‘Well, you asked for it’: Professor demands blind student stick to assignment guidelines without consideration for their disability, student complies by turning in a black piece of paper

Author image for Bar Mor Hazut
Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Feb 7, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Professors in college can be divided into two personality groups. Either they couldn't care less about college or the class they are teaching, constantly missing classes and passing everyone on their test. Or, they are extremely strict and tough, with hardly any consideration for their students. Now, even without these professors, college is hard enough, so imagine having to go through college with the latter professors, while also being blind.

This Reddit story was written by a Classroom Technician in college who was hired to help a blind student with his assignments. One of which was to create an interpretation of an image the professor printed out to the students. OP and the student did the assignment as best as they could, without OP helping out too much, but still being able to fill in the gaps for the student. Apparently, that wasn't good enough for the professor, who told the student he should have done his personal interpretation, without any help. 

What the student did to comply with the professor's request was really bold and honestly kind of funny, so make sure you scroll down for the full story. Once you are done, click here for the story of an employee who got back at his micromanager in the pettiest of ways.

Advertisement
  • 01
    "Well, you asked for it"
    via Canva
  • 02
    What professor asks for, professor gets.
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 03
    I had a hand in this malicious compliance, and it was rather nice. First, a little information. Back when I was working as a Classroom Technician for my local Community College after I
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 04
    graduated the College had a need for a technical scribe for a blind student. They needed someone who could not only provide direction of what the computer was showing on the screen that
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 05
    the Dragon software (software that audibly gave cues on what you were doing) was unable to, but also had the technical skills to also know how to work the software that was being used. I fit
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 06
    in perfectly, and so was hired on to do the technical interpreting for the student for the quarter. The professor assigned for the students to create a user interface that did some specific things. Well, the paper that he
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 07
    gave out had a general idea of what the students were to create. To help, but not overly help, I designed the general GUI (Graphical User Interface) and then let the student do the brunt of the work that Dragon
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 08
    functioned for, and I filled in the gaps by verbally cuing him on where he was, and what to do next because Dragon wasn't giving any cues. Student then turned in the assignment.
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 09
    Professor asks us to come to his office the next day, and says that he knows I did the GUI part, and it was the students responsibility to do their own interpretation of what he handed out. I was about
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 10
    to explain, but the student grabbed my arm, politely apologized and said he will do as asked. We leave his office and I ask what's up? He replied, can you edit the settings on those laser printers in the computer lab
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 11
    to print a page of nothing but black? I said sure. So, we do so and after that black page was printed out, we went back to the professor's office. He said, well that was quick. The student handed over the paper, and the
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 12
    professor was very confused. Student then spoke up: You said for me to design a GUI based off of what you printed. This is what I saw, so I am giving you my interpretation of the image that you printed for the class.
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 13
    At that moment, the professor had a light bulb go off in his head realizing that he required a blind student to give their interpretation of an image he printed for the class. He
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 14
    apologized, said the previous work will be counted, and for future assignments to proceed as we had been. He then said to the student...well played.
    via u/No-Cartographer-8435
  • 15
    B Tynton - 23 hr. ago Perfectly blindsided.
    via u/Tynton
  • 16
    Geminii27 22 hr. ago He then said to the student...well played. Possibly even... visionary.
    via u/Geminii27
  • 17
    Lorelessone 20 hr. ago At least the prof had the sense and character to know when he'd been both a fool and outplayed and not spat his dummy out like some do.
    via u/Lorelessone
  • 18
    oh_ab- 23 hr. ago Didn't see that coming.
    via u/oh_ab
  • 19
    Equivalent-Salary357 · 16 hr. ago Nice story! I had to smile at the idea of a "GUI (Graphical User Interface)" for a blind person.
    via u/Equivalent-Salary357
  • 20
    kanakamaoli · 3 hr. ago A reasonable professor? I cannot believe it!
    via u/kanakamaoli
  • 21
    Familiar-Ostrich537 - 20 hr. ago This is one of the BEST malicious compliance stories ever.
    via u/Familiar-Ostrich537
  • 22
    DynkoFromTheNorth · 17 hr. ago This is some rarely seen understanding in this here sub!
    via u/DynkoFromTheNorth
  • 23
    MomOfMoe 5 hr. ago It's a rare professor who more or less admits to being an a*****e. Nice work on that student's part.
    via u/MomOfMoe

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

workplace-stories employee students malicious compliance work malicious-compliance-reddit Professors story reddit thread Reddit funny college college student
Scroll Down For The Next Article