'I was called in to explain my "long lunch" to my boss': Worker reprimanded for doing work errands to help the business during their lunch

It's a bummer when well-intentioned actions lead to unexpected consequences… This worker would occasionally go out and buy office supplies for their colleagues. It was a kind gesture that seemed to them to be constructive to the business. Unfortunately, their boss didn't seem to care about the benefits, only taking issue with the simple fact that they were absent for longer than the duration that their lunch break allowed. You know, the typical controlling manager nonsense.

In response, the boss implemented a new rule that all office supplies must be ordered through the corporate ordering system, which caused nothing but headaches for the worker's coworkers. So, the worker has stopped doing the favor for the office and is just waiting for their boss to come to their senses and undo the new rule—not that that day will ever come. It's far more likely that this new rule will remain in place forever, and once the staff has entirely turned over… there's going to be no one left to remember how things once were better.

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