'Here’s 33% of your website. You’re welcome': Client wants to pay developer 33% of agreed price, gets 33% of a website

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Posted by Brad Dickson

But entitled persons don't hold the belief that they're living in the same world as the rest of us. They see themselves as above all of it. This allows them to set their own rules for themselves and treat other people like garbage with (seemingly) no effect on their conscience.

This web developer signed on to help a “trophy-wife client” with the website for the frozen yogurt business that her husband was financing. Things seemed to be tracking well, and check-ins were being received positively. However, the couple had seemingly little business acumen and began missing payment installments after the initial 33% had been paid. This all culminated in the couple trying to get out of paying for the rest of the website and finally settling on a request for 33% of the files for the completed website.

With all the time and money already sunk into the project, the developer decided it wouldn't hurt to spend just a little bit more exacting some revenge…

Keep reading to see the original story, as shared by Reddit user u/No_Concept_9848 to the r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit.

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