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What are your best tips for malicious compliance?

I work for a boss who is the biggest control freak I've ever met. Just a few examples: If we're more than 3 minutes late to work we get written up (we're salaried) She requires us to cc her on every internal email we send, and then will often times provide her own revisions on said email There is no swearing allowed because it offends her We're required to reply to every internal email within 15 minutes, otherwise she will ask us why we haven't replied She requires us to write up “apology” emails to the entire department when we make mistakes, regardless of how big or small We aren't allowed to leave work even 5 minutes early, even if we're finished with our work for the day (again, we're salaried) As much as I wish I could just rage quit, I would really like to secure a new job…


I work for a boss who is the biggest control freak I've ever met. Just a few examples:

  1. If we're more than 3 minutes late to work we get written up (we're salaried)

  2. She requires us to cc her on every internal email we send, and then will often times provide her own revisions on said email

  3. There is no swearing allowed because it offends her

  4. We're required to reply to every internal email within 15 minutes, otherwise she will ask us why we haven't replied

  5. She requires us to write up “apology” emails to the entire department when we make mistakes, regardless of how big or small

  6. We aren't allowed to leave work even 5 minutes early, even if we're finished with our work for the day (again, we're salaried)

As much as I wish I could just rage quit, I would really like to secure a new job first (especially given that the job market is the worst I've ever seen). So, while I continue to furiously apply to jobs, what are your best tips for saying fuck you in a “professional” way?

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