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Malicious compliance
Intentionally causing harm by following a superior's orders
Malicious compliance
Malicious compliance (also known as malicious obedience) is the behavior of strictly following orders, laws, and rules to the letter, ignoring expectations that go without saying and the spirit of the requirement. This usually involves working no earlier or later than one has to and completing legally required safety checks even when they are perceived as unnecessary and usually ignored. Malicious compliance is a common method used by unions when they cannot strike and puts emphasis on the unpaid work laborers do for their companies. A form of passive-aggressive behavior, it is often associated with poor management-labor relationships, micromanagement, a generalized lack of confidence in leadership, and resistance to changes perceived as pointless, duplicative, dangerous, or otherwise undesirable. It is common in organizations with top-down management structures lacking morale, leadership, or mutual trust. In U.S. law, this practice has been theorized as a form of uncivil obedience, in...
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