Employee maliciously complies with manager's demands to be notified "every single time" he leaves his desk: 'Yes, ma'am!'

Some managers need to learn to calm down. If you happen to not be available that one moment when your manager needs you, please know that this is not your fault, and your manager has absolutely no right to overreact. If you say that you were in the bathroom and they choose to double down in an effort to make their overreaction seem justified, then please know that your manager might be crazy.

This employee was told to notify his manager every single time he left his desk after an incident when he legitimately was just in the bathroom like a normal, functioning human being. Well, he decided to comply with her demands, albeit maliciously. He shared his story via Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, and after a few days of constantly messaging his supervisor every single time he got up, she had enough. He even messaged her when he got up to print something a few feet away from his desk. Hey, this is what she asked for, right?

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