r/Maliciouscompliance I Let My Stupid Boss Lose $2,000,000

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  • čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
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  • @rSlash
    @rSlash  Před rokem +59

    Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video! Get 10% off on any purchase with code RSLASH. Go to establishedtitles.com/rslash and help support the channel! #ad

    • @RedT...TheOriginal.NotANumber
      @RedT...TheOriginal.NotANumber Před rokem +12

      Hey, are you aware you have a bot posing as you, trying to get people to click on some link? Something about "shortlisted winners", or some nonsense. I reported it already, but YT is more likely to listen to you.
      Anyway, thanks for doing what you do. You and the family have a great day! Happy Halloween!!

    • @AshenTechDotCom
      @AshenTechDotCom Před rokem +1

      upper management didnt want to deal with a claim they were being sexist/racist/etc, its hard to fine people today, well, unless they are white males... who get no sympathy...
      i worked for a very rich fellow, he had to let a female exec he hired lose them over 3m before they could drive her out, it was over a few years but... yeah... they had to build up enough to make it so a lawsuit claiming sexism, racism, etc wouldnt work... she claimed to be jewish... her kids told us that was bullshit... both of they stayed with the company... mom ended up getting involved in some scam and left the country to avoid getting involved in the legal fallout... apparently shes lost several jobs outside the US she got using jobs she was driven out of here to get those jobs... word got around and shes now working for some small local delivery company on the call desk... real fall from making 6 figures in the states to call desk work in a 2nd world country...

    • @BQM04
      @BQM04 Před rokem

      hey is somebody using your avatar to Telegram scam people?

    • @Iridia42
      @Iridia42 Před rokem +2

      @@BQM04 If you have seen someone with his avatar ask people to join some Telegram group, then yes, somebody is obviously doing that.

    • @sabersz
      @sabersz Před rokem +41

      They're a scam. I got roped into it.

  • @MisterNightfish
    @MisterNightfish Před rokem +724

    Dolores: "I am retiring to dedicate myself to my family"
    The family: "Oh god, no. Please no!"

  • @shadowmewfred09
    @shadowmewfred09 Před rokem +1054

    Dolores: "now we can act like a real company"
    Also Dolores: doesn't know how to run a company, lost millions and became hated by everyone

    • @stefantsarev4442
      @stefantsarev4442 Před rokem +37

      Dolores is a special type of person. You know, like Kathleen Kennedy or G4's Frosk.
      The one person companies SHOULD NOT HIRE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

    • @Persholm1
      @Persholm1 Před rokem +11

      You're missing a comma "run a company lost millions" needs a comma somewhere for it to make grammatical sense.

    • @jurakarok3343
      @jurakarok3343 Před rokem +7

      She never specified between real successful, or real failing company.

    • @shadowmewfred09
      @shadowmewfred09 Před rokem +5

      @@Persholm1 apologies I sometimes struggle with grammar thanks for correcting me

    • @princessmarlena1359
      @princessmarlena1359 Před rokem +1

      Any time I get a new boss who says that sort of thing, I quit on the spot.

  • @zenmastermtl
    @zenmastermtl Před rokem +621

    If I ever own a company, I would make watching/reading malicious compliance mandatory for all management so they can know the consequences of poor management in advance.

    • @funnypenelope
      @funnypenelope Před rokem +32

      You're a genius! Learn from OTHER people's mistakes. WAY less painful

    • @benthomason3307
      @benthomason3307 Před rokem +30

      same. I would treat it like a school assignment. Tell everyone to watch 50 random videos from this channel, writing down the title of each video, a brief summary of each of the stories therein, and an explanatiton of what they took away form that particular story.

    • @keeprxnning1826
      @keeprxnning1826 Před rokem +27

      @@benthomason3307 50?! Lord am I happy I never had you as a teacher lol!

    • @chaos6589
      @chaos6589 Před rokem +10

      Now I can find loopholes around the malicious compliance and reduce the chances of it while still doing illegal things and being on a watch list, probably. :)

    • @jacksoncounts5402
      @jacksoncounts5402 Před rokem +4

      @@chaos6589 WHAT??????? XD XD

  • @silverflight01
    @silverflight01 Před rokem +495

    Story 1: It seems to be common that stuff falls apart because of a new manager not fully grasping the responsibilities of their position and going on power trips.
    The fact that it took a 4000% increase in expenses and loss of booths to finally get the upper managers to do something about it says a lot about top management.

    • @Helbore
      @Helbore Před rokem +30

      I've known a lot of upper management like that. They get promoted up the tree and now they're at the top, they think work life means raking in the money and not having to do much for it. Especially when it comes to staff conflicts. They just sit there with their heads down, pretending nothing is happening and hoping it all goes away. The only thing that ever gets them to intervene is when it hits them in the wallet.
      You'd think they'd learn in the future, but they never do.

    • @FNLNFNLN
      @FNLNFNLN Před rokem +19

      @@Helbore Well, yeah. Corporate management isn't about managing a company well, it's a political job.
      You don't need to know shit about how the company works, all you need to know is which ass is the right one to kiss, and how to shift the blame for your inevitable failures onto someone less skilled at playing social games than you are - which is probably going to end up being someone who actually knows what the company should be doing.

    • @FENRIR-hl6il
      @FENRIR-hl6il Před rokem +2

      Sorry about hitting the dislike button on your comment. I was trying to hit the 'read more' button to read the rest of it.

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 Před rokem +1

      Yeah, I think if I were upper management, I would have started asking questions the first time a simple trade show trip cost $144k instead of the usual $3600.

    • @MrEshah
      @MrEshah Před rokem

      It's likely because that was the first time they saw the actual numbers on paper in the annual report. They don't stroll around like a cartoon character observing what everyone is doing. Likely all the department heads, including dolores were just saying everything going well and smooth and they didn't have a reason to not believe them before getting an actual financial breakdown.

  • @songohan3321
    @songohan3321 Před rokem +869

    I always find it funny when a new person in the management position decides to go on a power crusade and it ends in a hilarious bad way.

    • @kiroblade132
      @kiroblade132 Před rokem +33

      As a person suffering under such rn I find it annoying why go into a place you know nothing about and change everything making it halt in production by putting up new rules or ruining the vibe everyone has together

    • @lancerevell5979
      @lancerevell5979 Před rokem +10

      This "umbrage" woman (no idea of the vague reference) seriousl should have been fired after screwing the guy who had to spend his own money on company crap.

    • @jam2727
      @jam2727 Před rokem +8

      @@lancerevell5979 Its a reference to Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter, she basically took the Headmaster's (Dumbledore's) job and made a bunch of rules about every little thing

    • @funkytoasts4768
      @funkytoasts4768 Před rokem +8

      My school has a new head of secondary and he has made no new decision in the first 6 weeks. And honestly I'm glad as things still run smoothly. I have talked to him and what it seems is the changes he wants to make he runs it through the teachers and students in order to make sure it isn't a shit show

    • @terrychant4365
      @terrychant4365 Před rokem +4

      I think in many cases they feel like they need to justify their salary. They have to do something to improve the income and back up whatever lies they told in the interview. They also have the bosses eyes on them more closely than the average worker, adding to the pressure, and take it out on the below below them. Atleast this is my take from some experiences qnd reading so many of these stories.
      I'm not defending Dolores here, she's clearly delusional, controlling, and has an ego problem. Who tf breathalyzer tests workers on a trip?

  • @maieen2665
    @maieen2665 Před rokem +109

    I thought your title was _Grand_ Emperor of the Internet?
    *First OP:* Dolores must've wanted the company to fail. That's the only logical reason why she kept making poor decisions. Two million dollars?! She should've _been_ "retired!"
    *Second OP:* I bet that dude got buns of steel after he wheel-barreled the 130-pound trampoline up that hill, lol.

    • @LucyAdroit
      @LucyAdroit Před rokem +4

      Lol, I'm pretty sure you're right about the title thing

  • @lofi219
    @lofi219 Před rokem +69

    “You applied first for a reimbursement for your expenses, correct?”
    “Yes.”
    “But you were unsuccessful?”
    “Obviously.”

  • @ladosis5596
    @ladosis5596 Před rokem +130

    So Dolores not being afraid of confrontation is her basically turning being a Karen into company policy. Also, for comptroller purposes, it's much easier to have hotels and travel agencies invoice the company directly, it cuts on much of the opportunity to abuse travel expenses

    • @Nebraska60
      @Nebraska60 Před rokem +4

      Well, real companies use gift cards not invoices. She learned that from tech support after her computer to of her she had a virus and gave her a number to call.

  • @Reuraku
    @Reuraku Před rokem +184

    The last one really made me smile, nothing like an entitled, little brat getting what's coming to them.

    • @Xolivas1
      @Xolivas1 Před rokem +16

      Not only that, but the brat's OWN DAD made him pay for the shipping costs personally. Just comes to show that it's NEVER a good idea to throw your weight around just because your parent is the owner of a company.

    • @alannajones330
      @alannajones330 Před rokem +2

      @@Xolivas1 As he should. My mom owns her own business and I know not to get involved or impede anyone supporting her business.

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 Před rokem +2

      @@Xolivas1 To quote a lyric from Pink Floyd's "Dogs": "And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around."

    • @josephconover5270
      @josephconover5270 Před 7 měsíci

      It's funny because the guy's boss also went along with the malicious compliance. I imagine the guy liked his boss a bit more when that happened.

  • @TimS.
    @TimS. Před rokem +52

    Established Titles is basically a scam. There's non-scam versions of this idea, where you can actually visit the plot of land you buy, and they're based out of Scotland. Established Titles is based in Hong Kong, and goes by other names such as "Northern Titles, Historic Titles, etc." They bought a small plot of land that they can claim to give you "ownership", although you can never visit your plot

    • @entirelybonkers8832
      @entirelybonkers8832 Před rokem +1

      Many Scottish people do not want people outside of Scotland buying their land for novelty it doesn’t actually do much for conservation work and just leaves plots of land no one can use and stops growth that’s needed for the growing population

    • @TimS.
      @TimS. Před rokem +5

      @@entirelybonkers8832 Isn't that the point of conservations, land that won't be used?

    • @ArcanineEspeon
      @ArcanineEspeon Před 7 měsíci

      What are the non-scam versions of the idea?

    • @lulolie
      @lulolie Před měsícem

      Why can't ypu visit it if they legally bought it and sold it to you?

  • @teefa85
    @teefa85 Před rokem +45

    I love how many stories begin with "We got a new manager/finance director/HR director" and always end with money lost or employees quitting because of them throwing their weight around.

  • @lillyvonshtup7314
    @lillyvonshtup7314 Před rokem +86

    How much you wanna bet that Dolores was somehow related to a high up in the company

    • @debymello4756
      @debymello4756 Před rokem +23

      You've got a cleaner mind than me, my first bet was she was sleeping with a high up

    • @lillyvonshtup7314
      @lillyvonshtup7314 Před rokem +7

      @@debymello4756 yeah.. was going to say that but I have a reputation for filth so I thought I’d be “ nice” .. it’s not really me though!

    • @chunghung7951
      @chunghung7951 Před rokem +5

      It could be both

    • @vahzahthur2554
      @vahzahthur2554 Před rokem +5

      @@chunghung7951 Sweet home…

    • @maieen2665
      @maieen2665 Před rokem +3

      @@debymello4756 I was thinking blackmail...

  • @kayaschupp9794
    @kayaschupp9794 Před rokem +34

    One thing I have learned from RSlash is that if I'm ever in a position of management I will sit back and see how things work, why they work and what is effective. Then you're less likely to mess up the stuff that's going well.

  • @Scarlett.Granger
    @Scarlett.Granger Před rokem +243

    Love it how in the last story the dad makes the snobby ahole son pay for his actions and attitude.

    • @unknownkadath1289
      @unknownkadath1289 Před rokem +8

      Given how long ago that story apparently happened (before mobile phones were common or cheap), it's no surprise that parents were actually parenting. If that happened today, I've no doubt some entitled brat with a Karen parent would be blaming the delivery company, calling it some kind of "-ism" and demanding something free or else they will sue.

    • @haplessasshole9615
      @haplessasshole9615 Před rokem +16

      @@unknownkadath1289 I know what you mean, but I suspect you're wrong. I'm 66, and believe me, there were snotty kids and over-permissive parents all along. It's just that we hear about 'em more, thanks to the interwebs.

    • @TheDraykwing
      @TheDraykwing Před 7 měsíci

      @@unknownkadath1289 if the documentation is in order, they can sue all they want.
      and if an experienced driver does the deliveries, you can bet your ass on that they make sure everything is as it should be BEFORE leaving an adress

  • @PyraJya-Luquay
    @PyraJya-Luquay Před rokem +26

    Story 1: Proof that networking and mismanagement are terrible bedfellows! You'd be surprised how often things go to heck in business just because someone thinks they know better when they don't know anything~
    Story 2: Never mess with delivery guys! They are in a very unique position to mess up people's lives by simply doing nothing at all.

  • @silverflight01
    @silverflight01 Před rokem +112

    Story 2: Imagine having a problem with a semi driving around the neighborhood. I don't know what the guy was thinking, but I hope this humbled him

    • @turnpike9680
      @turnpike9680 Před rokem

      It's usually spoiled, entitled snobs that irrationally hate the working class. I just hope they don't ever find out that we often make more than them...

    • @christopherjones8448
      @christopherjones8448 Před rokem +6

      Yeah especially since he ordered a large heavy object.. like.. did he expect it to be delivered via bicycle..?

    • @pablohammerly448
      @pablohammerly448 Před rokem

      ​@@christopherjones8448 Actually, a cargo ebike (that are common in big cities around the world) could've easily delivered a 130 lb. trampoline if it was a local delivery. 🚲

    • @christopherjones8448
      @christopherjones8448 Před rokem

      @@pablohammerly448 Carbo bikes are a thing? Huh neat

    • @itwasaliens
      @itwasaliens Před rokem

      He got lucky. If it was me I would have just written it off as a refused delivery and left.

  • @TetraSky
    @TetraSky Před rokem +39

    lmao the trampoline story. Dude got humbled real quick. I'm sure the wife tore him a new one and laughed at him for that one.

  • @jimmyrossmeissl6644
    @jimmyrossmeissl6644 Před rokem +21

    Dolores: “I’m going to change some things that aren’t broken”
    Company’s revenues: “Ba dum da dum dum Debt Debt”

  • @somebody5213
    @somebody5213 Před rokem +50

    When OP (first post) mentioned that when Dolores/finance messed up or forgot and she said it was their fault for not reminding her enough, I thought that the MC was that OP was going to use a script to send her an automated email every hour to remind her of it.

    • @swordsmancs
      @swordsmancs Před rokem +15

      That’s what I would have done lmao, just fill her mailbox and go “well last time you said we didn’t remind you enough, so I wanted to make sure I did this time around”

    • @schwingedeshaehers
      @schwingedeshaehers Před rokem +2

      Every hour. I would start with daily, than morning and after lunch, and so on, until it is every few minutes. -> the next time they probably do it, before the mail's are to many. (And only stop, after it is there, and they send you the confirmation for the booking/the thing arrived, not when it was ordered

    • @19TheFallen
      @19TheFallen Před rokem +1

      @@swordsmancs I'd have set up an automated email, automated text message and, for good measure, if the company uses fax, taken multiple copies of the request, taped them together, end to end, fed it into the machine and then, as the end of the first copy started to come out, taped it to the end of the last copy so that they'd just keep feeding through the machine in an endless loop, sending her a semi-infinite copy of the requests. After all.....Fax machines do run out of paper and ink! If all of *that* didn't get Delores' attention, and make her take the hint to just do her damn job and just approve things, I dunno *what* would!

  • @Hybrid301
    @Hybrid301 Před rokem +28

    Sounds like it’s time to introduce Dolores to the centaurs.

  • @leohunter801
    @leohunter801 Před rokem +21

    Okay first story, how tf did the company not notice how much money they were losing due to their incompetent and possibly nepotism hire, like seriously wtf I dont work for a big company like this and even I know that they must be losing a lot of money just from Dolores actions

    • @BeanManolo
      @BeanManolo Před rokem +8

      The fact the Legal Team had to force the company to reimburse the debt caused by Dolores' stupid gift card bs should've been the first red flag for upper management;
      The upper management probably shpuld be sacked aswell. A entire year of Dolores' bs probably costed them millions, even more during the two years it took to fix her mess after she left, and the clients and venues who'll never want to work with the company again.

    • @jamieodonnell8344
      @jamieodonnell8344 Před rokem

      Apparently, it was because she excelled in other areas, according to OP.

  • @LeniAnnorlunda
    @LeniAnnorlunda Před rokem +185

    Thank you for uploading every single day and at the same time being a great dad to Lily and a great husband to your wife. You're honestly such an amazing role-model and you deserve everything good you've received so far and everything good that is coming ❤️

    • @TheVaur2
      @TheVaur2 Před rokem +25

      You forgot the title, lord Dabney RSLASH, emperor of the internet

    • @LeniAnnorlunda
      @LeniAnnorlunda Před rokem +14

      @@TheVaur2 I am SO sorry, I guess I've gotten used to seeing Lord Dabney RSLASH, emperor of the internet as one of us, an equal, that I forgot His glorious titles. Thank you, for reminding me! xD

    • @PrimeEpoch
      @PrimeEpoch Před rokem +8

      Why are you thanking him for being good to his family as if that's not the normal thing to do? 😂

    • @littletort3531
      @littletort3531 Před rokem +9

      @@PrimeEpoch ikr, bar is so low that the absolute norm is exceptional for some reason

    • @LeniAnnorlunda
      @LeniAnnorlunda Před rokem

      @@PrimeEpoch Well you've heard how many dumbasses there is out there with all the bullhole scores Dabney has been handing out so yeah, I want to point out that Dabney is doing a great job! A compliment here and there can't hurt, yeah?

  • @alfa1134
    @alfa1134 Před rokem +20

    Seriously, why the hell did the company allow Dolores to save face by "retiring to dedicate more time with her family" instead of just outright firing her for nepotism and gross incompetence? Were the higher ups just too embarrassed that they let things get so bad by their indifference? Is it like what's happening at Disney with LucasFilms, LTD and the "writers" of SHE-HULK: the higher ups know that power-tripping female employees are causing them to lose millions, but they can't fire them because the latter keeps on bullying them to keep their jobs under the threaten to say that they were fired because "misogyny" and play the "victim of the patriarchy" card?
    It shouldn't matter matter your race, gender, or age: if you willingly cause harm at work to the business or employees, you deserved to face the full consequences with no face-saving bullshit to save your reputation.

    • @debymello4756
      @debymello4756 Před rokem +5

      My bet is she got her position through nepotism (either a relative or mistress of someone with a high position) and that person wanted to save THEIR face

    • @Helbore
      @Helbore Před rokem +8

      In my experience, when someone "retires to spend more time with family," it means upper management have given them two options - either you leave immediately and without fuss and we'll let you save face publically, or you can try and fight it and we'll make sure to ruin all future career prospects.
      Its easier for management if the problem employee just walks away quietly, as opposed to firing them and risking them trying to sue for unfair dismissal.

  • @dracko158
    @dracko158 Před rokem +11

    Dude: "You have no reason to be here!"
    OP: "I have your trampoline lol."
    Dude: "Uh...."
    OP: "You have to move it on your own."
    Dude: **Confused Screaming**

  • @iPLAYtheSTATION
    @iPLAYtheSTATION Před rokem +23

    It's always so satisfying when a new person in power comes in and tries to fix something that isn't broken just to assert authority, only to backfire on them spectacularly.

  • @mostar1219
    @mostar1219 Před rokem +31

    I guess the last guy had to remember he wasn't as much of a big shot as he thought

  • @mariposa9506
    @mariposa9506 Před rokem +15

    Senior management always step in when expenses go up enough to jeopardize their personal bonuses

  • @alouzan
    @alouzan Před rokem +23

    You make my morning every day! And on a side note does anyone else enjoy British insults like I do? "jumped up little know" lol love it... and OH the Malicious Compliance in the Delores story, how sweet that was...

  • @Icetamer5
    @Icetamer5 Před rokem +5

    For the last story, just a small correction from a Brit: 'Flicking the V's' is a British variant of 'Flipping the Bird' where you raise the index finger as well as the middle finger, like a reversed 'Peace' sign. This two fingered salute is normally accompanied by a short up and down arm motion for emphasis, or if done with both hands, the arms are extended forward and the wrists flicked back and forth in tandem, hence, 'Flicking the V's'.

  • @DaremoKamen
    @DaremoKamen Před rokem +12

    Maybe Dolores had some kind of hold on enough upper management that they just didn't manage her?

  • @sosansational
    @sosansational Před 8 měsíci +24

    yikes that sponsor didn’t age well

  • @neilprice513
    @neilprice513 Před rokem +7

    Company disasters are seen as a death nail to any executive's career. If they can't fix the issue or what someone F'ed up they will be blamed for it and made the scapegoat. So if there is a problem from one of their subordinates or anywhere in the company executives only step in when they absolutely have to in fear of being fired or made to resign.

  • @TimmyTonk
    @TimmyTonk Před rokem +11

    I wonder how many times these stories are about the same people in different scenarios

  • @iamdb1990
    @iamdb1990 Před rokem +14

    last story, imagine expecting a delivery and being dumb enough to shout at someone delivering something

  • @monkeybench
    @monkeybench Před rokem +3

    I joined an IT/ISP company that warned me at the start that their travel jobs were NOT vacations. I was expected to work and work I did.
    They paid for everything though. Petrol, food, hotels, and added travel work to next year as extra paid vacation days.
    The kicker (extra pay, extra time off, and a week of working from home on return) was for out of country travel jobs and when I realised how cool they were.
    I had a job in Germany for the first time about 6 months in. Was definitely only three days of IT work and two days of schmoozing with sales and marketing.
    The owner booked an all-inclusive hotel stay, car, fuel card, and gave me a pre-paid Visa card to the tune of €1500....for two weeks.
    Thought it was a mistake but got no response from management on day 1 or 2.
    I called on the third day to say I was done and the owner of the company said "Oh good...enjoy your 'definitely not a holiday', thanks for all the hard work."
    I still work for them.

  • @Ramtamtama
    @Ramtamtama Před rokem +5

    Story 1: upper management didn't seem to care until they saw the bank account.
    Story 2: that's why you say "in future could you..." even though that could still bite you on the backside.
    Story 2b: it had to be a BMW driver.

  • @AFMountaineer2000
    @AFMountaineer2000 Před rokem +12

    That travel team story was so long but so worth it

  • @nopenopenopenope4076
    @nopenopenopenope4076 Před rokem +7

    Story 1: how did Dolores not get fired within the first few months?

  • @cydniestes2810
    @cydniestes2810 Před rokem +44

    All hail the Emperor of the Internet

    • @kit6818
      @kit6818 Před rokem

      *resists urge to referance a Manowar song*

    • @gavincrossley9297
      @gavincrossley9297 Před rokem +1

      all hail lord Dabney, Emperor of the Internet

    • @chrismerrell7957
      @chrismerrell7957 Před rokem

      All hail Lord Dabney, Emperor of the Internet!

  • @colonelrobertsjr.7882
    @colonelrobertsjr.7882 Před rokem +5

    Washington, D.C. isn't the same as Washington State!! These folks are horrible if they can't figure that out as adults in high ranking positions

  • @The_momur
    @The_momur Před rokem +3

    Team building is a learning experience. That’s where you learn how to increase your tolerance for alcohol.

  • @mikaaoife6557
    @mikaaoife6557 Před rokem +1

    Story 1: How in the world does upper management hire such incompetent people to handle these high responsible positions with absolutely no experience. Delores is definitely your typical average idiotic micro-manager in corporate. Story 2: Best revenge ever on an ungrateful customer for treating the truck driver like crap. Also, the little manchild that is the CEO's son got his serving of humble pie lol.

  • @quaintsleek
    @quaintsleek Před rokem +4

    This channel has changed my life.
    Thank your rSlash, these videos have been helping me, an autistic person learn social ques and appropriate reactions to situations. I'm in a much better mental place because of these videos, I have learnt so much and I cannot express enough gratitude, thank you!

    • @Shotesu
      @Shotesu Před 7 měsíci

      it is useful to just absorb experience from these things, isn't it? I rather wish I'd reviewed this data myself before being blindsided by irrational, angry people in the work world. I mean...they wouldn't be that stupid, right....right? Oh yes, they would. Your observations above are, in turn, very much correct.

  • @emmathereb
    @emmathereb Před rokem +7

    The best part of waking up is rslash in your cup

  • @ManicPandaz
    @ManicPandaz Před rokem +2

    13:56 I think that was the point. No one in upper management wanted it to be their problem because then they would have to take responsibility for her. If they wait long enough that everyone wants her gone then no one has to take responsibility for the mistake of hiring her in the first place.

    • @tylercunanan8255
      @tylercunanan8255 Před rokem +1

      it seems like a real bad call to take a 2 million dollar and destroying your network to take 0 responsibility. or probably because she fought her way to be in a powerful position without proper knowledge. only to realize she had no real power outside of the company that wouldnt fight her

  • @testingyourpatience5280
    @testingyourpatience5280 Před rokem +3

    Had a coworker receive one of these Scottish Lordships as a birthday gift. For the rest of the week, we all called him Lord *last name* on the open channel radios. Good times, miss my buddy.

  • @jerryeubanks3177
    @jerryeubanks3177 Před rokem +6

    Christmas of 2020 I used all my half of the money we got in our Christmas cards to get my wife and I the Lord and Lady ship the Rslash is talking about. It was fun for a bit.

    • @christakriel3632
      @christakriel3632 Před rokem +1

      Atleast you contributed to reforresting the world.

    • @jerryeubanks3177
      @jerryeubanks3177 Před rokem

      @@christakriel3632 I'd do it again. It just wasn't as fun for as long as I thought it would be. Mainly because I tried to change my name on Facebook to Lord Jerry and they wouldn't let me. Lol

  • @condorboss3339
    @condorboss3339 Před rokem +1

    17:39 'Flicking the V's " is a British hand gesture. First two fingers raised with the palm inwards. It is equivalent to the North American 'one finger salute.'

  • @Nikodymus
    @Nikodymus Před rokem +1

    For real though, I was a logistics coordinator at a tradeshow company at one point. It was my job to make sure that all shipments arrived to every tradeshow on time and order all services to make sure it was built and serviced properly and on time. Being early was essential! Whether it was the crews getting there on time, or getting the payments in early to miss late fees. They are not kidding when the union fees and late application fees rack up because they really fucking do! It was also my job to make sure that any of our contractors and/or sales people got there on time with proper accommodations. Now, I don’t know how long “Dolores” was in the system or working such a position, but in the short time that I worked that role, I feel I could’ve done a better job than she did! You do not mess with the contractors, the sales people, or any union worker! Lol

  • @lomax343
    @lomax343 Před rokem +1

    If reminding the finance department four times to book travel arrangements is insufficient, I would literally sit in their office and remind them every thirty seconds until it was done.

  • @NinjaBoy641
    @NinjaBoy641 Před rokem +3

    I swear these stories of successful companies that hire new heads that destroy the company because they're on a massive powertrip are so common on this sub lol

  • @wouldntyouliketoknowwesath7789

    Thank you for your daily uploads, oh Emporor of the Internet

  • @ladyofthemasque
    @ladyofthemasque Před 5 měsíci +1

    That last story reminds me of how I got my custom-made desk (happy story, not a bad one). About 18 years back, I got one of those cube-storage systems that you can mix & match, so I could turn it into a custom-sized desk to fit into my bedroom (awkward space, needed a lot of storage, went fully modular, and made the desktop out of a door set up on the cubes and rectangles, blah blah blah). It was an entire pallet's worth of boxes containing the not-yet-assembled components of all those cubes. I eagerly awaited its delivery, and when the semi-truck finally arrived (lorry for UK, etc, folks)...I was absolutely astounded.
    Why? Because it was the LONGEST trailer I had ever seen on a semi truck...and it was delivered into a patch of suburbia with narrow, winding streets, ones which usually had spare cars parked on the sides of the road, making it a little nervewracking for a normal, relatively short-length car to pass those parked vehicles on the curved bits, and god help you if someone was coming the other way. I had NO idea how that driver got that LONG trailer onto our street. Major, major kudos for his driving ability. (He also looked like he was barely 25, but he must've been driving since the law allowed it.)
    But that wasn't the only amazing thing about that delivery. I went out and greeted him as he was getting the back deck lowered (half-panel that allows a forklift to take a pallet up & down), so I was there when he got the big double doors open...
    ...and the ONLY things inside this 40 foot long MASSIVE trailer...are a pallet jack lashed to the side with some straps, and the plastic-wrapped pallet of my gazillions-of-cubes-in-boxes at the far end, up by the truck cab.
    That's it. That's the ONLY thing to be delivered. Nothing else but the pallet jack after he brought out my goods and dropped it in my garage. 40 foot long trailer, and 1 standard-sized pallet of things to be shipped.
    I was polite and didn't say a word other than my deep thanks, didn't even ask him how the heck he got that rig into my tight little neighborhood, didn't ask why a 40 footer when this was 1pm and there was nothing else inside, or how long he must've been working to get it loaded and then everything else delivered... I just thanked him for arranging the pallet in the best spot in the garage for me to be able to unpack it in the shade and out of the rain. Which was good that he could get get it in there as a single unit, because that pallet was around 150 pounds of 30+ boxes of various sizes and weights (and far more plastic wrap than one would think was necessary). I would have had to unwrap the whole thing and transported each box by hand, if he hadn't been kind enough to drop it in my garage for me, quick and easy.
    Always, ALWAYS be kind to delivery personnel. They are the lifeblood of our modern world, literally bringing you everything you need in life. And some of them have AMAZING driving skills!

  • @hilaryhongkong
    @hilaryhongkong Před rokem +371

    Estabished titles is basically a scam. It doesn't give you any official standing, and anyone could have changed their name on their passport as long as the country allows those words to begin with.

    • @dominicwehrmann8515
      @dominicwehrmann8515 Před rokem +43

      Kinda surprised he did that sponsorship…

    • @noname-zg2xf
      @noname-zg2xf Před rokem +78

      I don’t understand, I thought people knew that it’s obviously just a paper. Like when people get to name a star. You’re never actually going to go to that star lol

    • @royallynick
      @royallynick Před rokem +67

      Pretty sure its mostly to plant trees. The title is just a plus.

    • @trisgilmour
      @trisgilmour Před rokem +25

      It’s just for fun 🤩

    • @shadowmewfred09
      @shadowmewfred09 Před rokem +14

      I mean come on you can't become Lord and lady just because of an Internet website and certificate it's just a fancy pseudo title for gullible people who think this is how you get land while not knowing anything about where you're becoming "lord/lady" off

  • @PanduPoluan
    @PanduPoluan Před rokem +3

    Heh I love the boss in the last story. Sure when OP's Husband hasn't returned the boss was out of their mind angry, but as soon as that piece of paper got in their hands, "evil grin" 😂

  • @davecrupel2817
    @davecrupel2817 Před 8 měsíci

    18:10
    Best thing *in the world* when your boss is in kahootz with you on mal-compliance. 😈

  • @franciscojaviermendezrinco1902

    Second story: That could go on entitled people. Or isn't there a subreddit named void power trip? Because this story could fit there. Someone bragging and trying to flex about a power they don't even have.

  • @adsnaylor0161
    @adsnaylor0161 Před rokem +5

    Hey lord Dabney I just wanted to say that I love listening to all your stories

  • @TheAngelChaz
    @TheAngelChaz Před rokem +2

    I work in finance and can literally cannot explain the amount of stupid decisions that are made from that position I hear something and get the response “oh I didn’t realise that” way too often

  • @Ragehunger
    @Ragehunger Před rokem

    Honestly there should be some corporate legal clause that states that if a new manager is the cause of vastly increased business expenses and losing the company contracts, they can be made to face a lawsuit. Simply allowing them to quit and leaving an entire business in such a financial predicament is sinister malpractice.

  • @dorothylloyd1804
    @dorothylloyd1804 Před rokem +4

    Good morning rslash. Thanks for the stories. New managers always think they have better ideas without seeing how it works. Usually bites them in the butt. Have a good day

    • @grat3r
      @grat3r Před rokem +1

      he is Lord Dabney 🙄

  • @flamethrower82
    @flamethrower82 Před rokem

    Dolores sounds like the upper management at my job. My job is in healthcare, and the workers have to keep their health classes up to date every year. There was one occasion where we were working on some in-house exam to assess skills, and the DIRECTOR OF HR actually said she didn't trust workers not to cheat on multiple choice exams. After I spoke up about how unfair it is to accuse all the workers of lying, they immediately realized "OH SHIT. He's got a point. We could be in big trouble for this". The next thing they did was send workplace assessments to the staff to see how happy they are at their jobs. HR director still has her job. This isn't the first time they've insulted the workers; they overall have very little respect for the workers and lower management.

  • @nils920
    @nils920 Před rokem +2

    When will new managers/supervisors/bosses who gets hired to "increase productivity, generate more profit or/and save the company money" ever learn? If something's not broken, *DON'T TRY TO FIX IT!!!!*

  • @jeremypatrick5678
    @jeremypatrick5678 Před rokem

    I had an epiphany during the first story. Dolores exists because upper management needs her to. You get bonuses by showing that you've improved things, but things are running pretty much as well as they can. What do? Bring in an incompetent patsy; someone who will screw things up badly, make the numbers terrible, then take the fall. This allows you to swoop in, install a competent manager, and claim the savings as a success.

  • @VD_the_GodKing
    @VD_the_GodKing Před 4 měsíci +1

    Dolores is a great example of why DEI is a disaster. Ive seen this happen a few times now. DEI is a government enforced policy where employers need to hire X amount of women and POC. Particularly for high level roles. In this case, it sounds like they didnt fire Dolores sooner because they would face fines. Also, notice OP say they replaced her with another woman.

  • @Scarlett.Granger
    @Scarlett.Granger Před rokem +2

    Kinda confused with all the people debating, is Established Titles a scam or is it a way to pay to plant trees?

  • @richewilson6394
    @richewilson6394 Před rokem +10

    Umm the $40,000 bill should of been a clue on the problem on Dolores was a problem as well as asking Dolores to spend a gift card to go on a trip and see how well she does would have been another way of shafting her. Also pissing on clients isn't the goal of the company. I'm surprised that the company didn't sue her for losses. But i guess they were worried about a sexual harassment case, that why they didn't do anything.

  • @chriscarpenter3370
    @chriscarpenter3370 Před rokem +6

    all hail the emperor of the internet!

  • @CitiesTurnedToDust
    @CitiesTurnedToDust Před rokem +1

    This story spoke much more about how incompetent this company's top management was than it did about this accountant they inexplicably allowed to take over. They would have been wrecked some other way, with that level of utter negligence.

  • @XzXxLIZXzXx
    @XzXxLIZXzXx Před rokem +6

    Hey rslash, long time listener here, never been this early before though lmao, thanks for all the great content 👍

    • @-TeddlyCat-
      @-TeddlyCat- Před rokem +2

      Omgg same lol I’m normally at school or busy with daily things

  • @jeremiahsmith2037
    @jeremiahsmith2037 Před rokem +2

    Important question for the first story. Did upper management suffer any repercussions for not doing their job?

  • @clthreeoneeight
    @clthreeoneeight Před rokem +2

    As a Scot, the Lord title has not applied since *checks watch* the 1700s.
    Lord now refers to sitting members of the House of Lords.
    In any case Lord was more used for the Highlands and that is the Borders.

    • @Scarlett.Granger
      @Scarlett.Granger Před rokem +2

      I thought Established Titles was about planting trees, and the title stuff is just some weird/funny gimmick thing.

    • @clthreeoneeight
      @clthreeoneeight Před rokem

      @@Scarlett.Granger Some people are incredibly stupid and do not realise that.

    • @Ryanthusar
      @Ryanthusar Před rokem +1

      @@Scarlett.Granger - That is effectively what it is. Its a gimmick. Not to mention a Lord/Lady of the land is a specific piece of land, however they clearly "reserves the right to relocate and reassign the souvenir plots and dedications to another land or estate of similar standing in Scotland." Honestly its just a group of businessman making money of people who think they can simply buy a title for cheap

  • @Olav_Hansen
    @Olav_Hansen Před rokem

    Those last 2 stories are like the literal definition of what malicious compliance are.
    Things that cost you next to no effort, only catch the people being unreasonable and getting them into way more shit.

  • @Donice09
    @Donice09 Před rokem +2

    Just to let you know r/slash flicking the V’s the UK equivalent of flipping the bird. Americans use their middle finger. In the UK we use the first and middle finger turned outwards like the peace sign but on the knuckle side instead of the palm side.

  • @UwU_the_UwUer
    @UwU_the_UwUer Před rokem

    What baffles me about that first story isn't that upper management stuffed their fingers in their ears, it's that they continued to do so after their employees were ARRESTED!!!
    And that they didn't fire her! Like, just fire her!!

  • @Helbore
    @Helbore Před rokem +1

    Regarding the last story, "flicking the Vs" doesn't mean revving the engine. In the UK, sticking your first two fingers up is swearing, similar to giving the middle finger. A typical hand gesture you'd expect to see coming from knobs in beemers!

  • @TheAnso13
    @TheAnso13 Před rokem

    This code plus the early black Friday discount made it possible to give my parents the Christmas present they deserve ♡

  • @jeffmassey4860
    @jeffmassey4860 Před 6 měsíci

    LOL,last story:
    Knob pushes the wrong button,shafts his company,and gets dialed back.
    IDK,it's Christmas day and thought the wordplay was humorous.

  • @undrhil
    @undrhil Před rokem +2

    In the 1st story I bet Dolores was not getting gift cards for her bonuses and stuff that would normally get a check for.

  • @19TheFallen
    @19TheFallen Před rokem

    We all know Delores "retirement" was more a case of her higher ups saying"Look.....You either retire now, with severance pay, or we'll fire you and drag your sorry ass through the courts for all the damage you've done to this company! Which would you prefer?"

  • @kingkv3
    @kingkv3 Před rokem +3

    Thank you very much Lordship Dabney, your service as the Emperor of The Internet is a reward for all and your videos bring great pleasure for all who dare witness them.

  • @Josh_the_jester
    @Josh_the_jester Před rokem

    13:53 well ya see Emperor Dapney, the biggest when it comes to upper management is that they don't see a financial problem until it affects them directly "oh no my employees aren't making money, not my problem"
    365 days later
    "Why do I not have my annual bonus, this is preposterous"

  • @Ollireki
    @Ollireki Před rokem +1

    I think some of our students got like, a plot of land or something like that to our English teacher when she retired.

  • @xDragonHybridx
    @xDragonHybridx Před rokem +5

    I want to make a disclaimer about this sponsorship. Established Titles and other companies like it exist within a legal loophole and are a grey area of Scottish law. The titles are not legally enforcable and you do not actually own the land you are being sold. The owner of Established Titles is a woman from Hong Kong, yet is selling off pieces of land in Scotland. RESEARCH YOUR SPONSORS

    • @SSJ_Rabite
      @SSJ_Rabite Před rokem +1

      Was about to say something similar. It's clear we are getting close to the holidays because this small scam is pouring out sponsorships again.

    • @xDragonHybridx
      @xDragonHybridx Před rokem +1

      @@SSJ_Rabite It is definitely a scam, but not in the traditional sense, it basically comes down to false advertising. It's a washing machine that looks like a dryer. This isnt land ownership, it's a land preservation initiative. It's not fraud because the companies that actually own and 'sell' the land put money back into maintaining and using the land for natural growth/eco friendly business. At the same time however, with Established Titles inparticular, there are a lot of people who bought land and weren't even allowed to go and look at their plot, much less do anything with it.
      I guess it's the real life equivalent of an NFT, you dont own the land, you just own a piece of paper that says you do.

    • @SSJ_Rabite
      @SSJ_Rabite Před rokem

      @@xDragonHybridx I had looked into it when I was looking for a present for my dad.
      But yeah the title is as legitimate as writing yourself a document.

  • @josephnorris4095
    @josephnorris4095 Před rokem +4

    Now these are stories worth waking up for. 🙂

  • @Draygarth
    @Draygarth Před rokem +1

    It's upper management's entire job to look at the big picture of the people under them and make sure the outcome is working. If everything is working then upper management doesn't really have to do anything. They could, but they don't have to. I think they just got used to doing nothing and hoped the situation would solve itself.🤣

  • @Ken-ej9xv
    @Ken-ej9xv Před rokem +3

    I was so confused that you uploaded an hour early but then I remembered daylight saving here! Anyway you made me day a little more early than usual! Thank you :)

  • @mlionheart101
    @mlionheart101 Před rokem +3

    Haha we actually did this for my mother Inlaw as a present last year.
    She makes the remark of
    That's milady or Lord to you
    Lol

  • @wolf1066
    @wolf1066 Před rokem

    Travel policy story. I'm surprised the company didn't get alarmed in the earlier stages when trips that had cost a certain amount were beginning to get mired in same-day/expedited costs. Sounds like the upper management were all Pointy-haired Bosses.

  • @cadendehaan9058
    @cadendehaan9058 Před rokem +1

    A big problem with big companies is that they can afford to make mistakes this big for this long. Small businesses have to keep their crap together because a few bad months can ruin them. Looking at you Wells Fargo.

  • @slimjames1917
    @slimjames1917 Před rokem

    Dolores really out here fighting tooth and nail to save a (presumably) million dollar company money as if it comes out of her pocket AND as a result costing them more. I will never in all my years understanding why they won’t allow you to expense a couple grand in meals for a couple MILLION in sales

  • @ScooterBond1970
    @ScooterBond1970 Před rokem

    Per the knob in the last story: He should not have acted like a knob, but in fairness I know what it's like to need to leave only to find someone parked behind your car (source: I live in a building with a small, tight parking lot). Sometimes 10 minutes is too much to spare.

  • @TheWayner2012
    @TheWayner2012 Před rokem

    Oh i got one for ya on the last one and this has happened multiple times in my short stint as an EMT. We park to make things easier getting patients out of the house or in to the ambulance, this sometimes involves blocking drive ways. I was on a Cardiac Arrest, and in the middle of working this guys neighbor he comes in (thought he was family at first) and he goes to my partner who is getting ready to push medications and asked to move the ambulance. We continued working, but looked at the guy like wtf dude, we are busy. Then he asked if he could move it, my partner told him if he so much as touches our truck he will be arrested. Neighbor then goes to his house and calls the cops (they was headed to the scene anyways) and asked them to tow the ambulance, (this part is hearsay but) the cop gets there for our scene guy runs out and asks if they was going to make us move the truck, guess the cop asked him if his was stupid or something and to leave us and the ambulance alone then continued to walk in Same thing happens on fire scenes, you have a line of fire trucks hooked up for water and people want you to disconnect your lines and make every one move so you can get out.

  • @mittenjumpstrings
    @mittenjumpstrings Před rokem

    Omg, the Finance Director versus sales/IT travel team hits home.
    I've been in HR/Finance for nearly 30 years, but had a 10 year stint in traveling sales gigs. I, once, ran a company that made 80% of their sales from conventions and trade shows.
    Bad Finance decisions kill employees, customer relationships, profit margins and, eventually, entire companies.
    Most bean counters never see the entirety of their policies, nor take ownership of the real costs, kind of like government, and sadly, now, medicine.
    Trillions of wasted dollars, which is wasted potential.
    And a crap ton of suffering, angst and resentment, which ruins everything.
    Short sighted and self-righteous is a formula for destruction.

  • @boyboy81_
    @boyboy81_ Před rokem +2

    All hail Lord Dabney r/slash
    emperor of the internet😂

  • @MatsuyoRific
    @MatsuyoRific Před rokem

    I book hotel rooms, and Delores messing up the hotel bookings really bothers me, because I've dealt with the aftermath of these situations so many times. We can not accept a 3rd party payment unless that authorization form is filled out. Our computers won't let us just charge the card the room was booked under, because without that form, THAT'S FRAUD! And no, there's nothing the front desk, reservations, or complaints can do about it! My company also has corporate accounts for businesses, and you can do direct billing through those, but your company has to set up DB through the corporate accounts department, and ONLY a company rep can authorize it. Again, that's to prevent FRAUD! We're not going to risk a lawsuit just because Delores is too incompetent to do her job! Also, NO, we can't just transfer the reservation from one hotel to another! Different hotels have different rates, even within the same company, and in the event of pre-payment, there is no way to transfer that money either. We have to cancel and issue any necessary refunds, which if you've ever received a refund for services, take 5-7 business days to reflect on the card!
    Delores can go crawl in a ditch.

  • @readjordan2257
    @readjordan2257 Před rokem

    This is mostly unrelated to the video, but i reccomend yall consider skimming or watching Crimson Tide, i mean the war between the captain (Gene Hackman) and XO (Denzel Washington) is in many ways super on point with the boomers vs the integral of everyone else today.

  • @galexeqe
    @galexeqe Před rokem +1

    Sounds like Dolores won
    She cost a company millions and got to retire (yeah I know she jumped before being pushed) because senior management weren't on the ball and were too gutless to fire her

  • @tater9782
    @tater9782 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for another daily video for my morning routine my Lord Emperor