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December 7, 2025 at 8:35 pm

Employee Built Up Tons Of PTO, But It Was Taken Away By New Management. So He Took All His Vacation When He Was Supposed To Train A New Worker And It Left The Owners In A Bind.

If you mess with a worker’s time off, they’re gonna fight back!

December 7, 2025 at 6:35 pm

New Boss Was Overly Strict About Being Even A Minute Late, So They Used A Full Day Of PTO When They Knew The Business Was Short-Staffed

Hey, just following orders, boss!

December 7, 2025 at 4:35 pm

Manager Insisted Employee Come In Even Though She Wanted To Use PTO Sick Time, So She Got a Doctor’s Note And Took A Few Extra Days Off

Hey, who doesn’t want a few extra days off of work every once in a while?

December 7, 2025 at 2:35 pm

A Customer Damaged Their Phone And Waited To Report It, But They Came Up With A Clever Way To Get The Phone Company To Fix It

It all worked out in the end thanks to their quick thinking!

December 7, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Store Starts New Computer Repair Service And Promises Quick Turnaround Times, But The Employees Are Unqualified

Duct tape isn’t as strong as you might think.

December 7, 2025 at 1:35 pm

Walmart Bank Customer Was Told They Couldn’t Cash A Check Written To Themself, So They Wrote It Out To The Friend They Were With Instead

Malicious compliance never sounded so good!

December 7, 2025 at 11:35 am

His Manager Tried To Force Him To Stop Wearing Fun Belts At Work, So He Went To Upper Management To Get Them To Weigh In

It’s just a belt lady, back off.

December 7, 2025 at 10:35 am

A Security Guard Got Yelled At By A Bank Manager For Speaking To Customers, So He Only Used Sign Language From That Point On

This guy handled this situation PERFECTLY.

December 7, 2025 at 8:35 am

Company Wouldn’t Pay The PTO An Employee Earned, But They Knew The Laws And Threatened To File A Report If They Weren’t Paid In Full

If you mess with someone’s money, you’re gonna pay the price!

December 7, 2025 at 6:35 am

Managers Threatened To Cut An Employee’s Overtime Hours, So They Meticulously Kept Track Of Their Labor And Got The Policy Reversed

Now, this is some impressive malicious compliance!

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Employee Built Up Tons Of PTO, But It Was Taken Away By New Management. So He Took All His Vacation When He Was Supposed To Train A New Worker And It Left The Owners In A Bind.

New Boss Was Overly Strict About Being Even A Minute Late, So They Used A Full Day Of PTO When They Knew The Business Was Short-Staffed

Manager Insisted Employee Come In Even Though She Wanted To Use PTO Sick Time, So She Got a Doctor’s Note And Took A Few Extra Days Off

A Customer Damaged Their Phone And Waited To Report It, But They Came Up With A Clever Way To Get The Phone Company To Fix It

Store Starts New Computer Repair Service And Promises Quick Turnaround Times, But The Employees Are Unqualified

Walmart Bank Customer Was Told They Couldn’t Cash A Check Written To Themself, So They Wrote It Out To The Friend They Were With Instead

His Manager Tried To Force Him To Stop Wearing Fun Belts At Work, So He Went To Upper Management To Get Them To Weigh In

A Security Guard Got Yelled At By A Bank Manager For Speaking To Customers, So He Only Used Sign Language From That Point On

Company Wouldn’t Pay The PTO An Employee Earned, But They Knew The Laws And Threatened To File A Report If They Weren’t Paid In Full

Managers Threatened To Cut An Employee’s Overtime Hours, So They Meticulously Kept Track Of Their Labor And Got The Policy Reversed

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