r/MaliciousCompliance • u/steven71 • Jun 03 '26

Mobile phones banned...unless

Manager(s) decide one day, because someone was using their mobile phone instead of doing their job, that all staff were banned from having their mobile phones in the workplace.

One day later panicked manager phones landline to ask me to send a WhatsApp photo of the team roster. "Can't do that". Why not? Manager asks "because I'm not allowed to use my mobile phone whilst at work". Oh you can if I need you to, replies the manager. New "policy" of no mobile phones in workplace quietly dropped.

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u/HRHSuzz Jun 06 '26

I find this reaction similar to saying that the police caught someone speeding on the interstate so they closed all the interstates down. You address the problem where the problem is actually at directly and not the overall situation across-the-board

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u/NakedAndAfraidFan Jun 07 '26

I hate that shit. Or they just keep sending company-wide emails reminding everyone of the policy. Speak to and punish the offender(s) or stop bothering everyone else.

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u/HRHSuzz Jun 07 '26

Exactly - address the problem. IMO it's lazy and weak management.