malicious compliance Archives

January 4, 2026 at 12:15 pm

Call Center Employee Got A Customer Who Didn’t Like Talking To Women, So She Annoyed Him More By Transferring Him To A Female Supervisor

Woman taking a call using her headset in the office

You can’t always choose who gets to help you.

January 4, 2026 at 1:15 am

Former Student Was Told To Repair Football Practice Jerseys By A Rude Coach, So She Sewed Every Head Hole Shut And He Never Asked For Help Again

Woman using a sewing machine to fix some jerseys for a coach

This is actually pretty funny.

January 3, 2026 at 7:46 pm

Technician Covered The Work Of Four People, But His Supervisor Refused To Approve Overtime. So He Left Early As Instructed And A Critical Failure Hit With No One Qualified To Fix It.

Man with a headset listening to his boss tell him why overtime is not approved

That was a big win!

January 3, 2026 at 3:55 am

Food Service Worker Asked The Manager Valid Questions, And When He Snapped At Her, She Took His Instructions Literally

Ketchup with the marrying times

January 2, 2026 at 12:45 am

Demanding Boss Treated Her Differently For Years, But One Night He Took It Too Far And Upper Management Finally Stepped In

How did he even keep his job?

December 31, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Employee Is Ready To Hand In Her Notice And Pursue A Better Opportunity Elsewhere, But The Reaction From Her Usually Benevolent Supervisor Was Far Beyond Anything She’d Imagined

What she did was not okay.

December 31, 2025 at 9:48 pm

His Boss Told Him To Reject All Requests That Weren’t Formatted Properly, So He Rejected A Request From The CTO Of The Company

He got put in his place immediately.

December 31, 2025 at 7:46 pm

A Web Developer Noticed A Major Security Risk In The New Website’s Code, But His Boss Told Him That’s How She Wanted It, So He Let It Go

Why doesn’t management listen to the subject matter experts?

December 31, 2025 at 6:55 pm

Distracted Customer Puts Gasoline In His Diesel Truck, But He Refuses To Listen When The Gas Station Manager Tries To Stop Him

man putting gas pump in vehicle at gas station

That was a costly mistake!

December 31, 2025 at 5:49 pm

New Boss Requires Employees To Ask Him If They Can Take A Break, But This Rule Doesn’t Work Out Very Well For The Night Shift

closeup of phone with text on screen that reads "incoming call office"

The boss didn’t realize what he was asking.

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Call Center Employee Got A Customer Who Didn’t Like Talking To Women, So She Annoyed Him More By Transferring Him To A Female Supervisor

Former Student Was Told To Repair Football Practice Jerseys By A Rude Coach, So She Sewed Every Head Hole Shut And He Never Asked For Help Again

Technician Covered The Work Of Four People, But His Supervisor Refused To Approve Overtime. So He Left Early As Instructed And A Critical Failure Hit With No One Qualified To Fix It.

Food Service Worker Asked The Manager Valid Questions, And When He Snapped At Her, She Took His Instructions Literally

Demanding Boss Treated Her Differently For Years, But One Night He Took It Too Far And Upper Management Finally Stepped In

Employee Is Ready To Hand In Her Notice And Pursue A Better Opportunity Elsewhere, But The Reaction From Her Usually Benevolent Supervisor Was Far Beyond Anything She’d Imagined

His Boss Told Him To Reject All Requests That Weren’t Formatted Properly, So He Rejected A Request From The CTO Of The Company

A Web Developer Noticed A Major Security Risk In The New Website’s Code, But His Boss Told Him That’s How She Wanted It, So He Let It Go

Distracted Customer Puts Gasoline In His Diesel Truck, But He Refuses To Listen When The Gas Station Manager Tries To Stop Him

New Boss Requires Employees To Ask Him If They Can Take A Break, But This Rule Doesn’t Work Out Very Well For The Night Shift

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