Today on Karma Stories, Rob shares six stories from r/MaliciousCompliance. A lab technician needs a coat from the storage room right next door, a group project partner wants to work alone, and a salon manager makes one thing very clear: if an appointment isn’t in the system, it doesn’t exist. Funny rule for someone who books her friends by text.

One of today’s storytellers teaches school AND works at the grocery store. What does it say about how we pay teachers when their day in the classroom ends and their next shift is about to start? Let me know in the comments.

Have a story of your own? Send it to storysubmissions@karmastoriespodcast.com for a chance to be featured!

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Karma Stories

00:42 Story 1 - One Lab Coat

05:52 Story 2 - My Partner Wants Out

11:20 Story 3 - Two Hours Short

13:51 Story 4 - Weigh It Again

16:00 Story 5 - No Booking, No Appointment

18:41 Story 6 - Follow The Policy!

What happens when a new boss decides an old manual knows your job better than you do? In today’s Karma Stories episode, an overnight cash-processing crew is ordered to abandon the methods that keep millions of dollars moving. Their supervisor explains the problem, asks for help, and gets the same answer: follow the procedure. With armoured trucks arriving and a deadline approaching, the crew does exactly that—and documents every delay. The boss wants proof his employees are wasting time. He might regret asking them to keep such good records.

Have a story of your own? Send it to storysubmissions@karmastoriespodcast.com for a chance to be featured!

You step out for coffee. A coworker reaches for his notebook. Maybe you wouldn’t think twice about it the first time, but how many coffee breaks would it take before you asked what he was writing?

Today on Karma Stories, Rob shares six stories from r/CoworkerStories, including a little unsolicited advice about an energy drink, a baker who loves making donuts but could do without the midnight crew, and a promotion that one coworker takes personally. Which of these people would get under your skin, and which storyteller do you think owes a coworker an apology?

Have a story of your own? Send it to storysubmissions@karmastoriespodcast.com for a chance to be featured!

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Karma Stories

00:36 Story 1 Unsolicited Health Advice

05:09 Story 2 Midnight Bakery Crew

10:31 Story 3 Deborah Takes It Personally

13:10 Story 4 Office Spreadsheet

15:30 Story 5 Break Room Shrimp

18:23 Story 6 Day-Old Donuts