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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Sildaor on 2025-05-30 12:21:29+00:00.
I was brought in on cleanup for Memorial Day at my job. It was holiday pay, so I didn’t mind ($82.50 an hour). I started my list, which was sweeping a few inches of dust from an area. The new foreman was being a jerk, told me to not leave the area until there was no dust. The thing is, dust is a major by product of our operation. As soon as I’d finish there would be a light coating of dust again. I came down to start the next project and he checked my area, saw the light dusting, and yelled at me to not leave that area until there was no dust. Fine by me. I spent eight hours at $82.50 pushing a broom, and at shift change the next foreman asked what I was doing. I explained it to him, he laughed and said if I wanted a double just keep sweeping. So I wound up pushing a broom for 16 hours, and the new foreman was written up for the company spending over $1000 for me to sweep one area all day.