Late Rule Change and Constant Micromanaging at Work
She only became a manager about two years ago, and I’ve been working at this store since March 2025. Now she’s suddenly telling me I can’t wear bandanas. No one mentioned that during my interview, and I’ve been wearing bandanas with my braids the entire time I’ve worked here. I’ve even walked past other managers who never said anything. But yesterday, the customer service manager, and I’m a bagger, told me bandanas aren’t allowed and said she should have remembered to tell me earlier.
I get it. Rules are rules. But that should have been addressed a long time ago, not a year later. It’s April 2026 now. If it was really an issue, why wait this long?
And honestly, it’s not just that. She micromanages constantly. There is already a set schedule for carts, but she still sends multiple people out to check them, sometimes every fifteen minutes. It feels unnecessary and stressful. A lot of employees are annoyed by it. She is not mean, but the way she hovers makes it hard to relax or just do your job normally.
The other customer service manager is much more laid back. She trusts the schedule and does not keep sending people out over and over. When the micromanaging manager is there, my anxiety goes up because it feels like I am always being watched or about to be corrected for something.