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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Upset-Meringue7079 on 2025-06-14 12:48:35+00:00.
My job used to praise punctuality, until we got a new supervisor who got obsessed with shaving labor costs.
He gave a big speech one morning: “If you clock in before your shift starts, that’s time theft. Wait until your exact start time. Not a second earlier.”
Cue malicious compliance.
The next morning, about five of us sat in our cars right outside the door, waiting until the clock hit exactly 8:00.
Inside, the phones were ringing. Customers were waiting. But none of us dared clock in early.
He stormed out and asked why we weren’t working.
“Because clocking in early is stealing time, remember?”
By the following week, we had a grace window of 7 minutes before shift. You’re welcome, Greg.