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Can someone explain to me why grade school scare tactics like timed bathroom breaks, no drinking water at your desk supposed to help anything and make you work better?

Here on this sub and in real life I've heard countless stories of you can't have water at your desk, your desk must look a certain way you can't take more than 5 minutes to take a shit etc. One guy I know, before quitting was told that he was never allowed to speak out of turn at this old job mind you he was working with a team half of whom he was also driving to work. All this is kindergarten level micromanagement is counterproductive and the excuses are always the same, you doing x cost me time and money so we must dock you. I'm sorry but if you are so afraid of losing money cause sometimes an employee has to have a bathroom break longer than 5 minutes or needs to drink water at their desk or is 2 minutes late from a lunch break something is…


Here on this sub and in real life I've heard countless stories of you can't have water at your desk, your desk must look a certain way you can't take more than 5 minutes to take a shit etc. One guy I know, before quitting was told that he was never allowed to speak out of turn at this old job mind you he was working with a team half of whom he was also driving to work.

All this is kindergarten level micromanagement is counterproductive and the excuses are always the same, you doing x cost me time and money so we must dock you. I'm sorry but if you are so afraid of losing money cause sometimes an employee has to have a bathroom break longer than 5 minutes or needs to drink water at their desk or is 2 minutes late from a lunch break something is very wrong with your business model.

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