malicious compliance

Customer refuses to pay for oil change, demands mechanic put old oil back in: 'His truck might last another year at best'

Brad Dickson

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'I forwarded boss's own email back to them': Boss tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him another raise, backfires when both coworkers are out

Ben Weiss

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'Do not interrupt me! I am the customer and the customer is always right': Customer service rep lets enraged customer waste her own time while she berates them

Remy Millisky

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'You want a phone call EVERY time? Will do!': Employee puts in tons of overtime to maliciously comply with micromanager's demands, gets him fired

Ben Weiss

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'I had to train myself': New hire tasked with huge project, boss refuses to let up on deadlines until new hire quits

Remy Millisky

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Employee gets buried in busywork when boss sees their clean desk, going forward they pretend to be busy with decoy files and folders: 'I learned my lesson'

Brad Dickson

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'I cost them $100+k': Contractor denied phone access in warehouse to speak to supervisor, entire team collects paycheck and walks out

Ben Weiss

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‘He got his note’: Employee sprains ankle and requests one day of paid sick leave, boss demands to see a doctor's note and ends up paying a week of leave per doctor's orders

Lana DeGaetano

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'We're not stomping or jumping or running. We're living': Neighbors squabble over volume, upstairs neighbors agree to "walk normally"

Remy Millisky

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'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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