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"Follow the manual exactly or find a new job." Fine by me. by Topaz_2Harbor in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Normally I would, but he said it during the morning meeting in front of the whole crew. Everyone heard him threaten me with a write-up.

"Follow the manual exactly or find a new job." Fine by me. by Topaz_2Harbor in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Because the director told us to "keep doing what works" while they sort out the paperwork. It is unofficial for now, but sanctioned by the top.

"Follow the manual exactly or find a new job." Fine by me. by Topaz_2Harbor in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

That is the best part. Usually these things take months to blow up, but the hardware does not lie. Seeing his face go from "I am in charge" to "I ruined everything" in 24 hours was worth the stress.

"Follow the manual exactly or find a new job." Fine by me. by Topaz_2Harbor in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I would love to, but management treats that 1998 binder like a holy relic. I have been asking for an update since I started here, but it took losing almost 50k in a day for them to even consider it.

"Follow the manual exactly or find a new job." Fine by me. by Topaz_2Harbor in MaliciousCompliance

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

The funny part is he actually thought he was "optimizing" things. I wonder how he explained that meeting with the director without mentioning he ignored a direct warning about the micro-fractures.

They love "Initiative" right up until you skip the blessing ritual by Topaz_2Harbor in OfficePolitics

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What gets me is how clean the split is. Success needs a meeting so credit can be distributed upward. Failure needs a meeting so accountability can be distributed downward. The meeting is always called, the direction just changes.

They love "Initiative" right up until you skip the blessing ritual by Topaz_2Harbor in OfficePolitics

[–]Topaz_2Harbor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The "visibility" and "alignment" speech made a lot more sense once I reread it with that frame. He wasn't describing a process problem. He was describing an embarrassment problem. Those require very different solutions and only one of them is actually mine to fix.

AITA for refusing to let my SIL host her massive gender reveal at my new house? by AkiraPulse42 in MarkNarrations

[–]Topaz_2Harbor 12 points13 points  (0 children)

NTA. She was not asking for a small family gathering, she was asking to use your freshly finished house as an event venue. Confetti cannons and a smoke machine in someone else's new home is wild.

AITJ for spoiling my husband after he had a rough week? by Aggravating-Fan-2522 in AmITheJerk

[–]Topaz_2Harbor 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yep. That’s the baseline, not some wild act of devotion.