malicious compliance Archives

June 3, 2025 at 5:47 am

Employee Couldn’t Get Time Off For The Holidays Unless He Leaves His Job, So He Keeps Quitting And Then Getting Rehired

See you next time!

June 3, 2025 at 1:46 am

Friend Group Got A Notice Of New Rules In Their City, And They Decided To Throw The Phone Book At The Trash Collectors

Phone home: This MC was a party downer.

June 3, 2025 at 12:45 am

Kid Told A Helpful Aunt Not To Put The Dishes Away, But She Found A Way To Assist Them Anyway

This is definitely not an anti-auntie post!

June 2, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Bank Manager Refused To Let Employee Do His Job In An Effective Manner, So He Followed Directions And Cost The Bank More Money

It’s frustrating when being efficient isn’t appreciated.

June 2, 2025 at 1:46 am

Horrible Customer Gave An Employee A Bad Review, So When His Company Refused To Give Him His Monthly Bonus, His Boss Decided To Take Him Out For Dinner

Man in black sweater working and smiling

These company policies are pretty messed up.

June 2, 2025 at 12:45 am

Company Refused To Pay Employee For His Overtime, So He Wouldn’t Do Any Extra Shifts No Matter How Much They Needed Him

Good for him for getting everything he deserved!

June 1, 2025 at 5:45 pm

Pharmacist’s Manager Set Her Up To A Crazy Amount Of Work, But She Tasted Her Own Medicine When She Realized She Wasn’t Coming That Day

Female pharmacist holding medicin and smiling

Now she will think twice before trying to make someone’s life harder for no reason.

June 1, 2025 at 11:35 am

Client Accused Engineer Of Mishandling A File And Refused To Trust Him, So He Offered To Report It As A Security Breach And She Immediately Backed Down

Engineer in white hard hat deleting files on his computer

That lady was something else!

June 1, 2025 at 3:47 am

Automotive Factory Demanded Higher Output, But One Inspector Protested When Quality Control Was Tossed Aside

Accuracy doesn’t scale on command.

June 1, 2025 at 12:45 am

Vice President Tried To Enforce Strict Security Rules, But His Careless Overstep Left Employees Waiting Outside For Hours

The weakest link in a security chain is often human error.

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Employee Couldn’t Get Time Off For The Holidays Unless He Leaves His Job, So He Keeps Quitting And Then Getting Rehired

Friend Group Got A Notice Of New Rules In Their City, And They Decided To Throw The Phone Book At The Trash Collectors

Kid Told A Helpful Aunt Not To Put The Dishes Away, But She Found A Way To Assist Them Anyway

Bank Manager Refused To Let Employee Do His Job In An Effective Manner, So He Followed Directions And Cost The Bank More Money

Horrible Customer Gave An Employee A Bad Review, So When His Company Refused To Give Him His Monthly Bonus, His Boss Decided To Take Him Out For Dinner

Company Refused To Pay Employee For His Overtime, So He Wouldn’t Do Any Extra Shifts No Matter How Much They Needed Him

Pharmacist’s Manager Set Her Up To A Crazy Amount Of Work, But She Tasted Her Own Medicine When She Realized She Wasn’t Coming That Day

Client Accused Engineer Of Mishandling A File And Refused To Trust Him, So He Offered To Report It As A Security Breach And She Immediately Backed Down

Automotive Factory Demanded Higher Output, But One Inspector Protested When Quality Control Was Tossed Aside

Vice President Tried To Enforce Strict Security Rules, But His Careless Overstep Left Employees Waiting Outside For Hours

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Employee Couldn’t Get Time Off For The Holidays Unless He Leaves His Job, So He Keeps Quitting And Then Getting Rehired

Her Sister Gave Her a Bag of Old Clothes to Use or Donate. She Tailored a Great Suit to Fit, and Her Sister Demanded It Back

Older Sister Grew Tired Of Carrying The Household Alone After Their Mother Died, So She Started Considering Firm Chores Or Asking Her Sibling To Leave

She Finally Purchased A House Through Years Of Discipline, Yet Her Relatives Are Focused On Why Her Sister Hasn’t Reached The Same Milestone

New Residents Were Told Beach Access Required An Extra Association Fee, So They Handed Back The Gate Key Instead Of Paying