r/Maliciouscompliance Dumb Manager Ruins Her Own Career
Summary
This episode features five stories of malicious compliance from Reddit. A manager assigns an incompetent employee to a demanding shift after a superior’s vague request. Another worker exposes fake reviews and tanks a toxic employer’s rating. A retail employee ignores off-clock texts after being scolded for one. A student lets lazy partners fail a presentation they didn’t prepare for. Finally, a nurse quits abruptly after being punished for picking up shifts elsewhere during a pandemic.
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Manager swaps 'Rockstar' for 'Idiot' employee
Ex-employee tanks fake reviews with honest 1-star
Ignoring manager's non-emergency texts off-clock
Student presents alone, leaving partners clueless
Nurse quits after being punished for sick days
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