Petty Boss Penalizes Worker for Being 10 Minutes Late, Skillful Revenge Ensues

Who will win: one petty supervisor with a bad attitude or a worker with all the leverage in the world? In this episode of Malicious Compliance, u/fire_me_anytime tells the tale of "Bobby," an indispensable CNC machinist who, for some reason, was the only guy in the entire crew who knew how to make an essential (and super expensive) part of the company's product. Can you guess what happened when Bobby's supervisor decided to flex a muscle he didn't have and smugly serve him a demerit slip for being a few minutes late? Let's just say, don't mess with Bobby.

Posted by Mel Dawn

“Not 5 Minutes Early, but 10 Minutes Late...and It Cost Them a Fortune.”

The comment section

“'In fact, here's $50. Buy Bobby his coffee for the first 10 days so he likes you.'” added u/Hammaer96.

“At that point, I'd be making it Tim Hortons coffee (best in my area), and asking Bobby about taking on an apprentice. Bobby is going to retire someday. And the company needs a skilled replacement. Bobby might get hurt someday, and that company needs someone who can muddle through. 2 parts is always better than no parts.” said u/1Eternallylost.

“I'm a supervisor at the hardware store I work at. There's a locksmith in town, George, who can fix any fucking lock. He can make any key. He helps us out a few times a week, and we often refer customers to him. Every couple weeks, George and/or his apprentice come and trade keys with us. Usually they give us common house/car/mailbox keys we often run out of, and we give them odd specialty keys (boat, motorcycle, weird old shit that the old owners kept). We ‘return’ what he gives us, and adjust the price on what he ‘buys’ so it balances to zero. Every time. Keeps our inventory correct and more importantly; we do not charge George. I wrote this on the register guidebook, and explain it to every new person we hire. We do not charge George. Ever.” said u/kwistaf.

“Yup. If that manager didn’t immediately invest in more CNC infrastructure and a second machinist he’s a fool.” said u/mr_macfisto.

Read the original thread here.