malicious compliance

'What they don't expect is that my wife...knows their tactics': Cell phone store managers try to upsell customer until he calls in backup

Remy Millisky

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'[She] returns it again, less polite, visibly irritated': Teen coffee shop worker sets smoke alarms off trying to make customer's bagel the right way

Remy Millisky

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'We notified our managers... We were all told no': Teenage burger restaurant workers call out en masse on prom night

Remy Millisky

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‘Empty everything? You got it!’: Employee cleverly complies with security guard's demands to empty everything in their bag, resulting in line holdup when more employees follow suit

Bar Mor Hazut

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'[I] watched him storm out the door': Teenager makes entitled customer's milkshake exactly how he wants it

Remy Millisky

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'99% of callers would apologize... the 1% however...": Teenager gets even with belligerent Chinese food customers

Remy Millisky

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'There isn't a single entree item under $75': Woman gets back at entitled father who demands she be his personal chauffeur

Remy Millisky

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'A lady from accounting called': Traveling worker spends $30-$40 per meal after accountant refuses to reimburse small expenses

Remy Millisky

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Visitor refuses to clear entry with storage facility security, finds themself locked in and unable to leave: 'He had to wait until 4:30 AM to get out after my shift'

Brad Dickson

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Boss repeatedly asks employee to work shifts while they're on leave to enjoy the birth of their first child, employee quits instead: 'How about I take a permanent vacation...'

Brad Dickson

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Karen demands baker go to the butcher's shop next door to sell her some meat: 'I don't see why you can't just go and get it for me'

Brad Dickson

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'Karen is speaking as though she is my supervisor...the board members [are] giving strange looks': Company troubleshooter agrees to let new hire take over, business soon begs them to return

Remy Millisky

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Major client foolishly insists tech support delete all data, tech support refuses to comply saving the client's business: 'Their entire company basically shut down for an afternoon'

Brad Dickson

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New "nepo baby" boss strong-arms lead mechanic into organizing his tools for the boss to use, mechanic locks up his tools and leaves: 'I am currently sitting in my car [...] browsing job listings'

Brad Dickson

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Manager insists all personal phone calls be directed to them in an effort to stop employees needing their phones at work, predictably backfires: 'No phones allowed at work, tell them to call me directly!'

Brad Dickson

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'Try to pile on more work to increase your bonus? Not gonna happen...': Manager tries to put the work of 12 people onto a 7 person team to get a bigger bonus, supervisor won't let that happen

Brad Dickson

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