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When one mistake catapults extreme measures. Oftentimes, after we make a mistake, it’s very difficult to prove to somebody who’s in charge of us that we won't make that same mistake again. That’s where malicious compliance comes in handy. I struggle with the use of the word ‘malicious’ for it, even though, of course, I understand what that word is trying to evoke, but I think that maliciousness is not malicious at all; in fact, I think it’s civil, graceful, and assertive.

Manager demands to proofread every email that employee sends, and he maliciously complies, causing problematic delays for the company: ‘We suddenly got loads of follow up requests, responding to which of course needs approval from the manager’

Entitled boss keeps yelling at employees for using her personal mug, one employee decides to take it on their last day at the job: ‘She spent days trying to find the mug’

Entitled boss keeps yelling at employees for using her personal mug, one employee decides to take it on their last day at the job: ‘She spent days trying to find the mug’

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Roommate etiquette can be tricky. Very often, it’s an unspoken contract, and people involved are unsure what it entails, and are unable to elaborate or confront the other party if something upsets them.

Sister’s boyfriend refuses to help with household chores, even though he sleeps in the house 7 days a week: ‘On his behalf i will also say that he does not have all of his stuff here so he is not “moved in”’

Residents refuse to allow neighbor to park under their front yard tree to enjoy the shade, demand neighbor park in his own driveway instead

Residents refuse to allow neighbor to park under their front yard tree to enjoy the shade, demand neighbor park in his own driveway instead

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Homeowner feels pressure to take down trees so their neighbor can put up solar panels on their house and save money: 'They shouldn't have bought a house that was around a bunch of trees!'

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In the midst of this AI revolution, a few things started to seem normal, like a lot of industries being almost entirely run by robots, or the fact that there is no way to talk to a human being when calling your local shipping company, but what I never expected was that AIs were going to make mistakes, and we were going to have to pay for them. Maybe that was the first thing to expect, instead of a happily-ever-after where robots would work and we got to have fun and lie in the sun.

Entitled boss fires employee to replace him with AI but then demands he come back to blame him for the AI’s mistakes: 'There is a TV monitor showing an interactive AI man who was the “analyst” that the clients can talk to'

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'It would otherwise be empty...' Homeowner discovers neighbor has been parking his SUV on his driveway while he's at work, so he installs a parking bollard and gets called 'passive aggressive'

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Guest leaves dinner party early after host's "vegan lasagna" ends up just being glorified salad: 'The “pasta” layers were lettuce leaves'

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Boss fires employee and goes on a 3-week cruise, leaving retirement community with no one to cover weekends: ‘We’re 3 people in my department - my boss, Brian, and me. My boss just fired Brian and left’

Is one supposed to endure hunger so as not to become an ungrateful guest? Table manners are not an exact science. One might consider leaving a house party early a perfectly fine attitude, while another can find the same to be a crime against humanity. Let’s embark on seeing what we conclude after reading this Reddit post.

Diner leaves a dinner party early because the vegan lasagna didn’t fill him up: ‘There were no noodles, no cheese, and no sauce. It was basically layers of vegetables stacked together’

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Employee lies about getting married to quit, but his boss makes him work from home instead, forcing him to juggle 3 jobs and wear a disguise near the office: ‘I told my boss I moved cities’

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Former employee joins rival company and ends up in meeting with old bosses criticizing his work: 'The nervous little laughs were glorious'

Candidate rejects job offer due to low compensation, leading recruiter to call candidate's current employer out of spite: ‘They asked to speak with HR’

Candidate rejects job offer due to low compensation, leading recruiter to call candidate's current employer out of spite: ‘They asked to speak with HR’

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31-year-old-woman buys her first home after years of saving, then discovers her sister, husband, and four kids already expect to move in: '[Which bedrooms will my kids be using?]'

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I wish someone or something could protect us from the ridiculous fights we pick and the mistakes we make in our first relationships, but we are at the mercy of stronger forces and find ourselves pushed to go through that character arc alone. Everything feels so dramatic when we're in our early twenties; you couldn't pay me enough to go back, but no one can take the pleasure of watching and analyzing someone who's still in the trenches away from me.

22-year-old college student got dumped by his 21-year-old girlfriend simply for talking to a female friend: ‘From my girlfriend's perspective, she believes: I hid important information.’

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Grandchild spends months arranging to buy grandmother's garden, cousin suddenly changes his mind and claims it for himself: 'Why hasn't he done anything to acquire it before?'