malicious compliance Archives

April 13, 2025 at 5:22 am

Air Force Officer Had A Lot Of Hands On Experience, And Even Though He Wasn’t Highly-Ranked, He Still Schooled A Newbie With More Stripes

Pulling rank only works if you know what you’re doing.

April 12, 2025 at 8:21 am

Airplane Passenger Always Asked For A Free Upgrade To Business Class, So An Airline Employee Did Everything She Could To Make Him Sit In Economy

If the business man had been polite, he would have gotten the seat he wanted!

April 12, 2025 at 7:49 am

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

Restaurant employee taking orders in an apron

Big managers deserve to have employees that quit.

April 12, 2025 at 7:21 am

Pencil Pusher Boss Asked An Employee To Write Longer Comments To Explain The Work He Did, So He Wrote An Entire Novel To Satisfy The New Minimum Word Count

Man working on a desk in checkered shirt

His boss clearly wasn’t looking at the comments!

April 12, 2025 at 6:21 am

Warehouse Inspector Needed An Assistant To Get His Job Done, But His Manager Refused. So He Decided To Only Do The Work On His Job Description And Nothing More.

Man standing in a warehouse looking tired

He really proved his point!

April 12, 2025 at 3:21 am

Slacker Student Didn’t Help On The Group Project, But Insists On Presenting It Alone. So His Teammate Let’s Him Fail Miserably, But Then Goes Onto Impress The Professors.

Man giving a presentation in front of the class

He handled this perfectly!

April 10, 2025 at 10:15 am

Condo Owner Tried To Work With His Bank To Sell His Apartment, But Their Refusal Cost Them Tens Of Thousands In The End

Banks can make bad decisions too.

April 10, 2025 at 9:23 am

Bank Customer Was Being Charged Almost $6 For A Service That He Rarely Uses, So He Outsmarted The System To Avoid Losing Money

Man holding a phone in one hand and a bill statement in anotehr hand

There’s always a way to outsmart annoying rules.

April 10, 2025 at 8:21 am

Man Kept Getting Annoying Automated Calls From His Bank, So He Found The Perfect Way To Shut Them Down

Man on the phone feeling upset with what he is hearing

The “End” button is a also a button after all.

April 10, 2025 at 7:49 am

Bank Required Him To Pay A Monthly Convenience Fee Using Autopay, But Since A Fixed Payment Schedule Didn’t Work For Him, He Found A Workaround

A person's hand holding a debit card and setting up payment on their laptop

Some businesses can be so greedy!

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Air Force Officer Had A Lot Of Hands On Experience, And Even Though He Wasn’t Highly-Ranked, He Still Schooled A Newbie With More Stripes

Airplane Passenger Always Asked For A Free Upgrade To Business Class, So An Airline Employee Did Everything She Could To Make Him Sit In Economy

Horrible New Manager Mistreated Her Employees And Refused To Work, So Employees Quit On A Very Busy Day And The Restaurant Spiraled Out Of Control

Pencil Pusher Boss Asked An Employee To Write Longer Comments To Explain The Work He Did, So He Wrote An Entire Novel To Satisfy The New Minimum Word Count

Warehouse Inspector Needed An Assistant To Get His Job Done, But His Manager Refused. So He Decided To Only Do The Work On His Job Description And Nothing More.

Slacker Student Didn’t Help On The Group Project, But Insists On Presenting It Alone. So His Teammate Let’s Him Fail Miserably, But Then Goes Onto Impress The Professors.

Condo Owner Tried To Work With His Bank To Sell His Apartment, But Their Refusal Cost Them Tens Of Thousands In The End

Bank Customer Was Being Charged Almost $6 For A Service That He Rarely Uses, So He Outsmarted The System To Avoid Losing Money

Man Kept Getting Annoying Automated Calls From His Bank, So He Found The Perfect Way To Shut Them Down

Bank Required Him To Pay A Monthly Convenience Fee Using Autopay, But Since A Fixed Payment Schedule Didn’t Work For Him, He Found A Workaround

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They Kept Driving Across His Yard Without Asking—So He Quietly Stopped Doing Them a Big Favor

Her Manager Controlled Her Schedule Down to the Minute—So She Started Looking for a Way to Push Back

They Looked Down on Him and Left Him With the Workload, so He Showed Up to the Presentation With Freshly Baked Treats