A boss refuses a simple $20 expense and ends up paying six times more. A micromanaging project manager demands a breakdown of every minute, only to watch the client’s bill nearly double. Elsewhere, ridiculous sick-day rules, questionable café charges, pointless dress codes, and overly specific instructions give employees the perfect opportunity for malicious compliance. This rapid-fire collection features 11 short Reddit stories where people follow the rules exactly as written, and the people who created them quickly realize they should have been much more careful.

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