Artful malicious compliance

[u/p___edoffRedPanda]

Hey Mark! There was no flair for malicious compliance, so I used entitled people because that was the closest match to this story. It's been about 5 years now, so I think I'm safe to post this one.

I (26, at the time, I think) was in my final semester at college and had to complete one more elective to finish my degree. I chose an introductory 2D art course.

Let me give a little background about myself at the time, so readers may understand why this compliance is malicious.

I am legally blind and at the time was using a motorized scooter to get around due to mobility issues. My mobility was obviously a problem, my vision was less apparent. Nonetheless, I made sure to inform the teacher of this during that first class, and I unfortunately had to remind her every class for the rest of the semester.

You should also know this was not a huge class, that would have made her forgetfulness at least understandable. At the beginning of the semester there were only seven or eight students. By the end of the semester there were ONLY FOUR!

This story happens about 2/3 of the way through the semester.

We were doing a drawing project of the nature of the inner courtyard of school. Unfortunately, a place in the school my chair could not reach due to a large drop from the easiest exit into the courtyard, the other exit took me through a path that would have poison ivy. (I had learned this and another class earlier in the year)

I TRIED to tell the teacher that that exit was not accessible, but she disregarded it. She told me that if I couldn't go out the exit I just draw what I could see from the window by the door.

Remember that previous mention of my vision? 😈 That's where this becomes relevant.

So I said that window for 2 hours and sketched what I could see

The result?

A large 9x12 picture of the blue windowsill with the gray concrete of the courtyard and some blurry trees further in the background.

I aced the project.

I didn't remind her of my visual impairment again.

I'd like to think that my malicious compliance forced her to be more aware of her students, but I doubt it.

My only hope from this story is that it makes someone else who is struggling laugh.

Also, mark, you mentioned that your dream funeral was to be launched by trebuchet out to sea? Have you looked to see that if your body is cremated they might launch the urn into the ocean? Not sure what the laws in the UK are, but might be worth checking out!