malicious compliance Archives

April 25, 2025 at 12:15 pm

The Savings Account Offered By A Bank Seemed Great, But It Actually Paid Out Nothing For Most People. So This Grandpa Crunched The Numbers And Found A Way To Get Double The Advertised Interest Rate.

Finally, someone beats the bank at its own game.

April 25, 2025 at 11:55 am

Her Mom Wanted To Know What She Bought On Amazon, So She Got Loud And Specific About An Embarrassing Item

mom and teenage daughter looking at credit card statement

Maybe she won’t ask what she ordered next time!

April 25, 2025 at 7:46 am

A New Boss Told A Manager That He Had To Cut His Team’s Pay, So He Negotiated A Deal That Tricked The Boss Into Paying Them All A Much Higher Wage

John sounds like a great guy.

April 25, 2025 at 5:46 am

Bank Mishandled Man’s Stolen Funds And Demanded A Fee For Their Error, So He Took His Business Somewhere Else

He decided to invest in a banking partner who actually knew what they were doing.

April 25, 2025 at 3:45 am

Management Had Their Office Bins Removed, But They Were Put Back When People Started Sending Food Waste To The Courier

Down the hatch.

April 25, 2025 at 1:47 am

Airline Offered Multiple Ticket Payment Options, So This Customer Used The Payment Option That Didn’t Have Any Fees

buying airline tickets on a laptop computer

What seems like the best deal may not actually be the best deal.

April 25, 2025 at 12:44 am

Boss Tells Employee To Stop Doing Extra Work, So When The Boss Later Asked The Employee To Do Just That, She Said “No”

The boss dug herself into a hole.

April 24, 2025 at 10:15 pm

His New Boss Wanted Production Ramped Up Massively, But Gave Him Attitude When He Didn’t Do It. So He Gave The Company An Ultimatum.

Integrate THIS.

April 24, 2025 at 8:24 pm

Employee Tries To Organize Shirts On A Table In A Way That Will Make It Easy For Customers To Find Their Size, But When The Manager Insists That He Do It Differently, There’s a Huge, Expensive Disaster

male clothing store employee holding a stack of clothes

That disaster could’ve been easily avoided.

April 24, 2025 at 5:48 pm

Corporate Wanted To Replace The Employees At A Computer Programming Company, But The Guy Sent To Learn How To Do Their Jobs Ended Up Recommending That They Keep Their Jobs

They knew what they were doing!

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The Savings Account Offered By A Bank Seemed Great, But It Actually Paid Out Nothing For Most People. So This Grandpa Crunched The Numbers And Found A Way To Get Double The Advertised Interest Rate.

Her Mom Wanted To Know What She Bought On Amazon, So She Got Loud And Specific About An Embarrassing Item

A New Boss Told A Manager That He Had To Cut His Team’s Pay, So He Negotiated A Deal That Tricked The Boss Into Paying Them All A Much Higher Wage

Bank Mishandled Man’s Stolen Funds And Demanded A Fee For Their Error, So He Took His Business Somewhere Else

Management Had Their Office Bins Removed, But They Were Put Back When People Started Sending Food Waste To The Courier

Airline Offered Multiple Ticket Payment Options, So This Customer Used The Payment Option That Didn’t Have Any Fees

Boss Tells Employee To Stop Doing Extra Work, So When The Boss Later Asked The Employee To Do Just That, She Said “No”

His New Boss Wanted Production Ramped Up Massively, But Gave Him Attitude When He Didn’t Do It. So He Gave The Company An Ultimatum.

Employee Tries To Organize Shirts On A Table In A Way That Will Make It Easy For Customers To Find Their Size, But When The Manager Insists That He Do It Differently, There’s a Huge, Expensive Disaster

Corporate Wanted To Replace The Employees At A Computer Programming Company, But The Guy Sent To Learn How To Do Their Jobs Ended Up Recommending That They Keep Their Jobs

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The Savings Account Offered By A Bank Seemed Great, But It Actually Paid Out Nothing For Most People. So This Grandpa Crunched The Numbers And Found A Way To Get Double The Advertised Interest Rate.

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