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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Fickle_Associate_669 on 2025-09-05 01:40:39+00:00.
this was a few years ago when i worked retail. new district manager came in and decided to make his mark. his big rule: all the lights in the building stay on during business hours. every single one. no exceptions.
now, the fitting rooms had these awful bright bulbs we usually left off ’cause customers said it felt like being under an x-ray. but whatever, boss said all on, so we flipped every last switch.
within a couple days people were covering their eyes walking in. one lady legit said it felt like a hospital and left without buying anything. sales dipped, complaints went up.
manager had to call the dm and say “look, this isn’t working.” next thing you know the rule got walked back to “use common sense.”
we went back to normal lighting and never heard about it again.