malicious compliance

'I followed the travel policy': Worker exploits company's travel policy loophole to book more expensive tickets and fly first class

Brad Dickson

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'I’m shocked into total silence': Manager insists on eating while customers queue in line, demands to talk to engineer's manager because 'her lunch break was ruined'

Remy Millisky

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'Apparently no one got the memo but him': Middle school teacher brings in 'spooky food' for potluck meal, other teachers refuse to eat the dish

Remy Millisky

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'Ok fine, goodbye, go home': Student finishes exam early, teacher makes him stay, he maliciously complies and makes teacher regret their demand

Ben Weiss

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'He can't really do anything about it': Boss gets rid of work group's car to save money, they use his instead

Brad Dickson

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'I was being punished for being faster ': Productive employee crushes quotas during business hours instead of completing mandatory overtime, boss gripes and is forced to put their money where their mouth is

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'My colleagues found it hilarious': Worker faces 'worst case scenario' during storm, takes eight hours to get to work

Remy Millisky

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'If I’m not her supervisor, then I don’t need to check any of [her] work': Administrative assistant claims she's on par with the CFO, CFO maliciously complies, she gets fired

Ben Weiss

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'We probably got 30 meals free': Friend group cheats the system at a fast-food chain and gets a massive haul of free food

Isabella Penn

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'My team's not a bunch of maintenance men': Trade worker defies contractors orders to shovel snow and packs up 'everything on the site'

Remy Millisky

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'Her system absolutely backfired': Student finds loophole in summer job's payment policy, gets paid full day's work for 30 minutes of labor, collects all the money

Ben Weiss

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Update: 'I can't even handle this level of pettiness': High school principal refuses to let teacher leave early for doctor appointment, teacher decides to take even more time off

Remy Millisky

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'I called their bluff': Parking company threatens lawsuit over $10 ticket loophole, driver says "go ahead"

Brad Dickson

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'[I told] her that I wasn't being suspended': Student stands up to Karen principal, proves her strict rules aren't in the handbook, gets suspension revoked

Ben Weiss

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'I had averaged around 200 tickets each day': Worker goes above and beyond to "maliciously" comply

Brad Dickson

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'You said I needed to submit my essay, here it is': Professor denies college student's request for an extension, student discovers professor's grading secret

Ben Weiss

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