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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request.

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They told me to implement the client's exact specs so I did, and we lost the entire account. (old.reddit.com)
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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/EchoNyx32 on 2025-05-16 14:21:26+00:00.

A client demanded a very specific feature change that I knew would conflict with other critical functions. My teammate said, "Just do exactly what they say, no questions. "So I followed every detail no adjustments, no improvements. Predictably, their system broke down the next day, and the client pulled out completely. Now my teammate's stuck firefighting, but I'm safe because I gave them precisely what was requested. Sometimes the best way to comply is to follow orders to the letter.

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