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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/alicewils0n on 2025-06-19 23:51:07+00:00.
I (18F) work part-time doing admin support. My old manager was great - trusted us, let us communicate freely, just asked for summaries when needed.
Then came the new guy. First week on the job, he sent out an all-staff email that said:
“Going forward, I want to be CC’d on every single email related to any ongoing task or conversation.”
Literally bolded and underlined.
Cool, I sent him everything. Emails about lunch orders. Meeting confirmations. Calendar invites. “Thanks!” replies. Even internal IT memos.
By day three, he had over 250 unread emails. He called me into his office and said,
“You don’t need to CC me on everything. Just the important stuff.”
I smiled and said,
“Got it, I’ll wait for a list of what counts as important.”
He never sent that list.
Now he just reads the summaries. Like my old manager.