30 Times Karma Brilliantly Intervened to Teach Jеrks a Lesson

Karma steps in to deliver well-deserved lessons to those who act poorly. From greedy siblings to dishonest tourists, each tale reveals how poetic justice plays out, catching individuals by surprise and serving them a fitting dose of payback in the most creative and unexpected ways.

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Welcome to "30 Times Karma Brilliantly Intervened to Teach Jеrks a Lesson." This collection is full of real stories from people who shared their experiences on social media, blogs, and forums.

These stories can be pretty surprising, sometimes sad, and sometimes even fun. Each story gives us a lesson we could learn from karma.

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1. I've come up with a brilliant idea to catch the lunch thief at the office.

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Our office employs more than a hundred people, which makes life easier for the sneaky people. For instance, someone has been stealing my lunch for a week now. I've repeatedly asked my colleagues not to do this, and even management hasn't been able to help.

I decided to teach the thief a lesson and prepared a special lunch with a surprise last time. Today, I even bet my boss a hundred dollars that I'd catch the thief red-handed.

Looking at the clock, I realized it was time to catch the thief. I approached the bathroom because my lunch contained a potent dose of laxatives. But I never expected who I'd hook. The boss silently exited the bathroom and handed me a hundred dollars.

2. A racist tormented the driver throughout the trip until karma made him shut up.

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A manager from another state is coming to our company to sign an agreement, so I decided to pick him up from the airport.

From the first glance, I knew what I was dealing with. As he walked into the meeting room, he'd already joked about the Black security guard. I'm of Mexican descent, so when he saw me, his eyes lit up.

Throughout the ride, he wasn't pleased with how slowly I drove or how I looked. I counted at least three times when he asked, "Why did you come here?" I chose not to ruin his fun and politely endured all his attacks.

Finally, when we arrived at the office, he asked me to stop farther away so that no one would see he arrived with a Mexican. But I knew we'd meet again because the director he was in such a hurry to meet was me.

This idiot cried, begging me not to break the deal because he'd get fired. He was right; I did steal his job.

3. My boss always takes credit for our work achievements, but this time it was the last straw.

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Last week, my team and I completed a construction task twice as fast, but instead of a bonus, we only heard our boss, Chad, boast about his accomplishments. He wasn't even on-site that day! We were even scolded for not thinking of this ourselves, WHICH WE DID!

I was distraught, but the following week, my colleague submitted a schedule change plan through Chad again. "Why are you doing this? You know Chad will take credit!"

But everything became clear the next day when we spent two hours hearing about what an idiot Chad is. My colleague had deliberately made errors in the schedule, which Chad didn't catch, and it led to all the cement drying up. The entire construction site was halted, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. And this fool proudly reported it to management himself. What can I say? "Bravo, colleague."

4. A pervert tried to scam a sex shop.

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I own an online store for adult toys and run it through social media. Because of this, people often try to scam me for free orders.

Usually, I refuse to sell and stop communication with fraudsters, but this time, I recognized my former office colleague. He's a sexist and a bully, and people like him are why I vowed never to work in an office again.

I was in a playful mood and decided to teach the jerk a lesson. Knowing his office address, I sent his order directly there. With a little extra payment to the courier and the help of an old friend, I managed to have the delivery slip right into my "favorite" client's morning meeting.

"Mr. Milner? You have a package." You should have seen the idiot's face when a blow-up doll with a dildo fell out of the box. It's going to be harder for him to pretend to be an alpha male in the office after that.

5. My ex sold my photos, but karma put things right.

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A stranger suddenly hugged me on the street. It was so scary; he insisted that we'd been chatting on social media for a week.

When we sorted it out, I saw a profile with my photo on his phone, but I knew it wasn't me. Turns out my ex created a profile on a dating site pretending to be me. Using my intimate photos, he lured money and gifts from men.

Two can play this game. Using his intimate photos that I still had, I made him a profile on a gay dating site and posted his address. Now for a month, he hasn't been able to shake off fans on the street. He should know how it feels.

6. My boss finally messed up with his sexist jokes.

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A new woman joined our company, very smart and experienced. I was surprised that she was just a manager. Seeing how she dressed, I tried to warn her about our boss, but she didn't understand.

Their acquaintance immediately started with a scandal. The boss shouted that she was dressed like an old man, demanding that she come in a short skirt and with a cleavage the next day. I know he's a jerk, but people put up with him to keep their jobs. But not the new girl; the next day, she came dressed the same, ignoring the boss completely. He was furious, yelling so loudly from his office that the whole department could hear.

But at the evening presentation in front of the owners, I almost choked on a cookie—the same new woman was one of the owners. She was checking the office atmosphere. You should have seen our boss crawling on his knees, begging her not to fire him.

7. The perverted boss paid dearly for his touchiness.

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I work as a waitress, and our boss is always too touchy with the girls at the restaurant. It's horrible; he keeps touching their shoulders, patting their heads, and even slapping their butts. We've repeatedly told him it's inappropriate, but he always jokes that it's his way of showing care.

So, for Halloween, the girls and I agreed to wear baggy, non-revealing costumes with masks and invited one special guest.

When the boss saw our outfits, he immediately criticized them and pointed out one lady who was dressed fabulously. "This is what your career growth should look like!" he said, groping her butt. But that was his fatal mistake. The woman took off her mask, and it turned out to be our guest — HIS MOTHER! You should've seen how she threw everything she could find at the bar at him.

8. My husband steals my underwear.

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Lately, I've been noticing fewer and fewer pairs of my panties. At first, I thought it was just me, but I was shocked when I saw that five pairs of lace panties were missing.

I decided to find out what happened to them and stitched a tracker from a cat collar into one of the pairs. The plan worked, and the panties disappeared, but when I arrived at the address, I was shocked. My panties were with an old, sweaty man. My husband was selling them on a fetish site!

But I knew how to leave him a nice surprise before the divorce. Thanks to my new friend, I found the website where he sold them, and while my husband was at work, I updated his profile and photos and wrote his real address. My husband came home to find not only the divorce papers but also a dozen dissatisfied customers who were shocked to find out the owner of the panties was a sweaty man.

9. My miserly brother tried to profit from his wedding, but karma taught him a lesson.

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He said that anyone who gave less than a thousand dollars would not be allowed into the wedding. Surprisingly, people still came to the wedding, willingly gave money, and even brought a special box for collecting it, which they gifted along with the money.

My brother kept boasting to me about how generous his guests were. The celebration was magnificent; my brother spared no expense on the guests, knowing it would all pay off, and warmly said goodbye to everyone.

But in the morning, when it was time to pay the restaurant, he was refused because the guests had given him counterfeit THOUSAND DOLLAR bills! And the funniest part was that they featured his embarrassing school photo.

10. My brother hates me and made me look like a fool in front of my girlfriend.

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My brother Jacob has always been the family favorite. Right after high school, he quickly found success in a sales career and later opened his own business. I decided I loved the sea and chose to be a simple sailor. At every family dinner, I had to listen to my parents and relatives say, "Well, Jacob already..." "Well, Jacob would..."

Honestly, I hated Jacob, and the feeling was mutual. But recently, my mother forced us to "make peace," and my brother invited my girlfriend and me to his brand-new boat.

But when my girlfriend and I arrived at the boat, he said no one had invited me. Knowing how much my brother loves symbolism, he probably thinks it's ironic to steal my girlfriend on a boat, even though I'm the sailor between us. He simply took my girlfriend's hand and led her to his yacht, and she smiled and agreed.

But I had the last laugh. This idiot was stuck in the middle of the sea because he started the engine incorrectly. It's a common and easily solvable issue on small boats, and I could have fixed it in five minutes, but I wasn't there. The pair got their dream date as they waited for rescue for over a day in the middle of the sea under the scorching sun.

11. My husband was very unlucky that my flight got canceled.

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Once, I was supposed to go on a business trip, but upon arriving at the airport, I found out that my flight was postponed to the next day. Well, I wasn't too eager to leave anyway, so I went back home.

However, when I got home, I heard the sound of water in the bathroom. I entered and saw MY STAN AND MY BEST FRIEND, LILITH, in the shower together! At first, I was furious and quickly closed the door in shock, but the revenge plan came to my mind swiftly!

I reopened the door and calmly said, "Well, since I've caught you in this situation, I want to confess... I've wanted you both for many years!!! So you'll let me do whatever I want with you if you don't want everyone to know about this!" I beckoned them to the bedroom, laid them on the bed, and handcuffed them.

Then I took my friend's phone and texted her husband, "URGENTLY COME TO LUCY'S HOUSE!" It's worth noting that her husband is a professional boxer who has already served time in prison :)

12. My husband would rather die than buy a new oven.

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My husband is a cheapskate, and it's impossible to live with him. Every purchase for the house, even a small one, turns into hours of debate over "why do we need it?" and "it's fine for me."

Old dishes, a worn-out oven, and a broken dishwasher. I've been fighting with him for a year but can't squeeze anything out of him. Recently, I'd had enough, stole his credit card, and bought everything we needed for the kitchen.

That leprechaun threw a fit, demanded that I return everything immediately, and when I refused, he started ripping out the oven and loading it into his car. It was a circus. He spent three hours lugging it to the car, loaded it, hurt his back, and five meters down the road, the trunk gave way, and everything fell onto the road.

Result: a repair bill for the car, another oven, and two weeks in the hospital. Karma is a witch.

13. My sister put on a show at our grandmother's funeral.

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Grandma wasn't feeling well, so I went to take care of her as usual, but this time, my sister also showed up. That surprised me since she never visited.

Grandma's condition worsened, but despite always being there, she only valued my sister more. The plan worked, and after grandma died, the house went to my sister. As for me, after years of care, grandma left me only an old jewelry box.

But my sister's call at one in the morning set things right. The house collapsed the day after she moved in because of termite colonies. Fixing it would cost more than buying a new one. Suddenly, grandma's jewels in that box don't seem so bad.

14. My ex tried to ruin my life but ended up doing the opposite.

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I have a new girlfriend, and my ex couldn't come to terms with it. To be honest, I didn't realize how crazy she was.

She threw rotten eggs under my girlfriend's window, called her at night, and even left dead animals at her door. I had no proof, but all signs pointed to her.

Maybe my ex thought she would cause trouble between me and my girlfriend, but she only pushed us to move in together faster. But yesterday, she crossed all the lines.

In the evening, we went to the yard and saw that the whole car was scratched with keys. The thing is, my car is currently in the shop. It was my girlfriend's father's car in the yard, and he's a policeman. She should've stopped at rotten eggs.

15. Not every day you get a chance to get back for school insults.

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I always like to arrive early at work to enjoy the morning. But this time, my peace was interrupted by my former classmate suddenly approaching me.

She was recounting our shared memories like we were the best of friends. "Do you remember what we used to call you?" she asked with a genuine smile. "Right, you had those horrible braces! UFO! Ha-ha-ha!" I was about to just stand up and leave silently, but she suddenly jumped up and said she had to run because she had an interview on the 15th floor.

How ironic because I'm the one conducting the interview on the 15th floor.

16. My perverted colleague finally got what he deserved.

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Our work group decided to go to the hot springs. Nearly all of us are women, except Kevin. He's gay and somehow became an integral part of our female team. I was against it, but the girls assured me everything would be fine.

I was very cautious when we were undressed and finally noticed a strange blinking behind a plant in the springs.

It was a camera! This pervert tried to record us for his own amusement. I moved his camera to the men's changing room, erasing our video. It was hilarious to see him trying to explain that it was all a mistake and that he wasn't really gay while getting beaten up by ten naked men.

17. All the men in my life started disappearing one by one.

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Lately, I've noticed that men have been disappearing from my life. First, my dance instructor vanished without a trace. The dance school said he had moved. Then my French tutor disappeared. After that, my work partner, Mike, was gone. All of this began after I married Dylan.

Recently, when I was seeing my masseur, I stayed at a cafe near his office and saw Dylan visit him. I overheard their conversation and learned that DYLAN WAS PAYING THE MEN TO STAY AWAY FROM ME! He paid about 10,000 dollars to my dance instructor to get him to change schools, the same to my tutor, and up to 20,000 dollars to my colleague! All because of jealousy!

But the most shocking part was that he used the wedding gift money to pay them! I told him that I didn't care how he would do it, but he must return the money, or we'd divorce. And you know what this fool who "doesn't want me around other men" suggested? He said, "You're a great dancer, and I've heard strippers make good money!" So we divorced."

18. My mom stole my boyfriend.

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I vowed not to speak to my mother since she stole my boyfriend during Thanksgiving! I had asked my boyfriend to celebrate at my place, but when I returned from the store, I found him without pants with my mother in the bathroom.

It was terrible, and her reaction made it worse: "What's wrong with having fun?" I didn't seek revenge because I believe people get what they deserve. And that's exactly what happened.

A month later, I had to attend a family event, knowing my mother and her "younger man lover" would be there. But karma struck quickly; my ex-boyfriend cheated on my mother with my GRANDMOTHER!

19. The pervert paid the ultimate price for peeping.

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I own a hotel in the mountains with natural springs, and guests often complain about someone peeking at the women while they bathe. It's a common problem, but it hurts my business, so I decided to take radical action so the pervert would learn his lesson once and for all.

I found a hole in the wall on the men's side. Before sealing it, I left a dozen mousetraps covered with plants to teach the pervert a lesson. The next day, a man's hysterical scream echoed throughout the entire bathhouse.

Knowing the wrongdoing had been punished, I sealed the hole and apologized to the customers once more. But I never imagined I'd see the marks of the mousetraps on my husband's genitals."

20. I crashed my husband's bachelor party to test his loyalty.

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I knew my husband's friends would hire a stripper for his bachelor party. I was sure of it. But I was curious to know what the stripper would do there. If it was just dancing, that was fine. If more than that, the wedding would be called off.

I waited outside the hotel where the stripper was supposed to arrive. When she showed up, I spoke with her. I paid her five times more so she'd agree to give me her outfit and let me perform instead. I put on a mask and the outfit and performed for them.

I danced on my husband. He didn't realize a thing, but at one point, he grabbed my breasts and then my butt. Then he said, "Want to sneak into a room?" and showed me a condom. I nodded and was ready to enter the room, take off my mask, and reveal myself to him. But then he said, "I want to have a bit more to drink. How about you entertain Arnold in the meantime?" He asked and pointed to his friend. "No problem," I said. I slept with Arnold and then took off the mask. My husband was in shock, and I told him the wedding was off.

21. A spoiled brat on a plane decided that the crew was his personal staff.

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The boss's son turned my flight into a nightmare. He couldn't sit still and bothered other passengers. As a flight attendant, I politely reprimanded him, to which he started spitting nuts at me!

The torment continued as this idiot decided to drink the entire business class bar. Lemonade, soda, everything. He opened bottle after bottle, sipped a little, and asked for the next.

Karma came quickly. Half an hour later, his bladder was bursting from the drinks, but due to turbulence, we had to close all the bathrooms. He screamed, almost cried, and begged us to open one, but even when the turbulence ended, we didn't hurry.

This little demon relieved himself just as he was leaving the plane right in front of his boss father.

22. My husband left me and immediately regretted it.

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My husband and I dreamed of going to Milan since we first met. We were young and poor back then, and much has changed since, but I always thought we'd visit Milan someday.

Today is our anniversary, and I got a letter from my husband. I was sure it contained tickets to Milan and eagerly opened the envelope. But inside were divorce papers. This bastard left me after ten years of marriage for his young secretary.

But as soon as he stepped out the door, I heard a fall and a crunch. This idiot fell so badly that he broke both legs at once. Apparently, those tickets are now useless to him, and I'm going to Milan with his boss.

23. My husband called me fat, but in the morning, he got what he deserved.

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My husband Greg isn't someone you'd call gentle. The passion and even spark have long gone from our marriage. I feel like we're just living together out of inertia, and I've put up with a lot from him. But yesterday, he called me "fat-bottomed" for no reason.

That was the last straw. I woke up early, quietly packed all my things to leave this brute once and for all. I was almost out when he woke up and started yelling so loudly the whole neighborhood could hear.

Saying I was scared is an understatement, but suddenly a Bentley drove up to our yard, and the driver called ME! I had no idea who it was but jumped into the car without realizing it. It turned out he was a concerned stranger who had heard Greg yelling at me.

It's funny to remember because that was a year ago, and now this stranger is my new husband.

24. A father abandoned his family, and karma made him pay for it.

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My brother left his family for a younger woman, but years later, his daughter came to him begging for a place to stay. Her mother had died, and she didn't want to go to a shelter, but my brother pretended not to know her and threw her out.

Years passed, and my brother kept switching girlfriends without settling down. But recently, he became obsessed with a girl he hadn't even met in person.

He dressed up nicely and cleaned the house; maybe this time it's a good girl. But when I learned what happened next, I laughed for an hour straight; karma really exists.

25. My husband kicked me out of our home for his secretary, but karma set things right.

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My husband forgot his lunch, so I went to his office. But when I walked into his office, I was shocked to find him with his secretary right on the desk.

The worst part was that he didn't even try to apologize. He smugly told me to find a new "kennel" to live in because he'd sue to take our house.

I felt like there was no way out and wanted to forget about it like a bad dream, but "the scammer got scammed." The next morning, he came crawling back, begging for forgiveness because the secretary had filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, leading to a scandal that cost him his job and license. Now, it's him who needs to find a new "kennel."

26. I was being stalked for months until they ran into my sister.

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A couple of weeks ago, I met a guy at the club while drunk, and since then, he stalked me.

I would get calls from an unknown number at night and constantly felt like I was being watched on the street and even through the windows of my house. I was scared to death and had no idea what to do.

You won't believe it! Turns out that idiot was following me and saw my twin sister on the street, thinking it was me. She noticed the surveillance and decided to search him. She found hundreds of photos of me and other girls on his phone. He probably won't face jail time, but my sister arranged for him to spend a few nights in a cell with some perverts.

27. The stepfather's bullying of a waiter backfired.

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Every Sunday, my stepfather drags us to a restaurant to bully the waitstaff. He interrupts them constantly, calls them at any opportunity, makes them recite the entire menu by heart, and creates a scene over any mistake. He's known all over the area, so he looks for a new restaurant each time.

The only place around that hadn't met him was a Mexican restaurant. As usual, the stepfather bombarded the waiter with dozens of specific instructions, and he barely had time to write them down.

The waiter got the order wrong again, but this time, he overlooked the most crucial detail, and that backfired on my stepfather. He can't handle spicy food, and in a Mexican restaurant, that should have been emphasized.

It was hilarious. The stepfather was sweating profusely, crying, blowing his nose, yelling, and gulping down liters of milk for an hour. I don't know what it is if not karma.

28. I found out my husband was cheating on me and got my full revenge!

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My car was in the shop, so I asked to use my husband's car. While driving, my phone rang, but suddenly a cat ran into the road, and I dropped my phone under the seat. I pulled over to search for the phone, but instead, I found CONDOMS!

I was shocked to the core because the pack was open, and three condoms were missing. My husband and I haven't used contraception for a long time since we're trying for a third child. So the only conclusion is that he has a mistress.

I decided to pay him back fully! I took a needle and poked several holes in all the condoms in the pack. Of course, I filed for divorce soon after, but you won't believe what happened next.

A month later, my mother called me and said, "We have a disaster! Your younger sister is pregnant and refuses to confess who the father is!"

29. My colleague learned why being late is bad once and for all.

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We have a special parking lot for employees at work, but spaces are limited to motivate people to arrive early.

But Josh from sales somehow thinks the rules don't apply to him. Every day he shows up late, and when he sees all the spots are taken, he parks at the exit, blocking EVERYONE from leaving! We've repeatedly asked him not to do it and threatened to ban him from the lot, but he always makes the same excuse: "I was in a rush and didn't have time to repark." THEN ARRIVE ON TIME!

When I saw that he blocked the exit again, I wrote a complaint to hand in later, but karma beat me to it. There was an accident in the parking lot, and a car from the upper level fell down. The parking lot is designed to protect parked cars, but Josh's was an exception. A huge Hummer crushed his tiny car, and honestly, I'm not even surprised that Josh didn't have insurance.

30. A cunning old man built a business scamming gullible tourists.

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In our small tourist town, there is an old man who constantly scams tourists by showing fake local sights. He even bought himself a costume, giving tours and making up stories. Many people in our town find it funny, so they rarely warn anyone about the old man.

But yesterday was even funnier because he encountered a very curious tourist. The tourist kept adding to the old man's stories as if he knew what was being said and even asked questions. The old man was scared and made up answers on the spot but kept going. However, the tour kept going on and on, and the tourist kept bombarding the old man with questions and requests.

The old man finally couldn't take it anymore and said he had shared everything he knew, then asked for money for the three-hour tour. The tourist simply pulled out an attorney's ID and a court summons for fraud.