found out fellow students in one of my last classes, unhappy with their mark, complained and got their mark raised. what then should one do if willing to accept their mark but later learn complaining increases things in your favour? if the bigger picture is that the gatekeepers for entry into desirable positions base their decisions upon final marks, then isn’t it wise to complain whether or not one’s heart is there legitimately? what’s more concerning – allowing a system to exist where one can complain or allowing a system to exist where one can manipulate the outcome simply by moaning. if the club owner gave you a guarantee for $1000 to do the show and you were counting on that when you organized the tour, the cost of gas, places to stay, food etc. but not enough people came to the show. should the club owner honour the agreement or ask you to accept a lower amount? Or is the question actually what do you do when people change the rules? Or is the real question since people always change the rules, even after saying these are the rules, shouldn’t you just expect bullshit to be the norm and try to deal from there?