'What do I do if they aren't home?': Landlord gives handyman unclear instructions when tenants won't answer the door, cue malicious compliance!

When the instructions are unclear, horrible bosses and managers have no one to blame but themselves. That's one of the main takeaways from this situation (the other one being that landlords are still the absolute worst!). 

 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/fluid_reference, a friend of the handyman at the center of the story. He had just started working for this landlord and was receiving a tutorial on doing heat readings in apartments. When he asked his boss what to do if the tenant doesn't answer or open the door, the landlord laughed and shrugged off the question. Well, what does one do after receiving unclear instructions? This guy figured it was worth it to wait and get paid overtime during that period. The best part of the story is that when the landlord tried to fire the handyman as a result of his "clever shenanigans," the union sided with the handyman. Turns out this malicious compliance paid off (literally)!

 

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