'Now I have to bring these to the contracting officer' : Boss flips out after he sees employee's vacation expense reports, even though they are well within company budget

Eleonora Bader

Mar 6, 2023 1:00 PM EST

The unspoken rule that it's against company policy to have fun is not always so unspoken… One man completed 4 years of contract work to the US Army in Germany, and at the end of said contract, was homeless as he and his family waited for their household goods to arrive back in the States. The company authorized a rate for the hotel he would stay at in the following thirty days.

He figured out budget-wise what he could and couldn't do, and took his family to visit EuroDisney in Paris, staying in one of the hotels there. He did not put the actual visit to the park on the company's bill, rather just the hotel and meals, as was authorized. When he came back to the States, his boss was furious. He shouted at the employee and made a scene, even though the employee was well within the previously discussed budget.

What followed was simple MC, AKA malicious compliance. Scroll down to read how he reacted to the hot head that was his boss. While we're on the topic of coworkers, check out these funny coworker memes that are all the more so relatable if you're an employee with one foot out of the door.