A little context about the first story: It is ESPECIALLY bad that DHPartner did this and was caught on this. In business, it is absolutely frowned upon, and in some places illegal I believe, to give gifts such as that to clients that you are in the process of starting relations. Because it can absolutely be seen as a bribe. The fact that he used ANOTHER CLIENT'S GIFT as a bribe... Boy howdy, he got off REAL fucking easy.
Yea, he would have royalty screwed himself and his partners by his actions and I'm surprised the partners didn't find a way to force/buy him out because of what a liability he has proven to be... (OP did say he wasn't going anywhere so maybe he is a majority share partner or something...) Also could have seen prison time even with the tickets at face value because of how expensive they are to begin with. He is lucky he just lost money, respect, and reputation because he would have lost everything if it had gone the other way... (Hope the partners never let him live this down and mock his stupidity often! LOL)
So, at minimum, since the tickets had to be over $1000, this is considered to be GRAND THEFT in Califinoa, a felony punishable to around 3 years in state prison! And if it was in fact bribery, that's an aditional 4 years on the state level. Imaging going to prison for 7 years for Supetbowl Tickets
Goodmorning Rslash! Story One: that partner was so selfish, giving the tickets to a client so he looks good to them. Those weren't his to give away, I'm glad he ended up paying for the tickets.
Selfish and arrogant would be my take on it. Arrogant in thinking I'm a partner, a boss, so OP will just have to like it. A year later though when the company lost the contract the other partners will still have the super bowl tickets in mind as contributing to the loss of business.
@@glennrishton5679 Definitely short-sighted, yeah. He saw the Super Bowl ticket and thought he could give them to another client to look good, but never considered the possibility that OP would be asked about why he didn't go by the client who gave the ticket to him. He saw the benefits to his reputation and the company in the short term, but didn't stop to consider the consequences when his action came to light.
*First OP:* Imagine stealing someone's tickets to the _Super Bowl_ and not expecting to get caught. What a doofus! Shoutouts to the client and Stephanie. *Second OP:* OP rented out to a pair of Kevins, lol. Their poor kid. *Third OP:* Shoutout to the manager. He's the _real_ Chad in this story. I hope PB's doing okay.
I don't feel too bad for OP2, being a landlord is an inherently predatory "job" to have. If anything I feel bad for the kid, and a bit bad for the couple, but OP2 imo deserves worse for commodifying a basic necessity of life and probably charging super high rent for an unfinished home. Better than most landlords with the first 2 months being free, and giving them a break in winter and for COVID, but honestly, shelter is a basic human right according to the UN and imo should be free. Especially if it's unfinished with no heat.
The fact that the husband asked the landlord to be his witness leads me to believe the husband understood the landlord was being extra kind and was counting on it again in court
Some people don't suffer consequences when it matters so they never feel like the need to chsnge their behavior. This incident won't do anything but make him more insufferable next time, most likely.
I agree, but some people peak mentally in high school. The trope of characters who relish in their glory days as a cheerleader/football player/debate team leader to get free drinks at the local bar exists for a reason.
Free drinks? That won't last long. No-one gives a Damn what happened in school two years after leaving it. Hell, even exam results tend to be irrelevant ten years on.
@@LunaMane I know a guy like that who peaked shortly after school when he did his 4 years in the Army as part of a pick-your-service-or-go-to-jail arrangement. He then went on to model his entire personality around his service in the army, even though all he did was work in a mess hall. He wasn't even a cook, he was like a cook's assistant. And yet he tries to act all macho, as if he was some kind of war hero. It may have worked in his 20's, but by the time he hit his 50's it was just pathetic. Like eye-rolling, whispering to your buds while jerking your thumb in his direction and snickering "Get a load of THIS douchebag!" He ended up going full on Q-anon right-wing Trumpty Dumpty lunatic, and ended up shooting himself in the stomach for sympathy (of which he got none), and is currently unemployed, divorced, and quite possibly homeless. I went NC with him a couple years back after he went into a drunken rage on Facebook and threatened to kill me publicly. (He caught charges for that too.)
The only thing he could've done (that rslash pointed out) is that he could've threatened OP to back him up or he'd fired him. But that required that OP is really passive for it to work but that is the closest thing
@@glennrishton5679 yeah. I'd get smashed. I only know that bcuz of a job I had started selling Valspar paint & the salesman told me. Btw, they also invented the coating on the inside of Campbell's soup cans.
Story 3: I was totally expecting PB to take Mr. "I peaked in high school" up on his challenge and clean his clock in the parking lot because PB happened to be like a professional boxer or MMA fighter or something. Oh well, still satisfying.
Story 2: If they were in financial trouble, it would've been understandable, but in reality, they had the money for rent, they just didn't want to pay it. Just pay your rent. It'll save you from landing in jail. It's better than trying to go on an unjustified rent strike
I was thinking the same thing, when the squatters asked OP to speak on the husband's behalf. That OP should of let think that he was going to, then do the total opposite and let whomever he was going to talk to know what they did.
Second story: They really thought their illegal ways will end up unpunished? And how stupid you have to be to ask someone who you played dirty to speak IN YOUR FAVOR in court, that's like play roussian roulette with a shotgun in your mouth.
Sadly there are plenty of people who think that their bad behavior will go unpunished, BC they have this mentality that everyone just has to roll over and take it just BC it's them.
Good morning Rslash, Story one: that’s a dick move Super Bowl tickets are expensive as hell not including parking and food. And they were a gift to OP and you gave them to someone else the revenge is definitely right for this
Happy Winter Break! Just a regular weekend here. Gotta finish packing up the house so we can move on to demolishing the bathrooms and entryway. Hellacious remodel going on.
So, I once received tickets to a football game happening on the same day as an event I was attending in the same vicinity, which I was more interested in, so I graciously gave the tickets away, and politely suggested to my boss that he give the tickets to someone who would appreciate them more. I have no idea who went to that football game afterward, but I hope they had a good time. If I was in OP's shoes and actually did enjoy football and had my tickets stolen, I'd have requested the offending party get a scorched earth response.
2nd story: I’d like to preface this by saying that i understand that people have financial issues but that $450 rent is a steal! I know that trailers can sometimes be seen as trashy but honestly, as long as it has the essentials, that’s pretty good! They made their mistakes and now they’re suffering their consequences, op is NTA.
About the first story, I think the dumbest part of it was that the douche partner somehow expected OP to go along with his story that he gave the tickets to OP and OP gave them away. As far as he knew at that point OP just found out he had tickets meant for him stolen and given to someone else, why would he go along with the story to save the guy who stole a gift meant for him? Like did he seriously think OP would step in to save him there after what he did?
Story 2: This story presents a good lesson. If you don't pay rent because of some issue with the house, don't just spend that money. Put it in a separate account every month. Otherwise, you look like a deadbeat. If you're putting it in that account, it makes it look like a good faith action as opposed to just being a deadbeat
Oh my dad has this story of one of his clients who had a disgusting Karen who was in a seat of power she basically took any gifts clients sent to her and ether sold them or kept herself and made sure none of her employees would see the client ether by reassigning them or firing them , the companys biggest clients sent her employee E3 and plane tickets because both had kids who were in gaming and he would be the guess along with his 14 year old son whos never been to LA before but never got them The cliant called the employee who was wondering why he and his son never showed up, it turns out karen took the plane tickets for a mini vacation with a friend n destroyed the e3 tickets, the client asked for Karen to come into a meeting in person and basically asked her “ hey did did you give the gift I got to your employee? “ she then tried to throw him under the bus by saying that he pawned it off for cash and how she’ll have a talk with him” he then pulled out a folder of her at the airport and the fake id’s she n her friend used so he asked again, long story short she was fired from the company she worked at a week later after they investigated her
See the third story, when stuff like that happens. I love my husband's around. He is that one guy that will snatch up anybody and beat them down for treating people like that. People usually don't step to him and if they're dumb enough to and that's on them. I love having a guy that stands up for people like that
Last story: I'm an assistant manager in retail, have a natural studder sometimes, I'm naturally soft spoken and tend to start slurring my words the more nervous I get. I've seen more than my fair share of guys like that. Hell, had one who obviously smashed an electric can opener and insisted it was defective and needed an exchange. I declined so he tried playing the alpha male card, acting like he couldn't hear me. Given growing up in a military family, and doing JROTC in high school, I learned to inflect my voice rather than yell so that I can be heard better. As soon as I started, asshat got angry for my volume being louder and tried saying there's a reason for me being in retail and him owning a construction company. Had other customers in line start to move to chew him out the moment I told him to get out. You could tell her was thinking about trying to fight before he stormed out. I'm not buff, or the tallest guy, and I've been working on my anger issues for more than a decade. Don't fuck with the people I consider to be family, my employees, or my good customers. I will let the dark side out.
As a broncos fan I have a similar story to when they went to the Superbowl. I ended up working at Walmart instead that night watching highlights when the manager looked away
I had a seat behind the patriots bench, during the Patriots reign. I made it on the Jumbotron, On Halloween with my best friend, I had devil horns she had a halo. We won by 54 to 14. And the limo had plenty of champagne. It was the perfect fan expirience. I could almost reach out and touch Tom Brady. I was very lucky. 🙂
Ads aimed at guys: Tractor with a busty farm babe cracking a cold can of Coke after a long day harvesting wheat. Ad aimed at gals: Tractor with a fit, bare-chested farm boy cracking a cold can of Coke after a long day harvesting corn. Blistering sun, close-up of running sweat and of the satisfying hiss from the Coke can as the pressure from the can chases off the field dust. Biiiig gulps. Condensation on the can. Then, the low rumble of raw power as the tractor goes in motion again. Or something like that, I guess 🤷🏼♀️
Someone else has done that story in the past week or so and they flashed a picture as I recall of a John Deere green tractor with the trademark Coca Cola written above the engine. The picture appeared before the story so I was more WTF than observing details.
I don't even like spectator sports, but I have a lot of friends who love them. Weirdly, many of my friends love the Packers, and none of them live in the same state as the athletes. I have even learned to cheer for the Packers, but I never watch them. So I do have some idea about how much was stolen. If I took my idea, multiplied it by 17, divided it by the number of tickets... yea, I still wouldn't be close to that loss. You can't replace the experience, ever. That was once in a life-time. Similar to me giving birth to my son. Go live your life and don't let that waste of oxygen keep you in a negative head space.
that is *NOT* how you do a rent strike. The proper way to do it is to pay the rent into an escrow on good faith that the management doing their part would result in all the back pay coming at once and present proof of the escrow to the court in addition to your claim.
It always trips me out when I hear people having rent that’s like $450, always makes me so jealous, my rent is $1650 just for my end, not counting my roommates half and not counting utilities……. Renting in San Francisco sucks 😂
@@danielbrant6740 I forget what former LB said it, but they said, “we’re trying to put you in the morgue, not the hospital.” I believe I might’ve heard it from the 1986 NY Giants America’s Game when they knocked out every starting QB they played that year.
The last story is a really interesting one as we heard it from a witness's point of view. It is awesome that the guy or girl was able to witness a manager committing pro revenge.
I used to live next to people like Mr. Douchebag car. Oh God I'm so glady family moved away from that horrible neighborhood. They always blasted rap music and I'm like 98% sure they were drug dealers. Maybe that's where my nextdoor neighbor from the other side of my house got his drugs. They both hung out quite often
Story 3: Good on that manager for being one of the good ones but shame on OP for calling the one guy a poor bastard. Could have just said poor guy, poor dude, or just even just guy in general.
A client should've called their person that they were sending tickets to an ensure that they received them before the super bowl. Also every person that gives a gift always ask the receiver if they liked it duh!!!
Not everyone does that at all! If I did that I'd feel like I'm fishing for compliments and showings of gratitude. That's why it's rude not to acknowledge the gift and thank the person, as the gift giver is left wondering if it was liked or appreciated.
@@It-is-me...Melsie well considering that these tickets were worth over $10,000 I would want to make sure that the person that gave him to receive them otherwise I'd be really pissed at to find out that somebody either lost them or used them themselves. Idk why the client didn't mail them instead of handing him to another person that could have potentially just walked off with them.
I dont even like football and the tickets would be better given to someone who actually likes it but if someone was kind enough to get me tickets as a gift and someone else stole them you're damn right I'd be pissed. That's something that's generally a once in a lifetime thing
At Exxon my husband needed to go to Europe to meet with employees. His boss of course went instead. He did get to go to New Orleans to meet with employees. We used that as our honeymoon. Company of course complained when I decided to keep him company on any business trip which bored him. This saved the company money because we made the trip longer and airlines charge less if you spend the weekend. Of course we paid for my expenses but accounting decided the company was getting screwed somehow because I went and we shared the room. Actually the company should have been giving me their discount. Saw this in a Dilbert cartoon once. It happens to everybody apparently because accounting people are not very bright. OK that's not fair. Exxon's accounting people were idiots. Hubby said they were rejects from Houston. I am not exaggerating because there were a lot of stupid things they did like shredding an important government proposal being stored. Huge problem.
Here it's actually difficult to evict someone even more someone with minors. Literally they can screw you over, your property and you won't even get paid. Changing locks is a big no no also.
The last story: Douchebag will probably drive he six hours to see if he can get the part but as the manager told the OP the other store(s) don't have it. that's even better.
I'd have spoken on the behalf and said what rslash said "sir please keep him out of jail. He owes me $4000. Afterwards though I care not what's done. I just want my money"
people who think they can just go around picking on people, especially smaller or gentler than them, make my blood boil. i don't know what i would have done to that douchebag if i was in that store... probably something that would get me arrested.
I worked at an O’Reilly’s in high school and trade school, my store didn’t put up with people like the guy from story 3 he would have been kicked out and trespassed the second he yelled at another customer
Hmmm... but are you even allowed to take gifts like that from a client? Couldn't constitute as unethical and bribery? Obv not in this case but it's usually not allowed for those reasons.
