Karma Stories

What happens when your partner's "harmless" requests turn into massive betrayals? In today's Karma Stories, we uncover a wife's secret affair with a best friend that spans over 9 years of updates, and a jealous boyfriend who takes his insecurities to a terrifying new level at 2:00 AM. Grab a snack and get ready for some of the wildest relationship drama and toxic red flags the internet has to offe...

Have you ever had a manager that pushed you to the absolute edge? In today’s episode of Karma Stories, we are diving into two unbelievable Pro Revenge stories where toxic bosses try to destroy their best employees, only to trigger the ultimate corporate karma. From an illegal firing that backfires spectacularly, to a credit-stealing manager who gets hit with a career-ruining audit, these bosses th...

Welcome back to Karma Stories! Today we're diving into some epic Malicious Compliance where out-of-touch bosses and micromanaging relatives get exactly what they asked for. From weaponized sick leave to malicious time-tracking, these people knew exactly how to play the rules against the rule-makers. I even spent way too much time learning three words in Welsh just for this episode, so be sure...

Welcome back to another episode of Karma Stories! In today's compilation, we're diving into three glorious tales of Malicious Compliance where demanding people get exactly what they asked for, with disastrous results. First, a micromanaging boss learns the hard way why you shouldn't mess with your most efficient employee's workflow. Then, a narcissistic father trying to play the vi...

Welcome back to Karma Stories! In today's insane Reddit saga, a petty workplace grievance over a cane escalates into a literal crime. When an entitled coworker goes from secretly filming OP at a bar to planting an AirTag tracker in her coat to "prove" she's faking a disability, the police finally step in. Settle in for this wild 40-minute ride full of stalking, entitlement, and s...

Welcome back to Karma Stories! I'm Rob, and today we’re diving into the absolute wildest, most facepalm-inducing stories from r/TalesFromTechSupport. If you've ever had to fix a computer for a family member, you know a fraction of the pain these IT pros deal with every single day. From "hackers" with highly unusual methods to users making their own jobs a thousand times harder th...

You will not believe the audacity of the husband in today's r/Marriage story. For six years, this wife played the role of maid, mother, and emotional punching bag to a man who couldn't even make his own appointments. She gave up her own identity to build his. But the moment he secured a high-paying job in a new state, he decided he was "healing" and that meant replacing her in th...

Rob reads two Pro Revenge stories from Reddit. In the first, a teaching manager leaves a prestigious digital art school after escalating abuse from an unstable boss, then reports the school for widespread use of pirated Windows and costly software; years later, the ex-boss sues over alleged course theft and an “NDA,” but the judge dismisses the case and orders him to pay the legal fees. In the sec...

Two wild Pro Revenge stories in one episode: a renter moves into what should’ve been a dream place—until a shady landlord starts playing dirty, and the receipts come out. Then, a student with a serious leg condition is pushed past the breaking point by a school that refuses to accommodate basic needs, igniting a fight that reaches the highest levels. Escalations, jaw-dropping behavior, and satisfy...

Rob shares several FHOA stories about HOA overreach: a surprise Spanish warning sign installed on a homeowner’s garage raises issues of who controls exterior walls; a longtime family property is grandfathered out of a huge surrounding HOA and resists pressure to pay dues without risking being pulled under HOA rules; an HOA president/board tries to stop hot-air-balloon landings and bans “aircraft”...

Today’s Karma Stories is packed with malicious compliance where bad policies and vague demands blow up fast: a “save 15%” logistics shortcut turns into costly port fees, a work-from-home employee turns a pickup rule into wasted work hours until shipping returns, a call center overcorrects on desk rules and chaos follows, a product launch data dump exposes leadership’s decisions, a designer makes a...

In this Karma Stories episode, Rob reads two intense Am I the Butthole updates. In the first, a woman in Kenya refuses to give her younger brother half her inherited land after he sold his own share to fund a business that failed; despite pressure from their mother and relatives, she and her older brother decide to keep their titled land, not let the brother build on it, and instead provide a mont...

This episode features multiple “Tales from the Front Desk” stories where hotel staff confront entitled, careless, or aggressive guests. A newlywed couple tries to check in without ID or a credit card and only gets a room when a high-tier guest agrees to cover incidentals, then room damage is discovered. A hostile guest repeatedly rings and throws a desk bell, gets put on a do-not-rent list, and is...

Today’s episode delivers a rapid-fire set of malicious compliance wins: a night-shift guard gets hit with a ridiculous “electricity theft” accusation and flips it back on management, a food-box pickup line-cutter gets shut down by the number system, a teacher “fixes” a grading complaint in the most painful way possible, a warehouse prank quest ends with an unexpected twist, a radio email contest g...

Rob from Karma Stories narrates a collection of “I Don’t Work Here” tales: a man shovels out neighbors after a snowstorm and a pushy woman assumes he’s with the HOA and demands her walkway; a shopper’s wife is mistaken for a Walmart employee and insulted; a museum visitor gets asked three times in two hours if they work there; a POS repair tech is pressured to check out a customer on a register be...

In this episode, a 26-year-old woman who is nearly 12 weeks pregnant discovers an explicit Snapchat sent to her husband while he sits nearby, revealing a “best friend” contact and sparking fears of infidelity. After seeking advice and support, she investigates with her sister, consults her uncle (a divorce lawyer), and calmly confronts her husband. He initially lies and blames her pregnancy, but e...

Enjoy 2 HOURS of Malicious Compliance! This is a compilation of previous episodes all in a 2 hour package for you to play while working, driving or doing things around the house!

In this episode of Karma Stories, Rob reads a new batch of posts from the Entitled Parents subreddit, featuring multiple situations where overbearing or boundary-crossing parents create public drama and put others in uncomfortable positions. Across the stories and comment highlights, the common thread is adults demanding special treatment, refusing accountability, and escalating conflicts in ways...

Rob shares malicious compliance stories: an overworked employee is pushed into an impossible deadline, stays late to deliver, then uses coaching and boundary setting to force realistic timelines in front of the team and regain control of workload. A UK worker has a small parking expense denied, so they follow travel policy to claim first class, hotel stays, meals, and taxis that cost far more. In...

Today I’m doing something different and reading from a series of family history letters my grandparents wrote in the mid 1990s after I asked what life was like growing up in the 1920s to 1940s and how the world changed. In Installment One, my grandfather recalls early cars, operator run telephones, and gathering around the radio, along with big family Sundays and how WWII forced young men and wome...

In this episode of Karma Stories, Rob shares three malicious compliance tales: a manufacturer helps a customer with an urgent order using available stock, only to be publicly criticized, so the company switches to strict “to-the-contract” deliveries, making the customer wait the full 12-week lead time and costing them major downtime. Next, a veteran trucker warns another driver that his hazmat pla...

Recovering from recent oral surgery, Rob shares two tech support stories. In the first, staff spend two days contacting a phone provider to replace a client’s “broken” government-issued Android because the screen is too dark, only for the real issue to be the brightness slider turned all the way down. In the second, an MSP tech installs a dual-monitor setup on the computer listed in the accepted q...

Three Reddit update stories in one episode: a relationship is shaken by a loyalty test gone wrong, another couple hits a breaking point over an unexpected online persona shift, and a final post delivers a much-needed wholesome reminder of what consistent love and effort can look like after years together. Twists, tough choices, and a happy ending to close it out.

I'm back to recording after 3 weeks off recovering from major dental surgery! Today we have some Malicious Compliance!

Security work is usually boring, until you hire a guy who treats the food court like a battlefield. Meet Kevin: a "Mall Ninja" with a resume printed on cardstock, a closet full of internet-bought tactical gear, and zero grip on reality. From conducting "covert ops" in the clothing racks to declaring war on a toddler, this is the story of how one man turned a minimum-wage job in...