'Projects started running behind': HR micromanager demands everyone starts work at the same time, cue "mass malicious compliance"

Keeping employees happy and productive is a delicate balance. No one told this to the new HR manager at this company, who took it upon herself to make some "improvements."

When you're the new person at a company, you have to get the lay of the land before you go instituting changes. Numerous commenters mentioned that after reading this story — if you're hired to be in a managerial position, you might think that your bosses actually want you to go around changing things as quick as you can. But in reality, you can't make informed choices until you really know the business. You need to know about customers or clients and their needs, and if you work in HR, like this new manager does, you need to know a lot about the company's goals and the way they treat their employees before you go changing everything. 

It's like when you first begin a job, and you make a lot of mistakes, naturally, because you're new at it. The newest person at the company shouldn't be the one calling the shots and making changes to a business model they hardly understand. 

U/Kiki_BTW shared their story to r/MaliciousCompliance, and their story is extra sweet because there was a mass malicious compliance effort undertaken. Scroll down to read the entire story, along with commenters who had their own anecdotes and thoughts to share. 

Speaking of new employees, these rookie restaurant staffers shared the funniest and most embarrassing mistakes they made while they were new at the job.