Working in hospitality means adapting to chaos, but micromanagement can make even the calmest employee snap.

So when her boss insisted on tracking every single spilled drop, this bartender went all in and made sure his “spill sheet” went on for pages and pages.

Keep reading to find out what happened next!

Bartending Spill Sheet

I learned how to bartend at age 19 in a wonderful corner pub.

I worked there on and off for years — quitting for overseas travel and getting rehired each time I returned.

For the most part, the management there was pretty good.

The manager who ran the place, and taught me to bartend all those years ago, was a wonderful mentor.

And the owner was never there — I saw him in passing maybe twice, racing to the basement to count money and leaving without saying hello.

But things changed when the owner decided to be more hands-on.

The owner at some point decided to change two things — he installed cameras and implemented a spill sheet.

From his home, he’d watch the bar (instead of, you know, sitting at the bar) and he’d call in periodically commenting on the regular patrons.

Annoyed with the change, this bartender decided he wanted to make the owner regret it.

I’m a good bartender and responsible, but I was so annoyed with his changes that when he reviewed the expectations of the spill sheet (date, product spilled, amount, reason), I decided to comply.

Most of the staff ignored the stupid spill sheet… but me?

He made sure to track every single ounce of wasted liquid.

My few clumsy hours at work reached every wasted drop. 1/3 pint of beer lost due to foam. 1/4 shot of whiskey splashed out while pouring.

I alone filled pages tracking all my spills.

His plan worked beautifully.

Finally, he told me I only needed to track drinks given away or full/large amounts spilled.

At least the owner realized the error of his ways sooner than later.

Redditors chime in with their thoughts.

Maybe the owner had somewhat of a logical explanation for doing this.

This commenter really got a kick out of this story.

Nothing makes a boss backtrack faster than when they need to cover their own tracks.

When you treat your employees like machines, they’ll show you just how robotic they can be.

Sometimes the best revenge isn’t rebellion, but compliance.

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