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'If she wanted to micromanage me I would make her work for it': Employee manages a micromanager by only doing what they're explicitly told to

Brad Dickson

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'She left with the most... smug grin on her face': Customer flips out on mechanic who warns that her steering wheel is about to break

Remy Millisky

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‘Update me on your whereabouts at all times, or you’re fired': Employee gets even with new boss who demands to know his whereabouts at all times

Eleonora Bader

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'No one wants to look [at] hairy man-legs': Dude complies with new workplace summer dress code by shaving his legs

Brad Dickson

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IT Guy quietly deletes illicit files off employee's work computer, they complain and out themselves

Brad Dickson

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'You out-lawyered the lawyer': Divorced ex demands years of receipts, cue malicious compliance

Remy Millisky

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'Cut my salary in half? Kiss your business goodbye': Boss gives hardworking employee's salary to new worker, employees band together to tank the company

Remy Millisky

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'I've started selling to coworkers': Employee creates loophole for herself and coworkers after bosses dress code her

Remy Millisky

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'The grin slid off his face and his mouth went agape': Employee foils the plans of scam artist who thought he found a loophole

Remy Millisky

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'[She] ends up deleting our only copy': Micromanager reassigned after randomly wiping IT department's tech devices

Remy Millisky

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'The instructor walked away, shaking his head': Student's terrible handwriting trumps forensic expert

Brad Dickson

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'I had proof I was within my rights': Tenant turns parking spot she can't use into rentable space after manager insists she has to pay up

Remy Millisky

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'This was the most expensive office party in the history of the company': Boss spends 6k to throw his employees an unforgettable office BBQ

Remy Millisky

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'I have to pay for that $0.10 personal call charge? Done.': Company charges employees $0.10 for personal calls, employee makes processing that fee cost more than that

Brad Dickson

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‘You want to work, then work’: Manager authorizes overtime despite company policy, leading to hundreds of hours of OT; corporate come for management

Eleonora Bader

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'The company was run by a bunch of disorganized idiots': Employee gets revenge on upper management by going above-and-beyond with petty reports; never get's micromanaged again

Jesse Kessenheimer

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