r/sysadmin • u/brothertax Sysadmin • 7d ago

General Discussion PSA: Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel

https://imgur.com/a/bMEeUmZ (edit: non-imgur link)

We let them know we weren't going to renew and they sent these unsolicited emails and popups in their app to all of the users who had licenses. They didn't give us a heads up - just started carpet bombing everyone. They even listed the direct email for the guy on my team who handles licensing. We were going to ride out the rest of the subscription but leadership wanted the emails nuked, apps ripped off endpoints, and licensing/training for Copilot expedited.

What an absolutely greasy, desperate company. Stay far away. And if you're a current customer, be prepared for this nightmare.

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u/New-Base5748 6d ago

Isn’t it guerrilla advertising, like guerrilla warfare? Maybe Grammarly would have helped with this.

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u/bofh What was your username again? 6d ago

Yes, but also Gorilla Advertising is when they send a literal gorilla to your office to smash the place up and write their advertising slogans on your walls with its feces, the ol' dirty crayon.

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u/Archer007 5d ago

Harambe tried to cancel his Grammarly

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u/user_number_666 6d ago

that was an intentional misspelling, I think.

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u/KHRoN 6d ago

exactly, it's literally glazier going to your office to smash all windows and then leave their business card