malicious compliance Archives

March 23, 2025 at 12:15 pm

A Lightbulb Went Out At Work, But This Employee Was Told It Wouldn’t Be Replaced Until Ten Lightbulbs Went Out

That’s one way to get a lightbulb replaced!

March 23, 2025 at 11:49 am

Superstore Never Allows Employees To Work Overtime, But When The Manager Makes An Exception For The Week Of Thanksgiving, The Employees Work As Much Overtime As Possible

This sounds like a huge win-win situation!

March 23, 2025 at 7:49 am

Vehicle Owner Demanded To Be Reimbursed For His Travel, But When The Car Dealership Refused, He Left Hundreds Of Bad Reviews And Ruined Their Reputation

This guy will never stop his revenge.

March 23, 2025 at 7:21 am

Manager Makes Sure Employees Know What Hours They Are Expected To Be At Work, But The Employees Make Sure They Leave On Time No Matter What

businessman at the head of board meeting

It’s great that they ALL maliciously complied!

March 23, 2025 at 6:21 am

Employee Feels That It’s Unsafe To Drive To Work For An Early Morning Meeting After A Late Night At The Office, So She Gets A Hotel Room Even Though Her Boss Won’t Approve The Expense

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I hope it was a very luxurious hotel.

March 23, 2025 at 5:23 am

Navy Higher Ups Tell A Bodybuilder That He Can’t Wear A Tanktop When Working Out, But The Shirt He Wears Instead Makes Them Change Their Minds

Changing the dress code for only one person is not cool!

March 23, 2025 at 3:49 am

Company Refused To Give Cost-Of-Living Raises To Their Top Performing Team, So The Team Either Quit Or Got Transferred Until The Company Lost So Much Money They Had To Sell The Division

This is almost criminally bad management.

March 23, 2025 at 3:22 am

Employee Was Told To Stop Working On A Critical Software Program And Focus On His Actual Job Duties, But When That Software Broke The Manager Had To Come Begging For Him To Fix It

Hopefully he is more appreciated now.

March 23, 2025 at 1:49 am

Ex Couple Had A Great Relationship For Years After Their Divorce, But Then Ex-Husbby Stopped Making The Agreed Upon Payments And Told Her To Take Him To Court

This guy really shot himself in the foot.

March 23, 2025 at 1:22 am

He Told His Boss That Drilling Through Rebar With A Basic Hand Drill Was Impossible, But His Boss Told Him To Keep Trying. So He Ruined Multiple Drill Bits And Wasted Everyone’s Time.

Why do bosses never listen?

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A Lightbulb Went Out At Work, But This Employee Was Told It Wouldn’t Be Replaced Until Ten Lightbulbs Went Out

Superstore Never Allows Employees To Work Overtime, But When The Manager Makes An Exception For The Week Of Thanksgiving, The Employees Work As Much Overtime As Possible

Vehicle Owner Demanded To Be Reimbursed For His Travel, But When The Car Dealership Refused, He Left Hundreds Of Bad Reviews And Ruined Their Reputation

Manager Makes Sure Employees Know What Hours They Are Expected To Be At Work, But The Employees Make Sure They Leave On Time No Matter What

Employee Feels That It’s Unsafe To Drive To Work For An Early Morning Meeting After A Late Night At The Office, So She Gets A Hotel Room Even Though Her Boss Won’t Approve The Expense

Navy Higher Ups Tell A Bodybuilder That He Can’t Wear A Tanktop When Working Out, But The Shirt He Wears Instead Makes Them Change Their Minds

Company Refused To Give Cost-Of-Living Raises To Their Top Performing Team, So The Team Either Quit Or Got Transferred Until The Company Lost So Much Money They Had To Sell The Division

Employee Was Told To Stop Working On A Critical Software Program And Focus On His Actual Job Duties, But When That Software Broke The Manager Had To Come Begging For Him To Fix It

Ex Couple Had A Great Relationship For Years After Their Divorce, But Then Ex-Husbby Stopped Making The Agreed Upon Payments And Told Her To Take Him To Court

He Told His Boss That Drilling Through Rebar With A Basic Hand Drill Was Impossible, But His Boss Told Him To Keep Trying. So He Ruined Multiple Drill Bits And Wasted Everyone’s Time.

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