Paranoid Boss Fires Employee, Employee Starts New Company, Old Boss Goes Under

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mattstaff
May 8, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

Good for this dad. It sounds like the boss that he was previously stuck working for was nothing short of an insecure, maniacal nightmare. If you're in a position of power and you're so unsure of your own ability to navigate said position successfully, that you fire a well qualified employee, then it's time for a serious reassessment when it comes to your work approach. For another glorious tale of malicious compliance, check out the time that a boss denied an employee's PC upgrade, and the malicious compliance that ensued. 

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    Font - r/MaliciousCompliance u/semiTnuP · 23h + Join 2 5 e 10 S 9 10 That Time A Boss Killed His Own Company M This is my dad's story, but he's not into Reddit. My dad is a hard worker. This happened about 15 years ago. Worked for a company that fixed and rented heavy equipment (backhoes, scissor lifts, steamrollers, forklifts, etc.) His boss (the CEO of the company, whom he reported to directly) was a middle aged Italian guy whose grasp of English was tenuous at best. He understood what people
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    Font - Well, boss guy gets it in his head that my dad is going to 'replace' him as the leader of the company (because he's much better liked, speaks perfect English in an English speaking country and has basically all the department heads coming to him for help, even though he's technically only in charge of the repair bay.) And so, he calls my dad in, chews him out (we think, it was mostly Italian so my dad wasn't picking up on it, but the tone indicated as much) and manages to communicate that
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    Font - And my dad just smiles, shakes the guy's hand and leaves. And, thanks to his less than firm grasp on both the English language and business law, the boss guy just sent him on his way with his last paycheck and nothing else. So my dad started his own business. In the heavy equipment mechanic market. And, after telling all his old work buddies about the situation, suddenly got a bunch of new hires. And his old workplace suddenly had a lot of vacancies that the Boss had no idea how to fill (
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    Font - TLDR: A paranoid boss fired my dad because he was afraid my dad was muscling him out. My dad left and went on to create a successful rival business as a heavy mechanic repairman (and heavy equipment instructor.) His old job was shut down 6 months later. Edit: For everyone who's been saying 'this isn't malicious compliance,' here's why I think it is: When my dad was brought into the office, he knew right away that he was getting fired and he knew right away what the hell he was being fired
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    Font - And my dad thought about taking him to court. But then, as he tells it, a bolt of lightning came down from on high and he just reached out and shook his boss' hand. He knew that if he took the asshole to court, he might get money out of him (almost certainly would have) but his boss would have had time to think about things and try to force a non compete contract down his throat. By just resigning immediately, he knew his ex-boss would never even think of it until it was too late. And he
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