malicious compliance Archives

November 30, 2025 at 11:15 pm

A Customer Was Told He Couldn’t Get A New Bank Card Because Of An ATM Mishap, So He Closed His Account And Immediately Opened A New One There To Get His Card

That was a pretty clever move!

November 30, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Head Salesman Denied This Delivery Manager The Credit Card For Fuel, So He Did The Delivery With An Almost Empty Tank And The Company Truck Broke Down

Man delivering furniture from the back of a vehicle

Flexing authority never gets you anywhere.

November 30, 2025 at 9:48 pm

Unhappy Customer Paid A Transfer Fee To Replace Money That Was Stolen From His Bank Account, So He Switched Banks And Transferred All His Money To The New Account

That’s just horrible customer service!

November 30, 2025 at 8:55 pm

Store Manager Kept Insisting That Automated System Should Match The Stock, So This Employee And Other Staff Manipulated The Stock To Fit The Faulty System

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

November 30, 2025 at 8:35 pm

A Coffee Shop Worker Was Told They Couldn’t Work Overtime Anymore, So They Left Right as Their Shift Ended When a Huge Crowd Came In

They walked out the door just in time to avoid the crowds!

November 30, 2025 at 7:47 pm

A Homeowner’s Neighbors Demanded That They Pay For A New Fence Because They Have Dogs And Nice Garden, So They Tore Down The Wooden Fence And Had An Ugly Concrete Wall Built

The neighbors DEFINITELY didn’t like this new wall separating their yards…

November 30, 2025 at 6:55 pm

HR Requires Staff To Fill Out So Many Forms, So This Employee Found An Idea To Make Them Understand How Unproductive And Pointless Some Forms Were

Who knew tracking wasted time just wastes more time?

November 30, 2025 at 6:35 pm

A Worker Was Told They Had To Work Overtime Even Though There Was No Work To Do, So They Sat At Their Desk And Read A Book For Two Hours

There’s nothing like kicking back and reading a book on the clock!

November 30, 2025 at 5:47 pm

A Homeowners Neighbors Complained About Plants In Their Garden, So They Planted Palm Trees To Block The View Out Of His House

Sometimes it’s best to just not say anything at all…or it might come back to bite you!

November 30, 2025 at 2:35 pm

A Machine Operator Was Told He Had To Use His Vacation Time By A Certain Date Or He’d Lose It, So He Took Off Ten Fridays In A Row And Production Slowed Down Dramatically

These folks learned just how valuable this worker was!

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A Customer Was Told He Couldn’t Get A New Bank Card Because Of An ATM Mishap, So He Closed His Account And Immediately Opened A New One There To Get His Card

Head Salesman Denied This Delivery Manager The Credit Card For Fuel, So He Did The Delivery With An Almost Empty Tank And The Company Truck Broke Down

Unhappy Customer Paid A Transfer Fee To Replace Money That Was Stolen From His Bank Account, So He Switched Banks And Transferred All His Money To The New Account

Store Manager Kept Insisting That Automated System Should Match The Stock, So This Employee And Other Staff Manipulated The Stock To Fit The Faulty System

A Coffee Shop Worker Was Told They Couldn’t Work Overtime Anymore, So They Left Right as Their Shift Ended When a Huge Crowd Came In

A Homeowner’s Neighbors Demanded That They Pay For A New Fence Because They Have Dogs And Nice Garden, So They Tore Down The Wooden Fence And Had An Ugly Concrete Wall Built

HR Requires Staff To Fill Out So Many Forms, So This Employee Found An Idea To Make Them Understand How Unproductive And Pointless Some Forms Were

A Worker Was Told They Had To Work Overtime Even Though There Was No Work To Do, So They Sat At Their Desk And Read A Book For Two Hours

A Homeowners Neighbors Complained About Plants In Their Garden, So They Planted Palm Trees To Block The View Out Of His House

A Machine Operator Was Told He Had To Use His Vacation Time By A Certain Date Or He’d Lose It, So He Took Off Ten Fridays In A Row And Production Slowed Down Dramatically

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A Customer Was Told He Couldn’t Get A New Bank Card Because Of An ATM Mishap, So He Closed His Account And Immediately Opened A New One There To Get His Card

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