'She nagged at me in front of the whole office': Boss refuses to let employee use headset in the office, employee maliciously complies and plays audio at full volume

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Mar 16, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

Some bosses should be very careful about what they demand. This horrible boss threw a fit in front of everyone in the office because an employee didn't hear her after she called his name several times. It turns out the employee wasn't listening to music; they were listening to a recording of a meeting so that they could take proper minutes for a project.

So, what happens when you insist that no one wears headsets to do their work? Well, everyone is going to have to listen to that recording. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, and it just goes to show that some bosses should consider thinking things through before making demands. The fact that she had to make such a big deal over having to walk a few feet to the employee's desk in order to get their attention was a bit much. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, here's another story about an HOA malicious compliance situation.