'Give us a lower quote, or else': Karma comes for a nepotistic boss when he tries to pocket $10k in commission by promising his client a lowball offer; ends up losing $60k+ because of inexperience

When working on massive, expensive building projects, oftentimes, the office salesmen get a little too big for their britches because of the promise of a sweet commission check. In the heat of the moment, a greedy salesman might even throw out quotes and numbers that are vastly off-base in a desperate attempt to secure a client and pocket a little bonus check for themselves. However, things can go horribly wrong when that flippant boardroom negotiation actually hits the streets.

In this case, a nepotistic company director sat in an office to try and win an exorbitantly high bid for a $200,000 building project by attempting to lowball their competitors, which included a safe, well-priced bid from OP. Normally, a lowball offer looks enticing to the client, but when there's more complicated notions to consider than just your bottom line commission check, things can get a little hairy. The company director had skin in the game with the renovation company for which he promised a discount, but because of a lack of experience, he didn't realize that he lowballed an already discounted offer.

Scroll for the full story on how karma came for a inexperienced man who cost his own company $60k in an attempt to pocket a $10,000 bonus for himself. Next, read about some 'delicious compliance', where restaurant employees gave the customers exactly what they wanted– and then some.

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Posted by Jesse Kessenheimer

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