malicious compliance Archives

June 29, 2025 at 8:22 am

Software Developer Gets Denied Per Diem Due To New Company Policy, So He Finds A Savvy New Reimbursement Hack

This worker definitely found a profitable hack!

June 29, 2025 at 5:48 am

Old Man’s Boss Wanted Him To Leave Work And Delete All Of His Files, So He Ended Up Erasing All The Archives And The Work He Had Done

The boss didn’t handle that well!

June 29, 2025 at 1:46 am

Horrible Employee Kept Creating Trouble At Work, So When They Threatened To Retire, The Boss Took Her Up On It

Girl sitting on a desk and holding her head

That employee really messed up!

June 28, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Employee Used To Get Overtime Because He Arrived Early, But His Boss Shuts It Down. So They Make Sure To Put Forth No Extra Effort.

man sitting in his car looking at his watch

Don’t work one second unless you’re getting paid.

June 28, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Manager Forced Him To Come In While He Had The Flu, So He Complied And The Entire Office Ended Up Getting Sick

Sick man lying on his desk wanting to go home

Staying home was the right thing!

June 28, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Loyal Employee Works Until The Work Is Done Instead Of Leaving, But When She’s Docked Half A Day’s Pay, She Starts Leaving The Second Her Shift Is Over

Docking an employee’s pay has consequences.

June 28, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Horrible Customer Refused To Pay The Pizza Delivery Driver, So He Decided To Leave The Pizza Anyway, But Not The Way They Imagined

pizza delivery driver holding pizza boxes and knocking on door

No pizza for you!

June 28, 2025 at 8:45 pm

Horrible Manager Demanded That An Employee Work Unpaid After Clocking Out, So Later That Night They Quit And Never Looked Back

What a way to quit a job!

June 28, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Employee Worked A Lot Of Overtime, So On Friday He Only Worked For 30 Minutes Before Going Home

Management really didn’t think this policy through very well.

June 28, 2025 at 6:48 pm

Supervisor Yelled At Them For Taking A One Minute Longer Break, So They Stayed The Full Shift Doing Busy Work And Cost The Company Overtime

Nurse folding her arms and smiling smugly about her compliance

They did the right thing!

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Software Developer Gets Denied Per Diem Due To New Company Policy, So He Finds A Savvy New Reimbursement Hack

Old Man’s Boss Wanted Him To Leave Work And Delete All Of His Files, So He Ended Up Erasing All The Archives And The Work He Had Done

Horrible Employee Kept Creating Trouble At Work, So When They Threatened To Retire, The Boss Took Her Up On It

Employee Used To Get Overtime Because He Arrived Early, But His Boss Shuts It Down. So They Make Sure To Put Forth No Extra Effort.

Manager Forced Him To Come In While He Had The Flu, So He Complied And The Entire Office Ended Up Getting Sick

Loyal Employee Works Until The Work Is Done Instead Of Leaving, But When She’s Docked Half A Day’s Pay, She Starts Leaving The Second Her Shift Is Over

Horrible Customer Refused To Pay The Pizza Delivery Driver, So He Decided To Leave The Pizza Anyway, But Not The Way They Imagined

Horrible Manager Demanded That An Employee Work Unpaid After Clocking Out, So Later That Night They Quit And Never Looked Back

Employee Worked A Lot Of Overtime, So On Friday He Only Worked For 30 Minutes Before Going Home

Supervisor Yelled At Them For Taking A One Minute Longer Break, So They Stayed The Full Shift Doing Busy Work And Cost The Company Overtime

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