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Homeowner mowing 1.5-acre rural lot comes into conflict with neighbor's 20-something-year-old adult daughters for disrupting their pool party next door: ' I've mowed my lawn every Saturday during the mowing season for the past 20 years'

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson27d ago

This homeowner is one of those people who mows his property like clockwork. Predictably, every Saturday, rain or shine. (Well, maybe not rain, but you get the point.)

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CTO enforces rule stating employees should only work if they're at their office desks, they all comply, resulting in client crisis during the weekend: ‘Nobody was working'

FAIL Blogby Bar Mor Hazut27d ago

New CTO:"If you're not at your desk, it's not work." We stopped working the second we weren't at our desks. Quick background: mid-size B2B software company, hybrid since forever.

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Homeowner leaves 2-star review after appliance repairman refuses to return to finish the job, they update their review to include that the repairman was only willing to refund their $240 if they took the review down

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson28d ago

This new-ish spin on the "AITA" format has customers specifically asking "AITK?" (Am I the Karen?)

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Guy remembers a story from his childhood when he saw a guy dressed as if he were from the 18th century disappear in front of his eyes: ‘I personally lean ghost. My friend says our revolutionary friend accidentally clipped into the other's timeline’

FAIL Blogby María Cetra28d ago

Guy remembers a story from his childhood when he saw a guy dressed as if he were from the 18th century disappear in front of his eyes: ‘I personally lean ghost.

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An essential developer looks for advice on how to leverage a raise after becoming the last one remaining at the company capable of maintaining the company's legacy backend: 'How do I turn this into a raise without looking like I am holding them hostage?'

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson29d ago

- 01An exhausted software developer works late. Featured likenesses do not identify those mentioned. - Leverage is a tricky thing.

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Brother-in-law tries to “flex” promotion by insisting on paying for family breakfast, only to immediately complain about the bill: 'It's the 2nd most expensive thing on the breakfast menu'

FAIL Blogby Melissa Knudson11 Sept 2026

- 01Men having breakfast. Scene shown is a visual representation. - 02AITAH for ordering exactly what I wanted for breakfast?

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Homeowner finds strangers trespassing in the elaborate yard his wife spent years gardening after mistaking it for a public park: 'I notice a baby sitting in the flower bed’

FAIL Blogby Cata Holmes11 Sept 2026

Homeowner finds strangers trespassing in the elaborate yard his wife spent years gardening after mistaking it for a public park: 'I notice a baby sitting in the flower bed’ Years of gardening...

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Massachusetts homeowner returns home from vacation and discovers a massive gash carved into their tree: ‘It's intentional, man-made damage’

FAIL Blogby Cata Holmes11 Sept 2026

A week away was all it took for one homeowner to return to a tree bearing a mysterious new scar… A Massachusetts homeowner was happy to return home from a long vacation.

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Homeowner has to explain to neighbors that their fenced garden is not a park just because it looks nice and has a tree in it:

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson10 Sept 2026

We mistakenly assume that any place that looks like an Apple or Windows screensaver exists to look good on a screen. We feel an entitlement to claim them, to collect them.

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Dad refuses to go on a family vacation unless his 16-year-old nephew's friend gets disinvited because he picks on his 15-year-old daughter at school: 'This kid is a full-fledged nightmare.'

FAIL Blogby Emmy Pratt9 Sept 2026

Am I the bad guy for refusing to go on a family trip unless they disinvite my nephew’s friend? I (43M) am really close to my family, consisting of my siblings, their spouses, their kids, and my...

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'How come my Gen Alpha students make nasty comments?': Heavily-tattooed teacher questions why her young students constantly criticize her ink

FAIL Blogby JR Atkinson9 Sept 2026

- Photo is a representation of scenes. A woman with tattoos sits on a desk with books - How come my Gen X and Millennial colleagues have NEVER given me **** for my tattoos, but my Gen Alpha...

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Got judged by her date for using smart pet products, so she kicked him out of her house: ‘He said that if I’m too busy to do everything myself, maybe I shouldn’t have a cat in the first place’

FAIL Blogby María Cetra9 Sept 2026

Got judged by her date for using smart pet products, so she kicked him out of her house: ‘He said that if I’m too busy to do everything myself, maybe I shouldn’t have a cat in the first place’ A...

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Neighbor tells homeowner he can't remove his garden wall because he wants to continue to park in front of it: 'He says his girlfriend now has nowhere to park'

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson9 Sept 2026

When you have a car in an urban environment, you end up spending most of your time trying to park it.

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Los Angeles employee returns from a pre-approved vacation only to get fired and denied months of earned bonuses and commissions after boss claims they're "discretionary"

FAIL Blogby Cata Holmes9 Sept 2026

Los Angeles employee returns from a pre-approved vacation only to get fired and denied months of earned bonuses and commissions after boss claims they're "discretionary" An approved vacation turned...

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HOA tries to fine homeowner $50 for their bright red-painted front door, except the homeowner’s property isn’t part of the HOA, and busybody neighbor issuing the “fine” isn’t a member of the HOA board: 'This is not the first time'

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson8 Sept 2026

But not every rule is the same. A lot of these rules, the important ones, exist for the sake of everyone's shared enjoyment of a space and outline basic politeness and things that should be common...

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Printing technician follows his new supervisor’s “manual only” rule, leaving a press shut down for three days and exposing impractical boss to the plant manager

FAIL Blogby Etai Eshet8 Sept 2026

- 01"Follow the official manual only" okay, enjoy the three day downtimePrinting technicians during a 3-day downtime Representative only.

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Employee discovers coworker faked a family emergency to get paid leave, and after weeks of covering his workload, finds proof he's actually on vacation in Bali: ‘The stress has been immense’

FAIL Blogby Cata Holmes8 Sept 2026

Employee discovers coworker faked a family emergency to get paid leave, and after weeks of covering his workload, finds proof he's actually on vacation in Bali: ‘The stress has been immense’ What...

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This high-performing service manager stopped working unscheduled and unpaid overtime after their boss demanded they work to their scheduled hours after they went home early once: 'I'm working my 9-5'

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson7 Sept 2026

- 01 Tired businessman in suit and tie is using computer in office working at night sitting at worktable in dark room. Featured likenesses do not identify those mentioned.

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Boss asks employee to stay on for 4 weeks after being denied a full-time job to help train her replacement: 'I’m so frazzled'

FAIL Blogby JR Atkinson7 Sept 2026

Practical advice for surviving a month of training my replacement after being denied the job? Tl;dr: I was denied the long-term version of the temporary position I have been doing for months, and...

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Landlord demands renter share every meal they make with his family, renter decides to move out as soon as possible: ‘They aren’t entitled to my food’

FAIL Blogby Bar Mor Hazut7 Sept 2026

- A landlord decided to turn the ‘sharing is caring’ idea into a rule in his household, mainly as an excuse to get his new renter to cook food for him and his family.

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