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Woman Makes Sure The New Purse Check Rule At Work Makes Her Boss Very Uncomfortable
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Woman Makes Sure The New Purse Check Rule At Work Makes Her Boss Very Uncomfortable

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Workplace rules help to make sure it runs like a well-oiled machine. However, they might also be the cause of employee dissatisfaction, which is why it’s important to make sure they’re legit and implemented correctly.

Redditor u/XxLuceWaynexX told the ‘Malicious Compliance’ community about the new purse check rule at work. The employee didn’t mind the rule itself; however, she wasn’t happy with the way the check was carried out. That resulted in her making it equally as bad, if not worse, for the boss themselves.

Some workplace rules might make the employee’s life harder than it has to be

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This woman maliciously complied to a new rule at work and made her boss as uncomfortable as she was

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Employee theft results in billions of dollars in losses every year, encouraging companies to conduct bag searches

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Even though newly implemented in the OP’s workplace, the purse check rule is not unheard of. Seeking to prevent theft, some employers have policies allowing them to check the employees’ belongings before they exit the premises. However, as pointed out by CyQuest Business Solutions, employees must be properly informed about such policies in advance. CyQuest also emphasized that such checks should be conducted in a non-discriminatory way.

The OP didn’t believe any of the co-workers would steal from their workplace; however, fears of employee theft are not completely unfounded. Zippia revealed that it adds up to a loss of 50 billion US dollars annually and affects nearly 95% of the businesses in the US. This might seem less surprising, considering that as much as 75% of employed people admit to have stolen from their company at least once.

If not executed properly, bag searches can lead companies to trouble

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Chron pointed out that retail businesses typically conduct bag searches when shrinkage—loss of inventory due to errors, shoplifting, employee theft, and similar causes—escalates to dangerous levels. It suggested that such searches might be viewed as reasonable until such losses diminish. Instances of unreasonable bag searches, however, that might invade the employee’s privacy, can lead to trouble, such as complaints or even lawsuits against the company.

As reported by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), there have been lawsuits filed by employees uncontent with the way inspections were conducted. Such big names as Nike and Converse have reportedly had to deal with such troubles, as their employees weren’t happy about spending time off-clock because of exit inspections.

People in the comments under the OP’s post also noted that bag searches should be conducted while the employee is still clocked in. And even though in the cases of Nike and Converse, the court determined that “up to 10 minutes per day may be uncompensated”, as reported by the SHRM, the lengthy search in the redditor’s workplace seemingly might have exceeded such limits.

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Be that as it may, time spent on the purse check wasn’t the only problem, as the OP wasn’t fond of the boss going through her belongings in front of the customers. Consequently, she found a way to make it as—if not more—awkward for the superior herself; and redditors in the comments had plenty of suggestions on how to continue her act of malicious compliance.

Redditors shared their thoughts and ideas in the comments, the OP replied some of them

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Period talk makes a grown woman "absolutely faint"? How the heck has this woman reached adulthood without ever discussing periods with, at the very least, her doctor?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be tempted to keep a "used" tampon in a plastic bag. " I wanted to show it to my doctor - it just does not look right" ( maybe dye it with different shades of red/pink). I am EVIL

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only thing my brain focused on is that she needs three jobs to survive.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, that's just sad. Sounds like a touristy town where rents are sky-high.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom owns two houses next to each other, and she decided to knock the wall down between them, so the houses are essentially on one big "yard" with no walls/fences between them. I'm the black sheep of the family, and I got exiled to the house "next door" many years ago (she uses that house as storage otherwise, so it's crammed with her c**p and old furniture.) However, my mom and sister have NO respect for privacy, so they will walk into the house whenever they want to without even knocking. This has led to awkward moments while I am naked and awkward moments during intimacy with my boyfriend. (I know it's my mom's house legally, but I'm still a tenant and there are privacy laws.) So, I purchased some Bad Dragon.. uh.. let's call them "fantasy representations of male genitalia". They are in gorgeous glittery colors. I slapped them onto the countertops next to the bathroom sink, and one went on the kitchen counter. The random invasions of privacy have decreased considerably XD

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Period talk makes a grown woman "absolutely faint"? How the heck has this woman reached adulthood without ever discussing periods with, at the very least, her doctor?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be tempted to keep a "used" tampon in a plastic bag. " I wanted to show it to my doctor - it just does not look right" ( maybe dye it with different shades of red/pink). I am EVIL

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