Some customers are simply impossible to please.

This man was working as a barista at a small neighborhood coffee shop.

A rude and entitled customer decided to complain about his attitude.

So his boss demanded he be “nicer.” He followed that advice to the extreme.

Read the full story below to find out how he annoyed the customer even more.

Customer complained I was “rude”

A couple of weeks ago, my boss gave me a talking-to.

For reference, I work at a very small independent neighborhood coffee shop.

I know most of the regulars by order, and the newbies, I can generally give a good time to.

This particular customer, however regular she is, is absolutely garbage.

Rude, entitled, belittling, disrespectful—you name it.

This man received a complaint from a customer that he was being rude and dismissive.

Usually, I try to give minimal interaction, but one day, I apparently didn’t do things just right.

So I get to work one day, and the boss tells me he’s gotten a complaint.

Now, I’ve been there for almost 13 years.

Aside from the growing pains of starting what is the equivalent of a coffee shop version of a dive bar, I have had complaints that I can count on one hand.

Anyway, he goes on to tell me that a customer has complained that I’ve been rude and dismissive.

I say, okay. I will definitely be mindful of things with this customer moving forward.

He started becoming friendly and treating the customer nicely.

Cue malicious compliance. Every. Single. Time.

I have seen her since, she gets the absolute, over-the-top, Stepford barista treatment.

Think June Cleaver ratcheted up to 13.

Just pouring on the “Midwestern nice” like a thick saccharine syrup.

However, it drove him crazy every time he did it.

I’ve been doing this for at least two, maybe two and a half weeks.

And believe me when I say that it drives me absolutely out of my mind to do it.

It takes so much energy to treat this human this way.

Except today. Today, I gave her the exact same treatment as I have been.

Except today, she made a crucial error.

She let it slip that the way I talk to her is irritating.

He then decided to continue to annoy her.

When I tell you I haven’t had such a rush of happy brain chemicals in almost a decade, it’s not a lie.

And now that I know it annoys her, it’ll keep happening.

Because now, it’s not going to take excess energy to do it.

Now, it’s fueled by spite.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on this story.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

She handed you her death sentence, says this one.

Short but meaningful.

This person makes a valid point.

Finally, people are loving his revenge.

Sometimes, the sweetest revenge comes with a smile.

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