They walked out after interviewer kept being rude for 10 minutes straight — their one move on company’s Wikipedia page proved to be perfect revenge
A job interview is as much an opportunity for a company to make a good impression as it is for a candidate. One Reddit user shared a memorable experience involving a company leader whose behavior during an interview pushed them to walk away. They posted the story on the platform under the username u/schrodingers-canary on July 6, 2026. They shared how the frustrating meeting eventually led them to take a small but satisfying action connected to the company’s online presence. The move was quiet, but it gave them a sense of closure after the disappointing experience.
Got a toxic interviewer's company website deleted from Wikipedia
by u/schrodingers-canary in pettyrevenge
The individual explained that the interview started badly when the CEO kept them waiting for an hour before meeting them. They said the conversation lasted only about 10 minutes because the interviewer had not reviewed their resume, asked unrelated questions, and even tried to get personal information about former coworkers. After leaving, they later discovered that the company had many negative reviews from others who had interacted with the CEO. They then found the company’s Wikipedia page and noticed it appeared to have been written like promotional material. The user decided to add a “Proposed Deletion” tag to the page, and when no one challenged it, the page was removed seven days later.
The applicant shared how "editors kept removing biased information from the page, and eventually it was whittled down to basically just a stub saying 'This company exists,'" and it even carried a warning about whether it deserved to remain. They also believed the company’s public image did not match what they had experienced and let the deletion process take its course. After the page was removed, they admitted feeling satisfied by the result, writing that they experienced "a small frisson of delight" when they saw the page gone. Small acts of revenge can feel rewarding when someone believes they are responding to an unfair situation.
Sometimes, the only way to handle difficult people is by giving them a taste of their own medicine. In another incident, an employee found a quiet but effective way to deal with a manager who kept scheduling meetings during his lunch break. After repeated requests to change the timing were ignored, the worker decided to stop fighting the issue and simply used the time as planned. He started eating during meetings, first with simple meals and later with more noticeable cooking. The employee shared that the manager’s response was, "We’re all flexible here," even though the lunch schedule was clearly being disrupted.
As the meetings continued, the employee made lunch part of the calls, even preparing food while staying on camera. He cooked different meals and allowed the process to be seen and heard, turning the situation into a reminder of why the break mattered. During one call, a coworker asked about the cheese being used, and he answered that it was "Gruyère." The approach eventually worked, and the manager moved the meetings to different times without any argument. The small act helped the employee regain his lunch hour and became a funny memory among the team.