FAIL Blog

feeds.feedburner.comadded August 2026

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

FAIL Blogby Cata Holmes27d ago

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.

top 1%

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 Dickson28d ago

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.

top 39%

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 Pratt29d ago

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...

top 30%

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

FAIL Blogby JR Atkinson29d ago

- 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...

top 47%

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 Cetra29d ago

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...

top 2%

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 Dickson29d ago

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

top 37%

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 Holmes29d ago

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...

top 4%

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...

top 18%

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.

top 19%

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...

top 15%

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.

top 20%

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...

top 39%

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.

top 28%

Sister doesn't want to drive sister-in-law's mother 4 hours to Thanksgiving as she lives 40-minutes away from her, and it would be a longer trip than it should be: 'My SIL has always been difficult because I feel like she tends to push boundaries'

FAIL Blogby María Cetra6 Sept 2026

Sister doesn't want to drive sister-in-law's mother 4 hours to Thanksgiving as she lives 40-minutes away from her, and it would be a longer trip than it should be: 'My SIL has always been difficult...

top 3%

23-year-old earning $2,060 a month pays parents $1,200 to live at home, considers moving out, but they decide to charge her even more: ‘I still feel like I’m being treated like a child’

FAIL Blogby Cata Holmes6 Sept 2026

23-year-old earning $2,060 a month pays parents $1,200 to live at home, considers moving out, but they decide to charge her even more: ‘I still feel like I’m being treated like a child’ At 23...

top 4%

28-year-old employee gets fired, but her boss claims she resigned—all after she left work early upon being lectured for 2 hours about her request to be treated with respect: 'I received an email that he interpreted it as resigning and I could not return'

FAIL Blogby Brad Dickson6 Sept 2026

Workplace politics. Yeah, that's a heck of a subject. The complex personal motivations of your coworkers, bosses, and subordinates. The feelings and desires of other stakeholders.

top 36%

20-year-old tells her 12-year-old orphan cousin the truth about his inheritance, enrages her mother who controls the cousins money

FAIL Blogby Emmy Pratt5 Sept 2026

Am I the bad guy for talking finances with my 12 year old cousin three months after his parents passed? I (20F) am studying abroad but am home for a few months.

top 14%

18-year-old proclaims that he'll cut off his 5-year-old half-brother if he grows up to be like his dad: ' already think of him more as my half-brother than a sibling anyway.'

FAIL Blogby Emmy Pratt4 Sept 2026

18-year-old proclaims that he'll cut off his 5-year-old half-brother if he grows up to be like his dad: ' already think of him more as my half-brother than a sibling anyway.'

top 24%

Boss forces employee to sign offer letter with worse benefits and pitiful pay raise, threatens to fire them if they don't comply: 'I signed out of panic and fear'

FAIL Blogby JR Atkinson4 Sept 2026

Employer threatened to fire me if I did not sign my new offer letter right away even though they gave me a **** offer. I feel sick to my stomach.

top 15%

Barista turns down customer after he asks out coworker first, coworker chastises her for declining: 'That's why I'm single'

FAIL Blogby Ally Perry4 Sept 2026

- A barista wearing glasses and a beanie looks down at the beverage she is holding by a coffee machine. Not actual story subjects.

top 16%