If you micromanage your employees, it’s not gonna go well…at all!

And this story is EXACTLY what I’m talking about.

Read on and find out what happened!

Boss griped at the idea of me slipping out of work 5 minutes early to get to an appointment on time. Said I’d need to use a sick or personal day. So I did.

“My old boss used to be more flexible.

As long as we got our tasks done, if something came up and we needed to slip out a few minutes early, they never had much of an issue.

I rarely took advantage of it, but if I had to, I always made sure to make up those few minutes elsewhere.

But not this boss!

This new boss comes along and is such a micromanager and control freak.

Now, we are not allowed to be even a minute late or leave a minute early. We need to actually put in for PTO, either for a half or full day, just to be able to slip out a few minutes early.

I had an appointment one say and offered to work through my break time just to leave a few minutes early.

Boss balked at the idea.

They were only following the rules!

I arranged ahead of time for a whole personal day off. I booked myself a massage and went out to lunch before my appointment.

Boss wasn’t happy with me for taking a personal day , especially since we’re currently short-staffed, but I did follow their policy.”

And here’s what Reddit users had to say about this.

This reader had a lot to say.

This individual spoke up.

Another Reddit user weighed in.

And this person shared their thoughts.

Hey, just following orders, boss!

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