malicious compliance

Manager demands key employee keep quiet during project meeting, gets caught out by vice president's questions: 'She didn't want anyone else getting any recognition'

Ally Perry

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Stepmom expects 26-year-old son to fund her bills with his inheritance, loses it when he says no: 'my dad made it clear that money was for me'

Isabella Penn

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Managers write up employee for being burnt out after losing two family members, face payback when they tell him to stop talking about burnout

Ally Perry

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'I reminded her that everything on the floor is trash': Manager scolds office janitor for leaving loose papers on desks, loses it when he cleans up after filing cabinet tips over

Ally Perry

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New manager insists that employees fill in payroll sheets after hours, faces fortnightly Friday hold ups while they did them after 5PM: 'We decided we'd take our time'

Ally Perry

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'The best revenge is living well': High school tormentor tries to pitch crypto at 25th class reunion, classmates pretend not to remember him

Isabella Penn

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‘I ain't leavin'’: Tenant files a lawsuit against their landlord after she tries to wrongfully evict them and their service dog, then sends the documents to the landlord's neglected PO box so she fails to show up to court

Lana DeGaetano

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Mom forbids 13-year-old daughter from touching anything in the kitchen unless she cleans her baking mess, leading daughter to stop doing chores: ‘Fine, I won't touch anything’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Regional manager demands retail workers don't clean store until closing, gets forced to pay out overtime: 'We didn't finish until 9:30 every night'

Ally Perry

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Manager demands 17-year-old fast food worker find shift replacement the night before final exam, finds themselves working with deadbeat brother: 'My boss went ballistic'

Ally Perry

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Call center supervisors allow favorite employees to slack off while coworkers take calls, face payback when worker crashes personal computer: 'I'm just a call center employee. I don't code'

Ally Perry

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Employee works 75 hour weeks with unpaid overtime, boss complains about them being inefficient: 'Without me overextending myself, the problems quickly grew'

Ally Perry

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Supervisor insists employee is flouting casual work dress code, he gets him demoted by turning up to the office in a suit: 'I look really sharp in it'

Ally Perry

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Manager denies employee promotion after taking credit for their work, faces fallout after employee stops completing managerial duties: 'Things went south quicker than I could have imagined'

Ally Perry

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Boss demotes managerial employee for taking 2 months of sick leave, faces consequences of rash decision making: 'I told my former staff to direct ALL questions to my boss'

Ally Perry

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Manager faces blowback after demanding hotel landscaper train employee to replace him: 'I realized that I was too expensive for him'

Ally Perry

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