Worst Roommate Ever - Janice Griffith ((new)) May 2026

The eviction notice came. Janice framed it and hung it above the toilet as “modern art.” She refused to leave. For six weeks, she camped out in the bathroom, running the shower 24/7 to “drown out negative energy.”

When the heat got cut off in December, Janice was found using a hair dryer to warm her side of the apartment while Megan shivered under three blankets. “Have you tried layering?” Janice asked, genuinely confused. Let’s discuss the refrigerator. The refrigerator is sacred ground. But Janice Griffith treated it like a war zone. She would drink the last of the oat milk and put the empty carton back. She would eat leftovers that had Megan’s name written on them in permanent marker, then claim, “I thought that was a suggestion, not a rule.” Worst roommate ever - Janice Griffith

But the pièce de résistance? Janice began charging Megan for “food sharing fees.” Yes. After eating Megan’s organic free-range eggs, Janice Venmo-requested $15 for “the emotional labor of allowing you to stock the fridge.” The eviction notice came

Run. Run fast. And hide your oat milk. Have you had a worse roommate than Janice Griffith? Share your story in the comments. But fair warning: we probably won’t believe you. “Have you tried layering

So if you ever see a “Roommates Wanted” ad that seems too good to be true. If a friendly woman with a peace lily and a charming smile offers to split the security deposit in crisp $20 bills. If you catch a whiff of kombucha and impending doom…

When Megan asked why there was farm animal in their second-floor walk-up, Janice Griffith smiled and said, “Oh, Squiggles is my emotional support animal. He doesn’t like elevators.”

The victim of our story (whose name has been changed for legal reasons, but we’ll call her “Megan”) thought she had hit the jackpot. For the first two weeks, Janice was the model roommate. She did her dishes. She paid her share of the security deposit in crisp $20 bills. She even made homemade kombucha.