Boss said we MUST take lunch at 12:00. So we did
at my old job we used to have flexible lunch breaks at work. Could go anytime between 11:30-2:00, just made sure someone was covering. Worked fine.
New manager comes in, says “Everyone MUST take lunch at exactly 12:00. No exceptions.” Okay then.
12:00 hits. We all just… walk away. Phones ringing, customers mid-sentence—not our problem. Boss looked panicked, trying to handle it all.
By the time we got back, it was a complete mess. Next day? New rule: “Lunch between 11:30-2:00 is fine.”
Oh, so back to normal? Cool, boss.
Fubaryall
Some folks aren’t meant to manage.
lunaDolliey
Yep, dude tried to fix what wasn’t broken and broke it instead.
khaelic
Fun fact, there’s a Yiddish word, farpotshket, which means something broke because you tried to fix it.
DeletedByAuthor
It’s “Verschlimmbessern” in german
netelibata
Malay got a whole phrase: “tikus membaiki labu”. Translates to “rats fixing a pumpkin”
Neat_Tap_2274
In Taiwan, it’s this: 畫蛇添足 “To draw legs on a snake.”