22-year-old parks worker quits on the spot after 21-year-old supervisor Noelle's remark: 'Micromanaging is not your job'

This person quit an enviable job — National Park visitor center worker — over a rather petty dispute with his direct boss. 

There are some people in this world who have a big ego and cannot handle any criticism at all. This makes it difficult for them to work… well… anywhere. There's no such thing as a job without a boss telling you what to do. Some people will say, "What if you're your own boss?" There's no such thing — that just means you have clients telling you what they want instead of a boss. 

Ideally, your managers are easy to get along with, but truthfully, a lot of bosses have big egos themselves, and are often on power trips while telling their employees what to do. This person claims his boss was micromanaging him by… telling him to stop talking to his friend and get back to work. I can't even count on one hand how many times a boss has told me to do that at a minimum wage job. Real yappers know how satisfying it is to talk to your work bestie while on the clock! You're literally getting paid to talk to your friend about your latest relationship drama, or listening to them tell you about their car troubles, and the only thing you have to deal with is a little slap on the wrist from whichever manager catches you. "Stop talking and get back to work," is the price you pay for some excellent gossip and basically getting paid to talk for like 5 minutes. 

But some employees, like this guy, take that super personally. There may just be some nuance we're missing, but commenters were a bit confused why this person was so upset, too. Check out the full story for yourself, and see if you agree with the employee, or with his so-called "micromanager" boss. 

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