‘It takes two to tango…’: New employee gives a seasoned employee a dose of her own medicine and bravely defies the strict company hierarchy

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    "From now on, there is a new sheriff in town..."
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    Want me to wash my dishes? Oh sure I will.
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    My main has my photo and all so here we are in a new account. This happened over 3 years ago and while telling it to my friend she laughingly said "such a malicious compliance" so decided to share here.
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    When I first started to my very first corporate job, there was a kitchen, full of utensils, and fridge and oven and stove... and a dishwasher. a full fledged kitchen for employees to make tea, coffee, heat their meals, even cook. They said I can bring my own glasses and put them there or
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    use the company's. Also, there was a woman who was working in the kitchen. Let's call her Nilly since she puts rules nilly like a bly. Second day of my job dear Nilly told me "let me remind you that no one should leave their dirty dishes in the sink." I was surprised by the claim.
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    Since I am new and don't know a singles t, I thought this might be her way of b lying or it might be actually true. So smiled and asked if this means I have to wash my own glasses. She said "yes, don't make me repeat it twice honey"
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    Let me remind you, there's a dishwasher. If she isn't cleaning the dishes, her only remaining job is vacuum the office once a week and bring tea/coffee to chiefs, to meetings and to managers. So I decided to gather information and wait on it.
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    Apparently Nilly has been working in the company for 20 years and knows CEO. She knows how he drinks his tea, how he drinks his coffee, when he drinks them, what he eats with his coffee and tea... She knows all of them. If I know one thing, that is never fight a fight with
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    the person who knows how your boss likes his coffee, especially if you're replaceable. So fight was not an option. Cool. I also learnt that once a week CEO brings a bag of fruits to the kitchen to share in the company. Apparently
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    he has a fruit garden and goes there for weekends. And she would take fruits to her house at the end of the day. Old employees knew that. They would take one or two in the day, that's how I learned this. She said to me I can get one from but it is hers. so I refused the first
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    time offer, thinking she BOUGHT it, then learned that it was brought by CEO. (I think she implied that CEO brought it to her and she was generous enough to share it with us peasants, but this is my interpretation of her statement)
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    One thing about me, I look young and naive. I look dumb. As if there is some missing component in my brain. Cue malicious compliance. From my desk I could partially see the kitchen if I turn around. So on the day of fruit delivery I was constantly
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    checking the kitchen. When CEO came in, I count to 30 and went in as well. To wash my glasses of course. I went in and said hi to everyone. This was my first time seeing CEO so he said you must be new, kindly and respectfully informed who I am and he told me
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    who he was, I said sir I've checked the company before entering and knew him, which he liked. After I turned to wash my dishes. He asked me what I was doing and I said "oh I was informed that all the staff wash their own dishes". At the same time our Nilly said I must've mistaken
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    that while laughing and taking the sponge and glasses out of my hand. I said but you as if shocked and cut myself as if realization hit me then smiled like she is my best friend. Of course I didn't stop there I looked at the fruits, CEO told me to take some fruits, added that he
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    brought them to the company so all the staff could enjoy. I haven't said anything but from my expression, CEO asked what was wrong. I told nothing and told "I always thought they were Nilly's since..." then I just smiled and asked if I can take a plate of them. With a huge plate of
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    fruit accompanied by a huge smile, I went to my desk shared them with my team. I don't even like fruits. Couple hours later, I went to kitchen and our dear Nilly told me I had misunderstood things and washing dishes was her job and I shouldn't
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    mistake again. And added fruits were for everyone to share and I should've taken more if I wanted. I stupidly said oh I didn't know and how sorry I am to cause her trouble with a sorry smile. Guess who never had to wash dishes and had fruits to eat
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    everyday? If your answer is Cleopatra, probably yes, but also me. Nilly would also bring tea and coffee to me from time to time, if someone she served did not want to drink. I would thank her with a huge smile and take it. Apparently she does this to all the employees she likes.
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    (I called them fruits instead of specifying what were they because CEO would bring, apples, oranges, tangerines, pears even sweet cherries. I don't remember what was the specific fruit that day) Edit: Grammar. Que -> Cue
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    itbeazombieyo. 2 days ago A very fruity malicious compliance, and a bit of revenge as well. Nicely done.
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    Brilliant_Athlete_67 · 2 days ago Well played! I would have loved to see Nilly as you unrolled the sweet sweet malicious compliance.
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    Tuarangi 2 days ago A great work tip - the receptionist who has been there a while will know everyone and everything, particularly in a job interview - be polite to them, take away your cup (or at least offer to) - at the very least you'll
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    potentially be working with the receptionist for years so best to get on their good side and they might even put a nice word in if you are the only one who was polite to her
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    Bigstachedad 2 days ago There are always one or two people at a company who are long time low level employees who like to a se what little seniority and power they have. I've always felt a little sorry for them.
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    Upstairs Fig_3551 2 days ago That whole throwaway line about Cleopatra made me laugh. That was very clever
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    Shinhan 2 days ago In my company we have three cleaning ladies but none of them wash the dishes. They do empty the dishwasher once its done, but we have to either wash our dishes or put them in the dishwasher.
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    prankerjoker 2 days ago Just sit back and enjoy the fruits of your malicious compliance.
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    JJVMwut 1 day ago I probably wouldnt drink that coffee or tea that she's bringing you though.
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    obnoxious-anon OP. 1 day ago Yeah I can understand, I would tell the same to myself. So, I want to defend Nilly here. She sure did things like locking microwave or telling wash your glasses. But she never did anything to food or beverages, or even our own glasses. All of our foods were in the fridge. I believe she would not do anything like that.
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    Contrantier 2 days ago Huh, weird. It's like you wound up earning her respect by outsmarting her lol
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    obnoxious-anon OP · 1 day ago I think it's also about I didn't snitched her directly or act disrespectful. She was at the age that could be my mother, she was also prideful and smarter than people think.
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    Rude_Land_5788 1 day ago So this lady just stayed in the kitchen and made sure employees did most of her job? Must have been why she stayed so long.

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