malicious compliance Archives

March 28, 2025 at 11:55 am

Employee Quit His Job Because The Company Wasn’t Paying Into His Retirement As Required, But They Said If He Doesn’t Like It He Can Complain To The Tax Authority. So He Did And Got A Major Settlement.

The business owners got what they deserved.

March 28, 2025 at 11:35 am

Bank Customer Threatened To Close His Account Because The Customer Service Professional Was Rude, So She Took His Threat Literally And Closed His Account So He Couldn’t Do Any Transactions At His Business

She really called his bluff.

March 28, 2025 at 11:15 am

His Wife’s Divorce Lawyer Demanded All His Financial Records For The Past Three Years, So He Complied By Faxing 150+ Pages, Occupying Their Printer And Wasting Their Toner For Days

This lawyer got exactly what he asked for.

March 28, 2025 at 8:20 am

His Company Changed Their Policy On Traveling For Work, But When He Followed It Perfectly, He Still Got Written Up

The system wasn’t broken, so why did they try to fix it?

March 28, 2025 at 7:49 am

Company’s Owner Refused To Pay Him The Percentage Of Profits That Was Agreed Upon, So An Employee Simply Didn’t Bring Up The Money And Kept It For Himself

If true, this is a major win for this guy.

March 28, 2025 at 7:20 am

Substitute Teacher Yelled At The Class And Said If You Don’t Like It You Can Leave, So One Student Took Her Literally And Walked Out

Hey, she said it was ok.

March 28, 2025 at 6:21 am

Upset Customer Decided To Pay Her Bill Using Pennies, So The Shop Owner Accepted Multiple Large Bags Of Pennies And Told Her To Wait While He Counted Them All Up

She got what she wanted, why is she upset?

March 27, 2025 at 6:49 pm

New Manager Changed The Procedure At A Bakery, So One Baker Complied Even Though She Knew It Would Lead To A Massive Amount Of Waste

Baker holding a tray of pastries and arranging them on the shelves

Don’t fix what’s not broken.

March 27, 2025 at 6:21 pm

Building Manager Scolds Garbage Truck Driver For Bumping A Gutter While Collecting Trash, So He Made Sure It Never Happened Again

white garbage truck at the middle of the road

One’s patience can be others’ frustrations.

March 27, 2025 at 5:21 pm

His Parents Had A Rule That He Could Only Get A Phone When His Brother Needed A New One, So This Teenage Boy Found A Creative Way To Follow This Rule

He technically followed the rules.

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Employee Quit His Job Because The Company Wasn’t Paying Into His Retirement As Required, But They Said If He Doesn’t Like It He Can Complain To The Tax Authority. So He Did And Got A Major Settlement.

Bank Customer Threatened To Close His Account Because The Customer Service Professional Was Rude, So She Took His Threat Literally And Closed His Account So He Couldn’t Do Any Transactions At His Business

His Wife’s Divorce Lawyer Demanded All His Financial Records For The Past Three Years, So He Complied By Faxing 150+ Pages, Occupying Their Printer And Wasting Their Toner For Days

His Company Changed Their Policy On Traveling For Work, But When He Followed It Perfectly, He Still Got Written Up

Company’s Owner Refused To Pay Him The Percentage Of Profits That Was Agreed Upon, So An Employee Simply Didn’t Bring Up The Money And Kept It For Himself

Substitute Teacher Yelled At The Class And Said If You Don’t Like It You Can Leave, So One Student Took Her Literally And Walked Out

Upset Customer Decided To Pay Her Bill Using Pennies, So The Shop Owner Accepted Multiple Large Bags Of Pennies And Told Her To Wait While He Counted Them All Up

New Manager Changed The Procedure At A Bakery, So One Baker Complied Even Though She Knew It Would Lead To A Massive Amount Of Waste

Building Manager Scolds Garbage Truck Driver For Bumping A Gutter While Collecting Trash, So He Made Sure It Never Happened Again

His Parents Had A Rule That He Could Only Get A Phone When His Brother Needed A New One, So This Teenage Boy Found A Creative Way To Follow This Rule

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Wife Caught Her Husband Eavesdropping On Every Phone Call She Took, So She Considered Finally Sticking Up For Her Privacy

Shopper Got Approached By Two Different Customers Who Thought She Worked At A Big Box Store, So She Started Wondering What Kind Of Energy She Was Giving Off In The Electronics Aisle

A Man Got Tired Of His Rude Upstairs Neighbor’s Behavior, So He Locked Him Out Of The Building

Hotel Employee Watched A Picky Guest Scribble Complaints In A Notebook Every Time He Wanted A New Room, So She Questioned Whether The Problem Was The Rooms Or The Guest

Bride-To-Be Was Told She Couldn’t Speak At Her Own Engagement Luncheon, But Her Future Father-In-Law Invited Another Speaker

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A Lifeguard Rescued A Child From The Pool, But The Dad Was More Upset About Having To Stay And Fill Out Paperwork

Employee Quit His Job Because The Company Wasn’t Paying Into His Retirement As Required, But They Said If He Doesn’t Like It He Can Complain To The Tax Authority. So He Did And Got A Major Settlement.

After A Fence Came Down, The Homeowners Chose Not To Rebuild It, So The Neighbor Is Left Footing The Bill

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