malicious compliance Archives

June 16, 2024 at 11:49 pm

His Boss Wanted Him To Increase His “Active” Time On Phone Calls, So He Technically Followed Orders And Wasted Huge Amounts Of Time

Professional time waster FTW!

June 16, 2024 at 1:36 am

Her Boss Wanted An Internal Document Leaked To Speed Up A Process, So She Did And Now Performance Is Tanking

Leaking documents is a shortcut?

June 15, 2024 at 3:45 am

Her Power Tripping Manager’s Antics Threatened Her Mental Health, So She Stepped Back And Her Life Did A 180

Manager power trip.

June 13, 2024 at 5:49 am

An Insurance Employee Was Tasked To Deny Medical Insurance Claims, But When They Couldn’t Take It Anymore They Just Approved All The Cases

Small good deeds make huge impacts.

June 12, 2024 at 7:44 pm

Two Casino Employees Got Fired For Unethical Reasons, So When The Company Told Them To Return Their Uniforms They Walked Out In Their Underwear In Protest

Throw modesty to the wind in favor of righteous indignation!

June 12, 2024 at 12:52 pm

A Do-Nothing Manager Demanded They Turn Off The Internet for All Employees, But Didn’t Expect How Things Would Go Sideways

It seemed like a good idea at the time…

June 12, 2024 at 11:46 am

Cheap Boss Wouldn’t Replace The Light Bulbs In The Office, But After Some Hilarious Harassment He Saw The Error Of His Ways

Man, talk about a real cheapskate…

June 12, 2024 at 11:05 am

His Manager Kept Wasting His Time, So He Made Sure To Get Paid For Sleeping On The Job

Getting paid for sleeping – gotta love it!

June 12, 2024 at 9:28 am

Their Boss Fired Them And Then Dared Them To Get A Lawyer, So They Followed His Advice And Got A Huge Settlement

Hey, thanks for the tip! I will get in touch with a lawyer!

June 11, 2024 at 11:21 pm

Her Micromanager Boss Insists On Sending Multiple Email Campaigns Per Week, So She Does What She Asks And They Lose Customers Immediately

Stay in your own lane, boss.

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His Boss Wanted Him To Increase His “Active” Time On Phone Calls, So He Technically Followed Orders And Wasted Huge Amounts Of Time

Her Boss Wanted An Internal Document Leaked To Speed Up A Process, So She Did And Now Performance Is Tanking

Her Power Tripping Manager’s Antics Threatened Her Mental Health, So She Stepped Back And Her Life Did A 180

An Insurance Employee Was Tasked To Deny Medical Insurance Claims, But When They Couldn’t Take It Anymore They Just Approved All The Cases

Two Casino Employees Got Fired For Unethical Reasons, So When The Company Told Them To Return Their Uniforms They Walked Out In Their Underwear In Protest

A Do-Nothing Manager Demanded They Turn Off The Internet for All Employees, But Didn’t Expect How Things Would Go Sideways

Cheap Boss Wouldn’t Replace The Light Bulbs In The Office, But After Some Hilarious Harassment He Saw The Error Of His Ways

His Manager Kept Wasting His Time, So He Made Sure To Get Paid For Sleeping On The Job

Their Boss Fired Them And Then Dared Them To Get A Lawyer, So They Followed His Advice And Got A Huge Settlement

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