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0:00 Entitled Karen demands I reverse the charges on her bank account, or else she is going to get me and my manager fired. (u/arandomteacher)
6:14 Am I the Jerk for canceling my aunts invitation to my wedding, even after she traveled the world just to be here? (u/Kaibethha)
9:33 My Entitled Friend always announces while eating out for dinner that they never tip their servers, and at this point I seriously don’t know what to do. (u/KillerKittenInPJs)
12:54 Am I the Jerk for banning my teenage nephew from my house and keeping my family away from him on Christmas, all because he constantly steals from everyone around him? (u/Ok_Bookkeeper8814)
15:16 Am I the Jerk for not making my child move on an airplane, just to accommodate someone who might be disabled. (u/AITAflightseats)
17:57 Am I the Jerk for telling my niece that I am not obligated to find her a job with me? (u/Hungry_Lego)
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[@DontcallmeFnBoG]

Ello?

[@DontcallmeFnBoG]

What happened to the stream?

[@H3xx99]

If you paid for the seat, it's yours. Doesn't matter if no one is sitting in it. They cannot give it away.

[@bigboymalloy2261]

Exactly, and they do plan on using it, honestly im kinda tired of people thinking they deserve stuff for free or making others deal with the problem just because they have a disability or something, like the narrator said next time plan ahead of time like the parents in the story it really isnt that hard to think ahead of time

[@v.crowley]

story 3... Tipping is for above and beyond service... Not for doing the basic necessities of their job.... And where is $15 for minimum wage??? Because I was working in nursing for $14.. that's with 12 years of experience and state licensing/training...

[@TJDious]

OP2: Can never figure out the people who think "fairness" begins and ends with "give me what I want." OP has a need that Emma can fill. Sally's feelings entitle her to nothing.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

story 2 is the wedding story

[@WitikoAmor]

I'm just surprised that the bank teller and his manager charged her the fees, she may have agreed to pay for a card but i think you could argue the card should be legible. If im buying something it should be fully usable. With rubbed off numbers i can't use the card online.... Or put it in my phone.

[@SMDoktorPepper]

To be fair, bank fees really should be illegal. They charge you if you dont get enough deposits, if you drop under a certain limit, then charge you when all the fees drop your balance.

[@user-ov2qf2nn9o]

My favorite, a pay check bounced. I was charged 30$, my boss was charged 30$. I went to a different bank. Been happy

[@Lolois_loved]

lol i was one to see this event im a kid btw i cant do anything but walk away

[@cherezabotterman9433]

Bankers need to set these fees because if you lose your card you need to pay to get a replasment, they are however only able to give a free card to you if your card is expierd. All the other fees are all standerd as you are paying to keep the rest of your money safe in a secure location.

[@SMDoktorPepper]

@@cherezabotterman9433 ...as they rob you.. Kinda makes them NOT secure.

[@MilesEdgeworth129]

I mean... you don't have to sign the contract that clearly states the provisions of said fees, y'know. Banks need a way to make their services worthwhile.

[@katsukibakugo3287]

With the tipping one, for employees at places like this recieving a tip might be the difference between keeping the lights on or not especially in this economy (2023-24)

[@Suisuihoz]

Do you tip your walmart staff? They make between 7-15 an hour. Start tipping your cashiers

[@Astayunoleo]

The tipping service. Business owners are supposed to pay them a living wage. You are not supposed to pay for them as well.

[@jackboura2669]

14:40 let him steal a iPad or something and call the cops

[@thecornpoop4297]

Tipping story: I’d say OP’s friend is slightly being a jerk here. No, they don’t have to tip, and servers shouldn’t be expecting tips all the time, but it’s also kind of rude and unnecessary for them to keep loudly announcing that they aren’t going to tip. In my opinion they can stick to their word and not tip but they can also keep that to themselves. If OP is embarrassed by this they could probably talk to their friend or find someone else to eat with.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

i don't know if op is the jerk or not but she has her reasons of cancelling her plans from the wedding and pool party all together.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

but i don't know.

[@AnimeGamer501st]

Tips aren't mandatory, they are something given by the generosity of the customer. Got a problem with it then speak to your manager about giving y'all livable wages.

[@ssnmg]

I worked at a pizza place as a delicious very driver. I delivered to one place and the guy gave me a tip to give the cook. The cooks make the food, bussers clean up the tables, waiters take orders and deliver the food. Restaurants should pool tips for ALL the people.

[@AnimeGamer501st]

No that's not fair, say you are an outstanding employee who is a server waiter cook or whatever you want to call yourself, now say that the rest of your co-workers are kind of s*** and you're the one keeping the whole place running. It ain't fair to you or anyone else that's like that that has to share their tips for outstanding work with other people who are just subpar. That's not how that ever should work.

[@julieswan3524]

I'm in UK tips are not seen as essential and tips are usually shared with all staff. As a former chef we work just as hard if not harder than the servers most of whom are bloody useless.

[@bigboymalloy2261]

Just because you have a disability or something doesnt entitle you to things others have paid for, be an adult and plan ahead of time or get what you get simple as that and it might sound rude or mean but idc just because you have issues doesnt mean others need to trash their plans all so you can have what you want

[@loganthomas3575]

Story 2: this is what I would say to both OP’s mother and Aunt if I were OP. “It’s my and my husband’s wedding, and if you can’t respect that! Then Out You Go!” If they want to act like spoilt entitled brats then treat them like one.

[@Deltastorm-px5xm]

Tipping is not exactly widespread since I live in Asia but I personally still give some Kind of tip to either the waiter or the guard who helps parking my car and sometimes both

[@jadedentity6170]

New drinking game. Take a shot every time the reader uses the word 'Literally'.

[@cherezabotterman9433]

When it comes to aroplane seating if the parents pay for said seat and there child is going to sit there then noone has the right to take that seat from them disability or not. If someone pays for something then its theirs, no matter what. Im glad that the head flight atendent found the poor guy a seat in the end though.

[@Tubb2581]

Story 2: they make $15 but will never get a raise. So we inflation hits they'll keep making that $15

[@TychanDK]

Story 5 sounds like a reverse-story to me. Usually, it's the other passenger being hassled by the parents.

[@grandshadowseal]

After a year or so the numbers on the card will rub off from your purse/wallet so I find it stupid that she wanted it perfect in the first place 😂

[@WitikoAmor]

You need to be able to see the numbers to use the card online... As you have to manually enter them. So no.

[@thejourney1369]

Mine don’t. Don’t know what you’re doing to cause your numbers to wear off.

[@albertelysee2818]

Tipping is optional and an issue, the restaurant should pay you fairly

[@user-ov2qf2nn9o]

Live in Alaska. 15$ /hr would be nice. Tips are a gratuity for services. Good or bad. Amount depends on service. HOWEVER, if the receipt has that 15% automatically, l refuse to cash tip. If the company wants to charge tips then they can cash tip the server. Don't

[@Xkaito2]

Ur amazing bro

[@pikagirlgraham7233]

I work in customer service and I barely have a liveable wage 11 an hour and in an high cost of living area and trust me I've asked for a raise or more hours but the manager keeps cutting hours so I'm looking for another job

[@Brain_Damage_Eli_isLost]

story 2 is the most American problem ever. i dont think u have to tip in any other country.

[@ambramarrs7325]

I don’t get it - by the time you swipe a card a few times, the color comes off the numbers anyway.

[@ItsTempoYT]

Let's be honest, these stories are just the mature (or non immature) version of "ACTUALLY HAPPENED".

[@cybermainstream]

How is no one calling the aunt in the last story an asshole? The narrator and the aunt are both bad on this one.

[@jessicamarsh9779]

12:21 Unpopular opinion here. But we’ve turned into a society we’re tips are being expected for EVERYTHING. It’s at a point where a mall massage kiosk place literally demands tips. It’s one of those 10 min for $10 or 20 min for $20 & they don’t expect a 15-20% tip, no they expect at the very least 50% tip. When you don’t tip, they demand to know why. Although tips are to insure prompt service, a gratitude for great service. I will ALWAYS tip at the very least 10% (VERY rarely is it ever that small). 9/10 times I tip 20% bc the wait staff was pleasant & did the best they could (even if something went wrong, as long as they did their best, I tip 20%). I even tip 20% when I call for take out, unless they are rude, short & piss me off. Then I won’t but that’s only happened maybe once or twice in the last 5 years 😂.

[@NoxSalamander]

I don't tip, not because I think lesser of these workers but because it's not my job to pay them, I don't have enough money for myself and sure as shit not enough to pay the now "deserved" 40% tip. Go pester your boss and company not me with my meager earnings.

[@Marcus-pd2yl]

To be funny you should have invited a dog you knew and not the Aunt i mean at least the dog wont yep ab9ut everything😂😂😂

[@DanielGonzalez-qk6sd]

Tipping story: tipping is not mandatory. If the friend doesnt want to tip then that is their choice. It is known that tips are *not mandatory* so people relying on tips are really playing it risky. As for OP, if they are concerned with social perception then thats fine. But it is on *them* to then go to the places that are tip free.

[@bobm5951]

Story 3 - If you are someone who expects a tip, You are the problem. Tipping is ALWAYS OPTIONAL. Wether or not there's a tip and the amount is COMPLETELY at the individual customer's discretion. Do Not just expect a tip. You do not just deserve a tip, you have to earn it. There are some people that just don't tip. And you have no choice but to just accept it and move on. Its not that important.

[@kai7692]

Story 1, the woman paid for a new card that arrived with a fault, she then demanded they replaced it with a non fault one and it took 8 tries to get due to their shitty machine, she should not have to pay for faulty products, sounds like a scam of a bank

[@glorythedragon]

I think if the woman would have been more nice about it they would have not changed her for that

[@ouonouanwilfried-desire7758]

Definitely agree

[@NVA-pd7fc]

Womp Womp Karen

[@QuickManEXE]

Story 1: Some people just dont know how to listen. There are two great phrases that should've been used and reminded here; "Right To Refuse Service" and "Terms Of Service". She wants to threaten t close down her account? Fine, let her, then you dont have to deal with her ever again. I'd say that would've been a win. As for all the fees, this is 100% that Karen's fault here. Every new card that was printed and she rejected costs money and that is totally on her... and she signed the forms. Once you sign them, thats it. You agree to everything on those forms/papers. At least the manager and customer service were on the OP's side here through all of this. Story 2: OP is not a jerk at all here, and i think that the mom is the bigger jerk between her and the aunt. Considering there were previous issues between the OP and the aunt... it still seemed odd to me that the OP would invite her in the first place. Also, the OP made it very clear that only the aunt could come, not the rest of the family, so why the mom felt the need to pressure the OP here and then cause a scene afterwards was just crap. While the aunt is a smug jerk through all of this, i say the mom takes the jerk award here. Story 3: Okay, regardless of how you feel about tipping, the OP really shouldn't be going out to dinners with this friend if this is their attitude. Its one thing to tip or not to tip, but having this attitude isn't right. Also, where exactly is $15 a livable wage? Story 4: Absolutely not the jerk here... not even close. Stuff like this is by no means a "mistake", he's totally doing this on purpose and apparently has had no consequences over all this. Until the nephew smartens up and apologizes, the ban is 100% justified here. Story 5: While i can see things from both sides here, i say not the jerk here. Those still are your seats that you paid for, even if it is for your baby. I dont think giving up the seat here would've been a big deal, but the OP wasn't a jerk here. Story 6: OP is not a jerk here. Sally really seems a quite entitled here. While i can understand that she can't control her allergies, but the OP isn't obligated to find a job for her. Its good that Emma can take care of the dogs here for the OP, but Sally has no reason to be sulking around here. I think things would've been different if Sally had asked the OP if she knew anyone that was hiring for something, but not be a whiny Karen about it.

[@Lord_Broccoli]

Op is 100 percent the asshole in the first story it's very reasonable to want to be able to see your own card number and they should have made it clear that she would be charged for each card that they printed

[@edalynclawthorne5877]

Nah, they easy NTA. They did make it clear in the documents the woman signed, and it’s not actually that reasonable when your own wallet or purse will start to rub off all 16 digits within a few months. Specially since it’s not like anyone could control this. They simply returned her the same kindness she was giving them, that’s perfectly reasonable to do. Hell, they even stated that the manager would waive the original fee if she had been polite about it. Just as simple of you get treated by others exactly how you treated them

[@eric98292]

For the tipping story: The friend isn't a jerk for not tipping. Tip culture has gone crazy and restaurants need to pay their people a living wage (no $15 isn't a living wage in a city). However, OPs friend IS a jerk for loudly announcing their opinion in the restaurant in front of the servers. It's rude and demeaning.

[@ChildofPluto24]

America is one of the few countries that have a tipping culture whereas other places don’t. If we gave livable wages to employees, we wouldn’t need such a big tipping culture plus not everyone has the money to tip in the first place. So the friend isn’t a jerk for not wanting to tip but I do agree that they didn’t need to declare it so loudly and assume things, plus hiding in the bathroom? Just why?

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@ChildofPluto24 So here's a thought: if a business can't pay a living wage to its employees it needs to be shut down.

[@ChildofPluto24]

@@JamesDavy2009well you gotta think also, there’s kinda two ways for that. One is that many of the bigger corporations wanna save money and cut costs at any opportunity, because they’re greedy. But the other is kinda goes along with smaller businesses not being able to always afford those livable wages with the prices of certain things going up. Unfortunately we live in an economy where there are very greedy rich people who wanna stay rich so it makes it harder for other businesses to keep up

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@ChildofPluto24 Why don't those rich people invest their capital rather than hoard it?

[@TheAnimeKid778]

i think for the dog one she is not the jerk but i think how she told her no was kinda rude and could have said it better

[@Lightning_2012]

Yo what game is that?

[@magic8ball1982]

As a former foodservice employee who actually only made $8.00 an hour, I never expected tips because minimum wage where I live is $7.25 and it is a livable wage. Anyone who says otherwise does not know how to budget. Don't get me wrong, If I were paid the paltry sum tipped employees usually make, you bet your ass I would be demanding tips. But as long as you make standard minimum or higher, you need to manage your finances accordingly.

[@SMDoktorPepper]

So you are visiting us from 1980..because that is NOT a livable wage and hasnt been since the 80s..but i am sure your boss appreciate the tongue bath you give his boots.

[@MarsJenkar]

I agree that minimum wage pre-tip should be a liveable wage, but that is unfortunately not the reality for many if not most tipped employees. Also, depending on where you live (and there are indeed people stuck in expensive cities with no viable way to leave), $15 an hour may not be a liveable wage unless you call living out of your car or couch surfing "liveable", as even the lowest rent would wipe that income out and leave not enough for even the most basic living expenses. Also, take into account the Samuel Vimes "boots theory" of economic disparity--those who have never had the chance to save (or who have had their savings wiped out), and who are living paycheck to paycheck, will face higher expenses over time because they have no reserve to dip into for larger expenses, and therefore must shop on price alone rather than value.

[@magic8ball1982]

@@SMDoktorPepperNot 1980, This was 2018

[@SMDoktorPepper]

@@magic8ball1982 so you're a liar as well.

[@magic8ball1982]

Umm, no. That is honestly the minimum wage in Wisconsin and I had no problem living within my means.

[@beanman4091]

What game is this?

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

Good for you because your nephew know what his doing by stealing things over and over again and your nephew is 13 he knew want is is wrong. Your mum and sister trying blaming his stealing on everyone easle by your nephew. Your sister have to wake up to herself because wher he gets older he will going to jail Sounds like your trying to days you me money they me I can’t afford anything.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Kleptomania needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.

[@shaereub4450]

What game is this? (What game is he playing in the video)?

[@klaglosplanlos7327]

its world war z

[@Marcus-pd2yl]

My dad a mechanic so i dont think he get tip

[@kathybageant1000]

Sally is old enough to ring the Red Kettle bell for the Salvation Army to earn money.

[@MulletDestructur]

Nah, tips are never expected, they’re always a bonus for going above and beyond the job description.

[@KingJelza789]

Bruh

[@loriemoorhead9017]

I'm committing on the air plane story. The Original poster was not a jerk but the one committing was. First he assumed the "old guy" didn't plan ahead. As you get older your body breaks down much faster than when you are young. If he had broken his leg the week of the flight and was in incredible pain, would he not want the Stewart to help him find somewhere more comfortable? Second, it was the stewardess who was a jerk. When shown they had purchased the seat for the child, that should have been the end of the story. This is where valuing each human is important. If we discount young, old or others we devalue them. Instead of snap judgment we need to consider the full content, situation and the person's involved. Show compassion to each other and the world will be a better place.

[@klaplays8853]

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[@Codm22712]

First viewer comment lol

[@Codm22712]

@@KingJelza789 yet you took the time to reply

[@KingJelza789]

@@Codm22712 Touché Fair game

[@Xkaito2]

Can I ask u a question?

[@TJDious]

Nah

[@LovetheIrish]

Yes

[@RobertJohnson-je6tx]

Regarding the story about the man with the cane. In my opinion, yes you are.. he’s disabled and deserves a proper amount of consideration. World does not revolve around you and your children.

[@gigglesgaming131]

You can say the same thing about the old man. The world doesn't revolved around him and his disability. The parents acted like adults (like the old man should've done) and planned ahead. Assuring that they were able to create a comfortable arrangement for them and their child. There's a difference between being considerate and allowing someone to push their problems onto you. Calling them the jerk and saying they're being selfish is just textbook manipulative gaslighting.

[@MOROMIRACL]

why didn't that disabled man pay for a seat with more leg space his stupidity isn't OP's problem

[@cybermainstream]

You know how expensive those seats are? They paid for them. It's their seat to do with as they please.

[@becauselifts9913]

Story 1: Shit bank that abuses customers, and we're supposed to support the OP? Nah.

[@viviennemorgan7217]

karen ripped off the card infront of op on purpose and she thinks that it's fair to scream and be entitled.

[@blearghu]

Not "abuses customers," but "doesn't give special treatment to assholes"

[@becauselifts9913]

@@blearghu Look up the history of Woodforest Bank. They absolutely abuse the shit out of their customers.

[@DanielGonzalez-qk6sd]

@@blearghui mean karen wasnt the nicest but to charge her for extra cards due to *their* mistake is kinda screwed up

[@viviennemorgan7217]

@@DanielGonzalez-qk6sd that's true karen was never nice at all.