Tue Sep 24 04:22:51 UTC 2024: ## Malicious Compliance: When a Boss Wants to Cut Off the Internet, a Worker Delivers
A Redditor recounts their experience working for a dysfunctional company, where the CEO spent his days watching pornography and the owners were more interested in shopping and gossip than running the business.
The company, which sold printers, was plagued by drama and inefficiency. The Redditor and a friend were hired to maintain the network, a role that quickly became a comedy of errors as they tried to manage the CEO’s penchant for downloading viruses.
One day, the CEO’s wife, May, caught one of the sales reps browsing online instead of making calls. Furious, she demanded the internet be disabled for the sales reps. The Redditor, however, cleverly disabled the internet for the entire company.
The panicked owners, along with the CEO, stormed into the server room demanding an explanation. The Redditor, acting like a clueless IT professional, claimed he couldn’t selectively block internet access.
Seeing her plan backfire, May begrudgingly allowed the internet to be restored, leaving the CEO red-faced and the rest of the employees none the wiser.
Reddit users have praised the Redditor’s creative solution, with many recounting similar tales of malicious compliance in their own work experiences.
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