25 Employees Share The Ridiculous Things They Were Banned From Doing At Work
I’ve had a relatively positive work experience throughout my life. Fortunately, everywhere I’ve worked hasn’t been too hard on enforcing ridiculous work rules. Maybe I’ve just been lucky, or maybe my expectations are low enough that basic human dignity feels like a perk.
Honestly, I’ve never been paid enough to put up with the nonsense these employees have dealt with. If I’m making minimum wage, the least you can do is let me take my phone into the bathroom. What am I going to do, steal company secrets from the toilet? Also, is it a uniquely American thing to be so strict about not letting cashiers sit during their shifts? If my stuff is rung up, I don’t care if the cashier is sitting, standing, or doing interpretive dance.
These employees shared the dumbest things they were banned from doing at work that made their blood boil.
1. “I Wasn’t Allowed To Use A Notebook At My Cashier Job”
“So I started writing my book about bullying on printed out receipts. This year, after transposing hundreds of receipts, I finally published my novel”
2. “You Are Not Allowed To Sit, This Is Not A Office Job.” The Last Order Was 90 Minutes Ago
3. “This Store That Doesn’t Allow Workers To Sit During Their Shift”
4. “Is This Even Right?”
5. “This Workplace That Doesn’t Allow Crying On The Job”
6. “I’m So Done With This Petty, Asinine BS”
7. “I Work At A Dispensary Where We Are Not Allowed To Have Food/Drinks On The Floor. Thirsty? Wait Until Break. Which We Only Get Three Of In A Twelve Hour Shift”
8. “Local Pizza Hut Not Allowing Employee Meals Due To Staff Occasionally Not Charging Customers 25¢ For Extra Ranch”
9. “This USPS Mail Sorting Facility Where You Read And Enter Addresses All Day And Are Not Allowed To Speak”
10. “There’s No Way This Is Legal Right?”
11. “Recently Posted At Work”
12. “How My Workplace (Fast-Food) Feels About It’s Employees Staying Hydrated”
13. “What Are They Going To Do If I Don’t Follow Policy? Fire Me?”
14. “My BF’s Snapchat Memory From 2017 – Posted At His Old Job At A Grocery Store”
15. “So This Is The Sign Posted On The Bathroom Door At Work Today”
16. “My Job Has Been Lying About The Break Rules For The Year And A Half I’ve Been Here”
“This sign heavily implies you need to work a 6 hour shift to get a 15 minute break. I’m assuming with the defense my manager gave that she did not know someone wrote in the 3rd line.
But basically every now and then we will be scheduled to work 5 and a half hours instead of the usual 6 hour shift. This entire time I was never allowed to take the break. But apparently it has been the rule that you only need a 4 hour shift to get that break.
I feel so angry at this and really want to quit. There’s a bunch of other small things like this that — me off and I have been looking for another job for months without success.”
17. “My Work Doesn’t Allow You To Use A Toilet As A Toilet”
18. “Because Sitting Is Such A Bad Thing When The Job Is Perfectly Capable Of Being Done While Sitting Down”
19. “Got This Gem”
20. “Is This Even Legal? Stopped At A Restaurant For Lunch And Saw This Sign In The Employee Area”
21. “Supermarket Chain In The UK Not Allowing Employees To Have Water Next To Them In A Heatwave”
22. “People Have Been Clocking In 10 Minutes Early For 20+ Years. Now We’re Not Allowed To Do That And If We Do, Our Pto Will Be Used. Everyone Is Now Going To Clock In At 7:04 Every Single Day. I Can’t Wait Till They Notices They’re Actually Getting Less Time From Employees By Implementing This”
23. “Company Response To Union Fighting For Our Wages”
24. “Hung Up Next To PTO Calendar At New Job”
25. “No Water For Children. I Quit Today”
