Jealous Manager's Public Shaming of Employee's 'Revealing Outfit' Totally Backfires

There's nothing worse than a boss who has it out for you for weird personal reasons. In a satisfying tale of malicious compliance, redditor u/Vanna-Black explains how she became the object of her manager's jealousy, and how she was able to escape.

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  • "My dress is too short? Well now I look like my dad and everyone else can too." — u/Vanna-Black

    Green - Years ago in the 90s I worked at a hell hole of a call center. It was my first "office" job and I tried really hard to be professional. What I didn't know was that a call center is basically the same as a restaurant. Everyone was sleeping with each other, on drugs/ alcohol, and the managers were idiots.
    via u/Vanna-Black
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  • The definition of a toxic work environment

    Green - There was a guy who worked in a different pod who was always hitting on me. I was not interested. I did my job and went home and didn't socialize. I didn't even eat lunch in the break room because I lived about 5 min away. Well there was a manager who had been sleeping with the guy and thought I was coming between them. She would make up excuses to harass me -I wasn't taking enough calls, I didn't clock in and out of the system exactly on the minute, etc.
    via u/Vanna-Black

  • OP's manager shows off her pettiness

    Green - One day, she really went off the rails and started publicly shaming my outfit. I had on a dress and cardigan which she insisted was too revealing. It was to my knees and I had on pantyhose. She wrote me up and sent me home to change. I was really upset and started digging through my closet looking for something she couldn't pick apart.
    via u/Vanna-Black

  • OP maliciously complies

    Font - Then inspiration struck. My dad is a textbook accountant. Khakis, short sleeved button ups, and ties. So I borrowed an outfit from him - I was swimming in it, you couldn't see a single curve. I went back to work and headed straight for my desk. Don't you know, the manager spotted me and made a bee line directly for me. She pulled me into HR complaining that I looked unprofessional. I told HR that this is what my dad wore every day and he is a consummate professional. HR agreed that my out
    via u/Vanna-Black
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  • Everyone wins

    Green - A few days later, the dress code policy had been updated with vague language about "looking professional" and didn't even give examples of what was appropriate. The memo was posted in several places. This meant that EVERYONE in the call center could now basically wear whatever they liked as long as it wasn't ripped jeans or a tube top. The manager was fuming because HR had taken away one of the things she could lord over people. I didn't last much longer there but hopefully, no one ever
    via u/Vanna-Black

  • The comment section

    Font - RepulsiveGarbage8188 · 5 days ago I love it when shit people can't get their way, it makes me smile. 975 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow Vanna-Black OP · 5 days ago Grown people having temper tantrums for no reason are just the worst. 467 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow
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  • Font - RepulsiveGarbage8188 · 5 days ago I love it when shit people can't get their way, it makes me smile. 975 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow Vanna-Black OP · 5 days ago Grown people having temper tantrums for no reason are just the worst. 467 J Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow
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  • Font - MorbidMagician - 5 days ago I hate managers like that with a burning passion, Im so glad you got one over on her before you peaced out 4 1.8k 3 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow Vanna-Black OP · 5 days ago Thanks! I mean if I was a terrible person like she was, I would have reported her relationship with a subordinate. I'm happy I didn't because everyone benefited from what I did. 695 Reply Give Award Share Report Save Follow

    "Too bad you didn't report her as part of your exit interview." u/JessiFay added. "What she was doing to you, picking on you because he was interested in you is one of the reasons you're not supposed to date subordinates."

    "You could've done both. I'm sure they would've benefitted from seeing her leave too." u/youburyitidigitup said. 

    "Complaining to HR that your employee doesn't look womanly enough..." commented u/middle_of_backswing, "what the fuck did she think was going to happen?!?!"

    Replying to u/middle_of_backswing, OP said, "'Think' is the operative word here. She didn't tend to do that a lot."

    "Gender-specific dress code? That sounds like an invitation to a lawsuit, to me." u/Dear_Analysis_5116 said. 

    via r/MaliciousCompliance

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