malicious compliance Archives

September 24, 2024 at 2:23 pm

Employee’s Strict Adherence To The Rules Was Making Him Late To Work, So The Boss Was Forced To Rethink Their Policy

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Flexibility keeps the wheels turning smoothly.

September 24, 2024 at 4:26 am

An Employee Was Told Not To Work On Something That Wasn’t In Their Job Title, So They Did What They Were Told And It Caused A Whole Lot Of Chaos

It only takes one person to royally screw everything up at a company.

September 24, 2024 at 12:22 am

Manager Told Him To Cut Off The Internet For Salespeople Only, So They Cut It For Everyone In The Company And Got It Back For Everybody

How about…no one gets any Internet?!?!

September 23, 2024 at 8:50 am

Security Guard Was Forced To Read The Employee Manual, But Discovered That The Company Wasn’t Paying Him What He Is Owed

It is hard to understand how some people keep their jobs.

September 22, 2024 at 3:49 pm

Internet Enthusiast Racked Up Thousands Of Dollars In Fees, But Got Them Waived By Keeping His Contract When The Rest Of The Neighborhood Wanted To Upgrade

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

September 22, 2024 at 9:22 am

Years Ago This Business Owner Got A Final Bill For $.04 On A Service He Had Canceled, So He Tried To Set Up A Payment Plan To Be Funny And He Got The Charge Waived

Companies lose so much money to sheer stupidity.

September 22, 2024 at 2:21 am

An Irate DMV Customer Demanded A Worker Be Fired, But Their Supervisor Turned It Around And Told Them The Customer Isn’t Always Right

They don’t play around at the DMV!

September 21, 2024 at 6:49 pm

Tenant Had Been Living In Her Apartment With Two Cats For Over Six Years, But When The Property Manager Found Out, She Figured Getting Evicted Was The Easiest Way Out

How could this property manager be so stupid?

September 21, 2024 at 2:49 pm

Her Nephew Was Living With Her To Help With The Finances Of The House, But When She Called Him “Just A Renter” He Stopped Contributing And Is Planning On Moving Out

How can anyone be so entitled?

September 20, 2024 at 9:20 am

Homebuyers Put Down A Large Earnest Deposit, But When The Wife’s Job Was In Jeopardy, They Decided To Back Out Of The Deal

It is rare to see a story where someone one up’s a lender!

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Employee’s Strict Adherence To The Rules Was Making Him Late To Work, So The Boss Was Forced To Rethink Their Policy

An Employee Was Told Not To Work On Something That Wasn’t In Their Job Title, So They Did What They Were Told And It Caused A Whole Lot Of Chaos

Manager Told Him To Cut Off The Internet For Salespeople Only, So They Cut It For Everyone In The Company And Got It Back For Everybody

Security Guard Was Forced To Read The Employee Manual, But Discovered That The Company Wasn’t Paying Him What He Is Owed

Internet Enthusiast Racked Up Thousands Of Dollars In Fees, But Got Them Waived By Keeping His Contract When The Rest Of The Neighborhood Wanted To Upgrade

Years Ago This Business Owner Got A Final Bill For $.04 On A Service He Had Canceled, So He Tried To Set Up A Payment Plan To Be Funny And He Got The Charge Waived

An Irate DMV Customer Demanded A Worker Be Fired, But Their Supervisor Turned It Around And Told Them The Customer Isn’t Always Right

Tenant Had Been Living In Her Apartment With Two Cats For Over Six Years, But When The Property Manager Found Out, She Figured Getting Evicted Was The Easiest Way Out

Her Nephew Was Living With Her To Help With The Finances Of The House, But When She Called Him “Just A Renter” He Stopped Contributing And Is Planning On Moving Out

Homebuyers Put Down A Large Earnest Deposit, But When The Wife’s Job Was In Jeopardy, They Decided To Back Out Of The Deal

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Employee’s Strict Adherence To The Rules Was Making Him Late To Work, So The Boss Was Forced To Rethink Their Policy

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She Left Her Shopping Cart Unattended For Almost An Hour, Then Got Upset When The Employee Assumed It Was Abandoned And Restocked Everything

Man Kept Getting His Raise Delayed By Management, So He Took A Better-Paying Job When The Opportunity Came