Tag: malicious compliance

March 26, 2026 at 9:15 am

Employee Used To Work Overtime Making Sure All Of The Machinery Was Calibrated Properly, But The New Boss Insisted He Needed To Work The Same Hours As Everyone Else

factory worker in hardhat talking to manager

Some bosses make really bad decisions.

March 26, 2026 at 7:47 am

Her Neighbor Got Upset That She Was Driving 30 In A 25 And Tattled To Her Mom, So The Next Day, She Pulled In Front Of The Neighbor And Drove 8 MPH Just To Make Her Mad

She seems immature, but the neighbor should have left it alone.

March 26, 2026 at 5:49 am

A Nearby Apartment Building Didn’t Upgrade The Plumbing Properly, So His Neighbor’s Sewage Ended Up In His Yard And The Apartment Owners Refused To Fix It, So He Blocked The Sewer Line, Causing The Apartment Plumbing To Back Up

This could have been avoided by being a decent neighbor.

March 26, 2026 at 1:45 am

He And His Team Were Fired With Two Weeks Notice So They Could Finish A Project, So He Made Sure His Team Used Their Sick Time And Didn’t Get The Project Done

Did the evil boss really expect them to work hard for the last two weeks?

March 25, 2026 at 11:49 pm

Casino Players Were Banned From Switching Dice Mid-Roll, So They Thought Of A Creative Way To Break The Rule And Make The Craps Dealers Work Harder

Casino table with dice, chips, and playing cards

If you can’t bend the rules for the players, the players create creative ways to bend the rules.

March 25, 2026 at 11:24 pm

They Worked As A Developer For An AI Startup But The CEO Ended Up Firing Him, So He Left The Company And Later Learned That The Project He Was Working On Was Scrapped And The Company Was Failing Because Of It

You don’t want me here? Fine, I’ll watch you fail.

March 25, 2026 at 9:48 pm

His School Had A Strict Rule That Students Had To Go Straight In If Walking On The Sidewalk, So He Walked In The Road When He Had To Go To An Appointment, Being Less Safe But Following The Rules

Surely the crossing guard can make an exception to the rule.

March 25, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Business Owner Goes To A Car Dealership To Make A Purchase, But The Manager Insists On Calling The Business To Verify Employment

That was definitely an odd car buying experience!

March 25, 2026 at 12:35 pm

The Whole Neighborhood Is Mad At One Homeowner Who Is Preventing Them From Getting DSL, So The Service Provider Breaks The Homeowner’s Contract

Continuing to pay the bill didn’t benefit anyone.

March 25, 2026 at 10:48 am

Couple Gives Roommates Very Short Notice That They Need To Move Out, So One Roommate Takes The Refrigerator

When you move, it’s only right to take everything you bought!

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Tag: malicious compliance

Employee Used To Work Overtime Making Sure All Of The Machinery Was Calibrated Properly, But The New Boss Insisted He Needed To Work The Same Hours As Everyone Else

Her Neighbor Got Upset That She Was Driving 30 In A 25 And Tattled To Her Mom, So The Next Day, She Pulled In Front Of The Neighbor And Drove 8 MPH Just To Make Her Mad

A Nearby Apartment Building Didn’t Upgrade The Plumbing Properly, So His Neighbor’s Sewage Ended Up In His Yard And The Apartment Owners Refused To Fix It, So He Blocked The Sewer Line, Causing The Apartment Plumbing To Back Up

He And His Team Were Fired With Two Weeks Notice So They Could Finish A Project, So He Made Sure His Team Used Their Sick Time And Didn’t Get The Project Done

Casino Players Were Banned From Switching Dice Mid-Roll, So They Thought Of A Creative Way To Break The Rule And Make The Craps Dealers Work Harder

They Worked As A Developer For An AI Startup But The CEO Ended Up Firing Him, So He Left The Company And Later Learned That The Project He Was Working On Was Scrapped And The Company Was Failing Because Of It

His School Had A Strict Rule That Students Had To Go Straight In If Walking On The Sidewalk, So He Walked In The Road When He Had To Go To An Appointment, Being Less Safe But Following The Rules

Business Owner Goes To A Car Dealership To Make A Purchase, But The Manager Insists On Calling The Business To Verify Employment

The Whole Neighborhood Is Mad At One Homeowner Who Is Preventing Them From Getting DSL, So The Service Provider Breaks The Homeowner’s Contract

Couple Gives Roommates Very Short Notice That They Need To Move Out, So One Roommate Takes The Refrigerator

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