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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/gossigirl on 2025-01-20 00:50:38+00:00.

Boss went on a major PR crusade last week about “company image.” He pulled me aside one day and told me my profile picture (just a casual selfie I took at the park) was “completely unprofessional” and actively hurting the company’s image. He ordered me to get a “proper professional photo” ASAP, making it sound like this was some kind of urgent crisis.

Being both broke and pretty annoyed at this point, I figured I’d take the path of least resistance. I did some searching and I found one of those online AI headshot photo generators. Just wanted something cheap that looked corporate enough to get him off my back. I chose the best result from the bunch, swapped out my profile photo, boom done.

Plot twist: He absolutely LOVED it. Not only did he approve it, but he sent out this enthusiastic email to the entire office showcasing my “incredible new professional photo” and praising my “commitment to excellence.” Now he’s using me as an example of “taking initiative” and “understanding corporate image.” The irony is killing me.

Some of my coworkers definitely caught on though. One of them walked by my desk and said “nice profile photo OP” with the most sarcastic smile I’ve ever seen. Pretty sure 10% the office knows it’s AI-generated at this point, maybe that’s because they already have one themselves?

I’m honestly torn between laughing and cringing. How long until he realizes my hair color is different? Part of me feels like I should eventually swap it for a real photo, but another part thinks it’s not worth the hassle since he’s so happy with this one, and even I can’t believe it’s not a real photo sometimes. Not sure if I should even bother worrying about it at this point.