'Let the place burn': Warehouse worker refuses to fix a malfunctioning machine after his protocol-obsessed supervisor forbids employees from touching equipment outside of their job description; machine bursts into flames

This protocol-obsessed manager lost the plot in the workplace after following the rules a little too closely. While I'm a huge supporter of abiding by safety protocols, especially in a warehouse environment, some rules make a lot of sense on paper but don't hold up in the real world. When a machine started smoking and malfunctioning on the warehouse floor, this packing employee had to remind himself of his supervisor's threats, refusing to touch the machine because it didn't explicitly fall under his job description. 

However, even after being informed of its imminent demise, the supervisor decided to leave the machine unattended, which resulted in a total factory meltdown like they'd never seen before.

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