The first big no-no of managing an already well-run team is to ignore the voices of your employees. Sadly, people swoop in out of nowhere all the time and claim that their goal is to make things easier for everyone to do their work effectively and productively. However, all of that is easier said than done, and more often than not, new managers already have their own ways of doing things regardless of whether or not that works for the team they are managing. Now, you would think if the manager were intelligent, they would want to gain the loyalty and support of their new employees by listening intently to their ideas, problems, and potential solutions. But we've been on FAIL Blog long enough to know that managers rarely have the best interests of their employees in mind.
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This thread was posted to Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/Hobbit_Hardcase, who found himself working for a new manager at a tech service provider after his old manager left because of office politics. What he and his teammates did after their voices were completely ignored serves as the perfect example of showing (rather than telling) why their manager's terrible idea does not work. Keep scrolling below for the full story from OP's perspective and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more stories like this, check out this list of juicy company secrets.
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