malicious compliance Archives

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!

April 24, 2025 at 3:27 pm

Company Denied Her Work From Home Request On A Sick Day, So She Logged Off And Let Her Boss Handle The Work

A little flexibility goes a long way.

April 24, 2025 at 12:35 pm

A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

New boss got exactly what she deserved.

April 24, 2025 at 11:15 am

Her Bank Wanted Her To Keep A Home Equity Loan Open For A House She Didn’t Own, So She Finally Threatened To Use The Money Even Though They Had No Collateral To Leverage

Banks can be shady sometimes.

April 24, 2025 at 7:46 am

Owner’s Horrible Brother Tells Employee To Do As Told Or Quit, So The Employee Surprises Him By Actually Quitting

employee holding a box with a piece of paper that reads "i quit"

Don’t threaten good employees to quit!

April 24, 2025 at 5:24 am

Employee Had To Refuse A Customer’s Request So They Could Finish On Time, But When The Boss Chewed Them Out Over It, They Worked Until 3 AM And Collected A Ton Of Overtime

Squeaky clean.

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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

Company Denied Her Work From Home Request On A Sick Day, So She Logged Off And Let Her Boss Handle The Work

A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

Her Bank Wanted Her To Keep A Home Equity Loan Open For A House She Didn’t Own, So She Finally Threatened To Use The Money Even Though They Had No Collateral To Leverage

Owner’s Horrible Brother Tells Employee To Do As Told Or Quit, So The Employee Surprises Him By Actually Quitting

Employee Had To Refuse A Customer’s Request So They Could Finish On Time, But When The Boss Chewed Them Out Over It, They Worked Until 3 AM And Collected A Ton Of Overtime

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They’re Exhausted From Constantly Being Blamed by Customers for Things Completely Outside Their Control—And Now They’re Seriously Contemplating Whether This Job Is Even Worth It Anymore

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

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