'GO AWAY!': Trainee follows her boss's demands to be left undisturbed, she maliciously complies, resulting in instant karma

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    Product - Posted by u/IlikethequietZeppo 4 hours ago r/r/MaliciousCompliance Don't bother me unless it's an emergency M OC
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    Font - Many, many years ago, I was working one of my first jobs in a little cafe, nearing the end of my training period. It was a quiet day, perfect to put the newbie on with only one experienced staff member The experienced staff member called in sick.
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    Font - Boss had to come in and cover, until "Sue" could come in early. Boss wanted to use the time on site to do paperwork out the back. "I'll be in here if you have any questions" I very annoyingly had a lot of questions; How to void an incorrect transaction, where to find more special paper for the credit card machine, what to do when the coffee grinder stopped working.
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    Font - Finally Boss said "I'm busy! Don't bother me unless it's an emergency! Let me know when Sue is here." Shyly I replied "That's what I came to tell you, Sue just arrived." "Great. Any more questions ask her."
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    Font - Sue took over the coffee area, and got me on restocking, clearing tables, and empting the bins, and other necessary grunt work. I went out to the outside bins through the little staff parking area, and saw my boss's old car there with the headlights still on.
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    Font - I went back to my boss's office, "Boss..." "IS IT AN EMERGENCY!?" Boss snapped. "...not to me" I replied "THEN GO AWAY!"
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    Font - I left quickly. I went to tell Sue instead. "Sue...." Then I changed my mind "Boss doesn't want to be disturbed, unless it's an emergency. So I'm supposed to ask you, if I have more questions" Sue and I worked pleasantly until the end of my shift a few hours later.
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    Font - As I gathered my things to leave, Boss ran by me, knocking into me a bit. Without turning around to see if I was OK, Boss said "Sorry I'm in a rush"
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    Font - I slowed down to see what happened next, getting out my brick of a phone to text my mother I was on my way home. I could hear my boss swearing. "OP!" Oh no, Boss realised that was what I was going to tell them earlier. I was in trouble.
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    Font - "Can you bring your car in and give me a jump start? My battery is flat." (Only a few cars could fit, so only senior staff and management could park there) "I walked here. I live ten minutes walk up the hill" I raced off before I Boss could blame me.
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    Font - The next time I was on shift with Sue, I asked what happened to Boss. "Headlights left on. Got a flat battery. Boss tried to jump start it with my car, but it didn't work. Had to call a taxi.... Funny that neither of us noticed the lights were on when we walked by it."
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    Font - And I realised of course, she had to have seen it when she walked in. I can only imagine why she didn't say anything either.
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    Rectangle - one Fast_Fee517 +2.4 hr. ago You followed the boss's instructions perfectly. It wasn't an emergency to you and he didn't want to be bothered. Job well done by you
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    Font - androshalforc1 +2. 2 hr. ago It wasn't even an emergency. A minor annoyance that could easily be fixed now or a minor problem later. Unless boss's car was an ambulance or blocking a fire route it won't be an emergency.
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    Font - Exact Roll_4048 +24 hr. ago I look at her and she looks at me, and I look at her and she looks at me ... and we don't say a thing.
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    Font - Contrantier 2 hr. ago "before boss could blame me" She couldn't anyway Imao, what would she have said? That you were at fault for walking to work?
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    Rectangle - MightyMorfnPwrBottom 5 min. ago "But THIS thing WAS an emergency OP!!". Or some backwards logic like that

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