malicious compliance Archives

April 28, 2026 at 8:35 pm

Student Got An In-School Suspension For Being Late Multiple Times To Class, So He Spent The Time Reading And Getting Ahead On School Work

This wasn’t much of a punishment for this student.

April 28, 2026 at 1:45 am

Supervisor Only Wants Team Leaders Handling Urgent Issues, So A Lower Level Team Member Stops Monitoring The Mailbox Where Urgent Issues Are Sent

If it’s not your job, don’t do it!

April 27, 2026 at 11:24 pm

Supervisor Isn’t Allowed To Take Christmas And New Year’s Off, So He Quits Before The Holidays And Reapplies For His Old Job In January

If you’re a valuable enough employee, your boss won’t want you to quit.

April 27, 2026 at 9:46 pm

Man’s Roommate Doesn’t Think The Way The Bill Is Divided Is “Fair,” So He Does Some More Calculations, Making The Roommate’s Part Of The Bill Even More Expensive

Arguing can just make the situation worse.

April 27, 2026 at 8:35 pm

Contractor Doesn’t Want Construction Workers To Do Any Extra Work Without Approval From The Owners And Architect, So The Electrician Doesn’t Install Lights Or Light Switches

It’s easy to make light of this situation.

April 27, 2026 at 6:35 pm

Air Force Colonel Makes Rule That Nobody Can Drink Alcohol On Their Lunch Break, But He Still Expects To Have A Beer On His

This story does not make the military look good.

April 27, 2026 at 12:35 pm

Pompous Assistant Manager Makes Sweeping Changes That None Of The Staff Like, So The Supervisors Band Together To Get Him To Quit

manager standing over frustrated employee

Promoting from within was a much better idea.

April 27, 2026 at 9:22 am

Employee Waits Outside Supervisor’s Office To Find Out What To Work On That Day, But A Coworker Wants Him To Wait Somewhere Else

Not having enough to do is almost as bad as having too much to do.

April 27, 2026 at 1:45 am

Electrical Contractor Schedules Meeting With Construction Manager, But They Never Show Up

man sitting in a waiting room with a laptop

He said to start without him!

April 26, 2026 at 9:46 pm

Supervisor Tells Employee Not To Worry About Posting Any Of The Work She Was Unable To Do While She Was On Sick Leave, But She’s Smart To Get That Order In Writing

confident businesswoman looking at her computer

Stupid is as stupid does.

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Student Got An In-School Suspension For Being Late Multiple Times To Class, So He Spent The Time Reading And Getting Ahead On School Work

Supervisor Only Wants Team Leaders Handling Urgent Issues, So A Lower Level Team Member Stops Monitoring The Mailbox Where Urgent Issues Are Sent

Supervisor Isn’t Allowed To Take Christmas And New Year’s Off, So He Quits Before The Holidays And Reapplies For His Old Job In January

Man’s Roommate Doesn’t Think The Way The Bill Is Divided Is “Fair,” So He Does Some More Calculations, Making The Roommate’s Part Of The Bill Even More Expensive

Contractor Doesn’t Want Construction Workers To Do Any Extra Work Without Approval From The Owners And Architect, So The Electrician Doesn’t Install Lights Or Light Switches

Air Force Colonel Makes Rule That Nobody Can Drink Alcohol On Their Lunch Break, But He Still Expects To Have A Beer On His

Pompous Assistant Manager Makes Sweeping Changes That None Of The Staff Like, So The Supervisors Band Together To Get Him To Quit

Employee Waits Outside Supervisor’s Office To Find Out What To Work On That Day, But A Coworker Wants Him To Wait Somewhere Else

Electrical Contractor Schedules Meeting With Construction Manager, But They Never Show Up

Supervisor Tells Employee Not To Worry About Posting Any Of The Work She Was Unable To Do While She Was On Sick Leave, But She’s Smart To Get That Order In Writing

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Student Got An In-School Suspension For Being Late Multiple Times To Class, So He Spent The Time Reading And Getting Ahead On School Work

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