Every new boss likes to demonstrate their particular way of doing things to their team, but blindly enforcing those rules can lead to unexpected consequences. If you're new to any company, whether you're in a position of power or if you're in an entry-level position, you have to take time to learn and adjust the current system before making suggestions that would radically change things for everyone else. Sure, new voices can be instrumental for productive change, but it's pretty self-involved to think you can change everything for the better when you've been at the company for two minutes.
This new boss learned that the hard way when his team complied, albeit maliciously, with the strict new schedule. By only taking their assigned ten-minute breaks, customers and public complaints became an issue as there were several moments during the work day when tasks could not be completed because certain employees had to take their breaks during that time.
Pretty soon after the week of chaos, the team members were able to enjoy picking breaks when they wanted. Keep scrolling below to see what happened to the boss. For more stories like this, check out this post about a Karen employee who replaced an entire door at work.
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