The workplace from hell

By Gottabekidding - This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - United States - Ashland

Today, my workplace instituted a policy in which employees must stop and write down what they are doing every fifteen minutes. FML
I agree, your life sucks 15 431
You deserved it 930

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sohigh10 34

log entry 5123: writing down log entry log entry 5124: writing down log entry log entry 5125: writing down log entry...

Clearly this increases productivity. Oh wait...

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Well, 'seems someone got some corporate inspiration from Dilbert's company!!

FalloutScrolls 25

I'd hate to be working on something very intricate and needing to write down a detailed description. 11:15 - Worked on ...... 11:30 - Continuing from 11:15 update. 11:45 - Finishing 11:15 update, starting 11:30 update. Sounds vicious.

Timesheets could be worse, I worked at a firm where you allocated tasks to five-minute increments!

They should just employ someone new to record what everyone is doing, if they want to know that badly.

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They realize you (and other employees) can still lie, right? This does nothing but annoy the honest, hard-working individuals on staff.

Helldemon 32

They probably have cameras they could check to make sure the person is doing what they say they are.

1215 to 1230 took huge shit 1230 to 1245 still taking shit 1245 to 1300 finish taking shit 1300 to 1315 wrote report about taking shit

Oh yeah, been there, done that. :( One of the big signs your company is doomed...start searching for something new. (I don't say that lightly)

PANDORUM89 21

That obviously means that your business is full of lazy people who aren't being productive with their time and the company is going to weed them out. This has a con because it interrupts the people who ARE working.

Wow, way to micromanage. Sounds like you have a boss and not a leader. That sucks, OP.