malicious compliance

Update: 'This is gonna raise a lot of eyebrows': Employee spends weeks doing nothing at work after boss refuses their simple solution to computer issues

Remy Millisky

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'It cost the company $10,000': Thrifty salesman scores luxurious business trips after the beancounters nitpick his travel choices

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I called... to tell him the great news, and he loses it': Service advisor tells customer about cheap fix for his car, he insists on an expensive new fuel pump

Remy Millisky

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'Hey, guess what everyone!': Boss stops speaking to employee for two weeks after employee joins 'mass exodus'

Remy Millisky

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'I am forbidden from driving my truck even a few feet': Salesman lets truck get pummeled by hail in order to follow boss's strict rules

Remy Millisky

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'My boss has... to deal with a pile of clothes on his desk': Dress code obsessed boss gives employees t-shirts, then changes dress code again

Remy Millisky

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'I ask the dad a few more times if he's sure': Diner ignores waiter's questions, demands burger with 'everything' on it

Remy Millisky

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'I smiled the entire drive home after that': Grocery store clerk of 11 years stops new management in their tracks when attempting to flex authority

Elna McHilderson

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'[My boss] said they don't need me… so I quit': Workaholic banker rage quits after years of thankless overtime; finds his dream job after watching the old company crumble in his absence

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Trust me, just do it': Contractor scores $12,000 extra on a job because a know-it-all client insists his measurements are accurate; they are not

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'The painters asked multiple times if they were sure': Homeowner couple follow HOA rules by painting their house in bright neon shade

Remy Millisky

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'My business to her firm was worth more than her job': Guy gets revenge on the managers who fired him early in his career by costing them their jobs

Brad Dickson

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'If it's not piping hot, I'm going to send it back': Karen asks for her soup to be piping hot, server maliciously complies

Ben Weiss

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'Give us a lower quote, or else': Karma comes for a nepotistic boss when he tries to pocket $10k in commission by promising his client a lowball offer; ends up losing $60k+ because of inexperience

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Nope': Remote worker forbidden from working from sick father's house forced to take PTO, then asked to visit client during that PTO

Brad Dickson

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'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company fires client of 50 years over their rep's demanding attitude

Remy Millisky

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