16 Stories Where Justice Wins

In books and movies, justice usually triumphs, but in real life it doesn’t happen so often. It’s all the more pleasant to find out about how an arrogant boss, a tyrant husband or a grumpy neighbor get what they deserve. And when reading stories like this, you can’t help but smile and applaud the characters.

• I had a manager who was a tyrant and thought everyone’s lives revolved around the store, like hers did. She regularly demanded that they go to work on weekends, even though she herself always had a scheduled day off. Eventually, people started to leave.
  I had a hard time, but finally got an offer for another job. The day I was going to quit, she pulled me into her office in a panic. She told me another employee had quit — this was the beginning of November, with Black Friday right around the corner.
  I remember her coming up with a “game plan” for scheduling and reassuring me we would get through this together. I got to respond with “No, we won’t because I found another job, this is my 2 weeks.” She just stared at me, it was like looking at a ghost.
  She called me a few days after my last day asking if I could please work Black Friday because she couldn’t pull a double shift and was exhausted from working every day without coverage. I got to respond with a simple “No.” Felt good knowing she was forced to work because she forced others. © Daisy**** / Reddit
• I remember a former boyfriend told me their crazy neighbor accused them that their fence was on his property. So after getting the property (uh, maps? Land divisions?), he found out actually his fence was on my boyfriend’s family’s property instead, and he had to move it. He was pissed and tore it all down and put a 6-foot-high fence up. © 1_art_please / Reddit
• This girl came into the pizza place that I work at with her mom. The mom left me a tip, and the girl basically said I didn’t deserve a tip because I work at a lousy pizza place and probably don’t do any work. Ouch.
  The mom replied with, “This girl could be doing absolutely nothing all day here and would still have done more than you in your entire life. Maybe it is time for you to get a job... oh wait, you can’t even put on something other than sweats to get some pizza.”
  6 months pass by... I am ordering pizza at another pizza place when the same girl walks in with a friend. She looks at me and raises her voice, saying, “That witch is the reason my mom made me get a job.” © fuzzysocks / Reddit

• I met a girl. We had lovely dates — ice cream, movies, all the usual courtship stuff. One day, she came over to my place, even though I warned her the apartment was under renovation. The doors were old, the wallpaper was peeling, building materials lying around — not a pretty sight.
  She wrinkled her nose, scoffed, and ran off, making it clear she wanted nothing to do with me anymore. I wasn’t upset. I finished the renovation, bought new furniture, and the place became cozy and comfortable. By then, I had completely forgotten about her.
  But fate had other plans. She ended up renting an apartment in my building, just in the next entrance. We bumped into each other in the yard.
  She said, “I broke up with my boyfriend. He had a car, a house, money, he was so wonderful, but how are you? Can I come over? Oh, it’s so beautiful in here, you renovated, you bought furniture. I’m such a fool...”
  Turns out her boyfriend convinced her to take a car loan, sold the car, and left her with the debt. Then she suggested we get back together and — drumroll — “Can I live with you?” She was politely declined and sent back to her rented place. © ufo13*** / Pikabu
• I broke up with my boyfriend. I never thought people could be so petty. He actually made a list of everything he’d bought me over 2 years, put down the prices, and told me to pay him back. He didn’t even forget a bottle of water. © Overheard / Ideer

• An older (70ish) gentleman came into the restaurant I was working at in high school and said he had found a $5 bill in the parking lot. He asked if he could have it. I figured finders keepers, and he asked what he could get with $5. We had a combo that was $5.45.
  He seemed really sad that he didn’t have enough so I just told him not to worry about it. He asked if it would be okay for him to sit inside. It was a very hot day, and he did smell pretty awful, but we were in between rushes, and we didn’t figure it would hurt anything. He finished his sandwich and refilled his drink, but he forgot to get his chips.
  So I put his chips in a bag and the kitchen fixed him an extra sandwich. I ran out into the parking lot to give him his “chips.” He felt the weight of the bag and started to tear up just a little. He told me that it had been years since anyone had served him and allowed him to sit inside like that. It was a truly sad moment.
  A few weeks later, he came back with a pocket full of change. He wanted to buy another sandwich, but the owner of the restaurant turned him away. She said he would run other customers off with his smell and appearance. It was a weekday, so my crew wasn’t there, but we heard that people actually left, angry that she wouldn’t take his money.
  About a year later, she went out of business. I still think about that old man. He reminded me of my great-grandfather. I bet they probably knew each other. © Unknown user / Reddit
• My little brother got a grassing cutting job for this older, single woman when he was young. He cut it, weeded it, took care of stuff for her, minor repairs, oil changes.
  As they grew older, he continued cutting her grass and doing things for over 30 years. He never charged her because she was old and female and needy, and he was a great guy. When his divorce came, she let him stay in her garage apartment until he could get back on his feet.
  Long story short, he worked for free for years, but she died and left him the house he had taken care of for so long. It sold for $350,000 in Nashville, and he retired 4 years early. © mossgard007 / Reddit

• My boss has completely lost it. First, he asks employees to share their location, then to turn on FaceTime. And then one of the girls said her daughter came down with chickenpox, so this genius went straight to her place to check if she was telling the truth.
  Turns out he never had chickenpox as a kid. Now the entire office has a forced 21-day vacation. At least now, he takes everyone’s word for it! © Overheard / Ideer
• A friend of my mother’s had been married to her high school sweetheart. He treated her terribly, but she was a door mat. He was cheating on her and finally decided to leave her for one of the girls he’d been cheating on her with.
  He moved out and into her swanky condo, making sure to spin the knife as many times as possible by visiting randomly with the girlfriend in the car to get his things and then mention how much nicer the condo was, etc.
  Well, ol’ girl stopped putting out and didn’t pick up after him the way that his wife had. In that year, my mother’s friend had grown somewhat of a backbone. He called her and said he missed her, wanted to know if she still loved him, the works.
  She acted like she was so enthusiastic that he wanted her back and promised this lavish dinner once he arrived, so he broke up with the girlfriend and gathered all of his things up. When he got there, she was laughing through the locked screen door and then went to the kitchen to make herself a drink and watch him — homeless and single. © Unknown user / Reddit
• Back in my student days, my dorm roommate went grocery shopping with a friend after classes. My roommate filled up his basket with food, while his buddy walked up to the dairy section, twisted open a carton of milk, took a swig, and casually put it back.
  None of the staff noticed a thing. They paid for the groceries and left — no consequences for the “free sample.” Apparently this guy pulled that stunt on a regular basis.
  When I found out, I scolded my roommate for letting his friend get away with it. He just laughed it off, saying it wasn’t his problem. Well, one day karma caught up.
  My roommate came back from the store, pulled a carton of milk out of his bag — and it was already open. Whether it was a factory defect or fate, looks like it did end up being his problem after all. © EdokPechenek / Pikabu

• I worked for a complete prick. He had a fiancé and was also banging a girl on my “team” who he tried to get a better review for by changing her numbers and demanding I sign it. I said “no.”
  As a result, he left me on the night shift instead of alternating like I had for the previous year... for the last 3 months of my wife’s pregnancy with our second child. This meant that my heavily pregnant wife had to look after our oldest alone for 3 months.
  Fast-forward a few years and my wife is an HR person at the head office of a Bank when she hears a familiar voice from next door. Afterwards she asks her co-worker, “Was that xxxxxx?” (my old boss).
  Turns out it was, and he was applying for a VP job. My wife said she smiled, closed the door, and proceeded to tell the HR person a story or two. He didn’t get the job. What comes around, goes around. © Unknown user / Reddit
• So we’re at this party, everybody’s getting hungry, and we decide to order some pizza. The place has this deal, “If the delivery guy doesn’t make it on time, your order’s free!” Right away, half the group starts scheming how to make him late, while the other half is totally against it.
  We’re on the 23rd floor. We look down and see the delivery guy walking up — he’s got 11 minutes left. 2 of the schemers rush to the elevator, planning to tie it up so he can’t get upstairs.
  About 6 or 8 minutes later, there’s a knock at the door. It’s the courier, out of breath, saying, “Evening. Some people got stuck in the elevator, so I barely made it. Lucky for you, I was a competitive track athlete back in the day.”
  Turns out the freeloaders really did get themselves stuck in the elevator, and they sat there till morning — while the rest of us just hung out and enjoyed our pizza. © TalesVenditor / Pikabu
• My uncle used to be a firefighter. One time, he and his crew were racing to an emergency — an apartment building was on fire. They were rushing as fast as they could, sirens and lights going, just like they’re supposed to.
  On this narrow street, everyone’s pulling over, except for one guy who just keeps creeping along, totally ignoring the fire truck behind him. Finally, the street opens up, my uncle drives around him, and they take off. They get there, put the fire out — thankfully nobody was hurt, but a few apartments were badly damaged.
  And then that same car pulls up. Out steps the very guy who refused to get out of the way. From the look on his face, it was obvious he lived in that building — and his own apartment was one of the ones that burned. My uncle knew it wasn’t right, but he couldn’t help giving a smug smile. © godfry404 / Pikabu

• They sent me and a coworker on a 10-day business trip to a remote area. They promised we’d get daily allowances.
  The trip took about 20 hours, and somewhere along the way we get a call from our boss, “Here’s the thing — your trip is costing too much, so we’re cutting your daily allowances in half.” Of course, we were disappointed.
  We arrive at the address, get dropped off, and start looking for the building, but the GPS says it doesn’t exist because it’s a new development. Over the phone, they give us directions. It’s 3 in the morning, a city we don’t know, we’re exhausted, our daily allowances got slashed... we are frustrated.
  We’re wandering through the courtyards trying to find the building when I glance down and see a bill stuck to the curb. I pick it up — there are actually 2 bills, exactly the amount our daily allowances were cut. I say, “Oh, here’s our daily allowance!” — hand one to my coworker, tuck the other in my pocket. Instantly, our moods lift, and we find the building in no time. © riverside / Pikabu
• By a ridiculous coincidence, I ended up at the same hotel for my vacation where my boss was staying. We were both enjoying ourselves and didn’t bother each other, but when I got back, I was in for a surprise — my boss fired me, claiming I wasn’t sociable enough and that the team needed someone more socially adaptable.
  By another “ridiculous coincidence,” I happened to have photos of him getting handsy with several young women, and those photos went straight to his wife, along with an explanation of the situation.
  A week later, another surprise awaited me — my boss was fired, and I was politely asked to come back, this time to the vacant position of department head. It turned out his wife held a much higher position than he did, so she decided to “correct the injustice.” © Not everyone will understand / VK
• My husband is a chef. That’s obviously great, but it has its downsides. For example, he rarely cooks at home because he’s tired.
  So one day, a coworker invited me over for a family get-together. I said, “We’ll come with my husband.” And she replied, “Oh, great! I’ll make something delicious!” And my husband had worked all day and was exhausted.
  We arrive, and get this — the table is loaded. Salads, hot dishes, appetizers, everything like in a restaurant. My coworker is proudly walking around, explaining how she made everything, and even talking about “her own recipe” for some dishes.
  I look at my husband, and he’s sitting there smiling, then starts laughing. I don’t get what’s going on, and he looks at the coworker and asks, “So, was it hard to cook all this?”
  She got embarrassed. My husband asked a few more questions, and she admitted she’d actually ordered everything from a restaurant so she wouldn’t look bad. My husband couldn’t hold it in and laughed out loud, “I know because I cooked all this all day!”
  At first, she didn’t get it, then when she realized, she blushed, and we all started laughing. Later, my husband even told everyone that he had actually made the food, and he was secretly happy that everyone enjoyed it so much. © Mamdarinka / VK

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