malicious compliance Archives

April 18, 2025 at 3:23 am

Employee Wasted Time Generating A Report Nobody Looked At For Weeks, So They Started Crafting Fake Files And Proved They Were A Waste Of Time

So much wasted time.

April 18, 2025 at 12:21 am

Engineer Was Told To Stop Performing A Certain Test, But It Caused A Major Problem That Wasted Tons Of Time And Resources

Engineers can be very stubborn.

April 17, 2025 at 8:49 pm

Rude Customer Told A Graphic Designer They Didn’t Want To Work With Them Anymore, So They Deleted All Their Files

Play silly games…

April 17, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Project Manager Wasn’t Happy With The Job Construction Workers Were Doing, So They Took Their Time And Charged Him A Whole Lot Of Money

I don’t think this guy will ever make this mistake again!

April 17, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Boss Didn’t Understand How Microsoft Outlook Worked And Refused To Listen To An Employee, So He Let Him Miss An Important Meeting To Teach Him A Lesson

This is why learning new things is so important.

April 17, 2025 at 10:23 am

Man’s Boss Demands That He Stay Late Even Though There’s Nothing Left To Do At The Office, So He Catches Up On Some Reading

Now he has some scheduled reading time.

April 17, 2025 at 7:48 am

His Boss Wanted Him To Break A Law To Win A Contract, So He Made Sure He Got It In Writing

I’d hate dealing with people like this.

April 17, 2025 at 7:22 am

His New Boss Insists That He Tidy His Workstation Before Doing Anything Else, So He Puts All His Tools Away So The Boss Can’t Use Them

I hope OP gets a better job soon.

April 17, 2025 at 3:21 am

Boss Told Employee To Never Call Her At Home To Ask About The Status Of A Project, But When She Didn’t The Boss Ended Up Missing An Important Deadline

Just doing as she was told.

April 17, 2025 at 1:21 am

Employee Was On Paternity Leave, But His Boss Called Him And Asked Him To Come Back To Work For A Few Days. So He Found Another Job Before His Paternity Leave Ended.

On to greener pastures for this guy!

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Employee Wasted Time Generating A Report Nobody Looked At For Weeks, So They Started Crafting Fake Files And Proved They Were A Waste Of Time

Engineer Was Told To Stop Performing A Certain Test, But It Caused A Major Problem That Wasted Tons Of Time And Resources

Rude Customer Told A Graphic Designer They Didn’t Want To Work With Them Anymore, So They Deleted All Their Files

Project Manager Wasn’t Happy With The Job Construction Workers Were Doing, So They Took Their Time And Charged Him A Whole Lot Of Money

Boss Didn’t Understand How Microsoft Outlook Worked And Refused To Listen To An Employee, So He Let Him Miss An Important Meeting To Teach Him A Lesson

Man’s Boss Demands That He Stay Late Even Though There’s Nothing Left To Do At The Office, So He Catches Up On Some Reading

His Boss Wanted Him To Break A Law To Win A Contract, So He Made Sure He Got It In Writing

His New Boss Insists That He Tidy His Workstation Before Doing Anything Else, So He Puts All His Tools Away So The Boss Can’t Use Them

Boss Told Employee To Never Call Her At Home To Ask About The Status Of A Project, But When She Didn’t The Boss Ended Up Missing An Important Deadline

Employee Was On Paternity Leave, But His Boss Called Him And Asked Him To Come Back To Work For A Few Days. So He Found Another Job Before His Paternity Leave Ended.

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