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Employee's malicious compliance backfires and turns into malicious acceptance, now he's being praised for turning 30 minutes of work into 2 hours: ‘Like bro, what do I even do?'

Employee's malicious compliance backfires and turns into malicious acceptance, now he's being praised for turning 30 minutes of work into 2 hours: ‘Like bro, what do I even do?'

Elna McHilderson

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20+ employees share the clueless things their bosses have said to them: 'It’s not mandatory, it’s compulsory!'

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‘Lock the doors’: Retail employee kicks customers out after manager demands they abide by ever-changing schedule, store loses major sales, manager gets written up as a result

‘Lock the doors’: Retail employee kicks customers out after manager demands they abide by ever-changing schedule, store loses major sales, manager gets written up as a result

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Teacher told to "work contracted hours" when he's been helping kids in the gym after school, he stops forcing the district to hire someone: ‘I was told to work my contractual hours, I’m only paid until 2:22. I did this for fun, and it was unofficial’

'I cost him his desired job': Admin employee gets back at condescending colleague by revealing to a hiring manager his bad nature during a reference call for his next job

'I cost him his desired job': Admin employee gets back at condescending colleague by revealing to a hiring manager his bad nature during a reference call for his next job

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‘I brought the company to a standstill to make a point': Manufacturing comes to a halt when an engineer weaponizes a software flaw he had been trying to fix for months, ends up getting updates fast-tracked by the VP himself

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Construction manager meets with unqualified boss to tell him his workload is too high, boss gives him more work, he quits: 'Ok then, I am resigning.'

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Manager keeps leaving passive-aggressive notes about messy candy aisle, overworked grocery store employee secretly throws $1,000 of useless candy into trash and gets a raise: 'I was going to sort it all out for good'

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Entitled coworker demands employee give her their bonus since they don't have kids and ‘don’t seem to need it like she does', employee reports her to HR: ‘I thought we were friends’

Entitled coworker demands employee give her their bonus since they don't have kids and ‘don’t seem to need it like she does', employee reports her to HR: ‘I thought we were friends’

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Boss removes flexible working conditions, leading to the resignation of a top employee : 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

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Boss says "no overtime," employee leaves right at 5 pm when their shift is over, even though it's in the middle of a company emergency: 'Sorry, I’d love to help, but I really don’t want to violate company policy.'

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Boss unexpectedly revokes flexible hours and demands employees stay until end of day, worker maliciously complies by arriving late and leaving on time: 'I'm still technically listening to his stupid requirement'

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'All the cakes melted and I was fired': 16-year-old mercifully fired from a toxic frozen sweets shop after following the contradictory orders of 2 bickering managers

Jesse Kessenheimer

Company only pays half of minimum wage, so new teen hire refuses to show up for first shift, causes other employees to quit: ‘Good luck… You guys gonna need it!’

Company only pays half of minimum wage, so new teen hire refuses to show up for first shift, causes other employees to quit: ‘Good luck… You guys gonna need it!’

Elna McHilderson

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'Good luck selling air': Retail workers instructed not to stock storefront shelves, they comply despite knowing it will affect sales, resulting in a dispute with management

'Good luck selling air': Retail workers instructed not to stock storefront shelves, they comply despite knowing it will affect sales, resulting in a dispute with management

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‘Everything collapsed bit by bit’: All-star tech developer denied a raise after years of taking on more work, so he sticks to his job description as revenge, ends up getting promoted

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Minnesota land owner now faces a hefty lawsuit after selling off classic car bodies for $600 over 6 years ago, when the cars had already been left on the property by the previous owner for 8 years: 'I sold them for a whopping $600 in May of 2020'

Minnesota land owner now faces a hefty lawsuit after selling off classic car bodies for $600 over 6 years ago, when the cars had already been left on the property by the previous owner for 8 years: 'I sold them for a whopping $600 in May of 2020'

Tenant changes Wi-Fi password to block freeloading neighbor, he guesses the new one and offers to split the bill: '[It was your dog’s name with 123 at the end]'

Tenant changes Wi-Fi password to block freeloading neighbor, he guesses the new one and offers to split the bill: '[It was your dog’s name with 123 at the end]'

Company owner demands employees fill out anonymous survey about work, only to turn it into a public loyalty test: ‘Everyone in the room realized this was a test’

Company owner demands employees fill out anonymous survey about work, only to turn it into a public loyalty test: ‘Everyone in the room realized this was a test’

Blue-collar trucker finally has it with manager always messing with him, so he quits and leaves 2 hours' worth of bolts to sort through: ‘[He] got a taste of his own medicine.’

Blue-collar trucker finally has it with manager always messing with him, so he quits and leaves 2 hours' worth of bolts to sort through: ‘[He] got a taste of his own medicine.’

Update: Boss denies employee's July PTO request because it aligns with her vacation, employee refuses to cancel her trip, finds better job at competitor

Update: Boss denies employee's July PTO request because it aligns with her vacation, employee refuses to cancel her trip, finds better job at competitor

Ohio woman resigns from her medical billing job and discovers her former manager is telling clients she was fired for misconduct involving patient accounts: ‘I don’t want this rumor to damage my new job before I even start’

Ohio woman resigns from her medical billing job and discovers her former manager is telling clients she was fired for misconduct involving patient accounts: ‘I don’t want this rumor to damage my new job before I even start’

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