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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/CoachPuzzleheaded535 on 2025-03-22 12:11:28+00:00.

First time poster, on mobile, and not entirely sure if it belongs here, but here we go.

32 y/o female, working at a casino in California as a sort of banker, the job is unique to Cali, but it’s important for context. I won’t bore you with the details of what I do (unless you want me to) but suffice to say that me and my co-workers sit at the table as if we are players, specifically the first seat. We can’t move seats, and generally speaking aren’t allowed to go anywhere without someone to take over our spot because we oversee the money being used on the table.

I work at a smaller casino. 100 tables tops. And a lot of them are arranged for maximum use of the space. Keep in mind I said “maximum”, not “optimal”. And there is a notoriously bad spot in the casino where the #1 seat of table A buts up against the #6 seat of table B to where two people can’t really sit straight on to the table comfortably without some give from both parties. I’m working Table B and therefore am overlooking table A. Also important is that we use office type rolling chairs at most of the table including A and B.

Now comes the meat of the story. Today we had a pretty busy day, nothing abnormal for a Friday evening, my table is full save for seat six. Until a fine, heavy set, gentleman, let’s call him Rude Customer (R.C. for short), takes up the last seat. The one that butts up against my co-worker’s seat. I call him RC for various reasons that I can explain later as well.

So, RC takes up the last seat, and from the moment her sits down he starts bumping his chair against my co-workers’ chair. Essentially using their size to bully themselves into a comfortable position for themselves, at the detriment of my co-worker, who’s getting pushed and jostled every one minute or two from RC’s constant movements. Forcing them to sit sideways on the chair, as well as constantly getting bumped and jostled.

Me and the Dealer, who notice co-worker’s situation, try to remedy it by asking RC if he can scoot over a little to allow for my co-worker to not get bumped into constantly while trying to do their job. His response? “I’m a big guy, I can’t help I take up a lot of space. Besides, I’m centered on my seat, not my fault the casino put the tables like this.” Mind you, yes the table was crowded, but it’s not uncommon for people to not be exactly in front of section assigned the seat. There was room to move over, and him moving literally half a foot would have solved the issue. But no, he refused to move at all, and continued to jostled and bump into my co-worker.

Here’s (where I think) the malicious compliance comes in. See, I’m a big girl, 6 feet tall, 230 lbs, (182 cm, 104 kg) and hatch the plan. I ask my affected co-worker if they’d like to switch spots with me if our manager allows it. They say yes, my floor manager agrees, and we swap. I, being the lovely bitch I am, sit myself centered on the #1 seat, mirroring RC’s posture. And we’ll and truly asserting my chair dominance in the confined space by making him be pushed against the table. I should also mention, I’m a fidgeter (adhd go brrrrrt) and will bounce my leg constantly if left alone. Guess who turned up their leg bounce up to 11? Needless to say, our chairs are pushed against one another, and RC is experiencing a shitty message chair treatment.

Magically, after ten to twenty minutes of this, RC manages to find enough room to scoot over and make room for me and co-worker’s chair. Eventually getting up from the table and finding a new spot because the bounce don’t stop just cuz you moved. After which, me and co-worker switched back to our original tables and had a good laugh about it until we got new assignments.

TL:DR; Rude Customer says he can’t move his chair because he’s centered at his spot, and bumping into my co-worker. I reply by centering myself in co-worker’s spot and shake up his point of view.