Craziest office “rule” you’ve endured.

Let’s hear it. I’ll start.

My office is a satellite office. I work for a multi state firm with thousands of employees. My office in particular consists of about 20 people. It’s small. And nice. But here is what we endure:

Paper plates are locked up so employees can’t use them, but they provide a functional break room. We just have nothing to heat our food up on.

Coffee cups are for clients only. But they provide coffee, keurigs and everything to make the coffee. Fucking weird.

We are no longer permitted to celebrate birthdays, plan impromptu happy hours amongst coworkers, or anything social or celebratory unless it’s organized by HR. This is a no fun zone folks.

We used to be able to clock in on our computers, then they required putting a code into a machine in the wall. And now they require facial recognition only. Tell us you don’t trust us without telling us….

We are only allowed to order supplies from a specific list. The worst, all of our numbered separator sheets for binders don’t come three hole punched. Those are not necessary since we can three hole punch them ourselves. Talk About wasting time.

It’s crazy actually. And quite annoying. It promotes low morale, negates camaraderie, and seems unnecessary in a small office of people who 100% get along and work hard. And when I say “we” I mean everyone, attorneys included.