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December 3, 2025 at 5:48 pm

A Renter’s Landlord Made His Life Miserable, So He Didn’t Give Them Any Notice When He Moved Out After Buying A House With His Inheritance

These landlords got what was coming to them!

December 3, 2025 at 4:35 pm

A Contractor Was Told He Couldn’t Answer Specific Questions From A Client, So They Gave Just Enough Information For The Company To Get Into Major Trouble

Just following orders, boss!

December 3, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Rule-Following Trooper Took His Guard Duty Way Too Seriously And Stopped The Top Man In Charge, But The Brigadier-General Ended Up Calling Him A Model Soldier Instead Of Punishing Him

And that’s the day a legend was born.

December 3, 2025 at 10:35 am

Employee Had Great Relationships With Contractors, But Was Turned Down For A Job They Deserved. So They Found Another Job And His Former Company Fell Apart.

When you gotta go, you gotta go!

December 3, 2025 at 8:35 am

Data Center Manager’s New Rules Create Longer System Outages, So The Supervisor Gets The Rule Changed

Some rules were meant to be broken.

December 3, 2025 at 6:35 am

Traveller Was Told They Were Going To Lose Money For A Postponed Vacation, So They Amended Their Trip And Only Lost A Few Hundred Dollars Instead

Better to lose a couple hundred bucks than a whole boatload of money…

December 3, 2025 at 3:55 am

A Worker Was Told He Wouldn’t Be Paid During His Vacation Time After His Company Was Sold, So He Royally Screwed Over His Company When It Was Time To Retire

This is what happens when you don’t treat your employees well!

December 3, 2025 at 3:35 am

Aviation Employee Working Night Shift Asks To Be Switched To The Day Shift, But When His Supervisor Refuses, He Racks Up Overtime Hours Talking To HR

His supervisor clearly didn’t understand the consequences.

December 3, 2025 at 2:35 am

A Bank Customer Was Told He Had To Pay An Extra Fee To Pay A Bill In Cash, So He Deposited The Money Into His Account And Paid From There To Avoid The Charge

Nice work! They showed them!

December 3, 2025 at 1:35 am

A Contractor Was Asked To Write A Dishonest Review For A Company He Was Working For, So He Wrote A Dishonest One And A Real One That Told Everyone How Everything Really Went Down

Well, that was certainly a satisfying malicious compliance story!

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A Renter’s Landlord Made His Life Miserable, So He Didn’t Give Them Any Notice When He Moved Out After Buying A House With His Inheritance

A Contractor Was Told He Couldn’t Answer Specific Questions From A Client, So They Gave Just Enough Information For The Company To Get Into Major Trouble

Rule-Following Trooper Took His Guard Duty Way Too Seriously And Stopped The Top Man In Charge, But The Brigadier-General Ended Up Calling Him A Model Soldier Instead Of Punishing Him

Employee Had Great Relationships With Contractors, But Was Turned Down For A Job They Deserved. So They Found Another Job And His Former Company Fell Apart.

Data Center Manager’s New Rules Create Longer System Outages, So The Supervisor Gets The Rule Changed

Traveller Was Told They Were Going To Lose Money For A Postponed Vacation, So They Amended Their Trip And Only Lost A Few Hundred Dollars Instead

A Worker Was Told He Wouldn’t Be Paid During His Vacation Time After His Company Was Sold, So He Royally Screwed Over His Company When It Was Time To Retire

Aviation Employee Working Night Shift Asks To Be Switched To The Day Shift, But When His Supervisor Refuses, He Racks Up Overtime Hours Talking To HR

A Bank Customer Was Told He Had To Pay An Extra Fee To Pay A Bill In Cash, So He Deposited The Money Into His Account And Paid From There To Avoid The Charge

A Contractor Was Asked To Write A Dishonest Review For A Company He Was Working For, So He Wrote A Dishonest One And A Real One That Told Everyone How Everything Really Went Down

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