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'That’s millions of pounds of [our] order you’ve lost us!': Spare parts estimator plays the long game after company refuses to pay up

This worker sure has a lot of patience. Imagine if you were promised a huge, well-paying order by a client… only for them to never complete the order! That's exactly what happened to this person, u/Jamespg614, who works as a spare parts estimator. 

The employee shared their malicious compliance story that comes with a few words of caution. Just because your boss or a client asks you to do something illegal, that doesn't make that action legal. In situations like that, the only thing you can do is try to get that information in writing (and don't do that thing, of course). You can try to tip off police officers too, but then you risk putting your job in jeopardy. This person didn't get immediate results, but at least they avoided breaking the law. They literally had to explain to their company why their request was so wrong! 

The entire saga took place over two years, which must have been a very satisfying outcome for the worker. After you check out their entire story below, read about these times the airport was the worst part of someone's trip, like the person who complained that a "girl [is] sleeping across all 5 seats in the cellphone charging section."

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