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Malicious Compliance

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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/SenayiahSwoon on 2025-06-09 23:36:05+00:00.


A new policy was implemented was at my workplace where no personal phones would be allowed during work hours(on silent and out of sight) and I made sure to follow the rules

Turned off my phone, locked it in my locker before every shift, and went about my day .

And this continued till a few days later, my manager pulled me aside, annoyed asf and asked why I didn’t answerher call said she needed to check something urgently with me.

I just told her I was following the phone policy. My phone had been away like we were told.

She didn’t like that response. Tried to say I should have used “judgment” and answered if it was from her.

But I wasn’t about to get written off for breaking a policy she just finished enforcing .

Funny thing is, after that, the “no phones” policy suddenly got very quiet. No more lectures. No more reminders. Pretty sure I wasn’t the only one who let a few of her calls go to voicemail that week.

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