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Malicious Compliance

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People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request. For now, this includes text posts, images, videos and links. Please ensure that the “malicious compliance” aspect is apparent - if you’re making a text post, be sure to explain this part; if it’s an image/video/link, use the “Body” field to elaborate.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It really saddens to me see how many managers out there treat their subordinates terribly, and then act surprised when their subordinates do the same - as though employees are meant to greatful for their terrible treatment

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I recently was recently reprimanded for using the term "subordinates". I was informed that term has fallen out of favor. Direct Reports is the proper way to say it these days.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough. Subordinate is the term I've always heard used. Direct reports just sounds like the sugar coated version to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Oh yeah it's totally the sugar coated version. It's funny because I was only using the term "subordinates" because that is what the software platform I was training on calls "direct reports".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Honestly calling someone a "direct report" sounds even more dehumanising. At least calling someone a "subordinate" acknowledges that you're belittling their existence. A "direct report" sounds like a piece of paper.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Sounds good to me, I've never gotten in trouble for indirectreportination.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about indirect reports?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's who you are to all the people who aren't your boss but think they can tell you what to do anyway.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Or just your direct reports' direct reports.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Does ring true dunnit?

Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority"

and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person"

and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay.