'I told you to throw that chair away': Boss demands that employee's squeaky chair be taken out of the office, cue malicious compliance

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    Font - The squeaky chair. M OC Years ago I had a daily conference call that was always attended by the same four people. Myself, my boss Mike, and our counterparts from Los Angeles, Carl and Joe. One day we're discussing some paperwork when we hear a long screeching noise. Mike: What was that? Joe: Sorry, I think something's come loose in my chair, it's been making a noise all day. Me: Sounded like a fart to be honest. You need to lay off the taco trucks, man. Laughter was had and the call moved
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    Font - But every day Joe's chair was making noises, and they were getting louder and more frequent. After a week Carl is annoyed enough to tell Joe that "he doesn't want to hear that d | chair anymore, do something about it."
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    Font - And the squeaks disappear. Fantastic! A month passes. Then one day we're discussing some numbers Carl doesn't have and he decides to walk over to Joe's office to grab a copy. Carl, muffled: What is that on your head? Joe: It's the headset I bought last month so you don't have to listen to my chair make noise. Carl, still muffled: you know that's not what I meant. I meant you need to call facilities and get it fixed or order a new one! Joe: But I like my chair! Carl: Are you still gonna li
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    Font - The whole time the conversation was going on Mike and I were individually muted, laughing our off. Carl returns to his office, Joe apparently unplugs his headset (because we can all hear the chair again) and the call closes normally.
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    Font - The squeak continued for another week. Knowing facilities wasn't usually that slow, I asked about it. Joe: Oh yeah, they delivered it two days ago. It's still in a box though, they didn't have time to put it together. Carl: Oh thank God. I'm gonna call and hurry them along, but as soon as the new chair is together I want the old one gone from the office, you get me? Joe: Yes, sir.
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    Font - Two days later the squeak was back, and the very first time we heard it Carl went off. Carl: I told you to throw that chair away! Joe: No, you said you wanted it gone from the office. It is gone from the office, I'm working from home today.
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    Font - Mike and I could not mute in time, and we laughed our off at Carl's expense. Mike: He's right, you know. Carl: Well then use that godd can't fi home, can I? Joe: Yes, sir. headset you bought. I see it if you're at
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    Font - cabird78 15 hr. ago Joe's chair goes from being a pain in the butt to a pain in Carl's ear, genius level Malicious Compliance
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    Smile - wolf1moon 15 hr. ago Lol finding a chair you actually like is remarkably hard.
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    Font - Swiggy1957 8 hr. ago +4. Tell me about it. I worked for a company and they decided to throw away the old office chair in the maintenance shop. Still looked like it had some mileage one it, so I said I'd take it. I grew up, you didn't throw anything away.
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    Font - Gotvit home and servitude at the end of the table where I sat. I liked it. Comfy and even had armrests. True, they needed to be recovered, but that could be done later. Enter the missus. She sees that POS chair and goes from zero to bitch in 2 seconds!
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    Font - As she was about 4 months pregnant, I wasn't going to argue. I said I wasn't going to throw it out, but I'd store it in the pantry until I got a desk. It sat in the pantry for a couple months, but I came home one day and my kitchen chair gave up the ghost. It was one of those folding chairs every commercial entity has but it wasn't made for every day use. I sat on it, the supports weren't lined up, and down I went, with the chair.
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    Font - That one ended up in the dumpster. I trundle out that God awful, ugly old green office chair and said I'd use it until we could get a new chair. Missus wasn't happy, but she saw my point. A week or so later, she wakes me up to go to work. Has a sheepish look on her face. She then tells me I'm going to need to get a new chair. "You didn't throw that heavy thing away did you?" I said, feeling the anger start in.
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    Font - "Oh no. It's still in the kitchen. I'm stealing it for myself." As I mentioned she was very pregnant by this time. Her back was hurting her, and she had a friend over. She let friend use her chair and she used my chair. Now she understood. That crappy old office chair was damned comfortable. It supported her back perfectly. It worked out. I usually was a night owl, so used my chair while she slept.
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    Font - At dinner time, I used hers, then, when she watched TV, I was usually in the kitchen, in my chair, reading. If it were a baby, it would be described as having a face only a mother could love. Five years and another pregnancy in between it gave upnthe ghost. She was sitting in it, leaned back, and the back broke off. No way to repair it. To this day, though, I've used an office chair at the table.
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    Font - Drunk-CPA 15 hr. ago This is fantastic MC all around! I got a sensible chuckle
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    Product - duffelbagpete 15 hr. ago Carl on a powertrip
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    Yellow - +12 hr. aga notyeezy1 I'm dying laughing at this story... this is too good. Well done Joe. Great story OP

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