Many schools expect their staff to wear “smart business dress” or “professional attire.” So did the one where Reddit user ExeTheHero worked.
In fact, it was so rigid that when the teacher injured his foot, they didn’t allow him to put on sneakers.
But as he explained on the subreddit ‘Malicious Compliance,’ eventually, he found a creative solution to the problem, highlighting that the policy needed to be reconsidered (or at the very least, include a few exceptions) and earning his students’ respect in the process.
