malicious compliance Archives

August 4, 2025 at 3:55 am

New Manager Announced That All Communications Go Through Him, So An Employee Ignored A Client’s Urgent Call Since He Was Busy

Man leading a meeting with other employees

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes… from an irate client.

August 4, 2025 at 12:55 am

Manager Told Them To Collect Biological Samples Even Though it Was Against The Rules, So They Maliciously Complied And The Manager Got Fired

Going against regulations when collecting blood from people doesn’t sound like a good idea…

August 3, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Restaurant General Manager Didn’t Want To Let Employees Eat Free Food, So One Refused To Work Without Getting A Meal

Now, this was some EXPERT malicious compliance!

August 3, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Man Was Ordered To Do Push-Ups Every Time His Division Leader Smiled, And He Took It Literally For As Long As Possible

A smile can make you do what you’re not supposed to.

August 3, 2025 at 5:47 pm

New Management At A Hospital Didn’t Want Extra Staff, But They Were Soon Understaffed And Things Got Chaotic

Someone’s being a little smart here!

August 3, 2025 at 8:22 am

His Workplace Decided To Cut Overtime, And It Resulted In A Backlog Of Work And Everyone Looking For Another Job

That sounds like a stressful work environment.

August 3, 2025 at 5:55 am

A Manager Didn’t Want His Writers To Wear Headphones, So The Team Started Blasting Taylor Swift On Speakers In The Office

What a clever way to solve that problem!

August 2, 2025 at 4:47 pm

Employee Told His Team Members There Would Be Issues With A New Policy, But They Never Listened And Learned The Hard Way

What an absolute mess.

August 2, 2025 at 7:35 am

A Postal Worker Was Told He Had To Wear A Tie On The Job, So He Found The Most Obnoxious Ties Possible

He really stuck it to THE MAN.

August 2, 2025 at 12:55 am

An Engineer Said A New Work Process Was Going To Slow Everything Down, But The Company Had To Learn The Hard Way

Some people always need to learn the hard way…

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New Manager Announced That All Communications Go Through Him, So An Employee Ignored A Client’s Urgent Call Since He Was Busy

Manager Told Them To Collect Biological Samples Even Though it Was Against The Rules, So They Maliciously Complied And The Manager Got Fired

Restaurant General Manager Didn’t Want To Let Employees Eat Free Food, So One Refused To Work Without Getting A Meal

Man Was Ordered To Do Push-Ups Every Time His Division Leader Smiled, And He Took It Literally For As Long As Possible

New Management At A Hospital Didn’t Want Extra Staff, But They Were Soon Understaffed And Things Got Chaotic

His Workplace Decided To Cut Overtime, And It Resulted In A Backlog Of Work And Everyone Looking For Another Job

A Manager Didn’t Want His Writers To Wear Headphones, So The Team Started Blasting Taylor Swift On Speakers In The Office

Employee Told His Team Members There Would Be Issues With A New Policy, But They Never Listened And Learned The Hard Way

A Postal Worker Was Told He Had To Wear A Tie On The Job, So He Found The Most Obnoxious Ties Possible

An Engineer Said A New Work Process Was Going To Slow Everything Down, But The Company Had To Learn The Hard Way

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