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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/oliviamonro on 2025-05-18 11:28:33+00:00.

I work in quality control at a packaging facility. Part of my job is reviewing reports from the production leads before they get sent to clients. It’s usually small stuff typos, incorrect counts, mislabeled batch numbers nothing huge, but things that matter.

One of the leads, didn’t like me reviewing his work. Said it was “a waste of time” and that he’s “been doing this longer than I’ve been alive.” One day he flat-out told me “You don’t need to double-check my reports anymore. I’ve got it.”

Alright. Your call, man.

So the next few reports I just filed as-is. Didn’t even open them. Fast forward to end of the month client calls pissed because their shipment labels didn’t match the manifest. Turns out he had flipped two digits in every single report that week.

Management was not happy.

When they asked why I didn’t catch it, I just said “I was told not to double-check the reports.”

Now those same reports from that lead show up on my desk with a sticky note that says “Please review. Thanks!”

Guess I’m back to wasting time only now, by request.