'His hand pauses in midair': Front desk attendant gets scolded for using his phone at work, instead he maliciously complies with company policy by wasting other precious office resources

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    I just witnessed glorious malicious compliance S I am staying at Japan. I don't speak Japanese. I went down to the front desk at the hotel I'm staying at, and as I
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    often did throughout this trip, pulled out my phone and asked Google Translate what time did breakfast start. Clerk reaches for his phone that was charging in a nearby table, but his hand pauses midair. He
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    glances at another clerk, returns to his seat at the front desk, types something in the computer and picks up at the printer. He then hands me a printout from Google Translate's webpage
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    saying "it starts at 6am" Now that's an employee who has been scolded for using his personal phone during work if I've ever seen one!
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    water_melon_honey • 4h ago • Please tell me it was a colour print! Vote ○ Reply El_Baramallo OP. 3h ago Of course it was a colour print! Gotta provide the best customer service! Vote ☐ Reply ...
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    pevangelista 4h ago • Or maybe he thought that if you had it in print, you wouldn't ask anymore, lol Ө Vote ○ Reply El_Baramallo OP. 3h ago Nah, I'd see that being the case if he handed me a "guest handbook" or a brochure, or something of that nature.
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    Sad-Arm-7172 • 2h ago He could have just held up 6 fingers. Vote ○ Reply PageFault • 2h ago. I always hold out my phone so that they can speak into google translate to reply. The conversation button is right there, and it's great for exactly this sort of interaction.
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    Bemteb 3h ago • Would be even better if the clerk was fluent in English. Ө Vote ○ Reply 3h ago. Any_Nectarine_7806 "Here you go." ✰ Vote ○ Reply
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    lorenai 9m ago. Amazing. You should continue to ask questions and see how long you can get this to continue. Vote ○ Reply ...

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