Here, people gathered to share the most ridiculous rules they’ve encountered, all of which exist because someone once made a shockingly dumb decision. Scroll down to enjoy these hilarious precedents, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites—they deserve some credit for making us all feel a little smarter!
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“I was watching YouTube videos about life in Japan and noticed how much trust they place in people to do the right thing,” they told us. “It got me thinking that maybe Western culture is different because we seem to have a few bad apples that end up creating most of the rules.”
To their surprise, the responses didn’t quite match their expectations. “I would’ve thought Florida would come up more, but Alabama seemed to take the crown,” they said. “A lot of people were venting about work-related rules. Reddit is on the side of the lady who spilled McDonald’s coffee on herself.”
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“It was a very small recruitment company,” she explained. “Honestly, the person who wrote the note could’ve just taken care of the task herself. A client called in on a Friday, right before lunch, needing a temp for Monday. The person who was supposed to handle it—the one who received the post-it—was out at a client lunch. Back then, if you weren’t out with clients on a Friday, you weren’t working hard enough!”
“The person who took the message left the post-it on her co-worker’s desk,” she continued. “But it wasn’t seen, the role didn’t get filled, and it made the company look bad. The business owner was furious on Monday, and a lot of passive aggression filled our tiny office of just five people.”
The fallout was intense. “The person who lost the message was demoted for a month, losing out on commission. The co-worker who missed the note quit shortly after. I didn’t last long either—it was a giant red flag about the emotional state of the business owner.”
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“And that was just the start,” she added. “The business owner also told us we needed to ‘look more expensive’—this coming from someone who constantly had food on her shirt and stockings around her ankles.”
One incident that prompted this change involved a recruiter wearing flat shoes to a client visit. “We were told we had to wear stilettos, suits, cufflinks, and jackets—even in 104-degree weather,” u/ribbediguana explained.
In the end, it seemed the boss was the common problem. “She was a mess,” u/ribbediguana summarized. “I’ve worked at three recruitment firms, and they all had the same type of women running the show. Let’s just say, I’m not a fan of recruitment anymore!
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“On that note, I think my next post will be the opposite,” said u/seequelbeepwell. “What are some everyday goods and services that seem like they were created specifically for idiots?” We can’t wait to see what people come up with for that one!
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