Tag: malicious compliance

March 24, 2026 at 6:35 am

An Employee’s Boss Told Them They Couldn’t Work Any More Overtime Hours, So They Only Did The Bare Minimum On The Job

Just following orders, boss!

March 24, 2026 at 4:35 am

An Employee Was Disciplined For Helping Out Their Coworkers, So They Stopped Doing It And Things Got So Busy They All Got Overtime Pay

This worker’s supervisors definitely don’t sound too bright!

March 24, 2026 at 1:45 am

General Public Complains That A Website Is Always Down, But An Employee Who Knows A Workaround Is Banned From Using It

laptop screen with the text "website under construction"

If the higher ups don’t know it’s broken, it’s not going to get fixed.

March 23, 2026 at 11:24 pm

Workers Were Yelled At By Their Boss About Their Workflow, So They Slowed Everything Down Until They Got Paid For Working Overtime

This is some seriously spectacular malicious compliance!

March 23, 2026 at 9:47 pm

A Worker’s Bosses Kept Trying To Avoid Paying Him The Overtime Money He Earned, But He Knew His Rights And Ended Up Getting Paid

He wasn’t about to let them get away with not paying him what he was owed!

March 23, 2026 at 8:35 pm

An Employee Was Told She Couldn’t Work Overtime Hours Without Approval, So Now She Only Works The Exact Amount Of Time Required And No More

Her bosses just don’t seem to get it, do they?

March 23, 2026 at 7:35 pm

Engineer Was Chewed Out For Scheduling A Delivery At His Job Without Approval, So After Being Banned From Arranging Anything Else, The Company Lost Thousands On A Missed Crane Window

An outsized ego really is a costly thing.

March 23, 2026 at 5:47 pm

Employee Was Ordered By Her Manager To Get Every Email Approved Before Sending, So She Made The Boss Review Each One Until The Rule Collapsed

The emails didn’t need fixing, but the boss’ ego sure did.

March 23, 2026 at 1:45 pm

Landlord Sticks Tenant With An Expensive Bill When He Tries To Break His Lease Early, But The Tenant Tricks The Landlord Into Dropping The Huge Fee

closeup of paper that reads "lease agreement"

It’s important to read the lease agreement carefully.

March 23, 2026 at 10:23 am

Next Door Neighbor Ignores City Codes And HOA Rules, So His Landscaping Construction Project Is On Hold Indefinitely

two men talking on opposite sides of a fence

I’m surprised the landscaper went along with these poorly thought out plans.

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An Employee’s Boss Told Them They Couldn’t Work Any More Overtime Hours, So They Only Did The Bare Minimum On The Job

An Employee Was Disciplined For Helping Out Their Coworkers, So They Stopped Doing It And Things Got So Busy They All Got Overtime Pay

General Public Complains That A Website Is Always Down, But An Employee Who Knows A Workaround Is Banned From Using It

Workers Were Yelled At By Their Boss About Their Workflow, So They Slowed Everything Down Until They Got Paid For Working Overtime

A Worker’s Bosses Kept Trying To Avoid Paying Him The Overtime Money He Earned, But He Knew His Rights And Ended Up Getting Paid

An Employee Was Told She Couldn’t Work Overtime Hours Without Approval, So Now She Only Works The Exact Amount Of Time Required And No More

Engineer Was Chewed Out For Scheduling A Delivery At His Job Without Approval, So After Being Banned From Arranging Anything Else, The Company Lost Thousands On A Missed Crane Window

Employee Was Ordered By Her Manager To Get Every Email Approved Before Sending, So She Made The Boss Review Each One Until The Rule Collapsed

Landlord Sticks Tenant With An Expensive Bill When He Tries To Break His Lease Early, But The Tenant Tricks The Landlord Into Dropping The Huge Fee

Next Door Neighbor Ignores City Codes And HOA Rules, So His Landscaping Construction Project Is On Hold Indefinitely

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An Employee’s Boss Told Them They Couldn’t Work Any More Overtime Hours, So They Only Did The Bare Minimum On The Job

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