malicious compliance Archives

May 11, 2025 at 6:23 am

Employee Got Scolded By A Coworker For Returning 5 Minutes Late From Lunch, So When They Stopped Working Free Overtime, The Boss Was Mad

Woman yelling at employee through a megaphone

No one should work for free.

May 11, 2025 at 4:21 am

Boss Said To Trash Everything In A Fired Co-Owner’s Office, So The Team Stripped It Down To The Wires

Office building undergoing interior renovations

He needs to watch what he says!

May 11, 2025 at 2:23 am

Lumber Mill Boss Follows Consultant’s Bad Advice And Pushes For Overtime. Now The Business Is Bleeding Money Until An Employee’s Hidden Report Is Finally Proven Right.

Man sitting at his desk organizing financial reports

Better late than never!

May 10, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Man Was Told Not To Fix A Simple Problem At Work Himself, So He Agreed To Let Someone Else Do It Even If It Cost The Company $400

Two business people standing in server room with laptop and discussing

Some companies would rather waste their money than trust a good employee.

May 9, 2025 at 11:15 am

Parents Grounded Their Teen From Driving, So She Rode Her Horse To School For Two Weeks Without Them Knowing

Girl standing in front of her bareback horse

Talk about creative thinking!

May 9, 2025 at 10:22 am

Security Guard Tried To Thwart A Bagel Delivery Citing Employee-Only Parking, So A Pair Of Attorneys Put The Baker On The Payroll So They Could Complete The Job

They came, they climbed, they caffeinated — and then they cashed out.

May 6, 2025 at 11:55 pm

New Boss Needs His Email Set Up, But It’s Not Going To Happen Until He Approves A Travel Request

Bosses sometimes make really stupid rules.

May 6, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Dyslexic Employee At A Grocery Store Accidentally Gives The Wrong Price For A Ham, So He Offers To Weigh It For The Customer Again

The customer’s request really backfired.

May 6, 2025 at 9:47 pm

Married Couple Who Works At The Same Company Desperately Needs A Parking Space At Their Office Building, But Human Resources Claims There Aren’t Any Available Spaces

Mud for the win!

May 6, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Manager Tells Software Engineer To Make Some Major Changes, And Decades Later, A New Employee Wants To Know What He Was Thinking

software engineer sitting in front of two monitors filled with code

When will managers learn to trust their employees?

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Employee Got Scolded By A Coworker For Returning 5 Minutes Late From Lunch, So When They Stopped Working Free Overtime, The Boss Was Mad

Boss Said To Trash Everything In A Fired Co-Owner’s Office, So The Team Stripped It Down To The Wires

Lumber Mill Boss Follows Consultant’s Bad Advice And Pushes For Overtime. Now The Business Is Bleeding Money Until An Employee’s Hidden Report Is Finally Proven Right.

Man Was Told Not To Fix A Simple Problem At Work Himself, So He Agreed To Let Someone Else Do It Even If It Cost The Company $400

Parents Grounded Their Teen From Driving, So She Rode Her Horse To School For Two Weeks Without Them Knowing

Security Guard Tried To Thwart A Bagel Delivery Citing Employee-Only Parking, So A Pair Of Attorneys Put The Baker On The Payroll So They Could Complete The Job

New Boss Needs His Email Set Up, But It’s Not Going To Happen Until He Approves A Travel Request

Dyslexic Employee At A Grocery Store Accidentally Gives The Wrong Price For A Ham, So He Offers To Weigh It For The Customer Again

Married Couple Who Works At The Same Company Desperately Needs A Parking Space At Their Office Building, But Human Resources Claims There Aren’t Any Available Spaces

Manager Tells Software Engineer To Make Some Major Changes, And Decades Later, A New Employee Wants To Know What He Was Thinking

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