Ex-Employee Maliciously Complies and Leaves the Company, Gets Approached for Help by His Ex-Boss a Decade Later
Such CEOs also threaten to sue people here, there, and everywhere.
How many times have employers been told that being stingy is a bad thing? Several books have been published about it, and many films have been made about it; yet, there are still some bosses who, while making millions, are desperately trying to save money on safety pins. As Dr. William Doherty, a family therapist, notes, "Stinginess in leadership can lead to a toxic work environment, ultimately affecting employee morale and productivity." It's fine if it’s only on safety pins; after all, they sometimes save on customer solutions as well as staff wages. Then, as in the best fairy tale, something occurs, as a consequence of which stinginess is severely penalized. Surprisingly, this Redditor, whose recent post in the Malicious Compliance community has garnered nearly 20K upvotes and over 570 comments, had to wait over ten years for his moment. True, it was shockingly about his miserly ex-boss. So, the Original Poster used to work for a company whose CEO was a sharp-end miser who cut corners wherever he could—and even on a multitude of things he couldn’t. For example, the firm received millions of dollars from a service solution for a large customer, but the boss was unwilling to pay a few thousand dollars for an annual image hosting solution. Instead, the OP was required to find a free option, which they accomplished by setting up an account on the Flickr photo service.
Former Employee Maliciously Complies and “Forgets Everything About the Company”
Ishikawa Ken (not the actual photo)True, the OP thoroughly warned that their remedy appeared to be a house of cards that could crumble at any time. They wrote down the account details in a physical workbook that was in their desktop locker just in case.
However, the situation soon became apparent. Scroll down to find out how the boss’s stinginess led to the original poster’s departure from the company after he was denied a pay raise upon promotion.
More intriguingly, discover how the tables were turned against the stingy boss to the point where he had to approach the OP for assistance in rescuing his company from a critical situation.
CEO of Old Company
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
CEO Was a Miser
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
This Is a House of Cards
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
Leave If You Don't Like It
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
Keep for Reference
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
A Professional Networking Site Message
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
I Forgot Everything
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
On a Serious Note
WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch
Ten Years Later, the Ex-Boss Reached Out and Asked for Help with the Same Client’s Lost Data
Mitch Barrie (not the actual photo)
Unsurprisingly, many people on this thread were not as considerate as the OP, claiming that if they were in his position, they would have simply cursed at the CEO. As it turns out, many people have had to deal with stingy CEOs, and such CEOs also threaten to sue people here, there, and everywhere.
Worked for a Small Marketing Company
NeverIncorrectBanana
Need More Than a Title
KoopaKommander
Well Done
MorpheusZzzzzz
You Used to Do This, Help Us...
night-otter
That Was Very Nice
snozzberry22
They Hired Someone and Paid Him More
Prestressed-30k
Their Lack of Planning Is Not Your Problem
skellious
A Good Response
becuzz04
What You Should Have Said...
zomgkittenz
25GB Data Dump
dryphtyr
We Want to Know
The_Great_Grahambino
Serves the CEO Right
ryeshoes
What Some People Need...
Contrantier
He Threw Out the Notebook
ChristyElizabeth
Remembering Stuff from 10 Years
Eviltechnomonkey
My Contracting Rate
mikamitcha
Tell Him That
Rjack151
Who's This?
TerrifiedSquid
Cheap but Willing...
HyberboleHero
Sincerely
Dangerous-Project672
It's Going to Cost a Lot
dalgeek
Any reputable company owes its reputation to the managerial team and the employees. However, in most cases, bosses fail to acknowledge this important fact.
We’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions, and if you’ve ever had a difficult boss in your life or career, we’d love to hear about it. And if you’re such a boss, we hope you won’t be too stingy about leaving a single comment!
