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CEO Tells Employees That Meeting Counts As Lunch, So All 60 Of Them Maliciously Comply

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The Reddit post titled “Boss says if you’re 1 minute late, I’m docking 15 minutes. OK, then!” is a classic example of malicious compliance in the workplace. The post, submitted by user u/NotMyRealAcct13, recounts a humorous yet satisfying story of an employee who turned his boss’s unreasonable demand against him.

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The story begins with the boss announcing a new rule that if an employee arrives just one minute late to work, they will be docked 15 minutes of pay. However, the employee in question decides to take the rule quite literally and uses it to his advantage. What ensues is a humorous sequence of events that leaves the boss with no choice but to follow through with his own rule, resulting in a victory for the employee. Keep scrolling down below to read the full story.

The big company holds meeting each year.

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The meeting lasts about an hour and sometimes even more.

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The meeting is on lunch break now.

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All workers bring lunch to the meeting.

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All of them stand united and eat.

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The ending is hilarious as the boss gets a reprimand from the CEO for having said that.

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Now that you have read the story. it’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say on this. It was totally unfair to not provide the employees individual time for the lunch. If you be unfair to the employees, they resist and take action against it one way or another and the boss can’t do anything. Therefore it’s better to not implement such stupid policies. Read till the end to see what are other people’s opinions on this. Don’t forget to share your opinion at the end of this article.

The boss was fooled to think that no one would come up to speak against him.

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It backfired massively.

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I’m also cracking up at this.

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The boss should have been fired.

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The boss would be stupid enough to keep on repeating it.

I now understand it too.

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In the end, the employee’s clever use of the boss’s own rule resulted in a satisfying victory for him. It also served as a reminder to the boss that unreasonable demands and threats will not always have the desired effect. It’s important for employers to communicate their expectations clearly and respectfully to their employees, rather than relying on heavy-handed tactics that may ultimately backfire. This story has since become a popular example of malicious compliance, earning hundreds of upvotes and comments on Reddit. It highlights the importance of critical thinking and creative problem-solving in the workplace, as well as the satisfaction that can come from standing up for oneself in the face of unreasonable demands.

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