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We all experience burnout at our jobs at some point.

Even if we absolutely love it and can’t get enough of it, at some point, you’re gonna need a break…or maybe even a permanent vacation.

The guy who wrote this story is at a crossroads in his career and he’s openly admitting that he’s DONE.

Get all the details below and see what he had to say.

I gave up on my job years ago.

“I started at the company I work at back in late 2018.

I work for a steel manufacturer – an industry that is known for not caring about the employees.

It felt like he was on-call all the time…

Over the years I began to burn out. I’d get “emergency” calls in the middle of the night, and on holidays, vacations, weekends, etc. And for several years I took the calls and came in during all sorts of weird hours.

During Covid we were temporarily allowed to work remote several days a week to slow down traffic in the office and slow the spread of disease. During this time I got a taste for what a good work life balance feels like, and it broke me.

This will do it!

Having 3 days at home during the week where I could cook myself meals and work out during the work day was life changing. But of course as Covid faded, so did the idea of being able to have those benefits.

I tried to continue doing remote work – just 1 or 2 days a month when I had things at home that needed attention, I received major push back from my boss.

My boss told me that others were jealous of me, and wanted to work remote too. But they were scared to just do it and instead gossiped about me, so I was told I could no longer do remote at all.

He made some big changes.

This was when I effectively gave up, the past several years my life has grown and I pushed work aside as the least important aspect of my life. I got married, bought a house, got a dog, the 40+ hours being asked of me every week started to feel like too much, and for far too little pay.

I never realized how hard having a demanding job is when your life outgrows it. My work performance slipped further and further down, to the point of me only doing things when directly asked.

Fast forward to this year, my employer hired another person in my department after I was the entire department for 7 years. This new hire got hired on making either the same as me, or slightly more. And of course, they also get a different tier of bonuses that I was never offered.

Have at it, buddy!

They are young and extremely motivated so they’ve basically taken on all of the work while I sit around. The years of sacrifice I gave to this company were never rewarded, and now everyone here can’t stand me and loves the new hire.

The one good thing about my job is the stock bonuses and retirement account, so I haven’t quit because I wanted to net as many years paying into this 401k as I can. But I’m close to leaving I feel, assuming they don’t fire me first.

But it’s depressing seeing a young employee so filled with life, and energy doing the things I used to do, and everyone is just using them up before they burn out.

This company clearly just loves to use up young people and spit them out.”

Reddit users shared their thoughts.

This person weighed in.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a restaurant employee who decided to put the staff over customers despite the official policy.

And another reader spoke up.

Well, one thing’s for sure…

He needs to find another place to work!

A change is in order, sir!

This guy’s work situation is a HUGE bummer.

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Life doesn’t always cooperate with vacation plans made months in advance, and one woman found that out the hard way when a sudden work deadline forced her to cancel a long-planned lake trip.

She gave the group notice as soon as she got the news, and even offered to cover her full share of the cabin cost so nobody else would be left paying more.

Instead of understanding, two friends pushed back hard, insisting she should’ve anticipated the busy season and accusing her of being selfish for backing out so close to the trip.

Even after she followed through and paid her portion the same day she canceled, the group chat turned noticeably cold.

You’ll want to keep reading for this dramatic story.

AITA for backing out of our group lake trip after everyone already booked

I told the group a couple weeks ago that I was out of the lake trip.

We had all put deposits down months earlier, but my workload blew up and I could not swing another week off.

To this woman’s credit, she gave her friends a big heads up.

I let everyone know right after my boss handed me the new deadline, and offered to eat the cost of my share so nobody would be out extra money.

But that didn’t prevent her friends from being weird about it.

Sarah and Michael kept texting that they had already rearranged their schedules around mine, and that pulling out now would mess up the cabin split.

They said I should have known how busy things get in summer, and that changing my mind this late was selfish.

She thinks she deserves a lot more credit than she’s getting.

I still covered my portion of the house and sent the money the same day I canceled, but they are still upset, and the group chat has been pretty cold since. I get that it threw off their plans, but I also could not justify burning another week of vacation when work was already piling up.

Sounds like her friends aren’t the most understanding people.

What did Reddit have to say?

This commenter thinks this woman did everything she could.

This judgement is a no-brainer for this user.

Maybe her friends are simply reacting to a pattern.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man whose mom thinks he should give the home he saved for to his “more deserving” sister.

It’s also possible her friends just genuinely got their feelings hurt.

Canceling a trip isn’t ideal for anyone involved, but this woman handled it about as responsibly as possible.

Calling her selfish for prioritizing her career during an unavoidable crunch ignores the fact that she took real steps to minimize the impact on everyone else’s plans and finances.

Her friends really need to work on managing their emotions better.

The post She Gave Her Friends Weeks of Notice Before Canceling Their Trip—But They Still Called Her Selfish appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Some neighbors can make living next door a little uncomfortable.

This teenager has been dealing with some unusual behavior from their neighbors who recently moved into the area. It started with a fence-related issue and soon became more uncomfortable due to inappropriate acts. With other concerns, he believes staying in the area isn’t the most ideal living situation.

This story is one of those neighbor situations where several small issues seem to pile up into one very uncomfortable living situation. Read the full story below. It’s a relatable experience for those who are living in a neighborhood with difficult neighbors.

Odd redneck neighbors took the fence down.. Storytime!

My neighbors moved from Oregon or Seattle, I think, and they are… well, okay.

They wanted to put up a new fence in their yard, some metal plates, or whatever. That’s fine.

I didn’t care until they knocked our fence down and took the poles out of the ground with it.

My dad was very upset about it because he had just painted the fence the month prior.

He had to build an entirely new fence and buy more poles. The neighbor only paid half of the cost or none.

I can’t remember which but I don’t think it was fair for them to not pay for the full cost of the supplies because they were the ones who knocked the fence down.

This teenager had witnessed the neighbors doing adult acts in their outdoor hot tub.

I am a teenager and I have, unfortunately, caught them doing adult acts in their backyard in their hot-tub.

I have no problem with them having adult acts in general, but in the hot-tub?

Next door are people with kids. The neighbors on the other side of their house have a few children ranging from elementary to high school.

They were also being loud when doing it. Like guys, please do that inside!

He can’t wait to move out because of the quality of their current neighborhood.

The same neighbors also have tinfoil covering all their windows which is kind of crazy but not as crazy as other people in the community.

We live in a hood/gang violence area, sadly. The quality of our town has gone down.

It used to be a nice place to raise a family, but not anymore. I can’t wait to move out

Neighbors are also extremely talkative. I try to avoid them at all costs.

The fence issue alone was already frustrating, since OP’s family was not informed of the neighbor’s plans to take it down. The other inappropriate behavior definitely added to the major concerns. I agree that homeowners are entitled to their privacy, so the neighbor should be more mindful of what can be seen and heard from their home.

Let’s look at the comments of other Redditors.

This one has a question.

Here’s an honest opinion.

Another similar thought.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a person who is thinking of alerting the city to their neighbor’s campers being lived-in while parked on the street.

This user agrees that it isn’t acceptable.

And lastly, people are taking his side.

Some neighbors really know how to make things awkward.

The post A Teen Avoided His Neighbors After Noticing Odd Behavior—Then the Real Problem Uncovered appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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It’s weird how some people feel jealous of you when you’re just living your life.

In this case, after a woman had a frightening trip to the ER that revealed a blood glucose level of 280, she decided to take her food choices more seriously.

With type 2 diabetes running on both sides of her family, she started paying closer attention to her diet. She had good results, but for some reason, one of her friends felt offended by it.

She was left wondering if she did anything wrong.

Read the full story below.

AITA for not eating as much as my friend

For context: around last year November I (26 F) had to go to the ER because I got the flu and was having a hard time breathing.

Luckily there was nothing wrong with me but the doctors did tell me that I had a blood glucose of 280.

That was a wake up call for me because I know that type 2 diabetes runs on both sides of my family.

Since then, I have made VERY SIGNIFICANT lifestyle changes.

It’s something that needs maintenance.

I started to cut out a lot of my carbs and sugar which made me realize I was eating an extremely unbalanced diet and I also started weight training which helped me to lose around 10% of my body fat.

With all these lifestyle changes, I brought my A1C down to a healthy level without the use of medication.

Now just because I am healthy now does not mean that I can throw away my lifestyle changes.

My A1C has stayed low because I still try to keep the healthy habits I’ve developed.

I will eat something “carby” here and there but never more than what I am comfortable with.

She knows what she’s doing.

I will also try to stay within my calorie deficit to continue to lose body fat to help with my A1C.

Yesterday, I went out with some of my friends from college for dinner and I regularly play video games with them so we talk pretty often about life updates and they know of my health journey.

The group consisted of 5 guys and 1 girl other than me.

Things got weird.

During dinner, I was having a hard time trying to find something to eat that wouldn’t spike my blood sugar too much.

After dinner, the other girl in the group suggested we go out for dessert and I said I would come along but not get anything.

The next morning, I got a text from the other girl basically calling me a “pick me” for watching what I was eating.

She said I came off as fatphobic when I mentioned watching my calories and my sugar intake in front of the guys.

Yikes.

She said as a girls’ girl, I should have just eaten how I used to eat and not make her feel bad about what she ordered. I don’t ever recall making a comment on what she ordered so I am confused.

She said that this health journey has made me pretentious and it comes off as me looking down on bigger people.

That was never my intention but the goal of my health journey was to be healthier and losing weight was included in that.

AITA?

Some people just want to believe you’re a bad person. What did Reddit think?

A reader shares their thoughts.

Exactly.

Her behavior is unkind.

Another reader chimes in.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man whose mom thinks he should give the home he saved for to his “more deserving” sister.

Someone shares their experience.

Diabetes is very serious.

Her “friend” trying to impress guys instead of just minding her own business is behaving embarrassingly.

She didn’t tell anyone to skip dessert and didn’t sound like she was bragging about anything, she just communicated her choice.

The post She Changed Her Lifestyle to Be Healthier—Then Her Friend Texted Her After Dinner to Call Her Out. appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Let me ask you a question and I want you to be honest…

Have you ever cried at work?

It’s okay…this is a safe place…

I’d guess that a lot of people have shed tears at work, and not because they were happy.

Just like this woman!

She explained why she let the waterworks go at her hotel job because she just couldn’t take it anymore.

Read on and find out what happened!

Filmed and humiliated in a full lobby.

“I’ve been working night audit for a long while, and I like to think I’ve seen and dealt with it all.

I’ve been shown weapons as a form of intimidation, told I was going to get myself hurt and that people know what times I work, screamed and cussed at, dealt with a local tweaker who somehow got inside and hid in all of our HK/storage closets (absolutely terrifying when i had to restock), and have had to physically escort multiple individuals off property by myself when police never showed.

I thought my skin had gotten pretty thick.

This place sounds like a dump.

My hotel isn’t exactly known for being classy. it’s cheap, and it attracts exactly the clientele you’d expect.

Friday nights are hell on earth.

I clock in at 11 PM, see an arrivals list the length of the constitution, we’re sold out… overbooked even, and the evening shift is one minor inconvenience away from bursting into tears.

I’m setting up shop, practicing mindfulness and deep breathing when, yes, you guessed it! Every single person on the arrivals list and their Uber drivers show up at once.

I’m breezing through check-ins, smiling, ignoring the comments about the wait, when a group of guests who had already checked in mid-day cuts the line and marches up to the desk.

“We need to have a conversation. There are cockroaches in all three rooms! This is the nastiest hotel we’ve ever stayed at!”

Well…sorry about that…

We’re in the desert, most of the rooms were exterior rooms, and unfortunately little critters getting inside during summer is something I hear about almost daily.

My hands are ultimately tied by policy, so I apologize, offer to waive fees, ask them to send photos so my supervisor can document everything, and give them their available options.

Nah, not good enough.

Now they’re surrounding the desk yelling at me like I personally put roaches into their rooms. They wanted a full refund… while also continuing to stay the night. I explained I couldn’t authorize that but my supervisor could help in the morning.

That’s when it got real weird.

“You’re a nasty jerk! This place is nasty and so is everyone working in it!”

This sounds like a total nightmare…

I just nodded along, hoping they’d wear themselves out… Because they usually do.

Instead, the unregistered male guest pulled out his phone, flipped it to selfie mode, made sure I was in frame, and started recording himself while talking about how disgusting I was, how I had roaches, and how this hotel was awful because of me. His group was laughing.

Everyone else in the lobby was staring at me.

I’ve dealt with plenty of abuse working at this hotel, but something about being recorded just broke me. I can’t stand being on camera, I immediately get nauseous when photos are taken of me. It’s probably some weird form of dysmorphia and some complicated buried trauma, but I completely froze.

All I could manage was a pathetic little ’please stop’

I could feel my throat tightening while watching myself on his phone looking like a deer in headlights.

Eventually they left, still recording me as they walked away saying some awful things. Then the very next guests stepped up to check in.

I didn’t even have a second to breathe. I checked people in with tears streaming down my face, I shaking so hard I could barely scan IDs.

Great group of folks in this place…

Not a single soul in that lobby asked if I was okay. Instead, after watching the entire thing happen, most of them asked if the hotel really had that many bugs and if the people working here were okay checking people into that.

I didn’t say anything but started offering free cancellations if they were uncomfortable staying.

The second the lobby cleared, I locked up the desk, ran to the bathroom, and LET IT AAAAALL OUT. My make up was non existent by the time I got back to the desk.

The following morning I told my morning shift what happened, and her response was basically that she didn’t think I could handle nights and that she wished we had a male night auditor again.

I’ve been handling nights just fine, (given that I have had a guest tell me he knows where I work now and that i’ll be dead because of it) so hearing that made me feel completely incompetent…”

Check out what folks had to say about this on Reddit.

This person weighed in.

Another Reddit user shared their thoughts.

This individual spoke up.

Another reader shared their thoughts.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a customer who wants to argue about an item they chose not being on sale.

And this individual had a lot to say.

Wow…

This place is a freakin’ disaster!

Well, at least she’ll get some good stories out of it…

This sounds like a terrible place to work!

The post He Screamed at Her About the Hotel’s Cleanliness Until She Broke Down Crying at the Front Desk appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Hey, let’s be honest…

Kids are great an all, but if you’re a person who doesn’t have children, there’s a time and a place when you want them around.

Like, for example, you probably wouldn’t want them outside your apartment door all day yelling and screaming.

Does that sound like you?

Because I know I wouldn’t enjoy that…not for one second!

The guy who wrote this story is having a seriously hard time dealing with his neighbor’s kiddos and he’s not sure what to do…

Check out what he had to say about this.

Opposite flat neighbour’s door constantly open, young kids playing in the corridor with barking dog every time you try to enter your flat.

“Honestly, I’m at a loss of what I can do.

It’s a couple and they have a crawling toddler and a young kid and they live in a one-bedroom flat with their dog opposite my door.

This is giving me a headache…

They started leaving their flat door open to get the air circulating during the heatwave but now they’ve turned the corridor into a playground.

Not only can I hear their whole life through the doors but also screaming crying kids, them shouting at them and sometimes the dog barking. Random times of the day and I can hear it in my flat.

Lots of toys scattered everywhere.

We have 2 more neighbours on our floor but they’re not in most of the time so unfortunately I’m alone in this. I tried to speak with my housing association but they straight up said there’s nothing they can do.

What are these parents doing?!?!

One Sunday morning the kid was sat in the corridor banging something metal on something and I came out and said something and there’s was no apology or remorse and just told the kid to go back in.

I’m just so frustrated now the atmosphere in my flat is just so bad because of the mood.

I don’t get how people can be this selfish.”

Reddit users spoke up.

This person had a lot to say.

Another reader weighed in.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who stops helping his neighbors out with his snowplow after they complain about his farm.

And this Reddit user shared their thoughts.

These kids need to be looked after…

What exactly are the parents doing here?

Well, it sounds like they aren’t doing much!

Nobody deserves to live like this!

The post A Neighbor’s Open Door Turned the Hallway Into a Playroom—and One Resident Has Had Enough appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Past family conflicts can greatly affect present relationships.

In this story, a woman learned that her mother had lost her job and was evicted from her apartment.

She had offered financial help and assistance, but her mother had insisted that she would stay with her and her family.

Tensions ensued when she refused because she wanted to keep the peace.

Uh oh! Looks like some family drama brewing up. Check out the full details below.

AITA for not letting my mother stay with me after she became homeless?

For a little context, I am 23F, and my mother is 49F.

We have had a super rocky relationship after she kicked me out at 17 after graduating HS.

We went off and on contact for over the last 5 years.

In that span, I live with my husband and our two daughters, both under 3.

This woman’s mother got kicked out of her apartment for not paying rent.

Earlier this month, my mother informed me she had been fired from both her jobs, one after another.

She recently got evicted due to not paying rent.

I have helped her with a little money for public transport and tried to help her find a job.

I have also offered shelter resources in our community.

But she made it a point to bring up several times for her to stay with me in my apartment.

To which I have avoided because she has shown little respect for my fiancé in the past.

She felt uncomfortable letting her mom stay with her and her family.

She still has resentment towards him for no reason since we were both teens.

I do have the space for her to stay with us.

But I don’t want to disrupt the peace of my home by having her stay with me and my family.

When I told her, she flipped out on me, saying I am choosing people over “blood.”

I personally see nothing wrong with my decision. But other people I’ve talked to say otherwise.

So I just need some unbiased advice on how I should even respond to this situation.

Yikes! This is why it’s not good to burn bridges with family.

Just because OP had extra space in her current home doesn’t mean she could let her mother stay with them.

I think offering other forms of help is enough, especially if it means protecting the peace of her household.

Let’s see how others reacted to this story.

This person sides with OP.

Short and straightforward.

Here’s another honest opinion.

This one makes a valid point.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an uncle who is surprised to find his niece’s birthday party all about him after one unkind comment.

Finally, you owe her nothing, says this one.

Helping family doesn’t mean sacrificing the peace of your own home.

The post She Refused to Let Her Estranged Mother Move In—So Her Mother Accused Her of Choosing Others Over Blood appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Is this real?

Is this legal?

I have so many thoughts swirling through my head right now and I’m not sure how to organize all of it.

All I know is that what this guy has to say sounds pretty sketchy…

Read on and see if you agree with me.

My insurance price jumped 45% for no reason, then I read this lawsuit about GM selling our driving data.

“Last month my car insurance renewal came and the price went up almost 45%.

I was so confused because I didn’t have any accident, no tickets, nothing changed. I started searching online to see what is happening and I found this official lawsuit document filed by the Texas Attorney General against General Motors and OnStar.

Basically, GM put tracking technology inside more than 14 million vehicles in US and over 1.8 million in Texas alone. They were collecting continuous driving data like exactly when you start and stop your trip, every time you brake hard or accelerate fast, if you drive over 80 mph, and even if you and your passenger wear seatbelt or not.

This sounds suspicious…

I always thought this OnStar thing was just for emergency if you get in accident. But the lawsuit says GM turned it into a big data business. The worst part is how they get people to agree at a dealership.

When you buy the car, the dealer gives you screen to tap. If a customer tries to tap “I decline”, the screen shows big warning message.

The warning says if you decline, safety feature like Automatic Crash Response and Emergency Services will be turned off. So of course people get scared about safety and click “Accept”. But GM didn’t tell them that accepting means GM sell their driving telemetry to data brokers.

Pretty sketchy!

They made deals with companies like LexisNexis, Verisk, and Wejo. These data brokers take your raw car sensor data, calculate a secret driving score, and sell it directly to auto insurance companies.

Then the insurance company looks at your score and raises your monthly bill if you had hard brakes or drove late at night.

Now the Texas AG is suing them under DTPA law to stop this and make them delete the data. Also FTC and federal class action courts in MDL 3115 are looking into this whole connected car data tracking.

Has anyone here requested their consumer report from LexisNexis or Verisk yet to see if your car was reporting on you?”

Reddit users shared their thoughts.

This person weighed in.

This Reddit user shared their thoughts.

Another individual spoke up.

Another Reddit user chimed in.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who received a work email from a place she never even applied.

And this Reddit user shared their thoughts.

Good lord, what’s next?!?!

These companies are trying to squeeze every last dollar out of us.

We’ve had enough!

It seems like there’s no limit to how much we’re being watched and monitored these days…

The post A Driver Tracked Down Why His Rates Soared—and Uncovered a Secret Car Data Sale appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Would you just shut your trap?!?!

Yes, that sounds a bit harsh, but drastic times call for drastic measures.

And I know that if I was dealing with what these folks are going through, I’d have a hard time biting my tongue…

Check out what this woman had to say about her neighbor who is good at one thing: MAKING NOISE.

My neighbor will not shut up.

“We recently moved to a new house with a beautiful view of a lake & a horse farm, and we put in a pool.

Oh, no…

We want to sit outside & enjoy nature but our neighbor won’t shut up.

Our neighbors are nice people, but their adult child lives with them (mid 40s; works very part time) and is a problem.

They sit on the side porch facing our house and yell into their phone, on speaker, for hours. At least 5 days a week, no exaggeration. Some days it starts at 10 am and is still going when we go to bed at 10 pm.

What are these people doing?!?!

Today I got home around 3 and they were at it- it’s now 10 and they are still out there. Some nights they are screaming profanity and abusing the person on the other end of the phone.

We don’t want music but we tried bringing out a Bluetooth speaker, they yelled over “great song”.

I would talk to the parents but I’m fairly certain they banished them outside because they didn’t want to hear it.

This sounds pretty brutal…

The other night we thought we had some peace, then they walked out, turned on their Harley and left it to idle for over an hour.

My husband and I have stressful jobs, we worked really hard to get here. We spent a lot of money for this house and would like to be able to enjoy our home.

I am not unreasonable, neighbors have kids and parties and dogs, but screaming for 7+ hours a day is too much.

How do I get this person to realize their behavior is not appropriate?”

Here’s what folks had to say on Reddit.

This person had a lot to say.

Another individual weighed in.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a man who is confronted by his high school bully and decides to steal his Nintendo DS.

And this Reddit user nailed it.

Ugh…this is my worst nightmare!

I need peace and quiet…

Or else I’m not a happy camper!

Some folks simply don’t know how to shut up!

The post New Neighbors Make Noise Outside at All Hours, and the Couple Says They’ve Had Enough appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Sometimes, a quick negative reaction can unintentionally hurt the person you are talking to.

The following story is about a young woman who was talking to her friend about some food place suggestions.

When her friend was recommending one, she immediately said, “Yuck,” without letting her finish her statement.

She had never tried the food herself and only reacted based on negative reviews she had seen online.

Her friend went quiet and quickly changed the subject, leaving her to wonder whether she had accidentally offended her.

Read the full story below for all the details.

AITA for saying “yuck” before my friend even finished recommending a food place?

I (20F) have been thinking about this for a few days because I can’t stop replaying it in my head.

A friend and I were talking about places to eat after class.

She started saying, “You should try this food stall…,” and before she could even finish, I immediately said, “Yuck.”

The reason I reacted that way is because I had heard of the stall before.

It’s actually pretty famous, but I’ve also seen a lot of negative reviews online.

Especially people saying the food wasn’t that good.

This young woman realized that what she did may have been rude.

I had never actually eaten there myself. I just reacted based on what I’d seen.

The moment I said it, she just went quiet for a second and then continued talking about something else.

She didn’t look angry or call me out, so I didn’t think much of it at the time.

It wasn’t until I got home that I realized how rude I must have sounded.

She wasn’t even done explaining what she wanted to recommend.

She hasn’t had a chance to apologize.

Looking back, it probably came across like I was dismissing her opinion instead of just reacting to the restaurant.

We haven’t seen each other since then, and we don’t usually chat outside of school.

So I haven’t had a chance to apologize. Now, I’m worried she’s been thinking about it more than she let on.

I genuinely didn’t mean to insult her or make it seem like her recommendation was stupid.

It was just one of those moments where my mouth moved faster than my brain. AITA?

OP could definitely have waited until her friend finished speaking before reacting.

But… it all happens to us, I guess, where our mouths speak faster than our brains.

Still, the fact that she realized her mistake afterward shows that she genuinely did not mean to insult her friend or dismiss her opinion.

Do you agree? Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Here’s another honest opinion.

It happens to the best of us, say this one.

Here’s a valid point.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a mom who can’t figure out why her babysitter quit after what she thought was a routine question.

Finally, short and straightforward.

Sometimes, we have to let our brain load completely before we let our mouth start talking.

The post She Judged the Food Stall Instantly, Calling It ‘Yuck’ Before Her Friend Could Even Finish Recommending It. The Guilt Set In Fast appeared first on TwistedSifter.

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Some workplace grudges simmer quietly until the perfect opportunity finally lands in someone’s lap.

At his old job, an employee watches a difficult coworker repeatedly make everyone else’s day harder while acting untouchable.

Years later, their paths cross again under very different circumstances, and suddenly the balance of power has completely shifted.

See how this satisfying payback played out.

May not be that petty but a good story, nonetheless…

My now ex wife and I lived in Southern California back in 1991 and we owned and operated a small logistics company.

It was small, as I had just sold my interest in a large specialty logistics company, and at the time I was restricted by a non-compete.

Generating new business is essential, but difficult.

We were looking for new ways to generate business and I remembered an old acquaintance, Clive, who was in sales for the transportation of electronics, a field that I was not restricted in.

Long story short, we hire on Clive.

The package we offer Clive is a salary plus company car that he could use outside of work, but in return, he would insure the car. We would pay lunch expenses and he could fill the tank on a Friday, use it on the weekend, and we would pay for another refill on Monday.

He must be good at his job.

Clive brings on three customers in the first week. Almost, but not quite, covers his salary but not enough to pay for the other expenses (car, fuel, medical etc). However, three in the first week was terrific.

A month goes by and nothing new. And another month. And another.

And it is patently obvious he’s brought on his old buddies but he’s not got anything new to offer, or wasn’t even trying to get new business.

He’s either playing golf or hanging out at the office trying to make time with one of the girls working in accounting.

Maybe he isn’t so good after all.

I’d been gradually getting after him about production, how we could help secure leads or give additional service to the clients he already had brought on.

Nothing happening.

Then two of the three clients started ghosted us; we knew they had freight, but we were not seeing it.

I was trying to run a business, not a charity, so eventually we had a meeting, and Clive said he had a couple of leads that were very close to fruition.

I’d heard that before, so we agreed a week would see this business coming our way. I’d even been given both of these new proposed customer names, as we needed to run a D&B check to make sure they were creditworthy.

This is unsafe and illegal.

That following week, Clive was not coming into the office (which was fair enough as he was supposed to be visiting clients), but he was also not returning phone calls or pages. Also found out he had not insured the car, so he was driving around in a vehicle, with my name on the title, uninsured.

About ten days after our last meeting, we managed to track him down on his home phone.

I told him I would give him two weeks pay, but he needed to return the car, as it was uninsured, and we were done.

He said he would be in the office the next morning to wrap it all up.

Why am I not surprised.

Next day, no sign. No response to calls or his pager. Or the next day or the day after that.

I called the Police to report a stolen car and was told that as I had given Clive permission to drive the car, he had 30 days to bring it back.

Seemed like an eternity of liability to me.

So, the Super Bowl was that coming weekend and I heard he had invited mutual friends to a party at his condo. I’d already driven by to see if the car was parked outside, and no sign. The condos were built over three garages that backed up to the rear alley, and two of the three had a padlock.

He is turning into a spy to get this car back.

So, Super Bowl night, I got a ride to Clive’s residence, looked for the car and no sign.

I had a spare set of keys. It had to be parked in one of the garages, as I could hear his & his partner’s voice upstairs. Their unit overlooked the rear alley.

I opened the unlocked unit and no luck. Armed with bolt cutters, I made short work of padlock #1, but it sounded like rifle shot. Not my car in there.

Clive must have heard it, as I heard him and his partner ask each other what was that!

I made short work of padlock #2, and as the padlock came off the door, Clive ran around the corner and ran back inside. He knows who would win a tussle.

My car was there, so got in it, started it up, pulled it out of the garage, even closed the garage door, and drove it to a friend’s garage, followed by my ride.

Wow, that is some nerve.

I got home about an hour later to find two police officers on my doorstep, talking to my wife.

Clive had reported I burgled his garage.

My story was I went by to pick up my car – showed the title in my name – and it was parked on the street. I needed to recover it as it was uninsured.

They gave me a knowing smile. The gloves I used during this escapade were in my back pocket, but there was no thought to take this any further.

Next day, Clive came by with the Police escorting him, to hand over the other set of keys and I handed him a box of his belongings.

That is a crazy story. I’m glad he got the car back, but Clive really came out ahead here. He got paid to drive a car for weeks without bringing in much business at all.

Let’s see what the people in the comments on Reddit think about it.

It was an impressive fall from grace.

This is wise advice.

He had a great job and ruined it.

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It seems like that sometimes.

When the former coworker eventually needed help from OP in a new setting, he recognized exactly who he was dealing with and chose not to make things easy.

The moment was small compared with the years of frustration behind it, but that apparently made the payoff even sweeter.

Some revenge is best served years later, preferably with excellent memory.

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You know when a word is in quotes, it’s for a reason, and that’s exactly the case with the word “tradition” when it comes to the story you’re about to read.

Imagine being told that your new neighborhood has a certain “tradition,” but you’re not so sure it really is a tradition after all. Even if it actually was a real tradition, would you feel obligated to go along with it, or would you refuse if it was something you didn’t actually want to do?

In this story, one woman is in this situation, and she chooses to ignore the “tradition.” Now, she’s wondering if that was the wrong thing to do.

Let’s read all about it.

AITA for not following my neighborhoods “tradition”?

I (f25) have just moved into a neighborhood a couple weeks ago and so far it has been very peaceful.

From the neighbors that have came up to me, everyone has been very friendly and welcoming which I really appreciate since I’m not from around the town.

The neighbors throw a lot of parties.

I have noticed that some neighbors have been having frequent parties the last couple of weeks but I chalked it up to it being celebrations since I know one neighbor’s daughter just graduated highschool, and July 4th is coming up.

I have been to some of these parties to get to know the other neighbors better and one person who really stands out to me is this one neighbor, Melinda. (Not her actual name)

At a neighbors party she came up to me and introduced herself and we talked for a while.

I’m wondering if Melinda is making this up.

This is when I learned about the “Newest Neighbor Party”.

Apparently, the newest neighbor is supposed to throw a grand party showing off their home and entertain the neighborhood as a whole thing.

Melinda told me since I was the newest neighbor, it was my duty to.

I thought Melinda was joking when she told me this as it didn’t make sense to me and I laughed.

This seemed to have had made Melinda a little angry, as she said she was serious and it was a tradition in the neighborhood and that I had 2 weeks to host a party.

It seems that they really expected a party.

This was 2 weeks ago.

Yesterday was the day I was supposed to do this “tradition” but I happily stayed in bed.

Melinda and a couple neighbors came and rang on the doorbell but I ignored them and enjoyed binge watching childhood shows.

I decided to go outside today and Melinda came up to me furious, saying that I didn’t do the tradition and that I was being a bad neighbor.

It may not really be a tradition after all.

The thing is however, I asked some other people about this “tradition” and they have heard some people do it, but mostly never really mentioned it to be a reaccuring thing that each new person in the neighborhood should do.

I told Melinda that I wouldn’t be throwing a party anytime soon as I didn’t feel comfortable with the thought of people coming into my home let alone me having to entertain them.

Melinda got angry, saying that the neighborhood is like a “big family” and stormed off.

I let it go, but the neighbors that were with Melinda at my house that night have been telling me I should’ve just did the party and that I’m leaving a bad impression.

I think my reason is justified, but I’m not really sure. So AITA?

I think Melinda just sounds like a nosey, entitled mean girl who wants to invite herself over by using a “tradition” as an excuse. Good for OP for ignoring her.

Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

This person doesn’t think this “tradition” is a good reason to host a party.

Here’s a suggestion to avoid Melinda.

Another person would’ve wanted to know about this tradition before deciding to move in.

It does kind of seem like bullying.

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This person has a theory about Melinda.

Melinda certainly sounds like trouble. While she may come off as someone who is trying to be friendly, I think she’s trying to be friendly in a Regina George kind of way a la Mean Girls.

Real friends aren’t bullies.

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Rigid office rules get awkward when the work suddenly matters more than where someone happens to be sitting.

A remote-capable employee is told working from home is absolutely off the table, even with an important calculation due.

So when circumstances keep him away from the office, he follows the policy and leaves the urgent task untouched.

See how one no-exceptions rule became management’s very expensive scheduling problem.

Important calculation due? Sorry, no WFH allowed

I got ripped a new one last week because I needed to work from home in order to get some urgent stuff done for a conference I needed to attend the following week.

I was explicitly told that I could not work from home without approval and I was told that I signed a policy about it.

It makes zero sense.

I responded that my job requires me to work from home all the time, to which they replied, “You signed the policy.” So now, after I leave the office, I turn off my work issued cell phone and never look at it on the weekends.

I am a salaried employee, but I am not going to beg my employer to allow me to work from home.

This weekend I got a call on my personal cell from one of the other managers about approving some billing rates that were due.

She won’t disobey her managers!

I told her that I wasn’t allowed to work from home and I will get to it on Monday whenever I have the opportunity.

Everything will be late, but I signed the policy.

It literally would have cost them nothing to just let me do my darn job. I already get paid a fixed rate. But if they want to play stupid games, they can win stupid prizes.

Here is what people are saying.

Probably.

Enjoy it!

GOOD! I’m so glad.

Yikes. Red flag.

I hate that nonsense.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a mom who gets fed up with her son not working and puts him in charge of nightly dinners.

OP honored the no-WFH rule exactly as written, which meant the critical calculation simply did not get finished while he was away.

Couldn’t do it! Sorry!

Once management realized the deadline mattered more than the location policy, their hard line suddenly became much less rigid.

Funny how fast “absolutely not” turns into “can you log in?” when the spreadsheet starts costing money.

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