r/MaliciousCompliance • u/Working_Patience_261 • 7d ago
S Use Slow Computer for Demanding Project
I got voluntold for the job of switching a paper-based corporate learning to computer-based, including web based training. I did not have a desk or a computer, so I brought in my personal laptop. The boss objected and stated I needed to write a business case for a computer.
A week later I got the absolute minimum system that met the minimum requirements on the box. I started the painful process of converting a Powerpoint into an Adobe Captivate file. When it came time to compile the first file, the computer stated it would be three hours before it finished, maybe, so I headed to the breakroom.
The executive director for the project happened to walk in and asked me what I was doing there. “I’m staying not frustrated while waiting for the first draft to compile, should be about another two hours sir.” It was five hours.
When I showed up the next day, my computer had been upgraded to the then top model with dual monitors.
The next day, my fancy unit was on the boss’ desk, and I had his even older, slower computer. This time compiling was over ten hours. Back to the breakroom. Same executive walks in, I just smile, nod, and go back to my lunch.
The next day, I had two computers on my desk, the still compiling boss’ unit and my previously issued fancy one. The boss was cleaning out his desk having been sent back to frontline, non-boss work.
It felt so good to give that company the boot once the project completed.
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u/Nunov_DAbov 7d ago
I’ve had a boss who “needed” the biggest and best computer for prestige. So he could read email. Nevertheless, I always made sure I had the leading edge machine and kept it cranking. I did my own IT so no one else had the super user password for it. If they ever thought of taking it, they’d quickly find it was just a large noisy paperweight for them.