'My boss went through my office without telling me': Employee asks for 'malicious compliance' tips

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

May 5, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

The days of office spaces decked out with personal photos, tchotchkes, books, and scattered papers are gone. In today's modern officeplace, lots of people just use their laptops. There's no need to have stacks of papers to go through when you do all your work digitally. And most office workers communicate through instant messaging or email, so you can ditch that cup of pens and paper clips.

For this employee, however, their boss actually had an issue with the books they brought to read while on their lunch break. It might seem petty, at least the OP thinks so, as do many folks in the comments section. As some helpfully pointed out, you shouldn't bring more to your office than you can take home in a few boxes, because nothing is guaranteed.

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