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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/thefarzin on 2025-03-26 04:59:24+00:00.

in university, we had a team project on programming. I was unlucky with my partner — he kept slacking off and did absolutely nothing. I tried to get him involved, but all I heard was the same thing: “I’ll do it later,” “I don’t understand,” “but you’re better at this.”

okay, fine — I did everything myself.

during the defense, I was supposed to present the project and answer questions, while he just stood there, nodding and pretending to understand. I even explained the main points to him, so he wouldn’t look completely lost. and then, just a second before I stepped forward, this individual jumps in front of me and, throwing over his shoulder, says: “I’ll do everything, you just enjoy it,” and steps onto the stage.

alright. I complied.

and it was fun.

he crumbled within the first minutes. he stumbled, mixed up terms, and explained the code wrong. the professors started grilling him with questions, and he just dug himself deeper into a hole. eventually, they turned to me:

“can you explain?”

without emotion, I replied, “sure. as my partner already explained…” — and gave a clear explanation of the project, looking perfect in contrast to him. I got a great grade. he got penalty assignments and a public dressing down from the professors. and yes, his lady in the audience looked at him as though he died right on stage.

and no, this isn’t the story where the strong take advantage of the weak. I was a healthy first-year student, and he was a skinny, weak, but overconfident student whose boldness outweighed his physical size.