malicious compliance

'[It] had an international roaming plan': Boss forces IT worker to get a company phone so he can always be on call, worker maliciously complies

Isabella Penn

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'I got paid for doing absolutely nothing': Call center worker unable to do their job due to technical error enjoys a paid day at home

Brad Dickson

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'OK, keep the deposit and do it all by yourself': Guy dumps girlfriend, moves out and maliciously complies with ex's ultimatum so she has to clean for once

Ben Weiss

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'Every time he asked me a question I said, "Hmm, not sure"': Tropical fish store's expert employee tries to help customer, customer demands to be aided by 'someone who knows things'

Remy Millisky

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'She can get lost': Karen complains about her shift schedule despite not following rules, supervisor maliciously complies, extends her shifts

Ben Weiss

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'Have fun waiting for two hours': Crew member reveals that pilot held up flight after telling crew members to stop bugging him

Remy Millisky

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'Ex-wife told me to remove all my stuff from her storage unit. So I did': Guy takes washer, dryer, and car from cheating ex after she demands they take all their belongings out of storage

Remy Millisky

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'So I just plop down in his seat': Passenger insists it 'doesn't matter' where he sits on airplane, refuses to give up seat to ticket-holding passenger

Remy Millisky

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'The majority of the staff quit within months': Boss tries to make employees start work 20 minutes early, workers retaliate and make a pact to arrive early every shift and hang out together in their cars

Isabella Penn

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"Oblivious" lawyers refuse to let bookkeeper make simple phone call that would save the firm $125k

Brad Dickson

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'I tried calling him': Parking spot stealing neighbor responds rudely to courtesy call, his car gets towed

Brad Dickson

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'If we all agree to this, then we can all get perfect scores': Professor with bizarre grading policy gets schooled after students game the system, giving everyone a perfect score

Ben Weiss

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'Here's my availability': Dispute between lawyers escalates to scheduled boxing match

Brad Dickson

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'But you’re advertising it': Customer requests holiday drink from coffee shop, barista refuses to make it because 'it's after Christmas'

Remy Millisky

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'It's amazing what can be done when the CEO gets involved': Frustrated customer floods company execs with emails to get them to fix their computer

Remy Millisky

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'I never offered any solutions to that company again': Egotistical boss overrules software developer's plan with their own, leading to their quiet quitting

Brad Dickson

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