malicious compliance

Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Dad insists on clearing snow for neighbors over 10+ hours, neighbors critique his work: 'Did you shovel our walk? [...] we're not paying you'

Remy Millisky

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Worker spreads 100 copies of boss's meeting notes company-wide: 'Folks were... refusing to do their normal duties [and] browsing Indeed during work'

Remy Millisky

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Employee forced to use his car for trips, boss won’t pay for repairs, cue malicious compliance: ‘Since they won’t provide me with a car, […] I would no longer go to the meetings'

Ben Weiss

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Insurance company denies phone claim over strict policy until customer reminds them it will only cost them more: 'So how likely is it that a cracked screen could lead to water damage?'

Brad Dickson

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Neighbor continuously parks in homeowner's driveway despite repeatedly being told not to, gets towed: 'She yelled at me and the tow truck driver, calling me "petty"'

Brad Dickson

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Factory worker follows manager's orders, costing the company thousands of dollars, managers gets fired: ' I was ordered to direct all questions to the "senior" worker'

Ben Weiss

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Teenager weighs down entitled customer's car with 30 bags of concrete: '[They're] on your car, just like you asked'

Remy Millisky

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Employee offers to fix store's computer, boss refuses and calls a professional, only to reach the same employee and pay X4 the rate: ‘You fool, I am the professional’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Rules are rules? Fine’: Insurance rep refuses to fix customer's broken phone, claiming it's against their rules, customer cleverly finds a way to get a new phone instead

Bar Mor Hazut

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'My manager told me to quit so I did': 23-year-old server told by Karen and Kevin owners she's not needed, so she quits and business plummets

Ben Weiss

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'Look busy!': Student worker gets paid $10,000 to sit on his phone, maliciously complying with boss's orders to take his time on new project

Ben Weiss

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Entitled caller gets "canceled" by customer service rep: '[She said] she didn't have to pay'

Remy Millisky

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'It's a bad idea to get cute with my mom': Mom files insurance claim after Karen customer service rep rejects her request cancel service, malicious compliance ensues

Ben Weiss

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Karen demands neighbor decorate his house for the holidays, malicious compliance ensues: 'She wants a decorated house? She's going to GET a decorated house'

Ben Weiss

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