/r/MaliciousCompliance - top ten submissions for each month of 2026
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MaliciousCompliance 2025
2026, July
10404 Emergency clothing cannot be put through expenses.
9038 How I Handled Being the Only Person in a Group ...
8535 Toxic ex-boss begs me to leave a company review...
8120 “You need a doctor’s note”
4735 Boss wants two weeks notice, company loses thou...
3184 I guess no more electric poles
2152 That’s not funny go home for the weekend…..
413 Server rules
142 Artful malicious compliance
2026, June
12062 Boss chastised me for a late lunch during a "mi...
8068 Professional photographer knew better than thre...
7372 Punished for over-performing, so I did the bare...
5457 Stop being so friendly
4620 Respect time off and don't 'stress' you on your...
3572 Don't want me to do the work myself? Ok, then r...
2504 Note from the moderator team - r/MaliciousCompl...
2470 Just complying with your written expectations a...
2408 When malicious compliance backfires
2239 You need a shopping cart to enter!
2026, May
9507 That time I showed a photo of my d**k to a cop
6095 You want a physical signature for every single ...
5406 No asking for help anymore to move 600+ pound l...
4986 “I mean it, stay out of the kitchen” okay if yo...
3353 Have you ever used malicious compliance to deal...
2784 Manager said "Get creative with automating with...
2453 Coffee Cup drama at work!
2280 You want me to switch classes mid semester? Fine!
2045 Dont microwave my muffin
1999 During Covid, boss was trying to keep us “safe”
2026, April
13378 State said no cities can fly non-approved flags
8011 My friend stayed overnight, parents told us don...
6125 He said nobody touches the price tags without h...
5827 The customer is always right about the delivery...
5525 Forced to use AI at work
4761 Told us not to turn off the power unless he exp...
4738 Wanna smell my fingers? Ok.
4105 You want me to escalate every time? Ok then!
3586 Rude customer asked . . . and received
2931 Manager said to document everything. So I did.
2026, March
26035 My job told us they would pay more if an employ...
14597 Deny my expenses? Fine you can pay more than tr...
10391 My girlfriend spent two years telling me I say ...
4548 My manager told me to write shorter reports. So...
4388 Want me to speak Spanish?
3899 Micromanagement isn’t cheap
3125 Plan Exclusion... Bet they're going to regret it.
3078 My line manager told me to tell her when the wo...
2778 Ask us to do you a favour and then complain? We...
2645 You want me to complete more tasks? Not a probl...
2026, February
35188 Boss said I cant just disappear from my desk so...
15402 If you won't ship to me because my drive is les...
11286 Customer always found a mistake - so we complied
10921 Accused of stealing/embezzling electricity from...
8069 Need merits to go to prom? Let me help.
6339 "Please use the proper channels" alright bet ??
5801 Boss who insisted on email read receipts
5500 HR training leads to me getting paid extra.
4883 Won’t let me help you with complying with DOT r...
4832 Department head tried throwing me under the bus
2026, January
26954 My boss insisted we cut out the middleman to sa...
19706 Kohl’s wouldn’t price match Black Friday, so I ...
17478 Support kept using voice messages, so I gave th...
8967 Colleague was adamant he wanted "Asterixes" on ...
8349 Angry boss refuses expense claim and tells me t...
6301 You said you wanted an ad with only one color. ...
4605 You're right, you are never working with me again.
4586 Parked for 30 minutes longer than I paid for
4141 Texas A&M bans philosophy department from teach...
3998 Admin says “Just Give Him a Multiple Choice Ret...
