'Save £80 on flight cost? No problem, pay £1000 instead' : Employee plays petty game of malicious compliance with incompetent boss who attempts to cut travel costs on work trip

Eleonora Bader

Mar 7, 2023 1:30 PM EST

Put incompetent management and a travel budget in the same room, and this will be the result. This man's company wanted to save £80 on a work trip he had to go on, and being one of the biggest security companies in the world, they could have easily absorbed the cost, no question. But alas, someone in the head office wanted to talk a big game, and look good, possibly to get that promotion they so dearly desired. So they looked at cutting travel costs and changed OP's flight.

Apparently, this person didn't read the fine print, as OP then needed a hotel and more taxi bookings, resulting in a much bigger cost. Facepalm. Scroll down to read what happens when petty meets pettier. For more malicious compliance, check out this employee who did exactly what he was told to do, as he was told to do it after management blew up at him for helping 'too much' in the construction company he worked at.