malicious compliance

New boss flexes muscles and enforces strict break schedule, team compliance causes public complaints: '[It was] a week of utter chaos'

Ben Weiss

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Amid allegations of careless spending, employee's strategic compliance floods the administration with receipts, causing drastic adjustments to corporate policies

Sienna Varady

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CEO pushes junior staff member for more productivity, they start working their scheduled hours: 'I worked exactly the hours I was paid to, instead of coming in 30 minutes early and staying 30 minutes longer as well'

Brad Dickson

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Overworked truck depot worker calls boss's bluff after being reprimanded for working their scheduled hours like they were told: 'Clearly, you're not going to fire me. You have no one who can do my job'

Brad Dickson

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'Come in on a Sunday? Fine, but I'm going to play Monopoly': Office workers throw a party after strict manager insists they work on the weekend

Remy Millisky

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‘I made a mistake!’: Man cleverly complies with neighbor's demands to remove fence, leading to desperate pleas for restoration

Sienna Varady

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'New manager tried to back peddle': Employee gets back at snippy new boss who demands he must "be here when the warehouse opens"

Remy Millisky

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Business changes expense policies, loyal employee gets to take cabs everywhere: 'The company just had to pay double'

Remy Millisky

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'You want me to work ZERO overtime? Sure thing boss': Manager complies with new bogus OT policy, results in team racking up tons of OT hours, manager embarrasses boss in front of CEO

Ben Weiss

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Infuriated boss tries to get rid of employee after he refuses to answer work calls over the weekend, HR sides with employee: 'This won't happen again'

Ben Weiss

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'This is mandatory. You WILL attend the trivia contest': Accounting department rallies against boss who demands they have mandatory fun

Remy Millisky

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Savvy employee gets $15,000 payout after being wrongfully terminated by maintaining a thorough paper trail: 'We didn't expect you to know the laws'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Use your two weeks notice to get rid of it': Administrative assistant deletes and shreds all their files

Remy Millisky

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Dealership pulls bait and switch, customer leaves 1-star reviews and costs them $50k: 'Every time I have a few minutes to spare, I create a new account and leave a 1 star review for this dealership'

Brad Dickson

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'Luggage too heavy? Say no more': Traveler gets backlash for airport malicious compliance

Remy Millisky

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Employee requests three days off, boss demands doctor's note, doctor gets him six weeks off: 'They did not look pleased'

Ben Weiss

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