malicious compliance

'You do what I say!': Obstructive coworker demands overtime for her mismanaged project, everyone abandons her

Brad Dickson

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'The Engineering VP saw the price tag, and told us to just rent it': Engineers ask management to buy a crucial piece of equipment, management balks at high cost

Remy Millisky

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‘Think about your team!’: Manager demands worker choose between job or grad school; worker quits

Eleonora Bader

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'We knew we were playing with fire': Professors fail students, students tell dean, dean fails professors

Brad Dickson

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‘I’m the boss, you do what I say': Coworker micromanages employees until they walk out on her, leaving her to finish project by herself

Eleonora Bader

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'That's gonna cost you': Spying neighbor calls police because of a few leaves, police threaten to tow his car instead

Brad Dickson

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'So sue me': Client challenges developer to sue them for their $2000 payment, they accept

Brad Dickson

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'You are in the middle of nowhere': CEO's nepo-baby son takes over remote workplace, insists maintenance workers drive 1200+ miles to change a lightbulb

Remy Millisky

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‘You still have to pay me for the work I’ve done': Manager cancels project and leaves freelance employee in the dust, refusing to pay them $2,000 for finished work

Eleonora Bader

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'The contractor calls my office saying this is going to cost $20,000 to fix': Construction consultant gets even with demanding boss by agreeing to "shut up and do your job"

Remy Millisky

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'Okay, but don't blame me if I get stuck in traffic': Boss demands reluctant worker commute to office for virtual presentation, gets stuck in traffic and misses entire thing

Brad Dickson

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'I could not believe how perfect the timing was': Thai restaurant employee tricks entitled customer in front of entire restaurant

Remy Millisky

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'I missed the part where that's my problem': Tenant enjoys an 'I-told-you-so' moment after refusing to cooperate with unprepared realtors; agents get locked out

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I'll be leaving in 5 minutes': Worker gets dumb rule changed by following it and wasting everyone's time

Brad Dickson

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'Are you REALLY sure you want to do this?': Less than 3 weeks after being wrongfully fired, employer is forced to rehire employee at 6x his old rate

Isabella Penn

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'Fine by me': Manager demands nurse goes home to dry damp hair, maliciously complies and gets paid to stay home for 2-3 hours as her hair naturally air dries

Elna McHilderson

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