“I Can Make It Work” — Employee Maliciously Complies His Way To Overtime Glory

In this classic case of Reddit’s malicious compliance, a software engineer cleverly turned a bad workplace policy into an unexpected win. After his company introduced a time-tracking system that refused to pay for overtime under 15 minutes, he decided to lean into the rule hard.

The result? A beautifully petty routine of clocking in and out at just the right times, racking up hours the system couldn’t ignore. It’s the kind of malicious compliance that makes scrolling through Reddit worth it.

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13. Here’s What Some Commenters Had to Say About This Overtime Power Move

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