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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/TonyTwoShyers on 2025-05-31 20:29:06+00:00.
i used to work at a bank as a teller. it wasnt glamorous but it was easy and convenient as i lived a hop skip and a jump away- a five minute walk and you could see the bank from my house.
as such i was almost always one of (if not the) first person there. we were expected to be there by 7:15 to open at 7:30am, but the managers tried to get there early so we had time to set up like log in, fill drawers, have a morning meeting, that type of stuff. when opening for the day, you need at least 2 people for safety reasons so one of which was usually me, and i was frequently arriving around 7 so the manager could unlock and we could set up
i had been clocking in after getting inside, which i guess was starting to add up combined with the amount of times we have to stay past closing. i was told that theres only a "6 minute grace period" for clocking in early or late, that i had clocked in early too many times and that about two weeks of my punches would be adjusted
i said, "okay. is this you specifically telling me to stop showing up early?" they said "yes, it is"
so showed up at 7:20 every day. i stopped being there early, i stopped helping set up. i even took advantage of the grace period to be about 5 minutes 'late' every day to make sure i didnt get stuck helping set anything up. it sucked and it didnt work for anyone, we were frantic trying to open every nearly morning as most other employees didnt care about procedures, just their own drawers
one day a few weeks later, a manager asked if i could come in earlier than usual to help with the alarm tests. they were supposed to be done once a month and for almost a year i was the one who did them with the opening manager. apparently the test was supposed to get done that morning, but the other employee didnt show up early enough to start before we opened for the day
sure, no problem. i was in by 7 the next morning, and clocked in.
its sad that we live in a world where trying to be effecient is seen as trying to game the system