Boss Refused Database Access And Told Employee To Submit Tickets, Malicious Compliance Ensues

This is a really benign story about stupid IT bureaucracy at a tech business; no one is fired or publicly disgraced in the end, but it is a classic example of a mildly angry employee revealing an overly complicated workflow process. When Reddit user u/node of ranvier was tasked with extracting thousands of data points from a database that their IT department refused to give them access to, they did the only thing they could think of: they bombarded the IT department with requests for the data until they realised it was far better to give one person access for a specific project than to burden the entire IT department with extra work. This isn’t a story about personal vengeance; it’s just about one individual making sure he gets what he deserves.

It’s just how it works: if you make someone’s activity exceedingly uncomfortable and time-consuming, then give them a convenient solution, they’ll be far more likely to accept your assistance. What the employee did in return was unbelievable. He actually denied the database access and submitted hundreds of tickets.

Here’s how the story starts..

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The report included all the client data.

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Everything was going good until it hit a problem.

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The report OP made was liked by the clients and everything was going in flow until something happened.

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The big client report was going fine..

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OP needed access to a database which the IT department denied.

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The sales were being delayed.

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The whole Friday was spent submitting tickets before the start of the next sprint.

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The plan was as follows..

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The 400 tickets they gave to OP had now to be taken care of the next two weeks, at every minute, a new ticket popped up.

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Only tech-savy people would understand this.

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And this is how the employee taught the IT team a lesson of them denying access to the database.

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OP quadrupled his work.

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He did that again with the IT, submitted hundreds of tickets until they gave up and gave him the access to the database.

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TLDR.

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Now that you have read the story, it’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say about this. Read till the end to see what are other people’s opinions on this. Don’t forget to share your own opinion at the end of this article.

OP did his best.

People love the story.

Kuddos to OP.

Well, if you do not cooperate with someone than they might also not be very friendly with you. That’s just how it works. Specially at workplace environment, everyone should be given an easy hand. When things fall out difficult for anyone, we should be cooperative at our, on individual as well as organization level.
So, what are your views about this story? Does OP’s work seem fair to you? Ever had any similar experience at your workplace? Share it with your family and friends and let us know your thoughts on this. Stay tuned for more.

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