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Tag: bad micromanager

April 23, 2025 at 11:15 am

Boss Demanded Updates For Every Task, So Employee Sent Constant Texts Until The Policy Changed

Registered Nurse updating patient info at computer

No one needs to be that updated!

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April 23, 2025 at 7:21 am

Boss Accused Him Of Skipping Work Even Though He Proved Otherwise, So He Sent Daily TPS Reports Until The Manager Begged For It To Stop

Employee laughing about the report he's sending

Not a TPS report!

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February 28, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Office Manager Locks Up Supplies To Cut Costs, So Employees Make Sure She’s Overwhelmed With Supply Requests Until Her Plan Backfires

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Frans van Heerden

The policy was such a joke.

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June 11, 2024 at 11:21 pm

Her Micromanager Boss Insists On Sending Multiple Email Campaigns Per Week, So She Does What She Asks And They Lose Customers Immediately

Her Micromanager Boss Insists On Sending Multiple Email Campaigns Per Week, So She Does What She Asks And They Lose Customers Immediately

Stay in your own lane, boss.

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November 27, 2023 at 8:48 am

Guy Goes On A Crusade Against Pants Because He Actually Read The Employee Handbook. – ‘I’m changing back into my shorts.’

Guy Goes On A Crusade Against Pants Because He Actually Read The Employee Handbook. - 'I'm changing back into my shorts.'

This is a thing of beauty, imho.

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