Boss takes away construction workers' stereo, middle manager defends the team and buys them a new one: 'He didn't expect me to advocate for them'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Jul 22, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Imagine being such a micromanager that you feel the need to enforce what music your employees can listen to while they work.

As I am sure you are all well aware, music is one of the few things that can provide momentum and levity through the difficult monotony of the workday. What's more, the employees in this scenario are construction workers. They have to do tough manual labor, oftentimes in the heat, day in and day out. If they want to listen to music on a stereo while they work, they should be allowed to do so. In fact, they should have whatever they need to get through their shifts.

This toxic boss, however, felt that the music they were planning was giving him a headache despite the fact that he works in a totally different area and often has headphones of his own that he uses while he works. Thankfully, the middle manager felt emboldened enough to get these guys a new stereo after their boss had taken their old one away.

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