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The Final Cut as Mother_Soraka Mother_Soraka 12:05 PM Alright Justin fair play. Your email checks out. If my manager actually faked a Bored Panda profile just to catch me, Id almost have to respect the hustle. Yeah, I can answer your questions. This whole thing has been a trip. Have there been any updates since you shared the post? Monday morning was a masterclass in corporate backpedaling. The "clarification" email went out, but before that, my manager did the walk of shame over to my desk. He tried to act casual, but you could tell he'd had a rough weekend. He leaned in and said, "About the phone policy... I realize my initial email might have been open to misinterpretation." I just looked at him. "Misinterpretation? Of 'NO EXCEPTIONS'?" He got a little twitch in his eye. "Let's just say emergencies require flexibility." He never mentioned his 17 missed calls. He never mentioned that the server outage was holding up the quarterly reports for the VPs. We both just let the word "flexibility" hang there in the air. He knows I know. A coffee appeared on my desk a few minutes later, courtesy of a coworker. The solidarity was real. Your post had over 30k upvotes, why do you think so many people found it engaging? Because everyone has had that manager. The one who makes a sweeping, draconian rule on a power trip, then acts shocked when it blows up in their face. It's the hypocrisy that gets people—the WFH boss demanding on-site staff can't even have a phone for emergencies. It's the ultimate "rules for thee, but not for me" story. Were there any comments you found useful or helpful? The comments were a goldmine. The thread on legal discovery was nightmare fuel; I had no idea my personal phone could be confiscated in a lawsuit. The discussion on on-call pay was even better we're literally using it to draft a proposal for stipends and company phones. And shout-out to everyone who said I should've driven home first. I respect the chaos. Is there anything else you would like to add? Just that this is what happens when you treat your IT team like children. We will follow your stupid rules with a precision that will make you regret ever writing them. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. ( ◠‿◠ ) Thanks for reaching out. Let me know when the article is up. -M_S P.S. The best part? The server that went down hosted our email system. The irony was delicious.