malicious compliance

'What would have been a 10 minute drive... ended up being a 4 day wait': One-hour-photo employee tells customer their photos are at another store, customer insists they're at the location 'on her way to work'

Remy Millisky

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'Supervisor [...] fired her staff for obeying the rules': Receptionist follows boss's rules, refuses to make coffee for salesman, gets fired but asked to stay until replacement starts

Ben Weiss

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'I just want to make sure I do my job correctly, ma'am': Video store clerk makes impatient customer wait while they scan 50 DVDs

Remy Millisky

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Boss threatens sick worker's job, furious doctor gives worker more time off work

Brad Dickson

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'He got a promotion... by getting fired': Programmer gets fired to caught costs, has to be rehired a month later since he coded their entire system, gets better position and pay

Elna McHilderson

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'He was officially reprimanded': Salesperson tries to pull power move with the lab techs, learns the hard way how to wait 24-48 hours

Elna McHilderson

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'Don't want to sit inside even though a storm is coming? Okay': Entitled diners ignore waitress' weather warning, get drenched in a storm after restaurant refuses to serve them indoors

Remy Millisky

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'I've been doing hers last': Employee gets even with grudge-holding coworker who keeps sabotaging her by being too careful

Ben Weiss

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'My replacement quit after I left... they didn't feel safe working for an untrustworthy boss': Loyal employee gets fired for no reason then wins a hefty lawsuit settlement, watching the company go up in flames afterwards

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He eventually settled for a multimillion dollar payout': Company accidentally gives lawyer employee free pension after trying to push him out of his job

Remy Millisky

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'She ended up destroying a bunch of company property': Supervisor goes ballistic when worker quits, gets fired

Brad Dickson

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'You don't want me to [work] overtime? Okay': Boss says "No overtime," shocked when project isn't finished

Brad Dickson

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'Roommates expect me to deep clean [their] mess': Tenant gets even with roommates after ridiculous demands, ensures they don't get their share of the security deposit

Ben Weiss

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'She was employed there for 45 minutes': Boss accidentally loses tarantula-loving new hire after breaking her only request

Remy Millisky

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'The factory chief laughed in my face': Irreplaceable employee creates a program to aid factory operations, gets fired and takes his intellectual property with him

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I'll take an hour of free pay': Micromanaging boss demands strict adherence to schedule, gets mad when worker does

Brad Dickson

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