“I Am Not Supposed To Leave My Station” — Factory Worker Uses Malicious Compliance Against Micromanaging Boss

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Some managers treat rules like gospel right up until those same rules slow things down. Then suddenly there’s a lot of “use your judgment” talk.

This factory worker skipped the judgment part entirely and went all-in on malicious compliance, sticking to the rules so precisely that the whole system started working against the person enforcing them.

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11. The internet appreciated this level of rule-following

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