Tag: dumb rules

February 25, 2025 at 10:21 pm

Bank Tried To Charge Customer A Fee For Counting Coins, So He Made Them Count Every Last Cent By Hand

Source: Canva/Arthon meekodong, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

And that’s how you turn cents into nonsense.

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February 25, 2025 at 5:21 pm

Company Management Enforced A Strict Reimbursement Protocol, So One Employee Found Creative Ways To Spend More Until They Changed Their Policy

Source: Canva/KHUNKORN, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

It turns out, flexibility is the real money saver!

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January 20, 2025 at 8:21 pm

A Student Desperately Needed A Bathroom Break But Was Denied, So She Made Her Point By Making A Bigger Mess Than Anyone Expected

Source: Canva/Jacob Lund, Reddit/PettyRevenge

When nature calls, there’s no ignoring it.

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January 16, 2025 at 7:21 am

Coffee Shop Barista Refused To Sell A Customer A Bagel Because Of A Silly Rule, So They Figured Out A Clever Way To Use DoorDash And Get It Anyway

Source: Getty/Juanmonino, Reddit/PettyRevenge

This whole operation is a recipe for bad business.

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January 10, 2025 at 12:49 am

Two Students Were Penalized By A Strict Teacher For Being 15 Minutes Late, So They Followed The Rules To The Letter And Left Right On Time

Source: Canva/TimeImage, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

Let’s hope this course supervisor learned a valuable lesson in flexibility.

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January 3, 2025 at 11:49 pm

Home Improvement Store Leadership Prioritized Profits Over People On Black Friday, So Cashier Schedules Collapsed And Morale Hit Rock Bottom

Source: Canva/Kzenon, Canva/Tuu Sitthikorn's Images, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

Blind obedience often leads straight to disaster.

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December 14, 2024 at 8:22 am

A Small Dispute With An HOA Board Member Over An RV Escalated Into A Major Battle, So The Homeowners Used the HOA’s Own Rulebook To Bring It Down Entirely

Source: Canva/AfricaImages, Pexels/Curtis Adams, Reddit/ProRevenge

Never underestimate the underdog!

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November 24, 2024 at 4:21 am

The Bus Company Had Allowed Him To Put His Bicycle In The Baggage Hold, But When One Employee Wouldn’t Let Him He Carried It Onto The Bus

Source: Reddit/MaliciousCompliance/Pexels/NguyenHuy

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

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November 8, 2024 at 11:49 am

A No-Waste Rule Forced A Kid To Eat Their Veggies, So They Delivered A Memorable Lesson To Their Teacher

Source: Canva/tiero, Getty/SDI Productions, Reddit/PettyRevenge

That day, both the rule and the carrots got tossed.

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November 6, 2024 at 2:23 am

Condo Superintendent Enforced Strict Rules On Electric Vehicles, So One Rebel Tenant Gave Him More Than He Bargained For

Source: Canva/rcphotostock, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

The rules can be quite electrifying when you take them at face value.

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