malicious compliance Archives

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!

December 3, 2025 at 12:55 am

A Worker’s Boss Told Them To Do Whatever Was Necessary To Not Work Overtime Hours, So They Came Up With a Schedule Where They Left Work Early Every Friday

Sounds like a pretty good schedule, doesn’t it?

December 2, 2025 at 11:55 pm

A Contractor’s Manager Gave Him Grief For Putting Extra Hours On His Timesheet, So He Wouldn’t Help Him Out When He Had A Problem

Malicious compliance never felt so good!

December 2, 2025 at 10:35 pm

A Tradesman Wrote A Bad Review Online About A Church That Didn’t Pay Him For His Services, So They Threatened Him With A Lawsuit

These church folks sure do seem pretty sketchy…

December 2, 2025 at 8:55 pm

An Employee’s Manager Demanded They Work During a Vacation, So They Maliciously Complied and Got Paid For Their Time Off When They Quit Shortly After Their Trip

This is malicious compliance at its finest!

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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

A Worker’s Boss Told Them To Do Whatever Was Necessary To Not Work Overtime Hours, So They Came Up With a Schedule Where They Left Work Early Every Friday

A Contractor’s Manager Gave Him Grief For Putting Extra Hours On His Timesheet, So He Wouldn’t Help Him Out When He Had A Problem

A Tradesman Wrote A Bad Review Online About A Church That Didn’t Pay Him For His Services, So They Threatened Him With A Lawsuit

An Employee’s Manager Demanded They Work During a Vacation, So They Maliciously Complied and Got Paid For Their Time Off When They Quit Shortly After Their Trip

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