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Gabija Palšytė

Overachieving Employee Gets Punished Over One Mistake, Switches To Malicious Compliance

If you want to succeed in your career, you’re often told to give 110%. But does it really pay off?

This Redditor had been a loyal worker at his company, overperforming every single day for the past two years. One day, though, he was feeling a bit off and fell slightly short—by just one task. Not a big deal at all, right, considering everything he had done?

Wrong. That tiny slip landed him in serious trouble. And now, he’s made up his mind: no more going the extra mile.

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The man spent every single day overperforming at his company for two years

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But the moment he slipped by just one task and got punished, he decided he was done

Image credits: DC_Studio / envato (not the actual photo)

Image credits: Scary_Expert1929

Readers were shocked by how he was treated and shared how they learned loyalty doesn’t always pay off

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