Colleague Won't Remove His Putrid Smelling Sweater So I Trashed It r/Relationships

[@shecoda4402]

OP should have left the sweater in the boss' office. Guaranteed, the boss would have done something about it when his office reeks for the rest of the day.

[@ElCid48]

maybe because I am a woman I think this way, I would of brought it home and washed it a couple of times and than return it clean and folded on his desk

[@LiminallyYours]

@@ElCid48 That's not because you're a woman honey, that's because you're a doormat.

[@swiftninja91]

Man, I would not like to get on the wrong side of the OP from story 2. She went full scorched earth and I'm here for it

[@avencree]

Who ever said “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” didn’t know nothing beats hot nuclear annihilation.

[@techterror1282]

She was good up until she started harassing the mother and daughter. Imagine them showing up at your church and proclaiming how stupid you were for even giving the time of day to such an obvious cheater. They would be doing that just to make you feel bad. This isn't even sinking to their level it is a new layer in hell. So childish

[@Kayjee17]

I don't think she would have been nearly as deadly if he hadn't gloatingly insisted on her apologizing for being "untrusting" of him, and meanwhile he was boning the step mom and step sis the whole time. He dug his own hole straight into Hell, she just chained the weight on him to help him fall faster.

[@Treveyon2010]

@@techterror1282 Except both the stepmother and stepsister are also cheaters with the stepsister cheating so much she doesn't know who the father of the kids are. Nah, fuck all three of them. They deserve it.

[@drako8343]

That OP understands you have to send a message to all who would try her in the future.

[@Mama_Bear_of_3]

Story 2. As it's said, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

[@ComaLies225]

Story 1: the real ahole is the manager for being so blasé about it and letting it get to this point

[@tomorrow4eva]

This.

[@iamalbertwesker2]

The true assholes are the bosses we've had along the way

[@madambutterfly1997]

Satan should be jealous of OP right now. Making this man suffer in ways that makes Hell seem like a trip to Disney

[@jessicaholland1903]

He is definitely taking notes

[@mareegray4105]

🤣🤣🤣🤣She reminds me of the mother from Malcolm in the middle

[@phoenixfire8978]

OP had an emotional support demon

[@brandyb2931]

Hell is a trip to Disney in the middle of summer.

[@Crazy-Cat-Lady-of-CA]

@@brandyb2931 The California Disney in summer. The temps is hellish

[@sarinap.1636]

Story 2 just made my day. Not even gonna lie. That lady is a queen.

[@WyntheRogue]

That spine of hers is made of titanium, Adamantium AND Kevlar combined! I know the sub was trueoffmychest but DAMN I could swear I was reading either nuclear or supernova revenge by the end of it all.

[@sarinap.1636]

@@WyntheRogue I like to think that when her ex husband called saying that he has nowhere to go, the words out of her mouth were, "Sucks to suck, bitch."

[@anthonystike6034]

@@WyntheRogue I totally agree with you about the Niclear or Super Nova revenge comment.

[@anthonystike6034]

I couldn't stop laughing throughout the whole thing.

[@0potion]

Although how much are getting off on this guy's life being ruined when he was probably manipulated into that shitt by stepmom in the first place it sounds like it was going on from when he was a f****** kid. Second reverse the genders and if it was a woman sleeping with her stepbrother and stepdad and all this you wouldn't be praising op4 going this hard on her you would say something like oh you've done enough you need to stop now I guaranfuckingtee it

[@caelum8160]

Story 1: This kinda reminds me of that story of the woman with the comfort blanket that smelled awful as well, I have a feeling this isn't going to end well lol 😂.

[@MarkNarrations]

Oh yeah I forgot about that one!

[@missamanda2703]

I have had my post op blanket my sister got me when I was in remission. This blanket is 14 years old. It is washed every other day.

[@AZUREPHOENIX777]

I feel like this is different, as he keeps it at work, so it's stinking up a space that's shared by many other people.

[@sophdog2564]

That one was worse because he burned it and she was much more attached to it. Although it is similar because OP here and there didn't listen to the comments about it being the wrong thing to do

[@AZUREPHOENIX777]

@@sophdog2564 Imo it sounded like OP tried to resolve it through other means but was unable to. It was also clear that they weren't the only ones who had a problem with the sweater's stench. The guy felt entitled to leave a stinky article of clothing at work for weeks at a time, regardless of who it was bothering. Imo you can't do that and expect nothing to happen to it. If OP didn't do something about it, someone else would have.

[@SherriLyle80s]

Sounds like he kept the sweater there on purpose just to irk people. He had multiple people ask about doing something with it and he ignored them all. It seems like some kind of power play, like a dog marking over another's scent. That's what this nonsense reminds me of

[@andrewalexander9492]

Yeah, by the guys own admission, multiple people in the office asked him to do something about the sweater, so it wasn't a case of OP imagining a non-existent odor to stir up drama. If multiple people in your office have asked you to do something about an offensive personal odor you are inflicting on your office mates and you refuse to do anything, you're the problem.

[@Puffinugginns]

Something similar happened at my place of work, but it was a jacket. Well, the guy apparently had covid at one point and couldn't smell anymore, so he didn't notice. At some point, someone threw it out it turned out it was the last gift given to him by his son that had passed away a few years prior. This office was a bit bigger with security cameras. Guess who was fired, oh and the company backed him in the upcoming civil suit against our ex coworker.

[@SailorMya]

@@Puffinugginns Did the one who did it even talk to your coworker to clean it before tossing it? I'm sure your coworker would want to take care of it even more because of who it came from so if told that they would have done something about it... I do wonder if the sweater does have sentimental value to him... On one hand he didn't care enough about it to take care of it when told it smells but on the other he went "crazy" when it was gone so IDK if it was or not...

[@paulagoeringer9466]

@@SailorMya makes you wonder if he was telling the truth about it.

[@vlastelinprislic286]

I actually get hoarder vibes from this one. Maybe not a typical case but some unhealthy attachment as a sign of mental issues.

[@rustyshackleford1697]

Holy holy the first story took a turn for the worst. I went from laughing to shocked, bringing the "police officer" to interrogate everyone individually like driving bamboo under their fingernails "Where's the sweater?!" Like it's a bomb they planted somewhere. Someone's a bit nuts.

[@BersealiaDreamheart]

Yeah, and though OP was the AH in this situation for the way he handled it, his coworker set off a bunch of red flags in the update. No police officer can interrogate someone like this that. Ask questions, yes, but no one can answer them without a warrant. I have a strong suspicion that his cousin wasn’t a cop but an impostor who is trying to threaten the culprit into confessing.

[@miminana-hd6nf]

yeah, I was NTA, all the way. He brought it up to his coworker and the coworker blew it off. Then in the meeting the coworker admitted everyone was complaining about the smell, like WTF, how can you disrespect everyone in your office like that The boss was an AH for not dealing with things until the crazy coworker returned with the "cop" cousin. Then ends up fired. That escalated quickly.

[@personneici2595]

OP did the smart thing all around. Guy was unhinged.

[@Loaves_of_Cat]

Even if the sweater was the private property of that co-worker, he left it in a semi-public space. If he didn’t want anything happening to it, he should’ve made sure that it wouldn’t cause problems. He was given chances and he didn’t take it. He has no one to blame except himself. NTA all the way.

[@zerofate9669]

Ok while I don't agree with what op did, but with the way how he got his cousin to pretend to be a cop and start questioning everyone, he's crazy. Pretending to be a cop is a serious crime and he risked it for a nasty ass sweater. He knew it was his sweater and had more complaints about it but didn't care. The fact he never washed the thing is unsettling and weird. 100% people wash something that smells like rotting garbage or throw it away. Plus we don't know how important this sweater is. Is it a momental from a deceased family or friend, a gift from someone important, like what's so important about it that he risk his own job over it. Also when op said he had that look on his face, a crazed look or unhinged, you know that person isn't mentally well.

[@ChefDuJour78]

I just imagine the neighbors of the robert/stepmom/sister story pulling a chair up to a window and watching the drama unfold.

[@mindyschocolate]

I would 😂😂😂

[@Domino365]

Don't forget the snacks!

[@hothotheat3000]

Guy in story 1 sounds like a hoarder/control freak. I worked with a woman like that. Her desk was disgusting, and whenever she was asked to clean it, she would lose her mind and have a breakdown, crying and screaming about how she couldn’t have her things moved. My old boss wouldn’t do anything about it, she was coddled. So glad I’m not working there.

[@paulastiles5507]

Story #3: Welp, OP's 23.The parents had every right to ask for rent and OP had every right to do the math on that and choose to move out. Brother FAFOed. Oh, well.

[@1kokokala10]

Fucked around and found outed?

[@paulastiles5507]

@@1kokokala10 Yep.

[@betsywilliams3666]

I disagree, because OP was managing the home on top of a job and school.

[@1kokokala10]

@Betsy Williams No one said it was the right or morally soung decision, but it was their house. op was an adult, so they did have the right.

[@karend1577]

First story. My immediate thought was - how old is this man? My mom had early dementia where obvious signs started showing at age 52. His anger reminded me so much of my mom as she traveled down that dementia path. However, my dad started showing his age or senility (?) when he didn't realize he smelled like urine. When I told him he smelled, he would look startled and tried to sniff himself. It got to the point, I would just say, "Dad, it's time to shower."

[@jpbaley2016]

Dementia is very hard to handle as the person is not capable of acting rationally. My mother died at 91 and it became apparent my dad was having dementia problems. We hired home health care first 4 hrs a day, then 8 hrs a day with each of us siblings taking turns staying with my dad over the weekend. My father was becoming more and more paranoid. He was incontinent. I bought him a 12-alarm watch to remind him to change his pads. The watch broke and he soon didn’t change at all. He started getting angry and violent, when we tried to get him to change. My brother, who bought a new house with the intentions of moving my dad in, realized he wouldn’t be able to handle the violence. My sister found a memory-care unit and we all took turns visiting so he saw us at least 5X a week. Then the flu hit and the units were locked down, then Covid hit. No visitors. My dad spiraled down and passed in May 2020 (not Covid). He was 99 1/2 yo. His last 2 years were full of fear, violence, and anger. The man we knew as father disappeared. Do not take advantage of your remaining time with your father. Senility and dementia are terrible diseases that can rip the heart out of a family if you let it.

[@TinaP1234]

Agreed! Early onset dementia is a thing. I have a family member who died last year at 52, with frontal lobe dementia. One of the things, they suffered with prior to diagnosis is refusing to wash or wear clean clothes. He was laid off in part because of this.

[@annamcnarin]

Story 2: Holy cow, that Op! If I were a guy, I'd swoop her up, crown her, proudly proclaim her my Queen, & go on to raise sassy hellions just like her. As is, I'm just gonna sit over here on my het/cis butt, declare her a saint of chaos, & drink (coffee lol) to her heath! That was EPIC.

[@poohbear4515]

S2: “he’s scared of what daddy, and BIL will do to him” Awww poor baby. His actions are coming back to bite him so hard in the ass. Step-mom and step-daughter also had it coming. I feel for both OP, FIL, and BIL.

[@brigidtheirish]

So he wants to stay with *OP?* The one who blew the lid on his extramarital, arguably incestuous, activities? Forget what daddy and BIL will do to him, he should be worried about what *OP* has in store.

[@PuppyKatt]

I also feel bad for the 3 kids; none of them asked for this, and none of them are likely going to know who the sperm donors were.

[@poohbear4515]

@@PuppyKatt Thats true, I completely forgot about those poor kids. Cant imagine how their mother was to them if she flew off the handle so easily.

[@myroc1]

In alternate reality the cousin finds the sweater, but it smells so bad he arrests the sweater.

[@anthonystike6034]

Nah, he arrests his cousin for criminal nasal ab**e.

[@mychaekovacha6607]

Story 2: you KNOW. It’s in your heart and gut, sometimes there’s no proof to be revealed at first but the heart just knows when your person is cheating. This is such a perfect example. So glad Op was in a position where she could hire a private investigator and find the proof she needed. But when you know, you know.

[@peteranon8455]

Yeah, either that or she KNEW and then made it happen. The timeline's pretty vague here, but it was long enough for them to go to marriage counseling, so she could have been driving him away for years. (The step family is a twist though.)

[@Uneclipsed]

@@peteranon8455 “driving him away” 😂😂 So when you’re disconnected from your wife, you f*ck your father’s family?

[@RuminatingRaptor]

@@peteranon8455 Are you seriously trying to blame OP for her husband being a cheater? She’s not responsible for his actions. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@akl2k7]

@@RuminatingRaptor Not to mention, even if the OP was crappy, it doesn't excuse the stepmother or stepsister. For all we know, they could have propositioned the husband in the first place.

[@cpaul9269]

Story 3- You rock OP. You were being taken advantage of. F them.,They can go get a job and move out, too. This happened to my cousin (oldest of11). The actual day she turned 18, she was out. All the siblings eventually apologized over the days, weeks, months, and years that followed, for taking her for granted, and it has all worked out since we all got to adulthood. You didn't do a darn thing to any of them - they are doing all of this to themselves. Good for you, OP!!!

[@cpaul9269]

@@LostSoulchild89 you got it. LOL On holidays or whatever, she would go over, and bring popcorn (for real - we have the same sense of humor and realizing that was a prop to make a point just made me howl with laughter when she told me about it) and sit on the couch watching and just smiling away.....Every single one of them, in spite of all the challenges, are wonderful people and parents today. I'm so proud we all got though it, and got together as adults on our own desire, and that they are my family. Making me miss them..

[@bgcorporation]

I remember story 2. A youtuber named Jay Mick read it. And he actually sang "Count your days Robert!" It was absolutely hilarious.

[@abstainkoala8000]

The snack that smiles back

[@PrincessLioness]

What was the title of that video?

[@bgcorporation]

@@PrincessLioness "It Was BOTH His Stepsister and Stepmother, BEHIND Their Backs"

[@audreym3908]

I JUST watched the video he posted 😂

[@AndyyWithAY]

Story 3 if you can move out, it's almost always a good idea. I'm happy that the brothers got this consequence. The PS4 is a great device. It's insanely entitled for them to think they can use his PS5 he paid for, especially by tattling. Snitches get stitches, they better be glad they didn't get THOSE consequences.

[@therodentrapier0182]

14:20 "...But a heathen like myself prefers to be cute and audible" Preach girl👏👏

[@lauracatania5063]

I do know someone who called the police about a missing sweater…but grandma had dementia at that point

[@vidhead85]

He smelled up an office with a stinky sweater and then refused to take a hint. It needed to be done, especially with an incompetent boss and no HR. That was the best that could be done under the circumstances Divorce: Sometimes just shining a light on mess is the best way to go Rent: OP already runs the household they want him to pay rent too? Parents gave an ultimatum and he went with the choice, and now parents are all pissed off that he wants to (check notes) be a 23 year old with his own place...

[@hellhog3252]

I’m always a little worried for OPs like in story 2, I’ve seen desperate or vengeful people do a lot of terrible things. But husband sounds like a coward so she’s prolly all good

[@momo382844]

Last Story: No, OP. They tried to screw you over. You pulled a Reverse Uno. Well done, my guy. Well done. Enjoy your new bachelor pad. You’ve earned it. 👍🏾

[@iononcantomascrivo]

Story number two: OP certainly has some wonderful pros. I almost choked on my coffee when I heard the line “testicular fortitude.”

[@iononcantomascrivo]

@@hdeodh Why did you reply to my comment? That is a total non sequitur.

[@Passions5555]

Had me laughing, too. 😃

[@nanidafaq7626]

Story 1: i actually did something similar but with the break room fridge. however, i posted on the work group chat before committing to it. told everyone anything not claimed or labeled would be thrown away. nothing was claimed, but there were a few labels, so i kept to my word.

[@paulastiles5507]

Yep. Something that also hasn't yet occurred to OP is that now they and the others are going to have pick up all of his work.

[@TarisLuna]

​@@paulastiles5507well I think they much rather pick up his part of work instead of being forced to work around his disgusting sweater all work day.

[@paulastiles5507]

@@TarisLuna OP, maybe. But OP didn't ask anyone else whether they wanted that.

[@TheMimiSard]

Story 1 is a great one for signs of someone with a problem that seems low-key, but when triggered can blow up.

[@paulastiles5507]

Story #2: Now that is how you do scorched earth. OP's ex's life sounds like the day after all-out nuclear war and he deserves it all. Kudos to OP, though, for remembering the unintended victims in the story.

[@ettinakitten5047]

Yeah, "remembering" them and then doing more to hurt them.

[@binkao2938]

That’s just the way the cookie crumbles

[@paulastiles5507]

@@ettinakitten5047 OP's BIL got advice and the name of her divorce lawyer. Also, it sounds as though both BIL and FIL definitely would have wanted to know. As for hurting the kids with telling everyone, I rather doubt those kids weren't already being harmed and gaslit by all the lies SIL and MIL were telling. Certainly, OP (who was another victim, in case you forgot) was being harmed by those lies.

[@philwill0123]

@@paulastiles5507 yep, but running to do scorched earth means her need to be the biggest victim overrided her sympathy to other victims. At that point, she didn't give a crap about anyone else.

[@paulastiles5507]

@@philwill0123 She didn't, though. This followed years of suspicions, of his gaslighting her and lying to his father and brother, of her apologizing to him in therapy for being suspicious, and her finally hiring a private investigator. I mean, the guy fathered multiple children with these two women. This was by no means a rapid process or decision.

[@justozzy5559]

Firstly, GRAND THEFT SWEATER second, that was insane pro revenge. It's bordering on nuclear if you ask me lol

[@innochantheumbreon]

The sweater one stresses me out because my work sweater was my late Grandfathers. It's very comfortable physically and emotionally when work gets stressful. Granted, I've never let it get stinky, and take it home for a wash every once and a while. But if someone just threw it away I would be so distraught 😱

[@paulastiles5507]

The thing is that you could wash it all the time and it could still get a smell after a while. And because you're so used to it, you wouldn't notice unless someone said something. What OP did was pretty out of line.

[@kbf9644]

Honestly, if it has that significance for you I’d highly recommend you bring it home. Either every day or completely. Because you’re trusting a whole lot of people with no valid reason to do so whatsoever. Don’t help facilitate your possible heartache by leaving it vulnerable.

[@robertx8020]

What would EVER be a good reason for leaving clothes at your workplace for a very long time? I never knew anyone who did that! Unless it were clothes given by the business but then they would wash them too!

[@paulastiles5507]

@@robertx8020 People do it all the time, especially if there are uniforms they are supposed to leave at the workplace or it's chronically cold there.

[@tamsel814]

@@robertx8020 I keep a sweater a work for cold days, as does my previous office mate. I have since moved to a different room and here a coworker a work blanket. It's pretty common at my workplace, just take it home once a while to wash it

[@CristinaFrank]

Story 2 was absolutely fantastic! Like, I want OP to sell her story so we can watch a juicy reenactment movie 🍿😁

[@cribri6437]

I absolutely loved the fact that the co-worker in Story 1 was fired!

[@albertgongora6944]

Man that story from True off my chest went from True off my chest to straight up just Supernova Revenge like come on we got to give a round of applause to the original poster for the way she got revenge on her ex-husband her ex-husband's true in law and ex-mother-in-law or I should say stepmother in law

[@Nevertoleave]

Story 3. If they could do the chores after he moved out they could have done it before. The parents should have distributed the chores more fairly.

[@paulinadeboer3604]

Yeah, she says the chores where fair. But they weren't. If big bro have her choirs now and his choires are split between the youngest. They KNOW they where unfair to her.

[@nightstarstar1]

S1- outcome was so satisfying. Stink sweater guy had to go. He really thought he could interrogate co-workers over his missing stinky sweater 🤣🤣🤣 I don’t blame her for throwing that rank thing out either. S2- another incredibly satisfying episode 😍👍🏾🤣

[@tegantalks9612]

I gotta say I think the boss in story 1 should have stepped in sooner. I’m a manager at my job and sometimes you have gotta have difficult conversations with your employees to keep things from escalating.

[@angietyndall7337]

Story 1: NTA, because it's a Biohazard.

[@DragonflyandTheWolf]

Honestly I sympathize with this. I had something like this happen to me in middle school. In middle school we all had to share lockers. I got assigned to a girl from a smoking family. Her clothes stank of cigarette smoke. Her smoke stench wasn't her fault. Her family clearly smoked inside the home all the time and got that smell all over her things, but I couldn't stand it and requested a locker change, which was denied because the principal said she "couldn't smell anything." Which was weird because every friend who came to my locker with me commented on the smell before I even got the locker open. I ended up just changing lockers anyway without permission. None of the middle school lockers were actually lockable, so all I did was move my stuff into an empty locker.

[@janglesthearsonist5265]

I remember Story 2 from awhile back. Who could forget a married man banging his stepmother and stepsister while being employed by his father. I'm so glad we got some more updates because I love OP's still scorching earth for her ex-husband well over a year later! Thanks for keeping an eye on this one Mark!

[@aliquot8404]

Whoa! That is Atomic level revenge. OP is a woman you DON'T want to cross.

[@kevinmatsumoto6483]

Honestly, the first story was just.. I'm not surprised the co-worker was fired. The friend was lucky the boss didn't call the real cops, impersonating a P.O. is a major crime. And if he was a real cop, then he's exceeding his authority on a ridiculous level. Seriously, if a real cop did this "off the books" IA would skin him alive.

[@mattiekarwin3667]

Its funny how quick he went from 'no that's not my sweater' to 'I will be taking legal action against whoever threw out my sweater'. Like, I do kinda feel bad because more than likely its a sentimental thing, could have belonged to a late wife or even a passed child, but when you act like an asshole you get treated like one.

[@Chilliwack56]

In reference to the first story there are several possible options: 1. The person lacks a sense of smell and therefore cannot smell it. In this case though he is in the wrong as he is ignoring the statements of his co-workers. 2. He has a mental disorder which prevented him from washing it or considers it a "lucky sweater" that he cannot do anything to (of course in this case he could have mentioned that) 3. He is just so used to it that he has convinced himself that everyone else is crazy and lying to him about the smell. 4. He has a strong stomach and likes to mess with other people. As for those who mentioned a sweater will eventually retain some smell that may be true however in this case it appears he was totally opposed to taking any action to even reduce the smell.

[@wmdkitty]

5. OP is a drama llama who made an issue over nothing.

[@Chilliwack56]

@@wmdkitty Since it states that other people in the office also complained to the person but they refused to do anything suggests that it was more than just "drama" though there was probably a bit of that, at least in the presentation/reading.

[@paulchaudoir190]

Her ex came running back to her to ask for protection from his family. That really made me laugh.

[@josephbrown9665]

My wife is a lawyer. She had someone who was a legal secretary and he had serious body odor. They told him several times to get better deodorant and aftershave. They gave him body spray for his birthday and Christmas. They let him go when the virus hit. One of the girls who had to work with him all the time brought in a cake when they got back to work again. They moved part of their office into our house so my wife could see our grandson when he is with me so his parents can work.

[@paulastiles5507]

That's how you deal with it. Upfront and multiple warnings.

[@TheFlyontheWall]

Story 2 went into Nuclear revenge territory, damn, lol.

[@memeking7273]

I want to see what happens next

[@rosebud8043]

I used to have a comfort sweater and I never let it get so rank it smelled up an entire floor, nor did I leave it at school overnight. If multiple people are telling you it smells, then it smells, I would have just put it in a bag and left a passive aggressive letter but I doubt that would actually work, guy got himself fired in the end, you don't bring some rando into the office to interrogate people and expect it to be fine.

[@juanhaines7295]

Story 2 I love nuclear vengeance stories.

[@uneedmusic1]

Holy moly story 2 went straight to burn it all down. Can't blame her but wow that was crazy

[@Z_err]

Damn op on story 2 is amazing. To people that think she was too much, she wasn't. Look if you don't start on people they won't react. He gassed-lit her, ops dad, brother in law and children are all been traumatised. This was good.

[@fhuber7507]

3... NTA for the parentified OP deciding they've had enough of the abusive parents and self-entitled siblings.

[@DragonflyandTheWolf]

OP: What is he going to do? Bring the sweater police? Stinky sweater guy: *brings the sweater police* xD

[@victoriapyles7752]

Story 1: has this guy never heard of a civil suit? Lmao. Like I agree that it’s not worth it for a sweater, but I can’t blame the guy for being upset that his personal property is messed with. Bringing in a cousin was weird, I definitely would have just quit a toxic environment. But it would still be theft and destruction of property.. which would be a misdemeanor..

[@LunaMane]

I know I would. In comments OP says that none of her coworkers are snitches, but I hope at least one breaks ranks and tells the guy what happened so that he can personally go after OP and the company. And let's be real here; if OP was a guy who did this to a female colleague everyone would want them skinned even more and be defending the colleague then.

[@lunaticbz3594]

How would a civil suit help the situation. Its not about money, he wants to find out who threw it out so he can get revenge on them. Think about the situation, he insists on wearing clothing without ever washing it, the smells so bad he's not even allowed to take it home anymore and so leaves it at work. I doubt his sanity.

[@robertx8020]

@@LunaMane I was waiting for the "if the roles where reversed" BS ,,,We have a winner

[@cloudstalker8956]

Is not just a sweater is a very smelly sweater, that is garbage and if you leave your garbage at work someone would take care of it. Like tupperware, expired snacks, moldy bread. All of that are things that you own but people will take care of it as they seem fit if you neglect them.

[@floraposteschild4184]

@@robertx8020 Yes, there's always one or two. For the record, I'm as likely to take action against the smelly cardie of a female as of a male colleague. Though by an office strike, not theft.

[@nadine8078]

The OP in the last story should know that he is setting an example for his younger siblings not to be taken advantage of by their parents. Hopefully they will each find the strength to save their money and move out when they become of age instead of becoming parentified like the OP.

[@de.xiety0390]

Story 1 update pissed me off “multiple people complained about the smell so I can’t narrow down the suspect” SO YOU WERE BEING STINKY ON PURPOSE??? So disrespectful, how could he say “naw my sweater doesn’t stink” if many people told him it does…. He’s disgusting

[@wmdkitty]

Multiple people "complained" because OP sent her flying monkeys to harass him about it.

[@YukikoSnowLeopardess]

Story 2: Now THAT is the ULTIMATE case of nuclear karma! OP is a fucking LEGEND! That really put a giant grin on my face. 100/10 of badass!

[@Indyawillis85]

The OP from story 2 is the hero I never knew I needed! I love how calculated and ruthless she was in her revenge.

[@michamocha]

Now _that_ is a revenge story. May God have mercy on Op's enemies because she obviously don't leave no stone unturned and honestly, I'm impressed. Can't feel bad for husband, step mom and step sister since they all quite literally created this entire situation and are now facing the consequences of it. Like it's one thing to cheat but screwing over both your partner and _your father_ ? Wow.

[@DaverSomethingSomething]

Yeah, I’m impressed too. It’s rare for the one cheated on to get actual justice. Usually the cheater also steals money from the relationship in the divorce and tax fraud is a good indicator this would have gone that direction if OP’s husband had had the opportunity. Clearly he was an opportunist. OP took matters into her own hands and got her power back. Too bad it was necessary.

[@paulagoeringer9466]

First story, Lysol and Febreeze. That way you don't even touch it. Start hanging those little air freshener trees 🌲 everywhere. If your boss is such a weakling, toss it on his chair on a Friday and let it stink up his office over the weekend and see if he thinks it's not that bad.

[@genevievemeuniere4047]

Story 2 might be the most nuclear revenge story I ever hear holy moly

[@mashonem]

The number of OPs that I’ve recently seen that call out crazy ass commenters in AITA has been a huge plus

[@rustyshackleford1697]

Maybe OP mistook the coat for roadkill. Woops

[@MarkNarrations]

Oh hullo!

[@ZoeyHope]

Hewwo

[@paluza9]

Dang. I thoroughly enjoyed story 2. As someone who would never have the patience or heart to carry out a plan of revenge like that, I'm happy someone got justice and revenge on a cheating ex. I feel like she did so much she got a little revenge for me. Cheaters suck

[@dcmdragon]

Op jokingly then narrowly dodges a sweater murder investigation.

[@jenniferanderson7010]

All that over a sweater? The hell is wrong with people? It is also illegal to impersonate a cop.

[@miminana-hd6nf]

OMG, OP in the cheating husband, step sister, step mother story, YOU ARE MY HERO. OP took ZERO prisoners in her revenge. Well played, well played.

[@thedarkwench]

Story 2: well done for digging in and getting the job done. The sisterhood is proud

[@mztweety1374]

Good Lord it sounds like a lifetime movie

[@ACCER]

One of my favorites was where the OPs mom had remarried and was pregnant. The OP was 16 and working full time in summer and part time the rest of the year. She was told that not only did she have to share her room with the new baby and help out at night (stepdaddy needed his sleep and they needed alone time.....plus, they are adults and OP had to obey them) but she had to give her parents part of the money she earned because THEY were ALLOWING her to work so they were entitled to 80% of what she earned. First she told them she would just quit working. They told her she wasn't allowed. Then she told them she wasn't going to take care of the baby. They told her she had no choice and had to help. They also told her that the car her dad had given her for her birthday was now a "family car" and she HAD to share it with her stepbrother who was turning 16 in a few weeks......so they demanded that she give them the other set of keys. She told them her dad had the other set and they told her to get them for her brother. Instead, while they were out one day she packed her stuff up and moved to her dads house full time. Dad demanded child support and mom and stepdaddy lost their crap because they NEEDED the money they were getting from OP living with them and they needed OP to help with the baby. OP and her dad told them to F off. Two years later they were demanding that she share her college fund with her stepbrother. She just told them to piss off. Another favorite was a similar situation to the OP in the last story. Only his father remarried and he was not only required to share his room with his stepbrother who was 15, I think. The OP was like 20. He was also told he had to start paying rent. Stepbrother wasn't required to do any chores and OP had to "share" things he bought from the money he earned working. He flatly refused. He told them he wasn't going to pay rent for a shared room and he wasn't going to share a room or anything else with a stranger. His father told him he had no choice and thought that ended the discussion. That OP packed his stuff and moved in with a friend for a few weeks and got his own place. His father and new stepmother were LIVID that he didn't obey them. I think a LOT of people forget that their children are people. They don't just have to take the crap dished out forever. But more than half of the stories out there are regarding parents who really don't understand that your adult children DO NOT have to obey you. My crazy aunt was like that. She was absolutely convinced that her daughter had to ALWAYS and FOREVER obey her because it was the law. Funny thing is that SHE absolutely did NOT obey her mother. She was a nightmare to her own mother. She ended up with a daughter (only child) that moved away and broke off all contact. She would sometimes call ME and "chat" in the hopes of finding out where her daughter was....but I refused to tell her. She had no idea that her husband, her daughters technically stepfather, always knew where she was. He just always called her from an outside line.....or I called him to let him know she needed to talk to him.

[@Dina-lc4bt]

I think that OP in story 2 is my all time favorite Reddit poster. Dang that was insane nuclear revenge!!! What a spine!!!

[@CatLoverX74]

Story 2 that woman is my hero! Reminds me of the movie She-Devil 😂

[@joeschmo622]

At first I thought the update would've been something like "The sweater belonged to Mr Stanky's dad, who died of cancer 2yrs ago, and Mr Stanky couldn't bring himself to wash his dad's cologne out of it, so chose to wear it 'til the entire sweater turned into rancid cheese.". Nah, Mr Stanky is just batshiite crazy. Figures.

[@ecos889]

The moment the dude claims it's not his sweater makes you not the Ahole.

[@kerridwynntheacegoblin6465]

She really said ‘burn this fucker down’! XD

[@masterq134]

“But I handled that” means she pulled out the blickey

[@anniel3305]

Second story???? holy mama! now that is a woman with patience and plans, she basically ended him at the end of the day.... he will have zero left, I mean like total zero.

[@pinkesthibiscus]

wooo waffle time! Just the pick-me-up I’ve been waiting for! have a nice Tuesday everyone ❤

[@MarkNarrations]

Have a wonderful one harly :)

[@LadySynako]

My new favorite reddit video! Every. Single. Story. Is just... JUICY. And I'm here for it. And Story 2 is my utmost favorite of them all!!! Thank you for finding that story.

[@rylashadow18]

S1) While I agree the offending item shouldn't of been touched. I would of just gathered everyone's complaint and tell the boss until further notice the offending items staying in his office. Don't want to do something about it cause it affects our health/ work stations? Have fun with doing nothing about it while it affects yours. Also pressing X to doubt that so called cousin was a police officer. Dude really stepped into it on that one. S2) OP patience to drag all that filth to where they belong is something I apsire to have. S3) Freedom to come, go and do as you please while being responsible for yourself alone or stick around and pay through the nose especially if your the only one paying out of your older siblings? Option 1 at its finest. Also OP didn't leave them in the lurch. They made a choice to pay for their own needs, in their own place and take less guff for it. Do like being responsible while paying nothing/ barely anything? Don't complain when others get tired of being put on fire to keep your ungrateful self warm.

[@judithjeffers7666]

Middle story. AWESOME!!!! You go girl!!!!

[@SeraphsGenisis]

Holy shit that first OP woke up and chose violence.

[@fyoutube9410]

Lol, the cousin interrogating, hilarious.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Story 2 was absolutely awesome! I absolutely love this OP. ❤️ Not only did she get out of that sham of a marriage, but she literally destroyed the lives of her garbage husband, her just no MIL(stepmom)and her just no SIL(stepsis). She's awesome! 😎 The toxic lot of them all got exactly what they deserved. I hope OP is enjoying her revenge.

[@jenniferfoote5442]

Boss Queen, OP #2..so much respect!

[@mericawillis2338]

Story 2, what a beautiful story. OP is stella

[@SuperBatSpider]

I heard the sweater story and immediately remembered that blanket story

[@beccaf262]

Omg story 2 has me chanting “UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE”

[@mycupoverflows7811]

Story 1 I got Office vibes. When OP said the guy had a crazy look in his eyes and then announced everyone was going to be individually interrogated, all I could think of was Dwight Schrute.😱🤣

[@KCCAT5]

Story 2, THIS WOMAN IS MY HERO! As a survivor of marital infidelity I couldn't have seen a better outcome than this. I wish I had the fortitude to do what she did. And this should be made into a movie I would pay to see it.

[@AndyyWithAY]

I like second OP a lot. I'm going to get my money too. That's what we do here. We get paid our due 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@maryannburnett5255]

Story 2 moral of the story never mess with a scorned woman. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Karma at its finest.

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

Story 3: OP is NTA and it was high time he got out of there as his family was just using him. The 20 year old now has to take over adulting duties. Bet he regrets bitching about not being able to play on the PS5 now. Technically, the parents are the true problem here as they are using their older children to parent the younger instead of doing their job as parents and helping their adult children to leave the nest and be successful on their own. The parents need to stop making babies and start minding the ones that they have. OP needs to help his younger adult siblings get out as well. No need to stay in the house any longer than they have to. Children are not obligated to pay back their parents for raising them.

[@yuniesan]

Mark, my goodness, you should have led with the second story honestly, OMG that was a ride

[@peteranon8455]

Story 1. Yeah, this is definitely the boss's fault for not being able to address a source of stench in the office. YTA to OP for being the greatest problem here, between stealing and whining about feeling guilty... treated this sweater like it's crime and punishment.

[@katecooper3410]

Story 2 had me cackling 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cpaul9269]

AHAHAAHAHAHAHAH!! OMFG Story 2 made my day!~ Jerry Springer is off somewhere blushing. Great job, OP! hahahahahahah.

[@Eric_Towers]

Story 2: that "yo Mama!" got me, I'm dying 😂

[@onurkneezb]

Story 2: JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! I remember this one, still as funny as the first time I read it.