Alex Buscemi
This one’s for the passive-aggressive professionals who know the art of doing just enough in response to a manager who overstepped.
A young employee had a hybrid setup with a clear agreement: Mondays and Fridays were remote days.
No drama, no issues—until a second manager decided to make it one.
After one pre-approved WFH day triggered a lecture about work ethic, the employee didn’t argue. They didn’t escalate. They simply stuck to the original terms of the deal—by never showing up on a Monday or Friday again.
It wasn’t sabotage, exactly. Just a calm, consistent reminder that flexibility works both ways.
If you’ve ever wanted to hit “reply all” with nothing but a screenshot of your job contract, this one might speak to you.
1. Don’t want me to work from home once or twice a month? Watch me do so twice a week.
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14. Commenters applauded OP for their malicious compliance and shared similar stories of bosses flipping out over their own WFH policies
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