Folks claim that if you work hard, you’ll go far in life. But nobody really follows up that statement by adding that hard work—the meaning of which folks are left to interpret for themselves—isn’t a sure guarantee for career progression. You can still get canned. Very hard.
Like it was in the case of this one Redditor. Not so long ago, they shared a malicious compliance story of how they were a devoted photo studio employee who walked the extra mile too many times and got sacked because of a strict “three strikes and you’re out” policy. But the company lost more than just a hard-working employee this time around. Lost very ha-… you get the idea.
This one Redditor shared a story of malicious compliance in which, despite their hard work, they got fired because of a 3-strike policyIt’s Christmas time. You can imagine how hectic things in retail get around this time. The store had to have twice as many people working there, and among the chaos, OP was supposed to train a new employee, help with her photo shoots as well as deal with their own, and run the cash register, take passport photos… the list goes on and on.