malicious compliance Archives

November 22, 2025 at 8:22 am

Car Insurance Customer Knew The Quote He Got For Market Value Wasn’t Right, And He Threatened Legal Action Until They Came Back With The Right Number

Nice try, insurance guy.

November 22, 2025 at 3:48 am

Grocery Store Employee Makes The Vegetable Trays Look Super Fancy, But The Supervisor Thinks This Extra Work Is Taking Too Long And Demands The Employee Make The Trays Exactly As Directed

Telling an employee to follow the rules can really backfire!

November 22, 2025 at 1:46 am

Customer Wants To Speak To A Manager, But Since There Isn’t One, This Employee Promotes Himself To Manager

Asking for a manager doesn’t always help.

November 22, 2025 at 12:35 am

New Contractor Wanted To Change Procedures At A National Defense Plant, But They Didn’t Listen To Veteran Employees So Things Went South In A Hurry

They learned the hard way that it pays to listen to employees who know what they’re doing!

November 21, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Software Developer Is Required To Switch To A Different Programming Language, So He And His Coworkers Let Him Have His Way While Productivity Tanked

Productivity has left the chat.

November 21, 2025 at 9:55 pm

One Employee Is Clearly Doing Better Than Everyone Else, But When He Doesn’t Qualify For A Raise, He Decides To Stop Working So Hard

two businessmen looking at a piece of paper

An unfair performance review is a great way to tank employee morale.

November 21, 2025 at 9:35 pm

A Teenager Was Treated Rudely By A Bank Teller, So He Didn’t Correct Her Mistake When She Gave Him Money Without Subtracting It From His Account

He got some free money!

November 21, 2025 at 8:35 pm

A Cafe Employee’s Boss Wouldn’t Pay Her For Working Overtime, So She Refused To Put In Any Extra Work

Hey, she could only do what she was told, right?

November 21, 2025 at 7:35 pm

Family’s House Caught On Fire, And Dad Got Upset About A Very Low Homeowners Insurance Offer. So He Followed The Insurance Rules, And Sued His Son With A Lawsuit To Make The Insurance Pay In Full.

This guy’s insurance company didn’t see that one coming!

November 21, 2025 at 5:55 pm

Delivery Driver’s Supervisor Complains That He Didn’t Take A Picture Of A Delivery, So He Takes So Many Pictures That She Tells Him To Stop

delivery driver taking picture of delivery

Having a great manager makes a big difference.

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Car Insurance Customer Knew The Quote He Got For Market Value Wasn’t Right, And He Threatened Legal Action Until They Came Back With The Right Number

Grocery Store Employee Makes The Vegetable Trays Look Super Fancy, But The Supervisor Thinks This Extra Work Is Taking Too Long And Demands The Employee Make The Trays Exactly As Directed

Customer Wants To Speak To A Manager, But Since There Isn’t One, This Employee Promotes Himself To Manager

New Contractor Wanted To Change Procedures At A National Defense Plant, But They Didn’t Listen To Veteran Employees So Things Went South In A Hurry

Software Developer Is Required To Switch To A Different Programming Language, So He And His Coworkers Let Him Have His Way While Productivity Tanked

One Employee Is Clearly Doing Better Than Everyone Else, But When He Doesn’t Qualify For A Raise, He Decides To Stop Working So Hard

A Teenager Was Treated Rudely By A Bank Teller, So He Didn’t Correct Her Mistake When She Gave Him Money Without Subtracting It From His Account

A Cafe Employee’s Boss Wouldn’t Pay Her For Working Overtime, So She Refused To Put In Any Extra Work

Family’s House Caught On Fire, And Dad Got Upset About A Very Low Homeowners Insurance Offer. So He Followed The Insurance Rules, And Sued His Son With A Lawsuit To Make The Insurance Pay In Full.

Delivery Driver’s Supervisor Complains That He Didn’t Take A Picture Of A Delivery, So He Takes So Many Pictures That She Tells Him To Stop

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