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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/P0ssible_extr0ext879 on 2024-09-29 23:54:32+00:00.

TL:DR…Woman wants me to spray 40 feet exactly. Tape measure was acquired

As of the beginning of this year I work in pest control and it has been quite a pleasent experience all things considered. I get to meet some cool people, hear old folks wisdom, and meet lots and lots of doggos and cats. The downside? The rich snobbs and the karens.

I am not a very confrontational person and will always try to find a middle ground where both sides are happy. However, when I am tired or just don’t give a crap, I can be a little petty. One such occasion happened around the end of July or August. When we (me and my co-workers) go to service a home, we do service the yards unlike some other companies that will just do interior and foundation of the home. However, since some yards are very large we only go out to 40 feet and spot treat the remainder of the yard. 99% of people are fine with that. This lady who is the star of this event was fine with the 40 feet. I serviced the interior of her home first, and noticed that she was following me around and nitpicking my work. This isn’t uncommon but she was being extra rude and it was the end of the day so my patience was nearly gone. When I moved to the outside and began with the yard, she immediatly started yelling at me saying “THAT’S NOT 40 FEET.” Our sprayers on a full charge (which mine was) will shoot roughly 25 feet, so I went 25 feet out and was doing a slow walk to cover the 40 feet. I tried to explain this to her but she yelled, “YOU SAID 40 FEET SO IT HAS TO BE 40 FEET EXACTLY!”

40 feet exactly? my pleasure. Without another word I went to my truck, grabbed my tool box, and got out my tape measure and measured out 40 feet. I then did another test spray and wouldn’t you know it. I was spraying 50 feet. I turned to her and said “I apologize ma’am, I was overspraying your yard. Let me fix that for you.”

She returned inside without another word and I finished up and left. If she did report me, my boss didn’t say anything. The one nice thing about her home though was she had a cute dog.

I have many other stories from just the last 6 months so if anyone is wanting some fun, scary, or downright laughable stories, let me know where I can post them as I am not on reddit much.