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'I sat around doing nothing for the last 2 months of my job': Quitting employee stops being assigned work by petty boss

This boss underestimated his employee, and the employee is not complaining. 

What would you do if your job suddenly told you that you don't have to do work anymore? You just come into work one day and your boss informs you that even though you aren't fired, you won't have to send another email or attend another long meeting. At first, most of us would be momentarily thrilled. You could spend your days sitting around playing games on your computer or reading a book. 

But after a little while of this, some doubt will start to creep in. And boredom will be inevitable. And worse still, your coworkers who are working 8 hours a day 5 days a week are going to resent you. That's when you realize that this seemingly dumb strategy from your bosses is actually working in their favor after all. 

This person used to work at an office, but then they had to quit after two years on the job. Their boss didn't take it well, but they also underestimated u/mugu007. Check out their tale of malicious compliance down below. 

Next up, this guy didn't invite his spouse to a business dinner, and he didn't plan on her finding out that everyone else's spouses were invited. 

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Posted by RemyMill
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