Stores with ridiculous policies are practically begging for drama. The only thing worse in a retail conflict than an entitled customer is a manager on a power trip. Most of the time when you find yourself in a situation like this, you roll your eyes and accept the bogus policy, but every once in a while, you just cannot bring yourself to go along with such nonsense. That's when these managers need to be careful because this is perhaps the only time when irate customers are justified in trying to make things difficult to prove their point. Now, nine times out of ten, we at FAIL Blog support the retail workers in these customer service horror stories, but here's one case when the customer actually was right.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by u/Ia_ja, who walked into a wine store at the same time as a total stranger. This led the manager to believe that they were a party, so when OP went to check out long after the stranger left the store, the manager insisted that OP bring the stranger back inside so their ID could be checked. Even after OP tried to clear up the misunderstanding, the manager was insistent. So OP couldn't make the purchase and went home to devise a plan for some well-deserved petty revenge. 

Keep scrolling below to find out how the manager ended up having to refund OP $10,000 for a new order. When you're done, check out this post about some more bogus HOA fines. 

Have you ever seen the classic Julia Roberts film Pretty Woman? Remember the scene where she walks into a fancy retail shop and the women refuse to serve her because they thought she looked too poor, but then got hooked up by Richard Gere's character? Then she went back to that store and told them they made a big "HUGE" mistake. Well, that is what happened here but in real life and with an entitled realtor instead of retail workers. 

Renting a house from a third party has benefits and drawbacks. Of course, maintenance is one of the apparent benefits, but no matter how lovely or cozy the apartment is, the drawbacks, depending on how severe they are, can make or break a transaction.

In the story below, OP  is working at the job of his dreams. His employer has ensured that he would be as comfortable as possible in his new role by arranging for the necessary accommodations beforehand. Theoretically, everything could not have gone more smoothly; in reality, though, the lovely house that OP has rented out is owned by an arrogant landlord who feels he still has the right to use the property whenever he pleases, because, contract or no contract, it is his property and he can use its utilities whenever he pleases.

The swimming pool is officially on the property that OP is now occupying, but the landlord has allowed his family members to use it. According to the landlord, there is no mention of a pool in the contract, so legally speaking, he has no control over it. OP attempted but was unable, to win over the landlord with reason. Therefore, he devised the most brilliant revenge scheme. Check out the story below to see how OP handled the situation! And when you're finished, don't forget to read another story about a woman who demands a stranger share her ginger 'candy' with her kid!

As if this person didn't have enough to do already, their boss started requiring some detailed daily logs from his employee. 

Micromanager bosses are difficult to work for. Instead of just doing the job you were hired to do, you also have to manage your boss's emotions. Some days your boss will assume you're not doing any work, and will flip out over nothing. Other days, they'll praise you for working so hard. And lots of bosses demand you write out intricate logs of your day. Will they ever read these logs? Of course not. It's just a way to waste the employee's time while making them feel like they're under a microscope. 

As every retail employee knows, shoppers change their persona when they walk into a store. Nobody knows how or why, but even the most benevolent people can transform into feral Karens as soon as they walk in front of a store cashier, pillaging the aisles like there's no tomorrow. Armed to the teeth with coupons and complaints, customers are ready to pirate the best deals of the day, even if the sales are imaginary; so when a retail pro tells you that they've seen it all, they've seen it aaaaall.

After being a part of a close-knit social circle for some time, one of the friends within the group began showing some problematic behavior. Over time, this so-called friend's behavior continued to deteriorate and spiral out of control. What started innocently enough with him 'borrowing' money from some friends and failing to pay them back evolved into outright stealing. Even though he repeatedly denied it, the friends knew that this guy who called himself a businessman actually made his money by taking advantage of others.

Rather than immediately severing ties, the group hesitated, giving him the benefit of the doubt. As the stealing went on and the entitled friend accumulated over $7,000 from the group combined, they had no other option but to get revenge and give him a taste of his own medicine. Surprisingly, he never saw it coming... 

Imagine getting a job offer and going to sign the paperwork to make it official, only to learn that your new bosses changed their minds. Well, it's a bit more complicated than that. It's not exactly that they changed their minds, but it's more that they didn't exactly review the availability you put down on your initial application carefully enough. Clearly, they wanted someone with full-time availability for a part-time position, a classic move from employers who have no moral code. 

This thread was posted to Reddit by u/skyhawk214, who shared the initial job offer they received via email before the offer was immediately rescinded. We empathize with OP's frustration here, as this is not the first time we've come across a story where a job applicant made something clear from the very beginning and that was not honored. We should all know by now that an interview process is a two-way street, and both parties should make their intentions and expectations clear from the get-go to have a smooth hiring process. Unsurprisingly, it turns out that it's harder to get that transparency from potential employers than anyone else. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions. For more, check out this post about a retail employee's payback. 

They say the customer is always right, even though that's usually not the case; this time, however, the customer was very right indeed when they put a manager in their place who was being impolite to their staff in front of the customers.

One employee sent a scathing resignation email to the entire company after quitting, due to not getting a raise in over three years.

Three years is a LONG time. Has this manager not heard of companies paying their employees competitive salaries? Believe it or not, there are actually companies willing to pay their employees well. Some managers simply do not appreciate their team enough, and that leads to quick turnover, which is not the ideal business model, if you know what I mean…

When will companies learn? When will managers start fighting for their employees? So many questions. At least we don't owe them anything, and we can technically leave when we have had enough. I can definitely relate to feeling unappreciated, and I am sure many of you feel the same. Reading this email felt like someone was talking to my soul. Scroll down to read it for yourself, and then let me know which part resonated with you the most. Next up, more awful work stories, duh.

Here is a hotel guest who showed up at the front desk, expecting to be checked in before they actually paid.

Whenever new management enters the equation, there are bound to be a few issues that pop up, that can affect the entire company… but mostly the employees working under them. This boss joined a small cell phone company in a rural area, and coming from New York, he had no idea what kind of environment he was getting himself into. One of his employees, OP, worked on cell phone towers and used the company's competitors' phones sometimes when he had no service.

The former boss had no issue with this, but this new boss definitely did, and forbade OP from using their phones, no matter what. He even told OP that if he dared using the competitors phone again, he would fire him. So, to put it simply, OP decided that malicious compliance was the only way this boss would be taught a lesson.

OP got stuck in a freak snowstorm with no service, and instead of using the competitors' payphones, he drove around for 9 hours, leading to a bunch of overtime. What ensued after this act of petty revenge was a chaotic phone call with the VP of the company and his boss. Shortly thereafter, OP's boss was fired. Scroll down to read the full, detailed account of events. For more stories like this, here is a resident whose vendetta against his neighbor ended in his own motorhome getting towed.

Too often, I've seen tourists ignore big blatant signs in their own native language that read, 'Do not enter'. But enter, they do. Sometimes they get lucky, while other times, not so much. And I'm not speaking from a 'high and mighty' place, because I myself have ignored instructions and had to pay the price. One person posted a question to r/askreddit, asking which unwritten rules tourists always seem to ignore when they are on vacation abroad. There is a whole variety of answers from people living in different countries around the world. Some were surprising, while others I assume would be obvious to the average Joe.

Who knew that you couldn't touch a cute, purple and green octopus you found floating about on the beach? Just kidding, that one is a given. My parents always made sure to tell me, 'Do not touch ANYTHING' when we went traveling (abroad or otherwise). Scroll down for the comments, and then check out this story of a woman who never planned to pay someone she hired to create Christmas stockings for her kids.

At one nursing home, management decisions created a domino effect. 

Nurses do very valuable work every day to keep their patients healthy and cared for. Doctors get a lot of the credit, but nurses help patients just as much. Shifts are usually at least 12 hours, but if you're working with great people who also care about their patients and the staff members, time will fly by. 

This nurse, u/Tinawebmom, writes that she really enjoyed working at one facility. She writes that the staffers were so close with their patients that they'd make time to eat lunch with them. This was thanks to the management at the time, who were easily-approachable bosses. However, their board decided it was time to hire an outside management company to save a few dollars. That's often a sign for employees to run the other way as fast as possible. These management companies might save money, but they don't care how ruthless they have to be to achieve their goals. A lot of their decisions only make sense in the most short-term ways. How will you run a nursing home without staff? Would this plan work for longer than like, a week? It's pretty baffling, and it's a shame that the OP had to go through such a bad experience. 

You can check out her whole story below. Then, read all about one retail employee who got back at their entitled supervisor. 

Perhaps everyone should have made their resolutions this year to be kinder to their servers and bartenders. If you're not part of the problem but you are witnessing a Karen customer throwing a tantrum for no good reason, perhaps you should consider stepping in and defending the people who have been on their feet for multiple hours and are just trying to get you your food and drinks the way you ordered them. No one is trying to mess up, and so much of what goes on in a bar or restaurant is outside of your server's control. 

Lest we forget, your server also has the power to make things harder for the customer. They could "accidentally" fumble your order or spill your drink all over your fancy attire. They could make it seem like the kitchen is more backed up than it is and let your food get cold. Some of them could even throw you out of the bar. Keep scrolling below for these top stories, which were compiled from Reddit's r/TalesFromYourServer subreddit. When you're done, check out these bad resume errors.

The director of this school decided to do things as cheaply as possible. 

It's no surprise that American schools are on a shoestring budget. Teachers often spend hundreds of their own dollars to provide a nice classroom for their kids. They want to do their very best, but they're frequently working with a two-digit budget. Even in my own school days, my high school had such a small budget for teachers that they'd photocopy like five papers, and we'd have to write our answers on notebook paper. They couldn't afford to let everyone have their own paper, so we just shared. It's a sorry state, and it seems like there's no improvements in sight. 

This person had an experience working at a school that they'll surely never forget. They weren't even a paid employee! Instead, u/Personal_Lavishness was a volunteer. They were in charge of teaching the young people a computer course, but as the OP writes, the school "had little money for 'extras' like computers. The OP was even promised a salary once their computer class got off the ground, but that didn't happen. 

You can check out this awesome story below. This person made the best of a bad situation, and their students will remember it for years to come! Next up, these people quit in the most dramatic ways---like one IT department who left en masse. 

It's no secret that teachers are underpaid, so why should they be expected to contribute to their principal's retirement gift? That certainly sounds like something the school board, parents, or alumni associations should be involved in, not the instructors who are already pressured to shell out extra money for the adequate resources their schools do not properly provide to their students. 

Thankfully, this Redditor had enough sense to reject the completely arbitrary notion that she needed to contribute a gift to someone who had only given them the gift of a water bottle during their entire time at the school. Another bizarre moment was the revelation in the comments section that OP's parents were trying to pressure her to give in and go to the retirement party for "networking purposes." Clearly, OP is new to the workforce and still asking her parents questions she doesn't need the answer to, and clearly her parents have outdated notions of how employees are supposed to behave with their bosses. What is the point of networking at a celebration for someone who is actively leaving the workforce? 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and the funniest reactions. For more content like this, here is another post about a housemate's petty revenge at a party.

Working the phones in any job is not usually a very good time, but working the phones for insurance claims seems to be notorious for getting the worst of the Karen and male-Karen customers…

Kids say the darndest things. Lacking the emotional know-how and decorum of their boring, adult counterparts, kiddos will often blurt out the most ridiculous, but often true, things. Some kids play a vital role in keeping their parents accountable, calling them out with innocent honesty in the most wholesome way.

If you already know you're going to quit, you may as well do it in style. 

Imagine that your boss suddenly raced away from the building after quitting. The office would never stop talking about it! Whenever times get tough, people will joke about the time that the manager fled the building. People always talk about their dreams, but that guy put his money where his mouth was and executed a perfect final day. 

When people are laid off, it's often done in the early morning or outside of normal work hours. That way, if the person throws a fit or gets emotional, other people aren't around to see it. Quitting, on the other hand, also comes with some strong emotions. But since quitting is on the employee's terms, there's a much bigger chance that the office will get to watch that person stride out of the office on their last day. 

"We are much harder on ourselves. Keep your chin up. It may not have been that bad from their perspective."

Names are a dime a dozen, and—a bit like an ileum… everyone has one. The first time in your life that you meet another kid with the same name as you is also the first time you realize that you're quite as special as mommy says you are… You're just one in a sea of hundreds of thousands with the same name as you. Heck, as you get older and learn how to search your name on Google, you realize that you aren't even the only one around with the same first and last name combination—queue a lifelong feeling of existential dread.