malicious compliance

'This is a typo!': New York landlord tries to strictly uphold the terms of lease, backfires

Brad Dickson

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'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid': Employee stops taking off-duty work calls, forcing boss to pay overtime

Eleonora Bader

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Update: 'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

Remy Millisky

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'I don't work for you anymore': New boss fires IT Guy who deletes all essential files according to boss's instruction, boss gets fired

Brad Dickson

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

Ben Weiss

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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 demand employee check the same inventory over and over, employee anonymously reports their bosses

Remy Millisky

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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

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'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

Ben Weiss

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

Remy Millisky

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'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

Ben Weiss

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

Remy Millisky

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

Remy Millisky

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

Remy Millisky

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

Remy Millisky

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

Remy Millisky

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