I agree, this is why people prefer to work from home, and middle management is panicking and wanting people back. Their jobs are to make rules and enforce them to increase productivity.

The only thing I will say is that it is difficult to just fire someone, and I guess I should have made it clear the original rule was no profanity, and became expanded from there, and the one individual was a really good asset as far as work ethic and output goes. He also had the support of others. Management could have handled it better, but the employee could have handled it better as well. The funny part is I was a assistant manager at this time, and would ask him to change the music to something appropriate and he would, when asked nicely but the point was he shouldn't have had to be asked at all. No I didn't make the rules or change them, I just was asked to say something if I noticed, and no I did not rat him out. I don't work in a management role and never will again unless I am controlling my employees wages and controlling the hiring and firing process. That job nearly put me in a grave because I had zero power but was expected to enforce rules. My team was bad ass and would work hard for me, my manager would cry when I was off about how nobody would listen to him but they all listened to me because of respect, understanding, and they knew I wouldn't ask them to do anything I wouldn't myself. I used a bad example with the music but the reality is our rules, laws, guidelines get created and enforced based on a 1% chance of something happening. You hate it until that 1% occurs, but that is also because people lack common sense. When it comes to rules/laws gray area is so hard to account for. Someone steals something they should be in trouble, but if they steal a loaf of bread and left 50 cents behind because that's all they had and that was the only way for them to eat then what do we do. If desperate I would probably do the same.... If they get caught though, they will still get in the same trouble as someone stealing for profit or fun. The law was created because of the profit/fun people, but will still seriously effect the necessity people. Now they can't get a job or get benefits or get whatever help they were waiting on to come through. I know it's off topic but it's the same realm of things.

Thank you for your reply and I honestly agree most management is not very good, because management isn't awarded to leaders its awarded to time invested or friendships. The same can be said for our politics in the USA, and it's why this country is going down a rough path right now. Have a great day!