'Cool, I’ll just stand here then': Nitpicky retail manager tells their 18-year-old part-time employee not to touch anything without permission, so the teen maliciously complies by doing nothing at work

Employed teens are a dangerous combo in the workplace. With attitude up to their gills and no reason not to act out, they're the perfect canvas for some deliciously malicious compliance. This 18-year-old was working part-time in the retail world, and although she was perfectly capable and competent at unboxing and shelving the products herself, her nitpicky manager insisted on micromanaging every second of her time on the clock. 

Well, when they realized this teen would take their orders quite literally, teenage chaos took over.

My first job was at Baskin Robbins. I scooped ice cream, I made ice cream cakes, and I cleaned the shop—there was nothing to it. Everyone's first job teaches them to be, most importantly, a self-starter and an independent hard worker, but this teen's first job just taught her how to get a rise out of management. 

Truthfully, that may be a more important takeaway lesson about the workforce: never trust management to know what they're doing. 

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