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'Work tried to punish me. It backfired': Tax associate blamed for not coming in on day off, maliciously complies and ruins boss's reputation

'Work tried to punish me. It backfired': Tax associate blamed for not coming in on day off, maliciously complies and ruins boss's reputation

'I know full well what is going to happen': Boss tells employee to wash off sidewalk graffiti and 'only wash where the paint is'

'I know full well what is going to happen': Boss tells employee to wash off sidewalk graffiti and 'only wash where the paint is'

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‘I started barking like a dog’: Student witnesses classmate bark at her friend, principal asks her to reenact the incident, cue malicious compliance

‘I started barking like a dog’: Student witnesses classmate bark at her friend, principal asks her to reenact the incident, cue malicious compliance

'I don't see how I did anything wrong': Student reads the school rulebook to outsmart principal

'I don't see how I did anything wrong': Student reads the school rulebook to outsmart principal

'Chop-chop? Yes ma'am!': Karen shuts down team of employees attempting to correct faulty product

'Chop-chop? Yes ma'am!': Karen shuts down team of employees attempting to correct faulty product

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'Good luck parking now': Driver's targeted parking move backfires when one person restricts access to their parking space

'Good luck parking now': Driver's targeted parking move backfires when one person restricts access to their parking space

'We don't need to check the design': Builder tries to warn fuel company that their blueprints were flawed, they tell him to 'get building'

'We don't need to check the design': Builder tries to warn fuel company that their blueprints were flawed, they tell him to 'get building'

‘You need to pay me now’: Contractor gets paid for 600 days of work in advance after writing a script to auto-complete 6000 reports in one day following boss's demands

‘You need to pay me now’: Contractor gets paid for 600 days of work in advance after writing a script to auto-complete 6000 reports in one day following boss's demands

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'Okay, Hot Wings for Mr. Hotshot': Small town resident humbled by local diner and leaves 300$ short

'Okay, Hot Wings for Mr. Hotshot': Small town resident humbled by local diner and leaves 300$ short

'I did exactly what they asked': College student moves every item they own into their room after roommates complain

'I did exactly what they asked': College student moves every item they own into their room after roommates complain

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'At the end of the month everyone was behind': Strict policy enforcement results in malicious compliance to derail micromanaging boss

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'He did not budge and bow down to my boss's demands': Employee refuses to sell out, rejects truckloads of material against boss's wishes

'He did not budge and bow down to my boss's demands': Employee refuses to sell out, rejects truckloads of material against boss's wishes

'Oops, I've overpaid my bills': Programmer uses skills to program a system to mess with his former apartment manager

'Oops, I've overpaid my bills': Programmer uses skills to program a system to mess with his former apartment manager

'I'm not working a minute of overtime!': Supervisor targets top performing mechanic due to five minute hold up; supervisor gets fired

'I'm not working a minute of overtime!': Supervisor targets top-performing mechanic due to five minute hold up; supervisor gets fired

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'Why am I not surprised you wrote this?': Karen's undeserved 1-star review gets picked apart by the restaurant's owner

'You can try to stop us, if you think you can': HOA fights a losing battle with neighborhood residents willing to play the long game, resulting in HOA losing thousands and board members being forced to resign

'You can try to stop us, if you think you can': HOA fights a losing battle with neighborhood residents willing to play the long game, resulting in HOA losing thousands and board members being forced to resign

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Colleague insists visiting employee leave their car unlocked because there's ‘no crime’ down South, employee refuses: ‘I couldn't take the chance’

Colleague insists visiting employee leave their car unlocked because there's ‘no crime’ down South, employee refuses: ‘I couldn't take the chance’

Worker quits on the spot after boss fires him and demands he stay 3 weeks to train his replacement: ‘You can't toss someone overboard and ask them to train someone as they go over the railing’

Worker quits on the spot after boss fires him and demands he stay 3 weeks to train his replacement: ‘You can't toss someone overboard and ask them to train someone as they go over the railing’

Resident refuses to shovel snow for entitled neighbor after they watched her decline help for an elderly woman when she slipped outside her house: 'I just walked away'

Resident refuses to shovel snow for entitled neighbor after they watched her decline help for an elderly woman when she slipped outside her house: 'I just walked away'

Manager stands up to entitled wealthy customer: 'You've just eaten your last bite of that lobster'

Manager stands up to entitled wealthy customer: 'You've just eaten your last bite of that lobster'

UPDATE: Employee refuses to organize boss's 50th birthday party after he made 0 effort for their birthday: 'I told him I'm not having anything to do with organizing anything for him'

UPDATE: Employee refuses to organize boss's 50th birthday party after he made 0 effort for their birthday: 'I told him I'm not having anything to do with organizing anything for him'

Student working retail declines to cover coworker's shift, leaving them wondering about whether or not they should be covering every shift they are requested to cover: 'They didn’t get mad, but they were clearly annoyed'

Student working retail declines to cover coworker's shift, leaving them wondering about whether or not they should be covering every shift they are requested to cover: 'They didn’t get mad, but they were clearly annoyed'

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