Client micromanages truck driver over delivery, trucker sends dozens of pointless photos for revenge: 'You want updates, I will give you all the updates'

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Isabella Penn
Apr 26, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

No one wants to be micromanaged. Whether by a boss, a coworker, a partner, or even a family member, as an adult, we can handle things on our own. There is nothing more insulting than having someone constantly checking in on you to make sure you are getting things done. Well, that's just what happened to this truck driver when he was making a delivery to a client. He had to drive only a few hours and was running way ahead of schedule. As a trucker, sometimes the client has you install a tracking app so they can keep track of where their delivery is. But this entitled client took it even further. They wanted constant updates and photos of where their delivery was. The delivery in question? Six pallets of onions. That's it. But that didn't stop them from harassing their driver to make sure he was en route. So, the trucker decided to maliciously compile with their request for constant updates. After dealing with him, I bet they wished they never bothered in the first place. 

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    r/ r/MaliciousCompliance mmmmpisghetti You micromanage me, I'll malicious compliance you.
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    So this happened this morning. I'm a trucker, and did a short load just to go from Spokane WA to Portland OR, between my delivery on the prior load and pickup on the next. So dispatch finds me a short load for a little money.
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    Most of the time, when a broker has you install a tracking app on your phone, you call and confirm you're on the load, verify pickup, then they leave you alone. Not this one. They
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    want me to let them know when I get to the shipper. Let them know when I check in. Let them know when I'm in a door. Send them pictures of the freight, the paperwork, the reefer unit temperature, and the seal on the trailer.
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    Ok, feels a bit micromanagey but fine, whatever. This load is 6 pallets of onions. Not high value, not delicate. Just onions. Appointment is 3 hours away the next morning, so not
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    tight on time at all. When you're going to Portland there's not a lot of parking options, and there are a number of pull-offs and very wide shoulders on ramps on 184. I
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    park on one of these yesterday, at a place where there's access to trails and the river. My dogs and I get a hike in and the dogs swim. This spot is an hour from the receiver, and my appointment is at 6am.
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    These mofos wake me up at 230am this morning. "We see you're parked on the roadside... can you send us an update..". Oh. Oh yes, I will send you...updates. So I sent them
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    pictures of me putting on my shoes. Pictures of my dogs taking a 1. Pictures of me making coffee. Feeding the dogs. The equipment pre trip. Pouring my coffee into my mugs. My breakfast. The GPS
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    showing where I'm going. My truck ready to go with the headlights on. The building where I'm delivering. The bathroom at the receiver. Me checking in at the receiver. The door I'm going to back into. Me
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    taking the lock off the trailer. Breaking the seal. Opening the doors. And finally, backed into the dock. You want updates, I will give you ALL THE UPDATES.
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    You micromanage me, I will Malicious Compliance you.
    via u/mmmmpisghetti
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    GreenEgg Page • 23h ago I'm an IT contractor and I hate the micromanaging from some companies. They call you 2 days out, 1 day out, 12 hours before, 2 hours before, 1 hour before... I'm a grown man - I know how to use my alarm clock.
    via u/GreenEggPage
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    Hateful 316 22h ago And THIS is why I don't micromanage the drivers I dispatch!!
    via u/Hateful_316
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    If a_Joan Baez_tattoo • 21h ago you have to meet them in person, take a picture of you meeting them and send them that picture.
    via u/a_Joan_Baez_tattoo
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    puterTDI • 21h ago ngl, I think there was something else in the middle of that pallet of onions.
    via u/puterTDI
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    Throwaway_Old_Guy • 21h ago I would tend to put Just-in-Time Delivery as the root of all this stupidity. Real-time tracking, tight delivery windows and the penny pinching of Truckers time/mileage are the result of it. All thought up by people that never have to sit anywhere outside a cozy office.
    via u/Throwaway_Old_Guy
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    therandomuser84 21h ago I was about to come and comment and say this is how we expect truckers to update us at my work... until i saw it was a load of onions... We pay extra for team drivers, so no stops and our products are temperature sensitive and time critical. We spend tons of money for this service, i highly doubt they are paying so much extra for onions...
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    • Iceroadtrucker2008 21h ago You wake me up at 2:30am? You're lucky I take the load. And if I did they wouldn't be getting any pictures or much in the way of communication from me.
    via u/Iceroadtrucker2008
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