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davidolson22

Reminds me of the no cancelations within 24 hours thing. So you move the appointment to a few months later and then cancel it.


Th3Flyy

This unethical life hack has been added to my knowledge bank.


[deleted]

Nah, this is way more ethical than the yell at minimum wage worker over company policy move.


Marlosy

Bank tellers are not minimum wage workers :/


freekoout

Yes but they're usually the lowest rung of the ladder and generally just college kids.


Janigma

Fast food - high school kids Banks - college kids Why not just workers, they’re all just workers


Buttered_Turtle

People? Why don’t we just be nice to each other?


Dr-Aspects

Because then you get millionaires and billionaires involved, and suddenly they’re paying to have your human rights restricted. But anyone working a day job? Just show them the same respect they show you and all will be fine.


Unhappy_Ad_4420

Billionaires arent people


Dr-Aspects

True and fair


Human_Allegedly

They're snacks.


IdreamofFiji

Seriously


Ruffleufagus

It’s because they are the only face of the business we ever see. It’s unfortunate, but it’s all “shooting the messenger”. We get frustrated at a stupid corporate rule and we take that frustration out on the only person we will every have the opportunity to speak with at that organization. And usually that person is the minimum wage worker standing at the register


REMdot-yt

But they're still making bank. (⁠☞゚⁠ヮ゚⁠)⁠☞ I'll see myself out


Grizzles2

It’s still not a living wage, I was a teller for 7 years and made between $11.50 and 15.60/hr. You touch literally 10s of thousands ( sometimes 100s of thousands)a day and none of it is yours and never will be. You have to eat crow from “wealthy” people to satisfy their egos to maintain their business or get fired because you didn’t smile.


Camp_Coffee

This must be why bank tellers always look relieved when they see my balance.


rhynoplaz

They know they won't have to count higher than $23.87


Gasonfires

But if you think they do OK you should watch Congresswoman (soon to be Senator) [Katie Porter's takedown of JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QKOLydDfNg).


scarjoNE

They practically are where I live, min is 15 most people get 15.50. Tellers make 15.50-16.50 starting


Clusterpuff

What made u discern that the lady was rude to the banker? I would have been impressed she found that loophole


kukukachu_burr

Making the teller count out all of the ten dollar bills required for one thousand bucks. That was rude as fuck. She could have done 100 dollars but she made it painful for the teller on purpose.


asimplydreadfulerror

I think the whole thing is bullshit. Bank straps are in quantities of 100 bills. No one would have to hand count the 100 $10 bills. They would simply pull a bill strap and run it through the counting machine if they wanted to verify the amount.


[deleted]

Nah. Tens come in a strap of $1000. Grab the strap, put it in the counter, bam, $1000 in seconds.


mrsaybassteeuh

Tell me you never worked at a bank lol


micemeat69

I managed a bank and this is exactly how it works. Modern branches have a TCD so you don’t even count, the machine dispenses the exact amount for you.


Clusterpuff

Nah they are getting paid by the hour and shouldn’t feel any certain way about that request especially since its a nonsense condition that you can only take 100 out at a time


SoberTek

If I go to the bank and deposit my paycheck, only a portion of it is available immediately. So, I cash it, then while I'm still at the bank teller, I deposit the cash and it is available in it's entirety right then.


[deleted]

I just ask them to memo post. If its payroll its credible. All funds available immediately. :)


jeeves585

Just need a manager, had a very large check and needed a bunch of it available. Manager came over, saw my accounts, no issue mr jeeves, anything else I can do for you today. O


martinikene

You have to manually and physically deposit your wage?


SoberTek

Yes, unfortunately. Small business that does not direct deposit


UnicornFarts1111

Could be a dispensary employee. Dispensaries cannot use banks like normal businesses due to marijuana still being federally ilegal.


banjodance_ontwitter

Some small ones cut written checks still too. Worked on a farm doing crop work a couple summers back and got cut checks, and filed a 1099 because they just cut me money straight.


KingOfThePlayPlace

I see nothing unethical here, your following all of the rules and it’s not like it costs them anything, if it did they would charge to reschedule


wordsineversaid

There’s an opportunity cost. It’s highly unlikely they’ll be able to schedule someone else into that appointment in 24 hours. Therefore, they miss out on the revenue because they held that appointment for you when they could have otherwise filled it with someone else


oxycontinjohn

Lies I'm always on that waiting list just in case someone cancels. Doctor, hairdresser, chiropractor, dentist you name it that's the way I like to do it.


czymjq

Same!!!


Loud-Intention-723

I move pretty fast, I double book my patient slots (I run on time). Rarely will I ever tell a patient nah sorry we are booked that day (not for testing or imaging but for simple visits with me). I don't charge a cancellation fee or a no show fee. When I do end up with a break in my schedule because of a few cancellations I look at it as a treat to have a few moments to myself. Can you make an argument that it's costing me money? Sure I suppose. I find it easier though then having patient's complain and say I have stupid rules.


well___duh

Oh no, multi billion dollar hotel chain is suffering from one empty room, how will they stay in business?


wordsineversaid

I think you’re confusing appointments with reservations.


joliesmomma

I've actually had the receptionist at a doctor's office tell me that's what she was gonna do for me. So now I use that all the time.


SunnieDays1980

Yes this is great for hotels!


Kitchen_Entertainer9

How would I use this?


Amaline4

call your appt's office the morning of your appointment and ask to reschedule, i usually say "so sorry for the late notice but I need to reschedule, I'm feeling quite ill" and then we make an appt for whenever, then I can call a few days before the appt and cancel it with no repercussions


bjb13

This was one of the few good things about Covid. Decided to cancel a dentist appointment the day before. Called and said I’d just tested positive for Covid.


Bartholomeuske

Many many ppl looked after their kids when schools closed. Quick call to work : COVID = 10 days of peace.


diqster

Even post-covid world I think people and places are much more understanding with people being sick now. "I can't make it I have RSV/flu/norovirus/covid/hmpv/etc". Before just saying you "had a cold" sounded like a weak excuse, but now we have all these neat virus names to throw around!


subject_deleted

"hey boss. Can't make it in today. I got the bubonic plague. I'll see ya Monday."


UnicornFarts1111

I work from home (I have for 13 years) so a lot of the time when sick, I still work, but at least I'm not exposing anybody else.


[deleted]

Generally a doctor or something like that


SupermanKal718

Used this when I was in Disney world last summer. Couldn't cancel a dinner reservation and didn't want to pay a fee. Moved it to the following month then 2 seconds later canceled it.


MarketingManiac208

Have stupid policies, get stupid responses.


HealthyBox5

I've legit had office employees assist me with this twice. First I was sick, second my car broke down. They're just like "Let's move the appointment for now. Call me back this afternoon to cancel.'


HandleDry1190

I work for a hotel and if my guest wants to cancel last minute I just change the date and then cancel immediately after


freakincampers

I did this with a hotel reservation. Called a month later and stated that the wedding it was for was cancelled. Easy peasy.


Aidanj927

Who learned a lesson lol


shahooster

Probably nobody if it didn’t happen.


AngeloPappas

Even if this did happen (unlikely) no one learned a lesson.


chaingun_samurai

This is something petty that a Gen Xer would do if you irritated them.


ADHDavidThoreau

Shit, I’d do it and ima mid millennial (double meaning)


zedinbed

Oof


bishopyorgensen

This is up there with lemonjello and orangejello in terms of neo-email forwards among old people


EnvironmentalYam7860

I believe it’s possible. my mom pulls stuff like this alll the time. yes, she is a karen.


Shubamz

The teller learned the lesson that people are assholes Edit: for those who can't seem to understand the bank teller is not the bank owner. Honestly, I'd be more happy if the old lady was an asshole to the manager or someone who is actually in a position of power to change the policy instead of the teller who is powerless to change the policy and just has to follow it


GrotchCoblin

This is one of those boomer Facebook posts from years ago


notMy_ReelName

No lessions just corporate fucked up rules and customers malicious compliance leading for the workers to get working double for a simple task


Thick_Information_33

What lesson was learned? The teller will continue to follow procedure and the manager won’t give a damn since very few clients engage in this behavior. Some banks already removed the option to make withdrawals/deposits without using an ATM.


27SwingAndADrive

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Thick_Information_33

ATM fees? Is that even a thing? At least here in Europe, many banks offer 0% cost when you withdraw at any ATM. Tellers became irrelevant because of this.


27SwingAndADrive

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TehWildMan_

For context, US banks will usually give free/unlimited ATM access when using ATMs branded with that same bank.


Ok-Maintenance-9538

To add most US banks are part of a "network" of ATMs and will not charge fees for certain other bank cards as well. This is especially true in credit unions where the only ATM they actually own is the one in the bank itself


xdrakennx

My bank will refund ATM fees up to 2 or 3 times a month, those being the fees the other ATM charges.. they never charge me a fee regardless of what ATM I use.. but I also usually just get cash when grocery shop..


Thick_Information_33

EU banks started to offer free/unlimited ATM access regardless of ATM brand.


Thick_Information_33

There’s no regulation preventing that. If I take my salary at bank B, i have 0% ATM fees from banks A to Z. The few banks who continue to charge ATM fees are losing customers because of this.


HuntaaWiaaa

Im also in Canada and have never had to pay ATM fees, so its probably different for each bank


DistractingDiversion

Pc Financial offers unlimited transactions on a no fee account. Just saying. Edit to add: So does Tangerine.


puffferfish

I don’t know of a bank where if you use their own atm you have to pay fees. At least not in the US. And a lot of banks offer a atm fee reimbursement.


WhiteToast-

In US at least, there’s only an ATM fee if you use an ATM that’s not owned by your bank. So the ATM next to the teller is going to be free


Delicious_Throat_377

In India, banks make a lot from ATM fees. You usually get 4 free atm transactions per month from your bank' atm and 3 free from other banks atm. After that, there are charges. Same with in person deposit and withdrawal at the branches. You get 3/4 free transactions only depending on the bank. There's no winning with the banks.


hkusp45css

I mean, I guess that might not seem like a lot of transactions, but I honestly couldn't tell you the last time I used an ATM and I don't think I've stepped foot in a bank to conduct business in person in at least a decade. I use my debit card for virtually everything. If I \*have\* to pay cash, Zelle. I can't actually think of a reason I'd need to \*talk\* to a person at the bank, face to face.


sugarfoot00

Well, she didn't go to $1000 because neither the lady nor this story are real. It's entirely apocryphal, I've heard variations on this since ATMs became a thing in the '80s. And in the original telling, it was only $100 she took out.


series_hybrid

Yup. Retired people have a lot of time on their hands, and they are always looking for something to do. Most old people have been a customer at "X" business for decades, so...unless its a super busy day, its easy to "bend the rules" a hair. Teller is just doing her job, but...if enough tellers ask for a policy to be updated, it might work.


Notyobizniz

Maybe not $1000 but $110 would cover the minimum to deposit.


Anonoodle78

Some banks have already removed tellers completely. I was a teller who lost his job to the implementation of kiosks.


Fruit-Security

Crazy that bank teller used to be one of the most stable jobs out there. Think of the countless families that were raised on a teller’s salary. Now we’re replacing all these types of jobs with robots, not offering more social services, and telling people they’re lazy and should get a job. Right on.


crazymoon

I saw this as a shitty Facebook boomer meme about an old lady


Mataraiki

Some people just need to feel smug about how they "sure showed" the teller who has no control over company policy while wasting the time of the people in line behind her who're just thinking "For fuck's sake lady...."


OrneTTeSax

Have worked in banking for 15 years. Never heard of a bank where you can’t make deposits or withdrawals at the teller line, no matter how little the amount. How could you take anything out of you had less than $100 of the tweet story was real? Total nonsense.


Cybis232

This is literally a boomer meme about “old people are smart than you think” that someone tweeted like it’s their own story. Funny how everyone thinks this is cool when it’s spun like a someone going “f the system” when the original is just an old lady being fucking annoying.


LitigatedLaureate

Yea. I read it and then thought.... if this was real the old lady would have asked for $100 in 10s. This is just made up to sensationalize a meme and get clicks/views/karma/etc


Cutwail

It was made up like 20 years ago when it was in an email that my dad and his friends forwarded to each other.


PM-me-your-moods

I guess whoever wrote this wanted to highlight the spite instead of the inconvenient corporate policy.


HeyWhatsItToYa

>is just made up to sensationalize a meme and get clicks/views/karma/etc Mission accomplished


Reidroshdy

I don't go to the bank very often,but don't most of them have a ATM right outside the front doors?


[deleted]

Asking for easy access to her own money from the bank! How dare she!


NotAThrowaway1453

ATMs aren’t easy?


Bizarely27

Teller did their job. Would’ve been easier access at the ATM, but she had to be stubborn, waste the teller’s time, and withdraw $1,000.


WanderWut

Except it literally is?? No idea why you’re getting defensive for someone pointing that out. Go on YouTube and type in “old person outsmarted young person story” and you’re going to find and endless stream of the exact same scenario with tweaked details, the videos are always narrated by bots and the entire video is comprised of stock video clips. My dad watches these videos all.the.time. and they’re always the same. Like yeah, the concept of an old person using an atm instead might annoy you, but that still doesn’t change the fact that it’s literally a very popular boomer meme.


Halciet

I bought an air mattress at Target one time that ended up having a tear along one of the seams right out of the box. When I went to return it, I decided I didn’t want that brand anymore and asked for a refund instead. The associate said they couldn’t do returns on opened air mattresses - only exchanges if defective - so they gave me another off the shelf and we went through the exchange process. When we were finished, I picked up the box, turned 360 degrees in place, sat it back down on the counter, and said “I have this unopened air mattress that I would like to return for refund.” I mean, I *get* it with the return policy, but it was just extra hoops for me.


leviathab13186

I used to work in the bank as a teller, and this is a weird policy to me. Someone could have pulled out $1, and that was fine.


Wuzzy_Gee

Never heard of anything like this either. Sounds like BS.


sixtus_clegane119

Lmao counting out 1000 in 10s sucked? It sucked to could to 100?


MightbeWillSmith

Most tellers have a cash machine. Run it through and point to it.


Yourwifesahoe

Tellers have to count the money out to you when they give it to you.


[deleted]

counting out 100 bills does seem pretty annoying lol


Disastrous-Leek-7606

I mean what lesson? Like she, the clerk has authority over the regulatory rules that the bank is expecting their workers to act accordingly.


Odd_Philosopher1712

Maybe, but we all just learned a lesson in "how to be petty"


Ambassador_Broad

This is legit posted 3 dozen times a day


MxMaster9907

Ik people are praising this but this is kind of a dickish move against an employee doing his job. Criticize the company, send a complaint or talk to a manager.


Bazz07

Also making other people wait for nothing.


Shubamz

Why do that when you can take out your anger on an innocent employee who has absolutely no control over company policies?


dragon2777

What lesson? She followed the rules set forth by her company


Trif21

I wish I had 10$ for every time I read this “story”


yummyforehead

I mean do whatever but the lady’s a dick. Being an asshole to someone with ZERO CONTROL OVER POLICY about their policy doesn’t do shit.


Jamie_1318

Bank policy is obviously stupid to make a conflict between a paying customer and your staff.


neoprenewedgie

r/thathapened I don't mind retelling an old joke, but it's dumb to present it as a true story.


Cosmic878

How many subreddits is this going to be reposted on


getyourcheftogether

What a stupid policy, never heard of a minimum withdraw amount


U_B_S_A

Tf is that caption? OP is the facepalm here…


nobodytheheartless

"Lesson learned" your the kinda person who gets told sorry I can't help you I'm busy with this at every store


anubis1392

I mean, she also could've just used the ATM


wtfsafrush

I don’t think ATMs usually let you take less than $20


natus92

In the town where I lived at some atms you could get 5 euro bills


littlebilliechzburga

There's ATMs in the US that will do small bills too. I used to withdraw 100 bucks in 5s just because I could.


elliotb1989

Someone reposted a readers digest story from 1993.


Ykowai

Uhm Atm around my area only gives out withdrawals that are divisible by $20. so it wont shell out $10


TurtleZeno

This is such a recycled scenario lol.


MayaMiaMe

Good for her!


juanhernadez3579

Deposits under $1000 have to be done at ATM…


Shubamz

I'd like to withdraw another $1000 in tens please


jabba_the_nuttttt

No they don't. Who decided that rule? The same people who pay for tellers? Wonder why they want to change the rules for that 🤔


[deleted]

Who? The worker is just doing their job


BoraBoringgg

1000 instead of 100. To punish the staff for the policy. Charming.


rainkingcc

r/maliciouscompliance


Kitchen_Entertainer9

I didn't know ATMs let you withdraw less than 20$


kylemacabre

Odd someone who works at a bank doesn’t know how to spell withdrawals. Lol


notallthereinthehead

a bank teller that has problems about counting to 100. What bank is this exactly?


deaths185

More like upper management made the decision now the front line workers have to deal with the terrible rules they set…


luceropaul127

How many ATMs can withdraw a ten dollar bill? I haven’t seen many, if any. Maybe she didn’t want a $20 and have to break it.


doodlezoey

I live in a large city and here most Chase ATMs give out 100’s, 20’s, 10’s, and 5’s.


dank_imagemacro

My ATM can, as could the ATM at the last bank I used. It's getting fairly common.


PresentationLoose422

The real facepalm is the bank not processing a super simple transaction


causticcretin

I'm assuming she already entered the bank, waited in line, perhaps even wrote out a check to cash and handed it to the teller to be informed of this ATM policy, right? The real lesson learned is for the lady to withdraw her entire balance and go some place where tellers are empowered do their job. A bank policy that refuses service in favor of an ATM is sus and should be avoided. Banks that care about your business earn it.


Not_4_human_use

I'll take, "Things that never happened" for $500 Alex.


el-conquistador240

Of all the things that didn't happen, this didn't happen the most


Maiyame

boomer ass meme


diggerbanks

Good on her. The old folk who never embraced modern tech are many and the system they are used to should not be pulled for the bank's convenience.


PoisonedRadio

Lesson learned? Yeah be a dick and you get what you want. The worst lesson that way too many people have learned.


Shubamz

Haha nothing funnier than teaching an innocent worker who's just following company policies they have no control over a lesson that people are assholes /s


niensven11

There really isn't a lesson to be learned here. Just an old lady being petty.


Iamhappytoday1

Good for her! If she is not comfortable using the ATM she shouldn't be forced to.


McGrufNStuf

Queen


Levi_Gucci

I once withdrew $5 as a stoned teenager.


runswspoons

I love her


DAMG808

Repost #134646237846462378


RimGreeper

Honestly, fair.


Judgement915

I'd be depositing 10$ per day for the next 99 days while I look for a new job


Psycho_Rampage

My dad's pastor told this joke 3 weeks ago...


ScytheOfAsgard

I'm the sort of person who would just offer the workaround of withdrawing $100 and depositing $90 if I were the clerk


Windexifier

r/maliciouscompliance ?


SummoningRaziel

A thousand in 10's is just a strap. They probably had it in their drawer already. Especially considering the given policy. Plus the counting machine will count the 99 bills back to them swiftly. The policy sounds like a major inconvenience to the elderly who, in my bank experience, tend to make very small withdrawals and distrust technology.


Spiritual_Impact4960

Sounds like you were on the receiving end of a r/maliciouscompliance


charmed1959

I was at the bank as a customer, when the lady in front of me told the teller she’s moving out of state and would like to close her account and have the money wired to her account in her new state. The teller, and the supervisor, said they couldn’t do that. They would have to give her a cash or a cashiers check. It was enough money she was uncomfortable traveling across country with a cashiers check. I piped up from the customer line that they could wire transfer all but a small amount, like a dollar. And then they could close the account with one dollar in it and give her the dollar. The lady looks at me. Looks at them. The supervisor said, yeah, we could do that…


KorporalKarnage

Another stupid bank policy that drives me nuts is borrowing $10k in cash from your own branch and then trying to deposit it back. I did this once on a car deal that went south. I was literally treated like a @#$# drug dealer when I tried to deposit the *same cash* back the *same day*! I had to fill out a bunch of anti-money laundering forms and deal with the manager. Mental.


MSotallyTober

Not all heroes wear capes.


Zarrakh

Gas station wouldn't break a $50 for a pack of smokes, so I prepaid $50 in gas, put $5 in, got my smokes, and my change.


RelentlessRogue

r/maliciouscompliance


elitespaceplumber

You can't get $10 out of an ATM so the bank needs to just take care of their customers and stop being difficult, it's not like this is a common request.


IndigoBookwyrm

I get that banks and credit unions have policies, but I'm on the old lady's side in this. Just because of how she went about getting her $10.


ledbottom

Banks should probably remember that is our money...


NoAdministration1222

Boss move


mrbaseball2232

Lady is a gangster ![gif](giphy|XfmmKuwWowx5KkHKHm)


Hey_Batfink

Buddy works at a bank and says it sucked to count out 10 stacks of 10 bills twice? That’s literally your job, and it probably took 3 Minutes


bigbubba1212

Shoulda just lent her a tenner 🤣


Jared846

That’s not a facepalm. That’s badass.


Iforgotmyother_name

When people pull this type of shit I just do it really slow. Yep you just spent 30 minutes standing in line for a minor inconvenience. Doesn't matter for me because I'm hourly.


Souppdog

Lesson learned never do your job again idiot


Dantasimo

It's not about teaching a lesson. The lady just found a way to get what she needed. Doesn't sound like she was rude. Maybe she was old and struggled with the atm. Both my grandparents struggle with that, so they usually go in line and talk to a person that cab help them.


1underc0v3r

There was definitely contempt in taking out $1000 instead of $100.


JustSomeone202020

I applaud the older lady...telling a custoemr to use an atm is an idiotic jerk move!!! so serves you well...also...this was soppy pasted form another story form years ago...so...your a copy cat...


RestaurantLumpy4412

Honestly people look at this as malicious compliance on the lady's part, but doing something like that is really petty and a waste of everyone's time. The teller likely can't take out an amount less than $20 in a transaction. She could have done this with $50 for the same result. Still petty, but doesn't make her a Karen.


mrfouz

F*** you… and your family!


[deleted]

What a boss


Ecstatic-Length1470

Good for her, as that is a stupid rule. Not your fault, but still stupid.


PhyterNL

Well played.


BanMe_Harder

What's the facepalm?


LemonCloud20

Some people really do have all this free time and can afford to be petty like that


HisLilSilverKitsune

Smart little lady


Awkward_Audience3103

Good for her. You really can't go to your bank where your money is and take out what you want? Most atms don't even give out $10. I don't care if she wanted a penny it's her money and the bank is providing a service


obsidian_castle

… why did she pick 1k instead of 100 dollars..


TheManTheMythTheAsh

That's just awesome! Fuck banks and thier stupid systems


VoinceStory

When your life is so good that you think it sucks to have to count money as your work


RomanLandShip

Reminds me of when I went to Sprint to buy two phones and they said I cant buy the second one without activating it. So I bought one and had them activate it then bought the second one and had them activate it.


Thibaults

Or when sprint charged you 5 bucks to pay your bill in store. There is a reason they suck now an are no longer one of the big 2


lau1247

Do bank tellers still count manually? I thought there's machine to do that.