New restaurant manager insists on following employees around, absurd rule backfires when bartender restocks one item at a time to teach her a lesson: 'Best way to defeat a micromanager'

Isabella Penn

Mar 24, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

No matter what industry you work in, you can't escape the dreaded micromanager. To be fair, there are definitely some employees out there who need to be micromanaged. But when someone new steps in and starts changing protocols that already work just to flex control, it doesn't take long before employees start to push back.

At least, that's what happened to this bartender when their new restaurant manager decided that she would now hold the key to the walk-in cooler, literally. The bartenders, who used to manage their own locked section of the walk-in, suddenly had to ask her to open the cage and follow them inside every single time they needed something. Annoying, much? This might've made sense if there were inventory issues, but there weren't. So when Monday rolled around and it was time to restock after a busy weekend, the bartender decided to give his new manager exactly what she asked for… one lemon, one lime, and one power move at a time.

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"Can you unlock the cooler for me?"

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Like I said, no industry is safe from the buzz kill of a micro manager. Don't believe me? I have receipts:
Client micromanages truck driver over delivery, trucker sends dozens of pointless photos for revenge: 'You want updates, I will give you all the updates'
'I’m the one in charge, so you do as I say': Micromanaging supervisor belittles secretary for years, quits after being proven wrong by them in front of boss
And sometimes, it just runs in the family:
Host Calls off Thanksgiving Dinner After Micromanaging Sister Hands Out ‘Family Code of Conduct,’ Complete with Dress Codes and Assigned Seats: 'She showed up with printed copies'

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New restaurant manager insists on following employees around, absurd rule backfires when bartender restocks one item at a time to teach her a lesson: 'Best way to defeat a micromanager'

"Can you unlock the cooler for me?"

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