micromanager Archives

August 25, 2024 at 8:47 am

Field Manager Wanted To Make Sure An Employee Was Working, But When She Overloaded The Company With Update Emails They Backed Off

Didn’t see that coming, did you?

August 23, 2024 at 6:49 pm

Micromanager Wanted To Know Everything They Were Doing At Work, So They Made Sure To Not Leave Anything Out

Down with micromanagers!

July 20, 2024 at 5:39 pm

Petty Boss Micromanaged Them Constantly, So One Employee Started Time Tracking Everything They Did… Including When They Sneezed

What other daily movements need tracking?

July 1, 2024 at 7:48 pm

He Owns A Home And Has A Roommate Who Won’t Turn Off The Lights, So He Keeps Bugging Them Because Electricity Bills Are High

Blinded by the lights.

June 30, 2024 at 12:52 am

His Boss Wrote Him Up For Moving The Company Car Out Of His Garage So He Could Mow The Lawn, So He Left It Parked In The Street As A Hail Storm Rolled In

Imagine that, micromanaging always make things better.

June 26, 2024 at 1:15 pm

Her Boss Told Her That She Cannot Work Any Overtime, So She Complied And Upset A Major Client In The Process

Come on Big Boss, remember that actions have consequences.

June 11, 2024 at 3:38 am

Her New Boss Needs Everything Done Her Way, And Won’t Let Anyone Give Her Advice. But It’s Her Own Micromanagement That Ends Up Costing Her The Job.

Good riddance!

May 31, 2024 at 8:44 am

Micromanaging Boss Wasted Resources For Years To Avoid Admitting He Was Wrong, So A Clever Employee Devised A Plan To Stop Him For Good

What happens when an ego gets in the way of performance.

May 28, 2024 at 7:38 pm

When His Supervisor Demanded To See What He Was Doing Behind The Shed, He Complied. His Boss Will Likely Never Make That Mistake Again.

Some things are better left unsaid — and unseen.

March 25, 2024 at 12:56 am

Her Supervisor Wanted A List Of Every Task She Performed, So She Made Sure Not To Forget A Single Detail

This woman has a lot of patience.

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Field Manager Wanted To Make Sure An Employee Was Working, But When She Overloaded The Company With Update Emails They Backed Off

Micromanager Wanted To Know Everything They Were Doing At Work, So They Made Sure To Not Leave Anything Out

Petty Boss Micromanaged Them Constantly, So One Employee Started Time Tracking Everything They Did… Including When They Sneezed

He Owns A Home And Has A Roommate Who Won’t Turn Off The Lights, So He Keeps Bugging Them Because Electricity Bills Are High

His Boss Wrote Him Up For Moving The Company Car Out Of His Garage So He Could Mow The Lawn, So He Left It Parked In The Street As A Hail Storm Rolled In

Her Boss Told Her That She Cannot Work Any Overtime, So She Complied And Upset A Major Client In The Process

Her New Boss Needs Everything Done Her Way, And Won’t Let Anyone Give Her Advice. But It’s Her Own Micromanagement That Ends Up Costing Her The Job.

Micromanaging Boss Wasted Resources For Years To Avoid Admitting He Was Wrong, So A Clever Employee Devised A Plan To Stop Him For Good

When His Supervisor Demanded To See What He Was Doing Behind The Shed, He Complied. His Boss Will Likely Never Make That Mistake Again.

Her Supervisor Wanted A List Of Every Task She Performed, So She Made Sure Not To Forget A Single Detail

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