‘Fix your mess’: IT worker skillfully complies with micromanager, puts in 16 hours on a two-hour task, resulting in client's refusal to pay the hourly rate

Sienna Varady

Mar 27, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

Large companies function like machines. The managers and employees are in charge of keeping the machine operating as efficiently and profitably as possible. But occasionally, people become so engrossed in their work that they lose sight of what needs to get done right now and what can wait.

In the story below, a devoted IT worker has had enough of his supervisors' ridiculous expectations. Since the Original Poster (OP) has been employed by the same company for quite some time, he is familiar with how the business operates as well as the best practices for delivering high-quality services quickly. Having said that, when OP's manager asked him to begin meticulously recording his hours, he agreed to do so even though he knew it would require him to put in a significant amount of extra time and significantly lower his efficiency.

So, make sure to read the story below if you're interested in learning what happened between OP and his manager and whether everything returned to normal after the manager realized how serious his mistake had been! After you're done, don't forget to read the story about the employee that quit because his micromanager refused to grant him paid time off for his wedding and honeymoon!