An employee who had been going out of their way to take care of an inefficient task during their lunch break was reprimanded for going over their lunch hour. When they informed their boss what they had been doing, they were met with a stone wall of stupidity and indifference. This left them with no option but to do the task in the usual inefficient manner, thus extending the overall time away from their desk. Redditor u/The-Golden-Ranger shared this story to the r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit.…

When a new manager felt threatened by one of her subordinates, she demanded that they submit everything to her via email as a means of control. She then maliciously kept from reading those emails, leading to her downfall. Redditor, u/TrainingOutcome5466 , used to work on campus back when they were in university. They were what you might consider the “unofficial leader” of the team. When a new “Karen” boss joined the group, she immediately felt threatened by u/TrainingOutcome5466 and didn't like…

His TikToks educate viewers on plant care and the world of botany, but his boss didn't seem to like them…

CCTV is not a tool for productivity,

An employee got ruthless revenge on their terrible boss when they ran into him in a bar. They quickly dissolved the boss's marriage after revealing a long-standing affair that the boss had been having with a coworker.

Some people really struggle with a "Thank you."

Redditor and r/antiwork subscriber u/usedallmypowerups posted this story to the popular subreddit today. r/antiwork is a subreddit that has been gaining huge momentum on Reddit as the “Great Resignation" goes into full swing.

Save a dollar. Lose a fortune.

"So incompetent that it would make Neanderthals look intelligent."

Sounds like a good solution.

A lesson in appreciating your employees.

When u/Tigerdragon180 was working for a large firm as a contractor for the IT department, his experience was one that people often have within a giant, bloated corporate behemoth. The managers were unreliable, the expectations were too high, and the company had an odd culture “That tried to sell more work as being a sign of praise rather than pay you to do the more work." That sounds like something that the owner or CEO thought of one day when they were sitting on the toilet, and all the “Yes M…

"It's a privilege to work here. You should do so for less money." - This Employer Probably

"But we're SO short-staffed!"

Taking one in order to avoid taking blame.

Redditor, u/MisterBowTies , shared this story to the r/maliciouscompliance subreddit this week. When they were working for a physical media chain, they were brought on board to help at a new location. This meant that they were still hiring all roles, so the District Manager hired u/MisterBowTies since the position of his direct report was still vacant. The District Manager hired u/MisterBowTies with the mutual understanding that he would have a narrow window of availability. But that narrow win…