'Ok then, no more using our brains': Management insists workers use inferior process flowchart, the predictable occurs

The ability to listen and follow directions is often important when it comes to your performance in the workplace. The last thing an employer wants is someone who is going to go rogue and take matters and process into their own hands. Of course, if your job is to be creative and think of new ideas, you'll usually be encouraged to do so, but I'm willing to bet there are still processes and guidelines to follow. 

The problem is that process is never ironclad unless you're building something like a spaceship where things have infinitesimal tolerances; I'm willing to wager that there's wiggle room. Processes can be incredibly redundant and cumbersome, aiming to help workers who have less technical experience or problem-solving capabilities. In the case where you have an experienced and effective worker who doesn't need this framework to make the right call, it stands to reason that this person should probably be left to their own devices; too much structure can stand in the way of results.

That's what this worker encountered when their manager insisted that they use the company process flowchart under threat of firing, with no exceptions. This would lead to a predictable outcome in a classic story of malicious compliance that was posted to Reddit by user u/Obsidian-Winter.

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Next, check out this story where a workplace tried to instate disciplinary action for "unplanned" sick leave.  

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