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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/PastelWitchys on 2025-07-11 06:59:39+00:00.
I used to work for a small regional sales company where part of my job involved visiting clients across the state. I had my own reliable car, kept in great condition, and I always preferred using it for work trips, more comfortable, better mileage, plus I knew it inside out.
Well, one day the new manager came in with a bunch of new rules. One of them being that all employees must use the company car for any work related travel. No exceptions.I explained that I preferred my car and even offered to waive mileage reimbursement, but nope. Policy is policy.
Next time I was to travel for work, I grabbed the keys to the company car, a crusty old Ford Focus with 170k miles, held together by zip ties and corporate optimism. Barely any AC, brakes squealed like a banshee, and it reeked of stale coffee and despair.
About an hour into my 3 hour drive to a client, I hear a loud clunk. Then smoke. Then the car just dies. On a remote highway. No signal. I end up walking nearly two miles to get a bar of service and call for a tow. Client meeting? Missed. The company had to reschedule, reimburse the client for the inconvenience, and cover the tow and repairs.
Manager wasn’t pleased. I reminded him I had offered to take my own car because I trusted it. After that, the mandatory company car rule got quietly retired, and I never heard about it again.