bad policy Archives

April 29, 2026 at 8:35 pm

A School Administer Kept Trying To Change Policies To Make The Student Experience Worse, So The President Of A Student Organization Made Sure The Stakeholders Were Aware

Don’t let her get away with hurting the student’s learning experience.

March 14, 2026 at 11:24 am

Librarian Was Ordered To Print A Receipt For Every Single Checkout No Matter What, So She Followed The Memo Perfectly Until The Printer Ran Out Of Paper On A Busy Saturday Afternoon

That’s the best thing to do.

February 25, 2026 at 12:55 am

FAA Repair Technician Was Ordered Not To Speak To Company Outsiders Without Approval, So During An ISO Audit, He Refused To Answer Questions And His Boss Was Put On A Performance Plan

Auditor walking away from a business after being turned away by a line worker

He just followed the rules.

February 4, 2026 at 7:47 am

Retail Employee Was Ordered To Send All Customers To A Store Kiosk For Help, But It Didn’t Take Long For A Policy Reversal

Woman trying to figure out how to use a kiosk at the store

That sounds like a lazy store.

November 17, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Pharmacy Worker Obeys Manager’s Directive To Personally Help Customers With A New Online Service, And The Store Falls Behind After One Family Takes 25 Minutes

Woman sitting at the computer getting a customer signed up for the plus service

She definitely proved a point.

October 4, 2025 at 1:35 pm

After Being Forced To Ask Customers If They Need Help All The Time, This Worker Was A Customer At Another Store, So She Complained About The Policy To Management To Try To Get It Changed

Harassing customers is no way to drive sales.

September 1, 2025 at 1:49 pm

Her New Boss Demanded She Read The Call Script Word For Word, So She Did It Robotically And The Rule Changed The Next Day

Young woman working in a call center answering phones

She handled it perfectly!

August 31, 2025 at 1:49 pm

His Boss Tried To Force Him To Take A Scheduled Lunch Break On Site, But He Pointed Out What Would Happen And Never Heard About It Again

Man putting on gloves to fix a machine but being interrupted by the manager

That was pretty easy.

July 24, 2025 at 1:46 am

Company Changed Its Policy On Rental Cars, So The Engineers Used Taxis To Get Their Rental Cars, Which Cost Way More Money

Yet another story about companies making stupid decisions and having them backfire.

July 21, 2025 at 1:49 pm

Her French Teacher Didn’t Allow Any Other Language In Her Class, So She Trolled Her With French Until She Relaxed The Rule

Au revoir!

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A School Administer Kept Trying To Change Policies To Make The Student Experience Worse, So The President Of A Student Organization Made Sure The Stakeholders Were Aware

Librarian Was Ordered To Print A Receipt For Every Single Checkout No Matter What, So She Followed The Memo Perfectly Until The Printer Ran Out Of Paper On A Busy Saturday Afternoon

FAA Repair Technician Was Ordered Not To Speak To Company Outsiders Without Approval, So During An ISO Audit, He Refused To Answer Questions And His Boss Was Put On A Performance Plan

Retail Employee Was Ordered To Send All Customers To A Store Kiosk For Help, But It Didn’t Take Long For A Policy Reversal

After Being Forced To Ask Customers If They Need Help All The Time, This Worker Was A Customer At Another Store, So She Complained About The Policy To Management To Try To Get It Changed

Her New Boss Demanded She Read The Call Script Word For Word, So She Did It Robotically And The Rule Changed The Next Day

His Boss Tried To Force Him To Take A Scheduled Lunch Break On Site, But He Pointed Out What Would Happen And Never Heard About It Again

Company Changed Its Policy On Rental Cars, So The Engineers Used Taxis To Get Their Rental Cars, Which Cost Way More Money

Her French Teacher Didn’t Allow Any Other Language In Her Class, So She Trolled Her With French Until She Relaxed The Rule

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