malicious compliance Archives

April 13, 2025 at 12:35 pm

Nurse In Charge Of Ordering Equipment Decides To Order For Every New Mom Since Doctors Won’t Do It, And This One Change Ends Up Becoming A New Hospital Policy

nurse with new mom and baby at the hospital

She made a huge difference.

April 13, 2025 at 12:15 pm

New Boss Demanded Everyone Take Breaks At Exactly 12 PM, So They All Took Lunch At The Same Time And Left Them Dealing With A Mess

Group of coworkers walking together on lunch break

Can’t blame them for following directions.

April 13, 2025 at 10:22 am

IT Workers Followed Their Manager’s No-Multitasking Rule Exactly As Told, And It Ended Up Getting The Manager Fired

Group of IT experts sitting around a table

That will teach her!

April 13, 2025 at 8:22 am

Departing Bartender Poured One Out For The Unhealthy Menu At The Restaurant, And Even His Manager Was Sympathetic

Fast facts about fast food? It’s not healthy.

April 13, 2025 at 7:23 am

Train Passenger Has Figured Out A Way To Cut Down On Travel Costs By Amping Up His Travel Time And Getting Refunded For The Delays

Come on ride the train, and ride it… with major delays?

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!

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Nurse In Charge Of Ordering Equipment Decides To Order For Every New Mom Since Doctors Won’t Do It, And This One Change Ends Up Becoming A New Hospital Policy

New Boss Demanded Everyone Take Breaks At Exactly 12 PM, So They All Took Lunch At The Same Time And Left Them Dealing With A Mess

IT Workers Followed Their Manager’s No-Multitasking Rule Exactly As Told, And It Ended Up Getting The Manager Fired

Departing Bartender Poured One Out For The Unhealthy Menu At The Restaurant, And Even His Manager Was Sympathetic

Train Passenger Has Figured Out A Way To Cut Down On Travel Costs By Amping Up His Travel Time And Getting Refunded For The Delays

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.

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