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Yell at me in front of a customer? Fine. Everyone gets 18oz of free coffee.

‘She threw me under the bus’: Diner worker gets shamed by manager for coffee order in front of customer, cue coffee-fueled malicious compliance

Teacher said “if you don’t tell me who walked in during prayer you will all be sent to the principal’s office!”…

'[She] starts SCREAMING at us to tell her who was late': Students get teacher fired in glorious tale of malicious compliance

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‘He Messed Up Big Time!’ : Entitled Senior Engineer Lashes Out at Employees A Mere Months Before Retirement, Cue Malicious Compliance

‘He Messed Up Big Time!’ : Entitled Senior Engineer Lashes Out at Employees A Mere Months Before Retirement, Cue Malicious Compliance

'She grabbed me on my arm': New manager orders line cook to "Stay in one place and do one thing," predictable outcome occurs

'She grabbed me on my arm': New manager orders line cook to "Stay in one place and do one thing," predictable outcome occurs

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Employee Gives Up Lunch Break to Help Out, Boss Tells Them They Can't Eat While Working

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'There is nothing else we can do': Best retail boss cleverly handles an angry customer

'There is nothing else we can do': Best retail boss cleverly handles an angry customer

Professor says research paper isn't long enough, so student gets published to history journal

Professor says research paper isn't long enough, so student gets one published to a history journal

Make it go 20% faster. sure. | So this happened around 2010 in Australia to my brother who is a tradesman who worked for a small engineering firm.

'Make it go 20% faster? Sure': New supervisor insists machinist make their machine operate faster, predictable outcome occurs

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Won't pay me for my cancelled event? Pay me to go instead!

Company won't compensate employee for missed $1000 event, pays $5000 for round trip international flight instead

The Karen of my building told me her keycard isn't working. Demanded I fixed her keycard. So I did...

'I changed all of her permissions': Raging Karen complains to facilities manager that her keycard isn't working, he revokes her access

Come in for my shift? You just suspended me.

'You just suspended me!': Employee quits when blundering manager suspends them and then expects them to show up for a shift

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"Would you just do your f-ing job?"

'Just do your f-ing job': Worker revolts against terrible boss by doing just their job, as requested

my (17f) manager had me leave the new girl waiting tables on her own, so I took her at her word.

'A customer called in and complained': Lazy restaurant managers refuse to help teen workers with lunch rush, get customer complaints

I altered my uniform to comply with the dress code in my employee handbook.

'I altered my uniform to comply': Worker takes advantage of stupid belt loop-hole loophole

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Knock money off my paycheck for grammar mistakes? Let me point out all the mistakes on my bosses work.

'I received a decrease in my pay': Employee gets pay docked for grammar mistakes, gets revenge on boss

Company saves cost by taking away company cars. | As we were project engineers we had a very particular set of skills for knowing how to follow rules to the letter and how to do so in a manner that benefitted the company or project or individuals.

'Expenses [...] were more than they were for the previous 12 months combined': Company takes away company cars in an attempt to save money, malicious compliance ensues