'No talking during lunch breaks': Employees share the most ridiculous rules they had to follow in their workplace

We all know that managers and employers can come up with the wildest rules so that they might feel like they control their employees on the job. Even if it is simply nonsense, managers will do everything in their power to create an unpleasant working experience, all because of their own insecurities.

This Reddit threat is the perfect example of this kind of micromanagement and need for control over employees. The rules that you are about to read are so ridiculous, we cannot blame you if you feel the need to laugh. Some employees had to bring in a doctor's note to be allowed to drink water, some employees weren't allowed to lock their doors, and some had to ask for permission to go to the bathroom. All because managers have no idea how to actually manage their employees.

Scroll down to read more stories of bizarre rules employees had to follow on their jobs. After you are done reading, scroll back up and click here for a story of an employee who found an envelope with $5000 in it while at work.

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