Journal of No. 118

This office cleaner is being a real irritation to the very people whose work lives he's supposed to be improving! 

Working as an office cleaner is a very important job, just like many janitorial roles. They often play an invisible role in keeping the office clean for the staffers who work there. After the 9-to-5 employees close their laptops and head home for the day, these janitorial workers come in to tidy the place up. They take out everyone's trash, sweep and mop the floors, throw away expired takeout boxes in the fridge, clean the bathrooms… the list goes on! When the 9-to-5ers return the next day, the office is sparkling clean, but they probably barely notice because they're just used to the invisible work that these cleaners do on the opposite shift.

When you see the cleaning staff around your workplace, it's nice to introduce yourself to them – they are sort of your coworkers, after all. This person was friendly with the guy who collects the trash at their office. They even went above and beyond, offering the guy some water or snacks. But this chatting quickly went south when the guy started asking for money! Yikes! 

It's one thing to ask for some cash from your friends or family when you're in a squeeze. But begging colleagues for money can quickly get you some strong side-eyes, or even a visit to the Human Resources office. This person tried to be generous, and instead, they now feel pressured to be this cleaner's "personal ATM." 

Up next, read about this basketball team executive who disappointed a musical performance group director: "Stop wasting the time of valuable performers."

Even the most gentle-spirited workers can find problems with a colleague, though, especially if that coworker is gossipy. 

I've never been much of a gossip myself, usually remaining at arm's length from any sort of drama (especially at work), but whenever someone becomes the subject of another person's rumor, now they're invested not only in the story, but the storyteller. While this quiet coworker was prepared to keep the peace in the workplace, despite their gossipy cohort, once they became the subject of the usual 'hot goss,' they had to put an end to it before things got out of hand. 

Time to fight fire with fire. 

No parent in their right mind should buy a brand new car for their kids when they have just passed their driving test. If you want to buy them a vehicle, the only logical one should be a rusty, old, barely functioning car that they would be able to practice on and that no one would feel bad if they destroyed.

Which was probably why the parents in the story below bought their daughter a $300 car that matches the description above.

Surprisingly, that investment turned out to be quite profitable, after an entitled driver backed into the $300 car and completely totaled it. Instead of agreeing to pay the girl $300 to replace the car, this driver refused to admit that she was at fault for the accident. She blamed to girl for what happened, and claimed she should be the one paying for the replacement. This led the girl's parent to take the driver to court, and with enough evidence, they won the lawsuit.

Believe it or not, they made $3000 out of the entire deal. Keep scrolling to read the full story…