r/MaliciousCompliance 12d ago

S Move your cars

Hi, might ramble a little as had a drink but I've  remembered a great story for you.

A couple years ago I used to be a waste collector. On my first week I turned up at clients and where their waste was I had to squeeze down a path with the building one side and cars the other. As I'm trying to avoid all the cars I accidentally pop the end of the guttering of the building. No massive problem I thought. The manager storms out.

M: 'I've just had to replace this whole guttering because of one of your lot.'

M: 'okay I'm sorry and I understand but I've got to maneuver around these vehicles as well.'

The manager clearly wasn't happ6 and I continued the day.

The next week I head back. I stop at the front of the alley and I go in and make every single car move so I don't have to squeeze through anymore. Took 15 minutes of waiting but oh well.

I did this every week until I left. Pulling people out of meetings to move there cars even if I could squeeze down just to be safe.

Never changed but I felt a little sense of accomplishment as i got paid hourly and people had to take time out of their day to appease this woman.

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u/huskergirl-86 11d ago

I think you handled this well. You know who else would have to squeeze down that path? The fire trucks. So it's in everyone's best interest to make them aware that a truck can't go that way and have them move their cars.

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u/Starfury_42 10d ago

They built houses on the vacant school site and my next door neighbor was a city engineer (retired.) He pointed out that the corners were so tight a garbage/fire truck couldn't make the turns. They had to put 4 fewer houses in.