'[I] went for another technicality': Employee maliciously complies with HR's photo request

When you're right, you're right. If you can bend the rules without breaking them, it's your prerogative to try! 

U/The-Oncoming-Storm has run into the same dilemma that lots of employees these days face: how do you choose a good headshot photo for your workplace? Some folks choose to get professional headshots, especially actors and those in other performing arts careers. But for the rest of us, paying hundreds for a headshot for work isn't feasible. Instead, you'll need to choose a nice selfie or have your friend snap a nice picture of you. The photo you choose says a lot about the way you represent yourself. You want a photo where your hair looks nice and your clothes are ironed. There can't be other people in the picture, and it's got to have a nice background. 

In an increasingly remote world, a lot of employers require their workers to put a profile picture on their Slack or email profiles. It's nice to know who you're working with if that person is on the other side of the globe. But some people, like this worker, just can't be bothered. Instead of just snapping a quick selfie, this person decided to maliciously comply with the instructions, as you can read below. 

Next up, read about the employees whose bosses were so terrible that they quit on the spot. 

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