malicious compliance

Software giant fires last developer capable of servicing $25M contract in short-sighted cost-cutting measure, he successfully negotiates $1M/yr consulting fees:'Never fire the last legacy knowledge guy...'

Brad Dickson

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'She was unwilling to listen': Consultant insists that she won't take "fashion advice" from coworker

Remy Millisky

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'Mass malicious compliance': New HR manager stops employees from their morning routines, entire office stops working extra hours

Remy Millisky

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Boss accuses employee of not working their hours, employee turns the tables and provides proof to HR that the boss is the one not working their hours: 'Do we need to get HR involved or are you going to calm down?'

Brad Dickson

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‘I don’t make the rules, I just follow them': College students share clever methods to get out of paying unjustified parking tickets

Bar Mor Hazut

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'[Today] is our busiest day of the year, you can’t just up and quit!': Italian restaurant greeter follows boss's advice to have just one job, boss regrets it immediately

Remy Millisky

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Passenger throws tantrum after missing flight, gets booked for flight 12 hours later by disgruntled gate agent: '[She] deliberately and deservedly made him wait for 12 hours'

Brad Dickson

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'I wasn't "loyal" to this dealership': Car dealership employee quits on the spot after boss's firing joke goes wrong

Remy Millisky

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'Be careful what you complain about': Entitled customer throws tantrum over internet speed, demanding higher quality than what he's paying, employee maliciously complies and readjusts speed

Ben Weiss

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Incompetent lawn mowing service with a ‘three-cut minimum’ cancels on customer three consecutive times, so he ‘mowliciously’ complies and schedules his next mowing for 2047

Lana DeGaetano

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HR refuses to give developer raise by downplaying their work, forced to eat their words when their software stops working

Brad Dickson

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'He had to re-stack half the woodpile': Teenager finds the worst way to stack a wood pile to get back at father

Remy Millisky

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'I've spoken with one of our experts': Retail managers band together to get back at irrational customer

Remy Millisky

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'Maybe It’s a Glitch?': Employee sabotages their own spreadsheet in order to expose slothful coworker who hasn't been doing any own work

Brad Dickson

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'[It] cost them 100k': Workplace "no cellphone" policy costs employer $100k when employee maliciously complies

Brad Dickson

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'The amount of mail received per day was insane': Homeowner overwhelmed by massive amounts of mail accumulating at their house, Post Master hangs up on them

Remy Millisky

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