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Jan 2022
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r/Maliciouscompliance I Got My Boss Fire...

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r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a skilled worker who is very good at her job. She uses her spare time to help out her coworkers, which boosts the team's productivity. Unfortunately, this makes her boss look bad, because he's the one who's supposed to be training everyone. He orders OP to stop helping the other employees, which tanks productivity and ultimately results in him getting fired. Be careful what you wish for, boss!

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