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December 3, 2024 at 8:24 am

Manager Creates A Strict Sick Day Policy That Requires A Doctor’s Note, But It Backfires When Employees Take Entire Weeks Off Instead Of One Or Two Days

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/RDNE Stock project

Some policies do more harm than good.

October 1, 2024 at 10:26 pm

Company’s Strict No-Phone Policy Leads To $100k Loss When Contractor Follows The Rules To The Letter

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Kindel Media

Talk about sticking to the rules!

September 26, 2024 at 7:21 pm

He Did Exactly What His Manager Asked, But Didn’t Do What Had Been Implied, So HR Couldn’t Doing Anything About It

Good communication is key.

September 17, 2024 at 12:22 am

Boss’s Rigid Policy Backfired When This Employee Took A Full Day Off Instead Of Just Leaving Five Minutes Early

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/John Tekeridis

Bet the boss rethinks that policy!

September 2, 2024 at 8:18 am

Manager Changed The Lateness Policy To Be Less Lenient, So An Employee Followed It To The Letter And Ended Up Helping Less

What was their boss thinking?

August 30, 2024 at 4:22 pm

Her New Manager Wouldn’t Allow Her The Paid Time Off To Attend Court, So She Worked The System And Took It Anyway

They should have known better.

November 14, 2023 at 12:21 am

‘They’re not paying for any of that.’ After Being Asked To Drive 6 Hours A Day, Employee Figures Out How To Get Paid Like He Deserves

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Manager Creates A Strict Sick Day Policy That Requires A Doctor’s Note, But It Backfires When Employees Take Entire Weeks Off Instead Of One Or Two Days

Company’s Strict No-Phone Policy Leads To $100k Loss When Contractor Follows The Rules To The Letter

He Did Exactly What His Manager Asked, But Didn’t Do What Had Been Implied, So HR Couldn’t Doing Anything About It

Boss’s Rigid Policy Backfired When This Employee Took A Full Day Off Instead Of Just Leaving Five Minutes Early

Manager Changed The Lateness Policy To Be Less Lenient, So An Employee Followed It To The Letter And Ended Up Helping Less

Her New Manager Wouldn’t Allow Her The Paid Time Off To Attend Court, So She Worked The System And Took It Anyway

‘They’re not paying for any of that.’ After Being Asked To Drive 6 Hours A Day, Employee Figures Out How To Get Paid Like He Deserves

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Manager Creates A Strict Sick Day Policy That Requires A Doctor’s Note, But It Backfires When Employees Take Entire Weeks Off Instead Of One Or Two Days

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