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Entitled landlord gets his comeuppance when small business removes all of their renovations after he doubles their rent, resulting in his real estate blacklisting

‘We had the place gutted’: Evil landlord doubles rent for commercial space, so tenants remove all of their renovations resulting in the landlord's eventual real estate blacklisting

"We now have a larger nicer studio for 70% the original rental cost, and last time I drove by, the original space was still empty."
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Entitled landlord attempts to pin $5600 of damages on innocent tenant, so they enact petty revenge to make sure no other tenants have to deal with his shadiness

Landlord tries to falsely pin $5600 of rental damages on tenant after they move out, so they compile evidence from other tenants to prevent landlord from scamming again

"Using the legal background of my fiancé, we send a strongly worded letter building on my input. As a result the landlord paid the deposit in full two weeks later and I never heard back of him."
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Slacker student gets his when he is exposed for his non-participation in group project, professor is in on the plan

Straight-A student conspires with professor and group mate to expose slacker student's non-participation in major group project: ‘[This] is going to be fun’

"Well. If that's how you want to play it, sure."
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Entitled Karen gets owned after she assumes she is ‘The Most Important Person on the Plane’, fellow passenger retaliates in an "everybody clapped‘ moment

‘First class Karen‘ goes haywire when other passengers share the overhead bin above her seat, fellow traveler amusingly retaliates with one sentence

"I'm just going back to my seat in row 2 so I can grab my water bottle and backpack. Like 10 other people, I have been in first class with you for this flight."
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Student trickster uses his kindness to get a 10/10 on a school project he doesn't contribute to, in a tasteful turn of events that makes this petty revenge wholesome

‘The least you could do is repay me’: Student is left to do the heavy lifting for a school project, decides to trick his group mate into getting him a 10/10 on their next project and ends up on top

this is more like r/WholesomeRevenge
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student maliciously complies with teacher's assistant's request to accurately predict questions student's will have, writes up 10 pages of joke questions

‘Teacher's assistant on a power trip’ expects student to predict exact questions his peers will ask during a lesson, student maliciously complies with 10 pages of hilarious wise-guy predictions

I'm sorry, but I'm not a psychic.
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truckie boomer meltdown ensues after gen x truck driver gets to a distributor first, boomer claims he was first and they switch spots in line and faces entitled people karma

Gen X truck driver faces off with ‘boomer truckie’ at a distributor claiming ‘[he] was [there] first’ in a true boomer meltdown, gets sweet karmic revenge

“Mate, during this whole interaction you not once said ‘please’, I guarantee if I give you this spot you will not even think of saying ‘thank you’.”
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Customer gets owned when an employee gives back $85 of change in $1 bills for a funny retaliation

‘Such a boss move in my opinion’: Entitled customer throws tantrum over cashier checking their $100 bill, so employee gives back $85 of change in $1 bills

Customer service can be really draining sometimes. This employee decides to “give back” to an entitled customer who has a lot to say.
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'I told you so': NY contractor is aghast after clients slash budget by $300k "just because," gets bittersweet redemption 2 years later

'I told you so': NY contractor is aghast after clients slash budget by $300k "just because," gets bittersweet redemption 2 years later

Budgeting for a home remodeling is never easy, especially when you live in NYC or any big city, really. Prices are always higher and the market for private contractors is so saturated it gets very overwhelming. However, it's not easy for the contractors either. You think doing construction in an area surrounded by other buildings and nowhere to park heavy machinery is easy? It takes a lot of finesse and experience. So when you find a contractor that is known for their honesty and craftsmanship,…
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'‘He tipped with a fake $100 to impress his date’': Servers Share Stories of Getting Tipping Karma on Cheap Customers

'‘He tipped with a fake $100 to impress his date’': Servers Share Stories of Getting Tipping Karma on Cheap Customers

When working in the service industry it is inevitable that you will encounter a bad tipper. Whether they're old and still think 25 cents is an appropriate tip, or their entitled and think because you forgot the ice in their water, they're allowed to tip you $0. It's a mad mad world out there working as a waiter. At least in the U.S. it is. You work for barely an hourly with usually no benefits and you relay almost completely on tips. So when you get a $0 tip, that person who you just served and…
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'I left my workplace': Woman quits because of one specific coworker, gives him a dose of his own medicine when seeing him out on a date in the real world

When you're in high school getting bullied, all you think about is leaving that place and growing up where everyone is a mature adult. However, as the many stories on the internet will prove to you, there are also many bullies out in the “adult” world. You'd think some things have to chance, but I guess that's just not the case. One woman, u/DenniseDenephew on Reddit , was bullied so incessantly at work, that she finally decided to quit. She writes that she loved her team, but there was on spec…
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'I told them [that] "This is going to end poorly"': IT worker has hands tied in client-related emergency since company started enforcing 'strict' overtime policy

Work in IT is ever-evolving. Once you become an expert in one aspect of your job, it updates, and everything changes. But IT workers know this and choose this—they got in the game for this exact reason. It keeps them on their toes and keeps their creative problem-solving fresh and new every time. With the way society is unfolding, it appears we are always going to need IT workers. So why is it that toxic managers are still going to toxic manage ? Why can't they evolve like the work they manage?…
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'I let him think he got [a small victory]': Homeowner goes MIA when payment is due, wood floor installer contractor gets his money and then some

If you hire someone who quotes you, upfront, exactly what you will owe, and they do the job exactly how they said they would... then you had better pay up. Because someone who knows how to be handy in the home can also be un-handy, if you know what we mean… One contractor shared a story of his early days as a wood floor installer on Reddit . He had done everything right for the entire job. He quoted the homeowner exactly what they were going to owe. He told them exactly the timeframe in which t…
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'I got to fire her': Lawyer trying to make partner quits due to bully colleague, gets a better job at a new firm and gets to fire her

If you need a story of poetic justice, you've come to the right place. There's nothing like staying true to your morals and it benefiting you in the end. As if the universal karmic energy knew you deserved justice. There are many stories like that if you just know where to look— like Reddit ! A woman recently got her poetic justice after struggling at her law firm. She was a hard worker and made sure she always did her very best. She was aiming to make partner one day. Finally, it started to lo…
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nighttime security guard almost gets fired for standing up for himself, another department loves his moxie and promotes him instead

'I was almost FIRED for doing my job!': Employee refuses to sign unfair write-up, his act of justified rebellion catches the eye of another department and gets promoted

What do you do when your toxic workplace calls you out for something you didn't do? You happen to be surrounded by incompetent upper management and they try to blame all of their mistakes on you. They get away with it so much, that one day they even try to get you to sign an official document that says everything was 100% your fault and not the fault of their horribleness. Do you sign it? We really hope you said, “heck no!” That is behavior that should not be tolerated in any place, especially…
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'I can handle an old Boomer that doesn't like my clothes': Karen delivery guy throws hateful tantrum, employee gets it all on camera and justice gets served

Nothing is more satisfying than a Karen getting what they deserve. Whether it was 100% karma from the universe or you helping the karma along, boy does it feel good. Recently, a person shared a story on Reddit about how they put in the effort and then karma did the rest. And by karma we mean the male Karen this person encountered simply kept digging his own grave. OP lives in an area that they describe as being not very open minded. They write that they don't fall into the societal's standards…
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