I work in a corporate team where everyone usually helps each other out when things get busy. I’m fine with that.

But one coworker (let’s call him R) has started leaving early almost every day for the past two months. He’ll send me a quick message like, “Hey can you finish this one task for me?” or “Just handle this request if it comes in.” It’s never urgent it’s just his regular work.

At first I helped, thinking he had something going on. But it kept happening. Sometimes he leaves at 4 PM, sometimes 3:30, while the rest of us stay till the end of the shift.

I finally told him last week that I won’t be able to cover for him anymore because I already have my own workload. He said, “Bro it’s just teamwork, why are you being rigid?”

Then he told our manager that I’m not supportive and not a team player. Luckily my manager asked me first and I explained the situation.

Now R is giving me attitude, not responding to chats properly, acting cold, and telling others that I refused to help the team over minor tasks.

I don’t think it’s my job to constantly do someone else’s work just because they feel like leaving early every day.

AITA for refusing to cover for him anymore?

I (26F) have a usual waxing salon I go to. While I was out, I saw the waxing salon had another location. I had some free time and decided to go in for a leg waxing. The lady asked me if I wanted hot or cold wax. Which I understand is an option in other salons, but I was never asked this in my usual location. The lady said it's less painful and only costs a bit more. So I agreed.

I get in the room and get ready and all, and she shows me her handheld wax rolling machine. She said it heats up the wax for her to roll on, then she gets a strip to pull the wax off. I'd never seen one before. She told me she got it from a client or something in this high‑end salon she used to work for where rich people go to. I asked if this machine is available in their other branch, and she said no, it was her personal property. Which was strange to me, like is this salon not standardized? Something about it also didn't seem sanitary to me, like this wax is just heating up in this machine and rolled onto the skin. But I gave her the benefit of the doubt.

She asked me if I wanted my underarms and brows done too, but I explained that I recently got them done, and I know is a normal question.

But after she finished waxing me, she asked again if I wanted my underarms done, I said no and explained again. She told me to??????????????????????????????? She??????????????????????????????? She??????????????????????????????? She??????????????????????????????? She????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? I gave in and showed her and she said it's long enough to be waxed. I said no.

You know how after a waxer finishes, they leave the room for you to put your clothes back on and fix yourself up before going out? Well, she just stayed in the room. She said her phone was charging in the room and she needed to check her notifications. I waited for a minute or two and she was just there on her phone. So I awkwardly and uncomfortably put my pants back on and left the room. I paid and left the salon.

When I got home, I noticed short hairs left on my legs. Like they weren't properly waxed off. And week after, I had considerably more ingrown hairs than normal.

This all happened a couple months ago. But I went to another waxing salon today and got reminded. I decided to post this experience in the Reddit sub of my city to ask if anyone has had a similar experience. I initially didn't mention the name or location of the salon, but someone asked and I answered.

The thing is, someone commented that they know the owner and showed them the post. She said the employee has been removed from waxing. Idk if she means she was fired or removed from just the waxing services of their salon. And I don't even know if she meant she was removed prior to my post or because of my post. But if it was because of my post, AITA?

My husband (42M) and I (36F) have been married for just over a year and live in a HCOL city that we both enjoy, with his immediate family close by. My immediate family is on the opposite coast.
We are actively trying to have a baby.

I just got a new WFH job that’s a great fit and got me a pay bump to $180k (ultimate goal for me, especially as we’re trying to start a family), but the new job requires me to live in our state.
My husband is a PhD candidate, expecting to finish his program next year. Once he’s done, he wants to teach in his niche area of research. There are not many jobs in his subject, so he’s telling me he’ll need to apply nationwide for jobs next year and we’ll go from there.
EDIT: He also has a JD which he could use, but he made the decision before we met in his late 30s to get a PhD in a different subject.

We discussed pre‑marriage that I’m not open to moving unless we’re close to a familial support system, I can transfer my job, and/or we’re earning close to what we’re bringing in now. However, there are only 1 or 2 institutions he could apply to that meet these standards... and who knows if they’ll be hiring when he’s on the job hunt. His other possible employers are in places I’d never consider moving (no nearby family, middle of nowhere, etc.).

We’ve been getting into arguments more often about this, even though we had that pre‑marital discussion I mentioned above; I say I want to purchase a bigger house in our current city to accommodate a growing family, while he’s adamant about waiting until he has job prospects in the next year or so. When I remind him of my standards, he says I don’t support the pursuit of his career in academia.
AITA?

When Thanksgiving Turns Into a Dog‑Training Session​

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans. Happy Thursday to everyone else.
Now onto the post. I (26f) am currently getting passive aggressive remarks from my aunt (48f) and sad remarks from my 2 younger cousins (12f and 10f) because I have my 1‑year‑old lab/​malinois mix kenneled out on the property instead of having him at the house.
The kennel is a 10x20ft, indoor/outdoor hunting kennel that is temp‑controlled and has a camera inside for me to check on him.

As is said above he is a 1‑year‑old lab/​malinois mix who is currently entering his teenage phase. He isn’t dangerous in an aggressive sense but he does play way too rough for him to safely play with my cousins. They are the other reason why he is currently kenneled. My aunt never taught them proper manners around dogs. They think that they are entitled to pet, play with, etc any dog they come across. It’s even worse with family dogs. I’ve had to intervene so many times to keep them from getting bit.

When they got here about 2 hours ago, the girls immediately headed for my service dog before I redirected him to his place mat (which I have finally gotten into their heads means to not touch him). Once that plan was thwarted the girls started telling me to bring Octavian (lab/​malinois) out for them to play with. I told them that because I couldn’t watch them play to make sure everyone was playing nicely/​not being mean, I kenneled Octavian in his hunting kennel.

My aunt sent the girls outside to play baseball and rounded on me asking exactly what I meant by watching them play and if Octavian was dangerous now. So I told her exactly what I said above. Octavian is in his teenage phase and pushing boundaries when it comes to play. The girls don’t know how to read dog body language and don’t have good manners around dogs. I’m not having this Thanksgiving end in an ER visit and a sheriff report because something happened.

My aunt didn’t say anything directly to me after that but ever since she has been making remarks to the girl like “Geneticlydemonic doesn’t think y’all know how to play with dogs so she’s not letting y’all be around either dog.” My mom says that I should have just said Octavian was being naughty and left it at that but I don’t think I said/​did anything wrong. I have also explained to the girls what I meant in a nicer way (explaining to them that Octavian is extra wigglely lately and keeps testing the line) without blaming them because they are still young kids but they keep trying to give me reasons why I should just let them for a minute. AITA?

Not sure if I need advice or just to yell into the void. Sorry it's so long.

New coworker joined the team I've been on for a while. Nice guy, funny, personable. Our roles have a tiny bit of crossover where he basically needs to learn what I do as backup but doesn't need to do it on the regular as 80% of his job doesn't overlap mine at all.

I believe I've been generous with my time and knowledge, helping him get up to speed, understand history/background/decisions made by the cross‑department team responsible for launching the project. I've got no self‑preservation, so I've been blunt about challenges that the higher‑ups have deemed acceptable bottlenecks and how I'm happy to just do the work, you know?

Buddy Will Not Stay In His Lane. He suggested improvements to my process, refused to hear my pushback and been butthurt when I refused to change. He thinks I should be able to get the job done faster and in fact, happily said so at a meeting. In front of my boss.

Two weeks ago, my boss asked for my feedback on the new guy, and I talked about his energy and ideas, despite others complaining he was poking his nose where it didn't belong & trying to run meetings he shouldn't. He'll settle down, I said.

Last week, I asked my boss for clarity because maybe the org structure has changed and I should be taking direction from him? (hard no, boss said)

Yesterday, my boss told me he implied I'm scamming the company out of money because I work too slowly and suggested getting rid of me & hiring someone cheaper to do the job faster. FML.

WTF do you do with this BS? Confront, avoid, what? We're both contractors so going to HR is not an option.

People who are named after someone/something specific, what's your relationship with that thing?

Ever stumbled across a Reddit thread that asks, “If your name is a cheese, a plant, a movie, or some obscure thing, how do you feel about it?” and found yourself scrolling through responses that range from “I can’t eat cheese because I’m named after it” to “My buddy Dandi is literally a dandelion in human form.”

Below is a snapshot of the funniest, most cheese‑puns‑laden replies that made us all laugh out loud.

We all know that Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when family drama hits peak season. From who gets the last slice of pie to debates about the merits of ham versus turkey, the holiday is a breeding ground for hilarious arguments. Below, we’ve distilled the funniest family bicker from Reddit into one neat, scroll‑through‑worthy list. Enjoy the roast—literally and figuratively!

In my 15 years of working in corporate America, I've learned that social skills are more important than technical skills and being the smartest in the room. All the stories in this sub prove my point.

If colleagues and superiors think you're an asshole, weird, or "something is off with him/her" you're either going to be fired/laid off or at best be stuck in the same role for eternity with 0 promotions.

MOST of the day to day work in corporate roles is technically easy to pick up and doesn't require advanced degrees or a ton of book smarts. You can learn the day to day duties in a month or two. There are technical roles like engineering, accounting, and medical that require a good amount of technical knowledge but most corporate white collar jobs can be learned within a month or two on the job.

I've worked with people that are dumb as rocks and can't send email attachments or open PDFs but they thrive in the workplace because people simply like them. As they work their way up they have people that work under them that handle the technical stuff as they spend their days schmoozing through meetings and rubbing shoulders with other important VP's.

Being someone that is universally likable, trusted, with a baseline of getting your job done on time will take you FAR. While being the smartest asshole in the room will get you nowhere.

Mark Kelly, the former astronaut turned U.S. Senator, is suddenly the subject of a potential Pentagon recall. The question on Reddit is: if the military can yank a high‑profile veteran back into court‑minded duty, does that mean every retired service member can be hauled in for saying the wrong thing? Let’s dive into the comments and see what the internet thinks.