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'Some teachers shouldn’t be teachers': Vice principal rejects student's excused absence, tries to force her into detention, her Mom comes to the rescue

'Some teachers shouldn’t be teachers': Vice principal rejects student's excused absence, tries to force her into detention, Mom comes to the rescue

Some folks become teachers because they want to educate the next generation; others just want to be in a position of authority. Let's be honest: we all have had teachers like this, and while we respect how difficult the job is, we can also recognize that these bad apples should never have chosen this profession if they despised working with children so much. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by u/JumoreJay88 , who shared a story from approximately 15 years ago when she…
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'You need to remove him': Elderly resident attempts to kick paramedic neighbor out of the building for one decade results in her getting kicked off HOA instead

'You need to remove him': Elderly resident attempts to kick paramedic neighbor out of the building for one decade results in her getting kicked off HOA instead

This young person took lemons and made some pretty good lemonade with them when one of his elderly neighbors decided to spread untrue rumors about him, causing neighborly conflict that almost led to him being removed from the building. So, what exactly went down is this: The OP, u/Zenmedic, was being bugged constantly by his upstairs neighbor, Linda, who accused him of various wrongdoings for over one decade while he lived there. Throughout those twelve years, OP went from being a University st…
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Top Petty Payback Stories of the Week (October 3, 2023)

'All she could do was glare': Top Petty Payback Stories of the Week (October 3, 2023)

There is nothing like the vicarious satisfaction that comes with hearing about someone getting well-deserved payback. It doesn't matter if you don't know any of the people in the story. In fact, we all love drama in which we have zero involvement because then, the stakes are low for us and the enjoyment has no personal consequences. These stories, which were compiled from the top posts on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit this past week, range in settings and environments from schools to office…
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Woman outsmarts her cat-napping ex for the purrfect revenge

'Moral of the story, microchip your pets': Woman outsmarts her cat-napping ex for the purrfect revenge

Have you ever had a nasty breakup where your ex tried to take something that was rightfully yours? Maybe it was a car, a TV, or even a pet. Well, one Reddit user had to deal with a cat-napping ex who thought he could hold their beloved kitty hostage, but she wasn’t going to let him get away with it. The story involves a toxic relationship, a fake death, a tattoo that went too far, and an orange cat named Tigger (also referred to as Dinglebumb). It’s a story of deception, drama, and determinatio…
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Couple gets revenge on neighbor Karen who repeatedly called the cops on them

'[She] locked herself in her car and started crying': Couple gets petty revenge on entitled neighbor who repeatedly called the cops on them

Years ago, a newlywed couple moved into a small one-bedroom apartment. Unbeknownst to them, their quiet existence was about to be disrupted by an elderly neighbor on the other side of their only shared wall. Complaints about excessive noise started pouring in, despite the couple's peaceful lifestyle. They contacted the apartment management, who dismissed the complaints as misunderstandings. The situation escalated when the police showed up multiple times in response to noise complaints , even c…
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'A week goes past and then the messages starts flooding in': System admin trains their own replacement, refuses to help company after being let go

'A week goes past and then the messages starts flooding in': System admin forced to train replacement, then refuses to help the company bullies after being let go

Apparently, this company didn't know how much power their system administrator had before they started playing mind games. No matter how professionally you act, you just won't get along with every single person in your workplace. It's not an issue if you just have an ongoing random feud with your coworker in another branch of the company because he keeps stealing your parking spot, for example. But it becomes a little trickier to navigate when you and your boss don't get along. Especially in th…
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'I demanded an apology': Local barista gets back at an insolent customer by serving him and his coworkers decaf until he makes a public apology; it took 3 days

Don't bite the hand that feeds you. For folks who work late night shifts, it's more important to remember the mantra, 'don't bite the hand that caffeinates you!' When you have a good rapport with your local barista, good things can happen. When you make an enemy out of your coffee server… You're gonna have a bad time.
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'Abandoned shopping carts are my pet peeve': Cart narcs unite when a disabled woman publicly shames a shopper by laboriously returning the stranger's cart

Everyone hates when they're trying to finagle a tight spot in a parking lot and their path is blocked by a wayward shopping cart. Is it really so challenging for shoppers to return their carts to the designated areas? Or is walking an extra 20 feet too challenging? Apparently so.
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'The neighbor avoided them like a coward': Guy's property is repeatedly trespassed and damaged by neighbor's Airbnb guests

'The neighbor avoided them like a coward': Guy's property is repeatedly trespassed and damaged by neighbor's Airbnb guests

Where is an HOA when you actually need one? Of course, I'm being facetious when I write this because as we have seen so many times here at Fail Blog, HOAs can be treacherous. That being said, someone has to get this dude's neighbor kicked out of the community. Not only was he listing his place as an Airbnb, which is not against the rules of course but I wouldn't want to live next to one, but also he and his guests are consistently trespassing and damaging other people's property. It turns out,…
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'[I had] them cut off service to her phone... in the middle of an argument': 20+ People who created ingenious methods of petty pay back

'[I had] them cut off service to her phone... in the middle of an argument': 20+ People who created ingenious methods of petty pay back

The pettiest thing this person ever admitted to was the time they "put a slice of bologna in [a] walkman CD player."
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'Guerilla warflowers': Guy gets payback by scattering thousands of wildflower seeds on their neighbor's lawn after she reports them to the HOA for having an ugly yard

Picking a fight with your neighbors can be tricky business. You run the risk of starting an all-out war with people you can never avoid and there's rarely ever any reward– except of course, when you can use the power of nature (and plausible deniability) to get the sweetest revenge on a Karen next door.
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'She had an absolute meltdown': Flatmate moves out of state with college roommate's wallet stashed in car, then tosses wallet into trash

'She had an absolute meltdown': Flatmate moves out of state with college roommate's wallet stashed in car, then tosses wallet into trash

When faced with an arduous situation, do you cave and give in to an easy solution, or do you stand up, tough as nails, and return fire? The arduous situation in question, from OP's point of view, is that she was about to get caught stealing all the other roommates' stuff. And she had a total meltdown. But let's start from the beginning. As this story is told by u/CharmingUniversity98's point of view, we shall start there. Many years ago, back when OP was in college, they lived with 4 roommates.…
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'Do not mess with me at Costco': Patient bulk-shopper gets rushed for his parking spot while unloading his groceries; proceeds to move at a glacial pace as payback

There's nothing worse than feeling like you're being rushed. When you're at the store and the person behind you in line is breathing down your neck, there's a part of you that wants to run the other direction to get out of their way. But there's a smaller, louder part of the pettiest corners of your brain that wants you to succumb to the intrusive thoughts and move as slowly as possible, just to enrage the person behind you.
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'Throw out your own trash': Guy finds dude's trash bags on his pickup truck, gets even by dumping it inside dude's car

'Throw out your own trash': Guy finds dude's trash bags on his pickup truck, gets even by dumping them inside dude's car

Does anyone else who drives a pickup truck also have to deal with this nonsense? Because this driver seems to frequently get his vehicle confused with some kind of communal dumpster. And no, it's not like there's some misleading design on his pickup truck that would seem to suggest it belongs to a garbage company. For whatever reason, the image of the pickup truck alone seems to conjure the idea of trash in many people's minds. So here's what happened to this driver, who shared his story via th…
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'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company lets client of 50 years go

'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company fires client of 50 years over their rep's demanding attitude

Ask and you shall receive. When this company representative decided to make empty threats, I'm sure he thought it would make him look tough and professional. Instead, it backfired spectacularly on him. This malicious compliance story takes place at a small family-run company that specialized in trucking. This person knew that relationships with their clients were important to the company's long term success. So when they encountered another business's representative who rubbed them the wrong wa…
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'I gave them a 1-star review': Local bar owner claps back at customer's 1-star review, customer gets even

'I gave them a 1-star review': Local bar owner claps back at customer's 1-star review, customer gets even

1-star reviews tend to shed light on the entitled and overly demanding customers of this world, but every so often, there's a justified one. Here, we have a customer who went out for drinks with his wife in Lisbon for a rare occasion considering how expensive nightlife can be in their city. Let's just say that they did not get the drinks they ordered. His wife ordered a Long Island Iced Tea and received a Coke; the Redditor ordered a Moscow Mule and received a spiked Ginger Ale. Close, but no c…
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