malicious compliance

'Stay in your lane': Restaurant chef spars with manager over leaving his station to help with a crisis, cue malicious compliance

Ben Weiss

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Client micromanages truck driver over delivery, trucker sends dozens of pointless photos for revenge: 'You want updates, I will give you all the updates'

Isabella Penn

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'I gave her exactly what she asked for': Micromanager boss scolds employee for lateness, regrets it when employee stops working long hours

Remy Millisky

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Overachieving employee raises KPI averages higher just so their boss misses a promotion: 'The entire sector didn't get raises that year'

Brad Dickson

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Manager insists on personally reviewing every job candidate Recruiter finds, lives to regret it: 'I never received pushback again'

Brad Dickson

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'You stepped out of the store, you don't get a refund': Clever customer uses loophole in store's return policy, infuriating the manager

Ben Weiss

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'If I am not employed there, the software cannot be used': Teacher wipes software from all machines before leaving for good after years of free extra labor

Ben Weiss

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'Threaten to sue me? Go for it!': Divorce goes bad when ex-wife threatens to sue after squandering her finances

Brad Dickson

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'Ended up putting in a two week notice... they acted surprised': Worker gives workplace 6 months notice, company avoids finding a replacement

Remy Millisky

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'I was instructed to smile more': Tech support worker weirds out customers by maliciously complying with supervisor's instructions

Remy Millisky

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Employee asked by new owners to teach their replacement how to do their impossible job: 'This guy got [a] full year's worth of training in a week'

Brad Dickson

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'His friends are wheezing from laughter at this point': Customer tries to outsmart store policy, embarrasses himself in front of cashier and friends

Remy Millisky

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'Either do your job or hand in your resignation': Long-time employee calls boss's bluff, leads mass exodus

Remy Millisky

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'If it's not in writing, it didn't happen': Employee uses written communication as defense when micromanaging supervisor's tries to get of them

Brad Dickson

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'The case was hopeless...': Lawyer saves restaurant owner from a rapacious landlord's iron-clad contract

Brad Dickson

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'I saw red, but then I had an idea': Woman engineer punishes her coworkers by agreeing to "get coffee" for them

Remy Millisky

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