Power-hungry managers often learn the hard way that blind rule-following can backfire.

When a Texas fast-food worker was told to ditch his cap in the middle of a broken AC summer shift, things quickly spiraled.

Eventually, a little heat and a lot of sweat made her rethink everything.

Read on for the full story!

Use only the official uniform.

I worked part-time at a fast food place in Texas.

We had a manager who was weirdly obsessed with rules.

Except these rules were never well thought out.

Once, she announced that we were only allowed to wear official work uniform items — nothing extra.

My problem was that the restaurant’s AC was always broken, and I usually wore a plain black baseball cap to keep sweat out of my eyes.

She told me to take it off because it wasn’t official uniform.

The employee was quick to remind her that this made no sense.

I reminded her that the sun hits directly through the front windows and I’d be dripping sweat over the fryer.

She didn’t care. Official uniform only, she repeated.

So I took off the hat.

Soon, the inevitable happened.

Within an hour, sweat was literally running down my face and into my eyes.

I had to keep stopping to wipe my forehead, slowing everything down.

Orders backed up, customers got irritated, and she finally asked, “Why are you moving so slow?”

She was forced to finally confront the error of her ways.

I replied and said, “Official uniform only.”

By the next shift, she magically approved hats for everyone.

Some bosses care more about control than common sense

Shouldn’t his manager also care about food safety?

The AC being broken is actually a pretty big deal.

Even though it is a kitchen, excessive heat is a no-go.

Managers often think they have good ideas, but they rarely pay off in practice.

Nothing like a hot, sweaty mess to bring a manager back to reality.

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