malicious compliance

'Delete your files and leave': New boss fired after making analyst redundant and telling him to delete his "worthless" files, cost company $2.5 million

Brad Dickson

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'Self-inflicted stupid tax': One cashier's tiny slice of revenge on crabby Karens

Remy Millisky

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'You can't quit on a Friday': Company ignores employee's two-week notice, tries to fire him after he already left the company

Brad Dickson

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'Not my job, not my problem': Coworker gets fired for questioning policies, company suffers after no one takes on her work duties

Ben Weiss

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‘You’re Toast!’ : Entitled Nepo-Baby Employee Fired for Negligence, Reports Boss for Fraud Out of Spite, Legal Department Revokes His Financial Support as Revenge

Eleonora Bader

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‘My Old Boss Demanded I Put Domain Names on My Personal Credit Card. I Said No Problem, Then Quit.’ : Employee Sets Petty Terms When Company Begs for Domain Names They Forced Employee to Put On His Personal Credit Card

Eleonora Bader

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‘You Won’t Be Paid for This Mandatory Meeting. Also, From Now on You Will Dress for the Job You Want’ : Nepo-Baby Company Lacks Code of Conduct, Micromanager Makes up Rules for Employees, Leading To Malicious Compliance

Eleonora Bader

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'I walked down to the office later that day with the biggest grin on my face': Teacher complies with school's annoying new rules, administration is caught off guard

Remy Millisky

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'We are not allowed to leave our room': Teachers get back at Principal through compliance to an authoritative demand

Brad Dickson

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Update: ‘I Quit and Already Got a New Job That Pays Double’ : Overworked Employee Abandons Understaffed Team Following Boss’s Terrible Management, Boss Tries Bribing Employee to Stay With 25-Cent Raise

Eleonora Bader

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'What do I do if they aren't home?': Landlord gives handyman unclear instructions when tenants won't answer the door, cue malicious compliance!

Ben Weiss

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'I approached HR. They looked at me like I had two heads': Employee ignored by HR, so they contact the labor board instead

Remy Millisky

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‘You Say the Attendance System Is Law? Fine, I’ll Use It to My Advantage’ : Fed up Employee Plays Work System via Malicious Compliance, Following Bossy Manager’s Unfair Formal Rebuke

Eleonora Bader

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'That's somebody's job, but it ain't mine': 23 Work Fails That Turned Into Malicious Compliance

Elna McHilderson

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'The entire class is fed up': Veterinary students take a stand against their tyrannical teacher's unreasonable demands

Brad Dickson

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'Call the cops? If you insist': Guy makes a scene at the reception of job interview, leaves in handcuffs

Brad Dickson

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