Righteous Stories of People Who Got the Ultimate Revenge on Total Jerks
People from all walks of life may run into total jerks on any given day, but when you’re working in customer service, it probably happens far more often.
Luckily, the people who shared the stories below had quick wit and got incredible revenge on the people who were jerks to them, hopefully teaching them a lesson on kindness in the process!
Every Hour, On the Hour
Someone called in during a busy day at work requesting that I fax an invoice. Almost immediately after, they called again and again, about 10 times in 15 minutes, asking why they hadn’t received it yet. I faxed them a copy on the hour every hour for the next day or two.
Loan Collections
I work in loan collections, and most of my customers are horrifically rude. Sometimes during a really bad phone call, a customer will yell at me in a stream of awful words and then just hang up before I get a chance to tell them I’m trying to prevent a repo on their car.
That’s when I call it a day and process them for a repo anyway.
Manning the Phones
I’m a temp worker, and often, part of my job is manning the phones and preventing time-wasting calls from getting through to my boss. These calls can be from agencies trying to place staff or people trying to sell services we don’t want.
They try pretty hard to get through, and I often hear “Hey it’s Mark—can I just have a quick word with Tony?
He’s expecting my call.”
You know, something like that. Funnily, most people call the boss Anthony, and he’s very specific about not being bothered in meetings. This or some other telltale thing shows that the caller is lying.
Not only do they not care about disturbing my very busy manager, they’re trying to pull a fast one on me.
So I get them every time. I tend to say “Are you happy to hold?’ then check back five minutes later with “I’m sorry, Tony is still all tied up. Are you happy to continue to hold?’ My record is half an hour.
That Look on His Face
Years ago I was in a grocery store express checkout line, and the line was long. The guy behind me starts huffing and puffing about people using their credit cards.
“Doesn’t anyone use cash anymore?” “They should have a cash-only line.”
As more people use their cards, he gets louder and louder about his dumb complaint. I was buying a $1.25 pack of gum and had $2 cash in my hand. It was too easy. As I rang up my gum, I put the $2 back in my wallet and pulled out my credit card.
The look on his face? PRICELESS!! Even the cashier had to chuckle as she handed me the receipt and the guy swore as I signed it and handed it back. Made my day!