<human>: Backstory: I work as a teller at a small community bank, so we have loads of downtime - roughly a half hour passes between customers. And these customers have been regulars for decades, great environment, we're all friends.  For almost a year now I have been using that time to catch up on my reading, cranked out about a dozen novels and the ASoIaF series to this point. All while there was not a single customer in the bank. Customer walks in, book goes down before they're in the door.  My boss would always come up to me and say stuff like "don't let the boss catch you readin!", etc. 

Flash to last week, boss calls a meeting with the four tellers and says if she catches any of us reading, we'll get whatever misc. bureaucratic write up/ warning/ steps to getting fired.  Here's the kicker - we're still allowed to use our phones. Which mine is a first gen BB I got from a friend - so no ebooks, web browsing sucks, yknow, weak shiz.  Computer I'm on is a work terminal, so no help there either. So now I stare at the wall or wait for I.reddit to load all day.

To me, this seems like the stupidest policy ever, she would rather I garb about on facebook all day than read and improve myself.  Btw, her reasoning for phones not books? Customers feel more comfortable seeong someone on their phone than reading. *look of disapproval* 

Now that I've vented, you do the same. What are some of the dumbest policies your various managers have implemented around your workplace, Reddit?

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<bot>: boss said no books when no customers at customer service job.  Phonternet ok though.  What stupid policies have your managers put in place?