malicious compliance Archives

January 1, 2025 at 5:49 am

Airline Assigns A Toddler A Separate Seat Away From Their Parents, And The Gate Agent Refuses To Help Until Mom Points Out The Obvious Problem

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Domenico Bandiera

Good for the mother!

January 1, 2025 at 5:21 am

City Rules Ban Demolition Of Decrepit House, So Owner Does Minimal Renovations And Let’s A Storm Finish The Job

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Diego Caumont

Those laws backfired completely.

January 1, 2025 at 1:21 am

Their Apartment Was Peaceful Until A Big Corporation Bought The Bus Depot, But Residents Are Enjoying The Satisfying Result

No good turn.

December 30, 2024 at 7:49 am

Restaurant Employee Knows Customers Think They Are Getting A Good Deal, But They’re Really Overpaying Without Realizing It

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Shutterstock

The customer isn’t always right!

December 30, 2024 at 5:49 am

Annoying Lady Always Wanted Her Windshield Cleaned At The Gas Station, But One Employee Was Sick Of Her Smug Attitude And Decided To Make Her Count Her Pennies

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Engin Akyurt

Getting gas in Oregon is going on my bucket list – sounds bizarre.

December 30, 2024 at 4:21 am

Employee Was Told Not To Take Long Breaks At Work, So They Started Taking Very Frequent, Short Breaks To Get Around The Silly Rule

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/August de Richelieu

What do you even do in a 30 second break?

December 29, 2024 at 11:21 pm

Call Center Employees Are Told That Whoever Talks To The Customer Last And Fixes The Problem Is The One Who Gets Credit, But When This Procedure Made An Employee Mad, The Procedure Completely Changed

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Tima Miroshnichenko

Call center employees really need to read all of the notes.

December 29, 2024 at 9:48 pm

It’s Perfectly Legal To Park On The Street, But One Neighbor Thinks It Looks Bad And Calls The City Inspector On A Homeowner

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/pixabay/JayMantri

Turning the tables on an annoying neighbor is oh, so satisfying!

December 29, 2024 at 9:22 pm

Gym Employee Had To Work Overtime Because Of His Consistently Late Coworker, But When The Manager Told Him To Stop Working Overtime It Left The Gym In A Bind

If the boss says to clock out, then it’s time to go home!

December 29, 2024 at 8:22 pm

Safety Officer Insisted That Everyone Had To Evacuate For The Fire Drill, So An Employee Complied And Halted All Production For An Entire Day

Safety first unless it halts production!

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Airline Assigns A Toddler A Separate Seat Away From Their Parents, And The Gate Agent Refuses To Help Until Mom Points Out The Obvious Problem

City Rules Ban Demolition Of Decrepit House, So Owner Does Minimal Renovations And Let’s A Storm Finish The Job

Their Apartment Was Peaceful Until A Big Corporation Bought The Bus Depot, But Residents Are Enjoying The Satisfying Result

Restaurant Employee Knows Customers Think They Are Getting A Good Deal, But They’re Really Overpaying Without Realizing It

Annoying Lady Always Wanted Her Windshield Cleaned At The Gas Station, But One Employee Was Sick Of Her Smug Attitude And Decided To Make Her Count Her Pennies

Employee Was Told Not To Take Long Breaks At Work, So They Started Taking Very Frequent, Short Breaks To Get Around The Silly Rule

Call Center Employees Are Told That Whoever Talks To The Customer Last And Fixes The Problem Is The One Who Gets Credit, But When This Procedure Made An Employee Mad, The Procedure Completely Changed

It’s Perfectly Legal To Park On The Street, But One Neighbor Thinks It Looks Bad And Calls The City Inspector On A Homeowner

Gym Employee Had To Work Overtime Because Of His Consistently Late Coworker, But When The Manager Told Him To Stop Working Overtime It Left The Gym In A Bind

Safety Officer Insisted That Everyone Had To Evacuate For The Fire Drill, So An Employee Complied And Halted All Production For An Entire Day

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