply for the summer since I live far from campus.

Because it’s summer and I don’t have many responsibilities right now, I haven’t been taking it much. I’ve probably only taken around 10 capsules since May because it suppresses my appetite and I was already tiny to begin with.

A few days ago I went to grab one before work and noticed a huge amount missing. After counting, I realized I only had 24 capsules left.

Oh, no!

My mom stole them.

She has a long history of substance abuse. She’s abused prescription medications, stolen pills from family members, and overdosed multiple times.

I found her during one overdose when I was 14, although I wasn’t told that’s what had happened until recently.

I called her and asked if she stole my Adderall. She denied it until I asked if she’d test positive for Adderall right now. That’s when she admitted it.

What a sad situation…

I completely lost it. I told her she stole medication I actually need, that she could get in legal trouble, and that I could file a police report.

Later, my grandmother told me even more about my mom’s addiction history, including stealing medications from a locked safe. Apparently this is very much not the first time something like this has happened.

That night my mom and I had a long conversation.

She admitted everything, was extremely remorseful, and talked about getting help. she wants to return to therapy, be honest with her providers, and enter a recovery program. It was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had with her.

The next day I contacted my provider because I now don’t have enough medication to last the summer. This morning I got a message saying that if I want a replacement prescription, I need a police report.

I immediately started crying.

I went to my local police station to ask questions. The officer told me that once a report is filed, it’s up to investigators and prosecutors what happens next.

She’s in a really tough spot now.

Here’s my problem.

My mom is a single mother with two minor children still at home. We’re low income. Despite all of her issues, she works hard and helps support my siblings.

Part of me thinks filing is the right thing to do. She stole a controlled substance, left me without medication, and has a serious history of addiction.

The other part of me worries about what happens if she gets arrested, gets a record, loses income, or makes life harder for my siblings. Both my mom and grandmother have made it very clear that they believe “you don’t do that to blood.”

I genuinely don’t know what the right thing to do is. What would you do?”

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Check out what readers had to say about this.

This person weighed in.

Another individual shared their thoughts.

This Reddit user spoke up.

Another person shared their thoughts.

And this Reddit user offered some advice.

Wow…

This is hard for anyone…

The folks in the comments seem pretty convinced that she should report her mom to the police.

But that’s easier said than done…

This is a really tough spot for a young person to be in…

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man whose celebratory post-grad school vacation is being ruined by his family’s insistence he’s being lazy.

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