malicious compliance

'The line stops for a full 20 minutes': Freshly promoted new boss thinks he knows better than experienced machinist, predictable happens

Brad Dickson

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'I am fed up': Boss's girlfriend rejects the way employee does her job, employee maliciously complies and quits

BenWeiss

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Grandpa Builds Tallest House in Town for Family, Only to Drain the Equity, Leading to Foreclosure

EleonoraB

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‘I stopped coming in one hour early’: Boss gets fired for causing University worker to stop volunteering unpaid work hours, leading to worker's promotion

EleonoraB

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'Teacher [tries to ruin] Senior Skip Day': Teacher wants to fail students if they don't show up for test, students get even after a round of golf

BenWeiss

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'I booked 6 hours of overtime': Worker complies with supervisor's request to park bike in designated spot, leading to 6 hours overtime

EleonoraB

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'I was never asked to buy donuts again': New employee constantly bothered about needing to buy donuts for everyone in the office, maliciously complies

BenWeiss

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'I guess you're going to need a to-go box?': Guy exploits "no takeout" Taco Tuesday dine-in loophole

Brad Dickson

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'I've already filed the divorce papers': Husband wants wife to make him sushi, she divorces him, then learns just to make him jealous

BenWeiss

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‘You won't be paid, but need to stay here anyway’: Team of physicians are told by boss ‘not leave the clinic’ during unpaid work hours

EleonoraB

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'He answered that I was not qualified, nor smart enough to do this job': Employee denied promotion, maliciously complies and causes store to close down

BenWeiss

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'I couldn't train them': New hires don't take printing job seriously, printer room shuts down, company loses over $20,000

EleonoraB

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'[My] friend wraps what’s left of Karen’s hair in a towel': Customer insists hairdresser style her hair, is infuriated when her hairdressers' warnings come true

Remy Millisky

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'I told you to give me a different room': Front desk worker maliciously complies with rude guest's room request

Brad Dickson

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'There was one line [guests] should never cross': Hotel guests discover they won't be served after acting entitled toward customer service reps

Remy Millisky

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'I had the plague': Sick teacher forced to come into work after calling out sick; admin thought they called her bluff but were horrified by her arrival

Jesse Kessenheimer

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