Call center coworkers turn on Danny, an entitled new hire who watches TV at his desk during downtime and gets the internet banned for everyone: 'Management looked the other way, until Danny came around'

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

May 17, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

In a world full of hard workers, favorite coworkers, healthy workplaces, and acceptably friendly managers, don't be a Danny.

This dude was ornery about the privileges that managerial staff turned a blind eye to, getting emboldened by his free time at his new job. However, when this new hire at the call center, Danny, started blatantly watching TV shows at his desk on his work computer, flaunting his time wasting to every passerby in the office, managers were forced to crack down on the rules… For everyone in the department.

With the internet outlawed and nothing to do between calls but twiddle their thumbs, the entire staff turned their backs on the flagrantly entitled new hire because he had ruined the last good thing they had going for them.

In the workplace, nobody likes a boot-licker, a micromanager, or a blatant slacker, and somehow this Danny guy engaged all three of the worst characters in the office before the end of his first week. Some people bring chaos in their wake, while others help smooth it out, and this new guy expected everyone else in the workplace to pick up the slack when he created it. Everyone with a shred of a work ethic has encountered this kind of coworker once or twice during their careers, but none are quite as annoying as Danny.

At least, now, the coworkers in the office won't be spending time at his cubicle when they have a spare moment. The break room will be full of office chatter and gossip, especially now that phones, books, crafts, and all personal devices are banned from the employees' desks. Managers had a forced hand here, so they're hardly to blame. When one worker scandalously disregards simple rules, more rules will be put in place to enforce them.

That's why you never take advantage of a good thing in the office, because you never know when that wonderful perk will be outlawed. Next thing you know, they'll be packing up the coffee maker, emptying the work fridge, and banning all chatter and gossip too… That'll be the day that everyone walks out.

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