'The total demand was something like $135k': Employer cheats guy on overtime, guy plays the long con to get it all back, plus interest

Patience is a virtue — so states the proverbial phrase — but in a modern world, that idea seldom comes into actual practice. Everything is happening so quickly, changing so suddenly, that waiting or trying to be patient often means that it's already too late. We've all been trained by the idea of "missing out" into giving in to each and every impulse; when, retrospectively, if you don't miss the thing you "missed out" on… did you really miss out at all?

Well, when it comes to delaying the payout of $50k in unpaid overtime, there is definitely a gamble involved. Usually, the interest charged on the payment will barely keep up with inflation (if at all); getting the payments back in a lump sum may result in higher taxation by local governments; plus, there's always the risk of the company going under in that time, which means you never see a dime of that money.

Luckily for u/SScheibler their gamble paid off, and they were able to hold their former employer accountable to the tune of $135k.

Keep reading for the full tale of revenge, as originally posted on Reddit's r/ProRevenge subreddit. For more, check out this delivery driver who orchestrated a similar revenge when cheated out of their tips by their employer.

‘She Needs to Pay Her Own Way’ : Wealthy in Laws Refuse to Pay For Daughter in Law in All Inclusive Family Vacation, Put Son In Awkward Position

With Christmas right around the corner, people are booking vacations left and right. If you're wealthy, you may also be paying for your family members to join you, which is pretty awesome. Nothing like a quick getaway from the stress of work to start your new year with.The thing is that, when you get married, you are essentially also 'marrying' your partner's family... and you gotta be careful with who you pick — because if your spouse isn't gonna have your back regarding different family matters that will pop up, that's definitely gonna be a problem.

 

When scouring the 'AITA' subreddit, you will find no scarcity of posts that prove some people married the wrong person. We feel strongly that married people should act and decide things as a unit when family vacations are in question. And if your parents are purposely excluding your spouse… you gotta step up, man. Scroll down to read a post written by somebody who obviously doesn't agree. 

'Fine, I'll honor our contract': Man gets even with ex-girlfriend when she demands he honor their $700,000 housing contract, costs her over $62,500

Breakups quickly get messy when a property is involved, and such was the case for this young couple who spent $700k on a house they shared. Initially, the woman paid a significant amount more than the man as she was extremely wealthy, and when they broke up she decided to buy him out. He thought that was fair, as there was no way he was gonna come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars. He originally thought he had 30% equity, but as it turned out, he actually had 33.3%. It doesn't sound like much, but we're talking about thousands of dollars here… thousands that he was entitled to.

The woman refused to acknowledge the extra 3 percent, as money didn't mean much to her; she told him to 'read the contract'. Obviously, she hadn't, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to devise his plan for malicious compliance so well. As it turned out, he could financially ruin her, in a sense. Or at the very least, her bank account was going to suffer, a lot.

Scroll down to read the full, detailed account of events. For more stories like this, here is a man who worked for an insurance company, and wasn't able to stomach the fact he had to deny claims for meds people needed. Before he quit, he made sure to maliciously comply with his boss, who had noticed he was slacking off, and decided to approve every single claim…

'I found a camera that a landlord tried hiding': Top 20 Mildly Infuriating Moments of the Week (April 23, 2023)

Many moments in life are just annoying enough to complain about for a while, but not annoying enough to take any action over. It's times like these that people head to the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit. The sub is full of tiny little complaints, and we've picked out the top posts of the week to share with you. 

My absolute favorite is the person whose roof hath been arrow'd! What a funny sight to see — a spare arrow sticking out of the top of your house. That person probably had to go up there with a ladder and attempt to take it out. That makes it very worthy of being mildly annoying. 

I'm saddened for the person whose printer decided to waste ink by announcing it was done updating. That's so irritating, and there's no way to get that 10 cents worth of ink back! 

Next up, these Americans travelled to Europe, and reported back the most WTF moments they had while there. 

'I got him fired': Deacon makes groom's wife and sister cry on his wedding day, groom gets him dismissed

This deacon had a reputation for being difficult, but clearly, he messed with the wrong groom this time. After recognizing that the deacon had made both his sister and his new wife cry during the wedding celebration, the Redditor made sure to figure out what went wrong. Apparently, it all had to do with his bride not wearing a veil when walking down the aisle. That's right. The deacon literally attempted to stop the whole wedding from happening over a silly veil (or lack thereof).

 

Thankfully, the groom took a deep breath and waited until after the rest of the ceremony to properly deal with this drama. After the honeymoon, he demanded to speak with the deacon's superiors. It seems like no one was surprised that this event transpired, so clearly the deacon had done this kind of thing before. Well, I guess he won't be pulling this BS anymore…

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. When you're done, check out this gender reveal debacle.

‘I picked the HOA bylaws apart’ : Resident plants bamboo to overrun Neighbor’s bright LED security light

HOAs waste a lot of energy on ensuring all residents have permits for their plants, rose shrubs are trimmed correctly, and trampolines in backyards are painted in the right color. Some HOAs even enforce an overnight guest fee (put your welcome mats away). They love to interfere when interference is not needed but keep their nosy face knobs away when a resident actually has an issue that is worth looking into.

In this case, a Texas resident who we'll call OP was enjoying suburban life until one of his neighbors set up an LED security light that shone so bright it was comparable to light pollution in the city. At first, he tried a diplomatic approach and went knocking on his neighbor's door to complain (holding $20 in his hands, insisting he came in peace with beer). Initially, his neighbor reacted well and agreed to point the light away from OP's house.

A month went by and alas, nothing had changed, so OP went straight back to his neighbor, this time empty-handed, demanding answers. He was promptly told that minds had been changed and there were absolutely no good neighborly intentions at this point. Okay then, thought OP. Good intentions gone, so be it. OP formulated a plan but first looked up all the HOA bylaws and made sure that the city couldn't come after him with his brilliant idea, which involved a lot of bamboo seeds. For those who don't know, this plant is a total menace, and grows extremely fast, especially in Texas conditions.

Scroll down to read exactly what went down. For more stories like this, here are some hotel guests who made an OTA reservation when they were already physically at the hotel, and then instantly regretted it.

'You need to salute the sticker': Military wife demands enlisted salute her because of husband's officer sticker on her car

This military wife commanded her husband's soldiers to salute her and the stickers on her vehicle, which led to a little tom-foolery from the soldiers who maliciously complied with their orders (as grunts are wont to do.) As commenters have pointed out, what is it with the "Military Wife as an entire personality" stereotype? I suppose it's not an entirely unique phenomenon—people will build a personality around the darnedest things.

I'm not preaching from a pulpit here; I do it too. If you had known me from the ages of 16-21, you would have known me exclusively for the sport that I participated in. Hell, even now, I've just traded it in for a different sport and whatever "flavor of the month" hyper fixation I currently have.

We're all just a bunch of meat bags with electricity running through us, and we tend to get our circuits wired in particular ways. The tribalist part of us wants to identify with and as something to distinguish and differentiate ourselves from billions of other meat bag-batteries out there. Plus, there's a certain comfort to claiming a little slice of society as your "own."   

I digress. Keep reading for this brilliant tale of malicious compliance. Next, check out this US Army clerk who got revenge on their toxic commander.