Tag: malicious compliance

March 23, 2026 at 11:24 pm

Workers Were Yelled At By Their Boss About Their Workflow, So They Slowed Everything Down Until They Got Paid For Working Overtime

people in an office

This is some seriously spectacular malicious compliance!

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March 23, 2026 at 9:47 pm

A Worker’s Bosses Kept Trying To Avoid Paying Him The Overtime Money He Earned, But He Knew His Rights And Ended Up Getting Paid

man working on a computer

He wasn’t about to let them get away with not paying him what he was owed!

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March 23, 2026 at 8:35 pm

An Employee Was Told She Couldn’t Work Overtime Hours Without Approval, So Now She Only Works The Exact Amount Of Time Required And No More

woman with feet on desk

Her bosses just don’t seem to get it, do they?

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March 23, 2026 at 7:35 pm

Engineer Was Chewed Out For Scheduling A Delivery At His Job Without Approval, So After Being Banned From Arranging Anything Else, The Company Lost Thousands On A Missed Crane Window

man in plaid shirt sitting at computer

An outsized ego really is a costly thing.

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March 23, 2026 at 5:47 pm

Employee Was Ordered By Her Manager To Get Every Email Approved Before Sending, So She Made The Boss Review Each One Until The Rule Collapsed

woman typing on her laptop

The emails didn’t need fixing, but the boss’ ego sure did.

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March 23, 2026 at 1:45 pm

Landlord Sticks Tenant With An Expensive Bill When He Tries To Break His Lease Early, But The Tenant Tricks The Landlord Into Dropping The Huge Fee

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It’s important to read the lease agreement carefully.

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March 23, 2026 at 10:23 am

Next Door Neighbor Ignores City Codes And HOA Rules, So His Landscaping Construction Project Is On Hold Indefinitely

two men talking on opposite sides of a fence

I’m surprised the landscaper went along with these poorly thought out plans.

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March 23, 2026 at 8:35 am

Underpaid Employee Gave Notice After Being Denied A Raise For Acting Manager Duties, So Owner Had To Return To The Job The Employee Had Been Excelling At For Years

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When you underpay the backbone of the company, you end up carrying the weight yourself.

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March 23, 2026 at 6:35 am

Man Is Annoyed That He Has To Pay His Neighbor, So He Writes The Check On A Cow

black and white cow standing in green grass

Malicious behavior can backfire when your victim is even more malicious. 

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March 23, 2026 at 5:24 am

Employee Was Threatened With Losing His Pay Raise Over Refusing A Bank Holiday Shift, But He Forced The Company To Realize How Much They Relied On Him

man working in a factory

If you threaten someone’s bonus, don’t be shocked when the bonus work disappears too.

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