Boss Implements New Email Policy, IT Worker Maliciously Complies, Leading To Unexpected Consequences

We’ve all been there: Management introduces a new policy that sounds good on paper but fails spectacularly in practice. What’s one to do when they’re just following orders? This Redditor from IT had a brilliant way of showing just how misguided a new no-weekend-emails rule was. The irony? It affected none other than the big boss himself.

When policies backfire, the results can be hilariously (and frustratingly) illuminating. Dive in to read this epic workplace tale and see how the online community reacted to this all-too-relatable scenario.


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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.