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'Our steaks are RARE! WE ordered WELL DONE!': Eight Karens make restaurant worker's first shift difficult, malicious compliance ensues

'Our steaks are RARE! WE ordered WELL DONE!': Eight Karens make restaurant worker's first shift difficult, malicious compliance ensues

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'Supervisor was suspended': Trucker sticks to company's strict (yet inconsistent) safety protocol, risking a nasty performance review to prove a point to management; wins a weekend of PTO and a new pair of boots

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'[I] got my entire Chain of Command fired': Bosses tell employee to check the same inventory over and over, employee anonymously reports their bosses

'[I] got my entire Chain of Command fired': Bosses demand employee check the same inventory over and over, employee anonymously reports their bosses

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'I told them [that] "This is going to end poorly"': IT worker has hands tied in client-related emergency since company started enforcing 'strict' overtime policy

Elna McHilderson

'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

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'I revoked her status completely': Facility manager removes a clients' special access card, grants her entry to just one room

'I revoked her status completely': Facility manager removes a clients' special access card, grants her entry to just one room

'If you want to be strict with the rules, then let's be strict with the rules': Kevin complains about neighboring family's camping setup, family maliciously complies

'If you want to be strict with the rules, then let's be strict with the rules': Kevin complains about neighboring family's camping setup, family maliciously complies

'Have fun making 180 extra large pizzas': Pizza employee processes prank call orders to get back at boss

'Have fun making 180 extra large pizzas': Pizza employee processes prank call orders to get back at boss

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$'He thought we could increase productivity': Boss asks employee to run overtime math, then completely ignores calculations$

'He thought we could increase productivity': Boss asks employee to run overtime math, then completely ignores calculations

Inexperienced boss cuts weekend hours, files complaint with HR after boss reprimands her

'The general manager was inundated with complaints': Inexperienced boss cuts hours, files complaint with HR after boss yells at her

'[I] automated my boss out of her job': Boss sneaks out of work to have an affair, employee automates every task she does

'[I] automated my useless boss out of her job': Boss sneaks out of work to have an affair, employee automates every task she does

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'There was nothing stopping him from enrolling in the course': Professor flunks himself and his own grandmother to comply with university's rules

'There was nothing stopping him from enrolling in the course': Professor flunks himself and his own grandmother to spite university's rules

'Our place was fined': Overworked employee has to take on incompetent coworker's job, maliciously complies and gets boss in trouble

'Our place was fined': Overworked employee has to take on incompetent coworker's job, maliciously complies and gets boss in trouble

Deli coworkers slice cheese all night just to prove their boss wrong

'My boss demanded I serve all customers': Deli coworkers slice cheese all night just to prove their boss wrong

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'Not my job': Jack-of-all-trades employee gets denied a promotion because he works too hard; follows instruction to 'stay in his lane', triumphantly watching the bosses scramble

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Our productivity plummeted': Employee shares how 'return to office' policy ruined their company

'Our productivity plummeted': Employee shares how 'return to office' policy ruined their company

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Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

15+ Employees who were fired for good reasons: 'He was immediately fired when he was caught'

15+ Employees who were fired for good reasons: 'He was immediately fired when he was caught'

HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

HOA resident becomes HOA president and disbands their association: ‘What a time to be alive’

HOA resident becomes HOA president and disbands their association: ‘What a time to be alive’

Worker describes their frustration at their coworkers who refuse to take time off even during their vacations, creating a culture where everyone is expected to be constantly connected: '[They have] zero boundaries with work life balance'

Worker describes their frustration at their coworkers who refuse to take time off even during their vacations, creating a culture where everyone is expected to be constantly connected: '[They have] zero boundaries with work life balance'

26 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (December 28, 2025)

26 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (December 28, 2025)

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