'You're still rinsing rice?': Cook's rice rinsing procedure gets out of control thanks to micromanaging boss

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

May 18, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

Rules either exist for no good reason or were written in blood; there is no in-between. The ones that were dreamt up by a bored middle manager somewhere often are more of a means of maintaining control over the workforce than anything regarding safety or productivity, so at the end of the day, they're not the most necessary.

Rinsing rice may not be the highest stake workplace activity, so when you're under the pump thanks to chronic understaffing, this is probably one procedure where it's ok to cut corners.

That is until you're confronted by a micromanaging boss who insists on your compliance with every letter of the rule. If that's what they want, what do you care? You're paid hourly, so you're more than happy to rinse rice for the rest of your shift rather than busting your rear to try and keep their store operating.

Read on for this expert tale of malicious compliance. After, check out this micromanaging boss who tried to make her worker commute to the office three times a week.