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Tag: doing what you’re told

April 9, 2026 at 8:15 pm

IT Technician Advised Employee Not To Open A Suspicious Email With A Virus, But She Ignored The Warning And Opened It Anyway

Woman in front of a screen looking at a suspicious email attachment

Some people make the dumbest decisions. 

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February 12, 2026 at 6:15 pm

Teen Boy Accepted A Free Kitten At A New Year’s Eve Event Without Asking His Parents First, But He’s Considering Bringing It Home Anyway

Small silver kitten laying it's head on a pillow and resting

He has one option.

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July 15, 2025 at 7:35 am

Line Chief Told Him To Paint The Whole Latrine, So He Painted Everything Including The Toilets, Lightbulbs, And Trash

Airman sitting with his head down because he messed up

Let’s hope the line chief learned from this.

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July 2, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Store Owner Insisted TCBY Employee Put Ice Cream Cakes Back In A Broken Freezer, But When They Melted The Employee Got Fired

Woman moving ice cream cakes from one freezer to another

He shouldn’t have been fired.

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