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'I was instructed to stay at my desk, so I did' Company crumbles due to drop in production following boss's orders for employees to ‘stay at their desk’ in uniform, despite being short-staffed

'I was instructed to stay at my desk, so I did': Boss orders employees to ‘stay at their desk’ in uniform, company crumbles due to drop in production

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'They were not happy': Employee quits according to their old notice period when employer refuses to give them a new contract

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My boss went through my office without telling me until today, decided she didn't like what she found, and is now giving me busy work. How do I "malicious compliance" this?

'My boss went through my office without telling me': Employee asks for 'malicious compliance' tips

'I stopped working overtime. Then I quit’: Employee hands in resignation after boss says he's ‘slacking off’ despite working unpaid overtime

'I stopped working overtime. Then I quit’: Employee hands in resignation after boss says he's ‘slacking off’ despite working unpaid overtime

Why yes, I'd love to convert a ten minute task into a three day project!

'It only needs to be, what, half a page? Can't be that hard': Horrible boss assumes employee's work will take no time to summarize

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Top Coworker Memes for Understaffed Teams of Employees With One Foot Out the Door (May 3, 2023)

Top Coworker Memes for Understaffed Teams of Employees With One Foot Out the Door (May 3, 2023)

'She messed with the wrong student; she never complained again': Barista student schools Karen customer after one too many coffee ‘remakes’

'She messed with the wrong student; she never complained again': Barista student schools Karen customer after one too many coffee ‘remakes’

Apartment manager "doesn't take cash" for $0.02 bill. Malicious compliance ensues.

'We don't take cash': Apartment manager demands former tenant write a check for 2 cents? Cue malicious compliance!

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If you don't want me to take advantage of your grading policy, then you shouldn't have had the policy that you did.

'He tells me I'm abusing his grading policy': College student knows worst grade will be dropped, only submits title page for next assignment

Don’t want to be asked for anything more? Okay. No problem. | So a few years ago I worked as an administrator at a finance company. It was my job to create contract documents and ensure everything was secure and legit. E

'He was getting ruder every time we spoke': Scammy business guy tries to bully administrator and gets shut down, loses sale

'Fine, I'll leave you alone': Teacher gets even with team of students, they miss MVP project deadline, fail program

'Fine, I'll leave you alone': Teacher gets even with team of students, they miss MVP project deadline, fail program

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'It ran out of fuel as I drove in': Man takes instructions literally and returns a rental car with no gas after being told to 'bring it back empty'

'It ran out of fuel as I drove in': Man takes instructions literally and returns a rental car with no gas after being told to 'bring it back empty'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Have fun with unemployment': Karen coworker fires herself by refusing to do her job

'GO AWAY!': Trainee follows her boss's demands to be left undisturbed, she maliciously complies, resulting in instant karma

'GO AWAY!': Trainee follows her boss's demands to be left undisturbed, she maliciously complies, resulting in instant karma

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Two petty victories over Finance Karen': Employee finds loophole in company's travel reimbursement policy, goes over HR's head to get approved

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'I eventually quit': Manager insists on doing things their way because of their age... despite having less experience

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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'

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)

‘Learned just now that coworkers are not your friends’: Veteran 8-year employee summoned to an after-Christmas meeting after venting about manager to a “trusted” coworker, who immediately told everyone

‘Learned just now that coworkers are not your friends’: Veteran 8-year employee summoned to an after-Christmas meeting after venting about manager to a “trusted” coworker, who immediately told everyone

Employee fired just 5 days before Christmas after 8 years of service by their nepotistic boss, who inherited the company, watches the company go bankrupt: 'He's destroyed the company, starting with my firing'

Employee fired just 5 days before Christmas after 8 years of service by their nepotistic boss, who inherited the company, watches the company go bankrupt: 'He's destroyed the company, starting with my firing'

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