'They removed the trash cans... The amount of litter skyrocketed overnight': 30+ Real-world examples of new rules that backfired hard

'What's a rule that was implemented somewhere, that massively backfired?' The question was posed to the r/AskReddit community, and they really delivered with some outrageous tales! Whether at the workplace or at school, when new bosses come in and make changes, they often don't know what they're doing. You have to be super careful not to accidentally incentivize your workers to get into bad habits. As for students, they're even more crafty, like one kid who avoided an iPod/MP3 player ban by bringing some old school technology into class!

Scroll down to check out the absurdity of those who practiced malicious compliance by following new rules to a T. Then, click here to laugh your way through some of the strange text messages that people have shared of the crazy things people have said to them.

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