Factory worker follows manager's orders, costing the company thousands of dollars, managers gets fired: ' I was ordered to direct all questions to the "senior" worker'

Sometimes, the only way to prove your manager wrong is easy: you simply have to follow their orders directly. Showing that something doesn't work is always more effective than just saying it won't. The only difference is that, in this instance, thousands of dollars were on the line for the company.

Here, we have a newly hired factory worker whose direct supervisor specifically told him to direct any questions he had to the senior worker, and that's exactly what he did. It just so happened that in following these orders, the factory worker was able to expose his direct manager's incompetence, ultimately leading to them getting the boot. Well, that's what happens when your disregard the perspectives of the people who actually carry out the difficult tasks and responsibilities.

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