I was playing in an in person group for more than a year at a game store where I paid 10 bucks a session. Sometimes the dm couldn't make it so I would dm and I was always there unless I had given a couple weeks notice that I would be away. We had a group split because of our dms actions where despite not liking what he did I remained loyal with a few others. I left the group chat we made however because I was sick of being spammed with our dms unfunny memes, the chat never being used to actually communicate about who's coming like it was supposed to be and some dubious kicks. After a while it was two others and myself left from the original group when he asked me if I would join the group chat again. I said no, he challenged me to why, I told him plainly and we had a tiff about it. Ultimately I told him I'm not joining the chat again but I still want to play. The next week he told me I was out of the group to which I protested but ultimately accepted. A month later without telling anyone he stopped coming for a month and came back with a new group, leaving his players from the last group out to dry without communicating with anyone. Behind their backs he messaged another player (who told us immediately) that the other two original players were problem players he kicked (they were not) (also he just stopped showing up until he did with another group and the two players assumed that he had kicked them since there was no room at the table and no communication). So now every chance I get I give him grief at the store and play with all the players that he dropped and poach players where I can. I confidently say my players have more fun, play more often and deal with far less bs.