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Tag: broken machine

October 27, 2026 at 4:55 am

A Cashier Returned an Unscannable Winning Lottery Ticket to a Customer—So His Daughter Launched an Online Smear Campaign Accusing Her of Theft

Winning lotto ticket filled out

What exactly did the cashier steal?

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September 1, 2025 at 8:45 pm

His Boss Banned Overtime To Save Money, So He Stayed Home When A Machine Broke And They Lost Thousands

Middle manager trying to fix a large machine that went down

That’s how you do it!

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March 16, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Factory Boss Refused To Pay For Repairs, So The Supervisor Let The Machine Fail And It Cost The Company Everything

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Kateryna Babaieva

Sounds like the outcome was inevitable.

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March 7, 2025 at 4:21 am

Factory Bans Overtime To Save Money, But When Their Best Repairman Cannot Come In, Production Comes To A Costly Halt

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Kateryna Babaieva

They asked for it!

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January 16, 2025 at 4:21 am

Technicians Follow Management’s Orders To Fully Repair Old Machines Instead Of Quick Fixes, And It Slows Production, Drives Up Costs, And Turns Profits Into Heavy Losses

Source: Reddit/Petty Revenge/Pexels/Pixabay

It serves the company right.

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September 15, 2024 at 1:22 pm

Underappreciated Staff Work On The Weekends To Fix Machines So They’re Functional The Following Week, But After They’re Berated For Doing More Work They Take Their Time And Work Grinds To A Halt

Source: Reddit/Petty Revenge/Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio

At least the machinery will work even if it’s not cost effective.

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