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Rules are a given part of life, but sometimes people go too far by making pointless rules.
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#1
I'm 29M with a desk job. I have long hair but no one seems to think it's a big deal and I take care of them daily, so no hygienic concerns either. Until one day a manager wanted a power fix. Manager : "you'll have to cut your hair" Me : "why ? Are there safety concerns ? because women in the team don't have to cut them" Manager : "You know, it's for the client" Me : "okay, just send me an email asking me to do it and i'll do it" Didn't get an other complain, I guess he was smart enought to understand wrinting it down would be a solid proof for an harassment lawsuit.
Final score:
32points
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#2
Some schools in Japan( mostly private JH and high schools) would make students with different hair color to dye their hair black, as this is the only real Japanese hair color, and they shouldn’t differ from the majority. Things are changing now, but it still takes time.
Final score:
27points
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
Do u have black hair? Its one thing if u choose to die it black it another thing if your forced...
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Our school tried to enfore not carrying more than one pencil, then made us buy new ones from them. Saying it was a "safety hazard." Still bugs me to this day.
Final score:
25points
Lacia Lew 2 years ago (edited)
I'm still using the same mechanical pencil I've had since 9th grade. I'm 27 yo.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
I wish I could do that, but I always lose them
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Lydia Holmes 2 years ago
i have a giant pencil collection in my binder. i just pick them up from the hallways, otherwise they'd just get thrown away. i have about 12 now
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Whereas most schools I know find it hard to get their students to have even one pencil on them when they get to class...
#4
Huge theme restaurant I waited tables at (would wait on over 100 customers during a shift) didn't allow trays to be used except for those small trays for serving drinks. Well one server who was there waaaaaaaay too long and did the schedules felt that beverage trays should be eliminated too so they removed them. This was a HUGE pain in the a*s because you could only carry maybe 4 beverages without a tray versus being able to carry a bunch at once, so you always had to ask someone to follow you with the drinks you couldn't carry. Well one server (who hated this head server like the rest of us) decided to comply by always asking this particular server to follow him whenever he needed help with the rest of the drinks that he couldn't carry himself, even going so far as to walk to the other end of the restaurant if this other server was stationed there. This started to catch on with the rest of us and we would go out of our way to ask her to help us carry our drinks out. About a month later we noticed the drink trays miraculously re-appear back in the side-stations and nothing was ever mentioned again about the rule after that.
Final score:
25points
Kennethbush 2 years ago (edited)
Upvote for servers and bar people. Downvote for managers of restaurants and bars
#5
My school implemented a "one way" rule in the hallways. The problem is, each grade level is on their own sort of loop, with bathrooms and closets in the middle. So, if you have two classes next to each other, you will get yelled at by a woman who's job is to harrass you about why you have no life plans if you don't walk all the way around. They also closed the 2nd-3rd floor segment of one of the staircases, so now everybody coming and going from the 3rd floor has to use one staircase, in addition to the people using that staircase because it's closer. We live in fear of the fire marshal.
Final score:
23points
Gold nijna 2 years ago
Yikes, I feel bad for you man. The school I went to got rid of the one way rule due to people not following it/the rule causing more harm than anything.
* ~ l a s a n y a ~ * 2 years ago
Ugh, if my school implemented that it would be a BIG problem for EVERYONE, even the teachers...
Justin Thyme 2 years ago
Nay, nay-- call the fire marshal-- tell them you want to remain anonymous-- watch the fines roll in
#6
during an emergency, dont take your backpack or your phone and dont contact anyone. B*TCH DO YOU WANT US TO DIE WITHOUT NYONE KNOWING.
Final score:
22points
Vermontah 2 years ago
My first instinct: Run. all the other stuff is replaceable and you'll catch up with your parents soon enough.BUT when I was in school, shootings weren't a thing.
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago (edited)
i live in texas also so yeah i wish people didnt shoot up the schools but hey what can i do im some stupid teenager
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freakingbee 2 years ago
bruh nope i'm taking my phone and if i have anything important to me i'm taking that too
RandomHumanBean 2 years ago
well not a problem in my school, u cant have ur backpack in the classrooms 🙄 its absolute bs
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
We weren't allowed phones in either, but most people still had them of course (not me, I was a goodie goodie and also didn't use my phone for anything but texting lol)
Load More Replies... Justin Thyme 2 years ago
Defeats the whole idea of a go bag-- have comfortable stursy shoes, a couple bottles water, and a ball peen hammer as a bre necissity
#7
worked in the district attorney's office where the dress code for women when going to court was a dress or suit with stockings, of course. also expected to wear make up. the one rule that really got to me was the mandatory need to wear stockings. the place where i worked was basically the lower 40 of hell because the temps averaged high 90s with weeks sometimes into the triple digits. i went to work bare legged a couple of times and the office manager told me that it was unacceptable. i got along very well with the d.a. and after getting reprimanded a second time i went to his office. he asked me what he could do for me and i told him that he needed to either give me and all the other ladies a raise or amend our current health insurance to include some over the counter treatments. he asked me what specifically we needed and i, with a straight face, told him monistat vaginal cream for yeast infections. he asked me if i was serious and what brought this to my mind. i then told him that wearing pantyhose in temperatures over 90 degrees was like having a jungle in your shorts and it really did cause infections - something that he didn't know about. i also told him that if he had any cross dressing men in the office they would be complaining, too. i could get away with this because, as i stated, we got along and i was known for having sarcastic humor as well as being outspoken. the next day he came into my office and told me that he had talked to his wife and she confirmed what i had told him. shortly after, the code was amended to allow the ladies to go bare legged during the warmer weather. mission accomplished. for being in what is perceived as a very conservative environment i was fortunate to have superiors that allowed me to be myself.
Final score:
22points
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago (edited)
Good for you! I’m glad the DA was actually a decent human being.
talliloo (Submission author) 2 years ago
first, if the 'tism is autism-love the name. will have to share with my 'tism son if so. yes, the d.a. was actually a really fun guy. our (professional) relationship started due to me being a smart a*s. i am jewish; he was christian. he knew this and one day he passed the break room at lunch and started to discuss his bible study class he had attended. he asked me if i knew why the jews required circumcision and after determining his question was sincere i told him of the covenent between g-d and abraham. but, then i motioned him to come closer and told him the "real" reason was because jewish women liked 10% off everything. he turned red then busted out laughing. so, it cemented my rep for being a sarcastic wench as well as forging a good working relationship as he discovered that i wasn't intimidated by him and was a straight shooter when it came to info.
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Ruth Harper 2 years ago
I'm an attorney in Texas, and the idea of wearing stockings here is honestly a little terrifying.
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago
Our DA is a major douche canoe. She'd probably make you put on 5 layers of stockings just to be spiteful.
talliloo (Submission author) 2 years ago
i think he didn't have a clue as to what i was talking about and checked with his wife to see if this actually was an issue for women. you'd be surprised at how people would try to buck a regulation or rule with silly issues that affect none but themselves. but, when you work in an all woman task force and most of them have fans under their desks...it's not just about you.
Load More Replies... Vermontah 2 years ago
Are you in Florida? I lived in JAX for 5 years and it was like that. Surprised he didn't tell you to get a crotchless pair. Now I'm in Vermont. Very casual here , makeup maybe, high heels? you are hard pressed to find them locally. Doesn't mean birkenstocks are a thing. That must have been a fun conversation for all
talliloo (Submission author) 2 years ago
no, this was in the central california valley where the summer temps can reach over 100 on several days. the birkenstock comment got me as well because i ended up having issues with my feet and fell back on birks as my go to footwear. even got a pair of patent leather ones for court.
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talliloo (Submission author) 2 years ago
i think it was because he had no idea about how pantyhose affects women or infections are caused. not an issue of having to get permission of any sort.
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Customer is always right rule. It needs to go.
Final score:
21points
kitteh floof lover 2 years ago
it started out as "the customer is always right in matters of taste" so store clerks wouldn't lose a sale by disagreeing with a customer on whether the object for sale was a good choice for the customer.
#9
Girls can't wear short shorts, tank tops with spaghetti straps, shorter dresses, and all pants have to be longer than the length of your middle finger with your arms at your side. All because the dumb boys can't focus on the teacher if girls wear other stuff.
Final score:
18points
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
Ah yes. Mine also had no hats or head coverings (later removed due to one teacher repeatedly dress-coding a girl for her hijab), all girls must wear a bra but NO visible bra straps or bra outlines under shirt, and no crop tops.
Kennethbush 2 years ago
No crop tops makes sense, as long as it’s for both
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EmbersAreOut 2 years ago
Yup! This is at my school as well, but the boys also have dress codes. They cannot wear tank tops, no low rise shorts, no political slogans, so offensive slogans, no short shorts (and yes, some guy tried to wear some. I think he got suspended from the co-op for a couple of days weeks).
Vermontah 2 years ago
Our dress code in the mid 70s was: No Bare Feet. That was it. Back then you knew to wear pants and a shirt.
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
I was naked a lot in the 70s. I was also a toddler, but apparently i liked running around in public with my w***y flapping. Shirt yes, pants no.
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Carolyn Moeller 2 years ago
Well girls can't focus on the teacher when they're worried they'll get dress coded for a floor length, long sleeved dress
Abigail Courtney 2 years ago
Ah yes, the dress code: You can't wear leggings if your shirt doesn't go to your fingertips standing up. No f****g joke. No spaghetti straps, tank top sleeves must be three inches to be acceptable. No visible bra straps. THE TEACHERS ARE LITERALLY ALLOWED TO REMOVE YOUR EAR PIERCINGS IF THEY FIND YOUR EARRINGS DISTRACTING. F*** the boys.
the shrimp whisperer 2 years ago
as someone attracted to women, let me just say that i can still function like a human being.suck it up boys
ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago
My school had the no butt/belly/boobs rule. Guess who never saw a guy get dress coded?
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
This is why I like school uniforms, because they are the same for everyone. Most have unisex ones these days too. Ours didn't have restrictions on skirt length either (though your undies shouldn't be showing, but year 9s would push that).
CHARLIE R (Submission author) 2 years ago
Thank yall sm for telling me about your experiences and stuff.
#10
no pets in the room during zoom classes i'm quite literally in my own house, my dog can be wherever he wants to be.
Final score:
17points
RandomHumanBean 2 years ago
and no eating drinking or going to the bathroom (my schools zoom rules) 🙄 like fukc that, im in my own house im gonna do whatever the hell i want.
Shawna Burt 2 years ago
Right?? If I gotta go, I gotta go, and there's no pause button on my body's functions.
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️️️TRAINS RIGHTS️️️️ (Submission author) 2 years ago
reddit copy paste
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My mum made a rule, "no reaching across people or across the table", at meal times. Then she made a rule "no asking for things to be passed". You want the salt, ketchup, butter, water? You have to wait silently for someone else to notice and pass it towards you. I'm not sure it would have worked even with adults, but this was 5 children, between 3 and 11 years old. No one passed anyone anything. I got told off for not eating my dinner, then I got yelled at and told to leave the table for blaming her "stupid rule". I was 10, aggrieved, and hangry. I refused to leave the table without dinner, and shared my belief that I shouldn't be punished because she made up rules that were stupid and wouldn't work. It ended about as well as you might expect.
Final score:
16points
A Jones 2 years ago
These are silly rules. There’s nothing rude about passing things, it’s actually okay as long as you ask nicely.
Vermontah 2 years ago
Parents make up the stupidest stuff to protect you. My mother told me that the frost in the freezer was poison and I believed it until I was 20. My room mate was defrosting our freezer and I said oh no don't that ice chunk it's poison! She looked at me and asked who told you that? your mother? and started laughing. The truth was mom didn't want me to eat it because it was dirty.
#12
My elementary school had a rule along the lines of "if you see something bad happening and don't say something you also get in trouble". One time there was a massive brawl on the playground at recess and I saw some other kids run to get the teachers so I just kept chatting and trading Pokemon cards with my friend. Friend and I got called to the principal's office after recess and were given detention because we didn't also go get the teachers. My parents didn't care (they thought the rule was bull and I wasn't in trouble with them) but my friend's parents got so mad that their daughter's previously perfect record was tainted, they went absolutely nuclear and I think they threatened to get their lawyers. Pretty sure they lightened up on that rule afterwards and they removed the detention from our records.
Final score:
15points
Kennethbush 2 years ago
Zero tolerance is bullish!t as well. If a bully f***s with you, defend yourself. Any school that coddles bullies should be held accountable
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
Agreed, it's a rule with very negative unintended consequences. Simple solutions to complicated problems are usually bad solutions
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#13
My old carer tried to make it so I only had an hour of a social life per day. It was like she didn’t want me to have friends. I ended up confiding in them instead of her. I’m out of that placement now and I’ve been moved somewhere else.
Final score:
14points
Neuridivergent 2 years ago
As an in home caregiver i say likely controlling. Maybe lazy if socialing made more work. But socialism is hugely important for mental health, which is part of a caregivers job.
ZoeTheGreat (Submission author) 2 years ago
I’m in care. I’m 14 years old. Social Workers. The council
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In grade five, a teacher tried to force all students to write using wooden pencil and she completely prohibited mechanical pencils. She used to even submit those pencils and scold some students. I still don't get the point of it. Also, in music class, the teacher once implemented a rule that you can't touch an instrument if you don't know how to use it. Then what is the purpose of the class?
Final score:
14points
Grudge-holding Treefrog 2 years ago
My 4th grade teacher did the pencil thing too. She sent me to the principals office for having one of the grippy things on my wooden one too
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
Me and my math teacher r passive aggressive towards eachother cause she tries to force me to use pencil on ALL my math work, while i compromised and ONLY used them on tests and quizzes (cause shell give me a 0 if i use pen).... lol for christmas she gave me a mechanical pencil, passive aggression at its finest
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tess (they/them) 2 years ago
as a cello player myself, i understand the music one to an extent. like if you're a cello player you shouldn't touch saxophones, or if you play the flute you shouldn't touch pianos, but if it's an instrument very similar to the one you play, that won't hurt anyone.
Vermontah 2 years ago
Beautiful instrument. I wanted to play the violin in school but the teacher wanted me to play cello. Dress code girls were not allowed to wear pants so I said no and joined the band. for some reason mini skirts were okay.
Load More Replies... Justin Thyme 2 years ago
Music teacher was trying (the wrong way) to make sure instruments weren't damaged
#15
I had a teacher get upset with me for wearing a hat outside on campus....as he was also wearing one...
Final score:
14points
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago (edited)
Haha, id stare at him and be like eat ur words mister, that hypocrite
Lydia Holmes 2 years ago
today in school, i noticed my principles jaw moving in a suspicious way; almost like he was chewing gum... next to a no gum sign
#16
Most traditional rules parents maintain. Particularly ones that silence children, which just creates emotional distance and prevents them from speaking up if something is wrong. Then there's sharing. Teaching children that they must share everything is counterproductive in the long run. Same with forcing bugs or physical affection. They just have to unlearn that behavior or wind up being overly accommodating and getting taken advantage of as adults. It's more important to teach them to set and respect boundaries. With my son, I found parenting way easier and more rewarding when I released the millions of arbitrary rules I grew up walking on eggshells around and just focused on teaching how to be a happy, healthy, and safe person in this intense and crazy world I summoned him into. As a result I have a well liked well adjusted kid who has a million times the confidence I could even dream of having, particularly back in middle school!
Final score:
13points
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
My kids aren't forced to hug anyone. And the rule for sharing is that everyone has things that are special to them, and you can't force them to share. I encourage, "hey remember when your sister let you play with her brand new stuffed animal, wasn't that nice of her?" But if they don't want to, that's okay. My daughters are a bit less than two years apart, so they like a lot of the same toys.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
I insisted when I was teaching preschool that children didn't have to share their toys if they brought them from home. If they were playing with a toy from the kinder, they didn't have to share straight away, but were given a time limit if other children wanted a turn. It is no use forcing under 4s to share when they don't understand the concept yet, but some boundaries are needed to make it fair.
Happily_Snowed_In 2 years ago
This is back in the 70s. My parents had a friend who I always felt creeped out by. I was around 7 y.o. and have 3 brothers. He ALWAYS wanted a hug from me not them, and wanted me to sit on his lap, or close to him. He was married. I could feel his *ho*. And when I told my parents I didn't want him to touch me or be near they told me to get over it as he was their friend and he was just being "nice". Urrgghh.
Vermontah 2 years ago
My mother was a wonderful cook but never taught us how to cook. I was the last one at home. My parents finally had time to be social, play some sports. It was common before the internet when we had only 3 TV channels. We knew our neighbors and I loved the freedom and safe feeling I had back then. A lot of kids had that before latch key was a thing.
* ~ l a s a n y a ~ * 2 years ago
i'm naturally a hugger so the forcing hugs wasn't rlly a thing but sharing is caring was so annoying
#17
They started charging us for a lot more thing at school. You need a pad? A dollar. Tampon? A dollar. You want to buy breakfast (which is usually just a stale muffin or kolache or a tiny thing of cereal with a milk and a juice)? Yeah that'll be $3.50. I don't know, just feels wrong to charge students for food and resources.
Final score:
13points
Elizabeth VanDyke 2 years ago
When I was in elementary school, pencils, tablets and binders were provided by the school. Parents didn't have to buy these things.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
When I was in Primary school the school provided exercise books and text books, but pencils etc were bought by parents. When my sister got to the school (9 years younger) everyone had to pay for everything, and it had to be ordered from a specific company, through the school. Bad idea in my opinion, when it was a fairly low economic area. My mum went from buying things for dollars during back to school sales, to tens of dollars.
Load More Replies... Brenda 2 years ago
We were REQUIRED to buy planners for our kids, even though younger kids didn't/couldn't use them yet. When I bought youngest a planner at office depot instead, got told she couldn't use it. It was better and cheaper than what they sold. You insist they use one, make it one they like & can personalize! After several parents complained about the cost, they relented. Expensive area doesn't mean unlimited finances!
bElLa sTairZz 2 years ago
wow, asuming that those are close to the actual prices, thats damn cheap. also since when dont schools charge for food and resources?
Peta Hurley-Hill 2 years ago
Depends where you come from I guess.In Australia ,you get all your stuff at the beginning of the year(books,stationary etc) which is paid for then.But throughout the year,if you need something you go to the office and they give it to you.If you need a tampon,you used go to sick bay and get one.Now packets of sanitary products are available for girls to take free of charge,to take home too.
Load More Replies... * ~ l a s a n y a ~ * 2 years ago (edited)
Extreme prices on: Breakfast? Okay... Pad? No. Tampon? NO!
ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago
Schools give out condoms for free, but period products? That’s a luxury.
Kennethbush 2 years ago
All school meals should be free. That’s why we pay school and property tax. At least we do in the US. Don’t charge kids for food in school, when it’s compulsory to be in school!! That’s like charging them a fare when the bus picks them up
#18
If there is an emergency at my school, such as a school shooter or legit fire, we have to put our phones away. Turn them on silent, and tell our parents to check the FCKIN school website. Like lmao who da fck would listen to that? Not me, I’m calling my parents and booting up and leaving as fast as possible.
Final score:
12points
Susan Green 2 years ago (edited)
It’s sad that kids even have to worry about a school shooter, but are they enforcing this because it would be better if everyone stays quiet as possible? I don’t know the protocol for a school shooting, but what if there was a fire for example? I think it would be best if no one was on their phones and paying attention, so they can get everyone out safely.
Rostit . 2 years ago
lets be real. Its so the school can control the narrative.
Load More Replies... Peta Hurley-Hill 2 years ago
A lot of schools in Australia have a no mobiles in class rule.Kids keep them in their lockers and can use them in breaks.I think that's fine ,but then our kids aren't worried about "school shootings",so it's not an issue,and nor should it be.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Yeah, I never had a problem with keeping mine in my locker. It would mean you wouldn't be able to access it if there was an emergency, but to be fair, I've never had to take part in an evacuation that wasn't just a drill here.
Load More Replies... RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
This rule is likely to not overwhelm the phone systems. Often during an emergency, people's instinct is to get on the phone and call family. But cell towers have limited bandwidth, and the phone systems get overwhelmed. This then prevents responders from being able to communicate. This was actually a huge problem on 9/11. Everyone was trying to call their loved ones to see if they were okay. Same thing happened a few years later during an earthquake. I know it's been 22 years, but there are also a lot more phones now. I don't know for sure that this is the issue, but as an engineer (and someone who couldn't use the phone during a terrorist attack because the lines were overwhelmed), this is a real possibility.
Rachel Hamrick 2 years ago
There are SO many reasons students do not need to have a phone out at school.
Justin Thyme 2 years ago
The phones on silent is so that you don't give away your location if targeted. Sucks, but sensible.
nanny28innc 2 years ago
My ONLY agreement is to "make sure all phones are on silent or airplane mode'. My reasoning for this is if you have to hide and someone calls to check on you, your phone could give your hiding place away. But to me, that's just common sense. I used to teach so I get that phones are a distraction or could be used to cheat. I still do not agree with the 'no phone's rule. My son always got caught because he nevered remembered to charge it and it would beep (back when flips were around). It would get taken away and I'd go to school and get it back. I'd argue over it and then I'D get reprimanded for it. My argument was that I'm the parent and I want him to have it at ALL times. Still didn't change! It got to where I'd charge it every night and put it on silent before he left for school. Then I'd tell him to only look at it, for messages when he went to the bathroom. That worked out because I told him if I had to go pick it up again, I would take it away for a week! P. S. My husband and I were separated at the time and if there was an issue of pick up or appointment or emergency, I wanted him to know asap. The principal argued that the office would relay any messages but I didn't trust that he'd get it promptly as people get busy and can't just drop what they're doing to walk a message to a classroom. This was all WAY before Columbine so those type of events weren't a concern at the time.
#19
i got scolded for bringing my back pack into class. even when it was used to carry heavy books and pencils. so i got a large pink and white bag that i carry around like a purse. its long enough hang down to my thighs. i never got in trouble for bringing it to class
Final score:
12points
freakingbee 2 years ago
no one uses their lockers at my school , most people don't even have one so we just have our bags in class
bElLa sTairZz 2 years ago
at my school where supposed to leave them outside, we dont have lockers at all
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Reviewer UK01 2 years ago
My local orchestra growing up we're told the concert hall would no longer be responsible for their valuables backstage, so they started to bring handbags on stage. Then things escalated when someone decided that they could make a point using larger, flashier handbags. For months we watched people come on with hot pink polka dot beach bags, eventually a wheeled suitcase appeared. Lockers were restored and the fun was over.
Ray Arani 2 years ago
yeah, my son isn't allowed to have a backpack, but he has a messenger bag that zips closed and that's okay? Like? What? For safety i guess, because of weapons, the backpacks are restricted, but I don't see what the point is if they're allowing messenger bags since those actually have easier access while wearing them. Or zip binders, particularly the bigger multi subject ones, it's the exact same level of risk. At least my son's books are all electronic and the school give all kids a chromebook, so it's a bit easier, which is also good because the lockers are miniscule, but they also encourage everyone to carry water bottles, and we've lost half a dozen already this year. Anyway, if they're going to allow one kind of bag, i don't get why not allow any bag? it's not like backpacks are inherently more dangerous than over the shoulder bags.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
We weren't allowed to bring backpacks (or other bags) to class, but we only had to bring things for two classes tops at a time and our lockers were large enough for everything else. I actually don't think any high school in Australia allows bags in class, because you just don't need them (unless you are on crutches or have a disability).
#20
Employer tried requiring us to log how we spent our time per shift in 15-minute blocks (e.g. 11:00-11:15, 11:15-11:30, etc.) What makes this even wackier is that we were salaried (paid the same if we "worked" 20 hours a week or 60, we got 40.) Didn't last a week, as it was both tedious to compile and analyze... But more than proved the "Pareto Principle" (80% of the work is done by 20% of the people, in this example.)
Final score:
11points
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
That's what I was thinking. Most companies I've worked for required this of me. My last two jobs haven't, and it's been lovely. But even for the jobs that weren't directly billable to clients, different projects had different budgets, and they needed to track what was being spent in each project so that they could budget the next year accordingly. PTO for instance often had it's own project code, as that was paid out of company overhead, rather than an individual project budget. So even for people who had only one project, they still ended up with at least two billable codes.
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“All shorts and skirts must be past fingertip length. All shirts must have backs, and straps wider than 3 fingers All girls must wear a bra No bra straps may be visible Absolutely NO crop tops All shirts must be completely opaque NO hats or head coverings whatsoever Failure to comply can and will result in removal from class, changing clothes, and/or up to 3 days suspension.” — My middle school dress code (they eventually repealed the hat one because a teacher kept dress-coding a girl for wearing a hijab.
Final score:
10points
Ray Arani 2 years ago
they removed the hat one at my son's school too, probably for the same issues, we have a large indian population, most are hindu, but there's a smaller muslim population and at the middle school level is usually when girls start wearing head coverings. also i think they realized the hat rule is kinda outdated anyway. that started when it was considered socially rude to wear a hat indoors anywhere, back in the day you'd take off a hat at a restaurant or in a store or at someone's house, but that's not really a social norm anymore. So a lot of schools are letting that one go and just saying the hats can't have certain logos or symbols on them, following the same guildelines as shirts (no gang stuff, no profanity, no drugs or alcohol symbols/labels etc)
ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago
Yeah, my school used to have the no hat/hood thing but let go of it, just hade it so that you couldn’t wear both at the same time
Load More Replies... Kennethbush 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with uniforms or a dress code. As long as it applies to everyone
Kennethbush 2 years ago
Ahh, downvote for “applies to everyone”. Studies have shown that uniforms, (around the world), lower bullying issues, and make it easier for families to provide clothing for their school age children
Load More Replies... and_a_touch_of_the_’tism (Submission author) 2 years ago
Oh yeah, and no “heavy makeup” or dark/sparkly eyeshadow.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
I personally don't have a problem with rules about makeup. It is more distracting seeing a person with really cool eye shadow than a short skirt, as I try to work out how they did it. We weren't allowed any makeup, but many girls tried to get away with it. It was funny seeing girls going into the coordinator's office and coming out a lot less orange!
Load More Replies... ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago
How the hell do they expect to enforce the “all girls must wear a bra” rule???
Audrey Rasmussen 2 years ago
...honestly, id be sent home everyday, i don't own any
Load More Replies... #22
No sitting on the table. No kicking my litter. No scratching soft can-openers.
Final score:
10points
Shyla Bouche (Submission author) 2 years ago
That is MY bed! Just because I take pity on my soft can-opener is no reason for her to think anything in this house belongs to her.
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#23
So one of the schools i went to essentially was separated into two halves-- one was for kindergarten-grade 4 the other was grade 4 to grade 8. My grade 6 class (this was my first year at the school) was so large that the only room suitable for the size was a kindergarten room. Unfortunately all the vending machines was in the other side of the school and there were hall monitors with strict instructions not to let anyone cross over (regardless of grade)... so even though some friends of friends were on the other side (there were 4 grade 6 classes, but we were the only french immersion class), we couldn't go over (doubly for me since I was new so the hall monitors genuinely didn't know what grade I was in as they hadn't seen me grow up). I snuck over to get some chocolate milk only to get stopped, I explained how unfair it was-- and still no dice. I ended up getting detention all week, and a call home which my parents came in and explained how I was right and it was dumb... they were like 'rules are in place for safety' and my parents were so furious over the stupidity that instead of detention that week they decided to just take me from school that week. The funny thing was I was tested before joining the school and was slotted for grade 8 not grade 6 but because my parents already knew i was 1yr younger than everyone else, they didn't want me to be 3yrs younger and essentially picking a high school at 10. They opted to keep me in my correct grade in the hopes I would make friends my own age. Had they put me into grade 8, the class size would have been small enough that I would have been on the correct side of the school. But yes a week of detention over a chocolate milk. I'd say that was a dumb rule.
Final score:
9points
Hales M (Submission author) 2 years ago
Yeah honestly, they were pretty good with not taking s**t from my schools. I could come across as arrogant because I was shy and quiet so... a number of teachers were not my biggest fan when in reality I just kept to myself and was profoundly bored all the time... so teachers either loved me or hated me . Some were quite awful (ie. Brining me up to the front of the class to show what anorexia looks like when I am not even anorexic but kids would make fun of me for being thin s**t like that-- the sort of things that people wouldn't be able to do now that everyone has a cellphone) my parents were all over that.
Load More Replies... Neuridivergent 2 years ago
Move the f*****g. Maybe it was a good move on the parents part. He may have been ostracized for being too smart. It also depends if there were other options, like a magnet school or advanced classes. Really smart kids have a hard time when they are bored. Another option would be holding the kid back but giving him another subject or two to study and making sure the teachers know the kid is allowed to do other work when their classwork is done. I have heard of ridiculously controlling teachers that won't let kids read a book if they finish early.
Hales M (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
My teachers were like that. I was always in trouble for doing sudoku or reading. I used to also get into trouble for using more correct grammar than they thought I should at that point causing major issues between my french teacher and myself. I was in other programmes though, I did advanced work with the teachers that let me and for the ones that didn't i would just read or do puzzles. I was also in competitive dance, competitive sports and competed at Kiwanis in violin. I ended up with a few okay friends so it was probably the right move-- i had been badly bullied at the previous school. I was still bullied there-- but less so. I went to a magnet programme (IB) for high school and graduated with honours.
Load More Replies... #24
Not so much a law, but I've seen some dumb rules in combat sports that made me scratch my head. In some athletic commissions, climbing up the cage in MMA during a celebration (like raising your arms or preparing for a backflip) is considered "exiting the cage before the official result is read" is a source for some fighters either getting a suspension, or even fined. It's fine in certain US states, but not in others. A poor guy remembered this rule after he won his UFC debut (in 7 seconds), and mid way climbing up the cage remembered this rule, jumped off... only to blow out his knee. This next one needs a bit of context, and might come off as long winded, so please bear with me on it. This second one happened in Illinois (this part is important) back in 2018 for the Professional Fighters League, in a fight between Thiago Tavares and Robert Watley. Watley was throwing a front kick while getting punched, and accidentally hit Thiago in the groin (no ill will in the kick, especially if you saw Watley's reaction after Tavares got hit). After getting an illegal strike, the recipient of gets 5 minutes to recover before the fight resumes. That's very standard so far, regardless of combat sport. If the fighter cannot resume after 5 minutes, the fight is usually deemed as a disqualification win for the recipient, or a no contest, and they organize a rematch at a later date. That's the norm in most organizations across the world... But because it happened in the state of Illinois, Watley was declared the winner by TKO. The justification is because all groin strikes in Illinois are considered accidental, and if someone is unable to continue, then the one who can is the winner... which is very dumb if you ask me.
Final score:
8points
CG (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
I only just saw it recently, and I never saw any down votes. I do realize I made some spelling mistakes/phrasing mistakes, where if that's the case, I'll take the down votes for that reason. My post was also long winded, so if that's the reason why I got down votes, I'd understand that too.
Load More Replies... Timbob 2 years ago
Hey, does anybody give a rats a** about MMA . Seriously ? Two adult human beings try to permanently damage each other ?
CG (Submission author) 2 years ago
Hey, the thread's subject was worse rules that someone actually tried to enforce. It's an example of a dumb rule that was enforced. You may not like the sport, and that's fine, but you could use the same comparison with other sports/activities. And to say people are permanently damaging each other can be a criticism of things like American Football as well, with things like CTE or life changing injuries. It happens in MMA as well, but don't act like it's the only sport where that happens.
Load More Replies... #25
My school has a whole block with one-way corridors except the narrowest corridor of the block. That corridor is the worst of all the corridors.
Final score:
7points
Ray Arani 2 years ago
yikes! one way streets are frustrating enough! one way hallways are ridiculous!
ZoeTheGreat (Submission author) 2 years ago
And I have panic attacks which don’t help at all
Load More Replies... #26
At one of my old schools, the amount of time given to eat was only like 20 minutes, plus how long it took to get to the cafeteria. After that it was recess, but you weren’t allowed to eat at recess. If you weren’t done eating by the time it was recess, you could stay in the cafeteria to finish lunch. You had to go through the courtyard to get from the cafeteria to the recess area. The problem was, you weren’t allowed to go in the courtyard during recess. Several times I was walking back from the cafeteria and a teacher yelled at me for being in the courtyard during recess.
Final score:
6points
Brenda 2 years ago
One school in my district got so overcrowded, kids were going hungry because lines were so long. Those who could started bringing breakfast and lunch. Free food students didn't eat some days. Plus, shorter lunch times with so many kids. I actually never ate breakfast because I always had lunch at 10:30am. And had to sneak snacks later in the afternoon
RafCo (he/him/ele) 2 years ago
This happened in my highschool. It was built for only 3000 but we had about 6,500 kids. They solved the problem by increasing the number of lunch periods. My sophomore year, my lunch period was at 9:30am, and that wasn't the earliest one.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 2 years ago
In Australia, in Primary school, kids are usually given 10minutes in the classroom to eat, then they have to go outside, but they are free to eat while there. We don't have cafeterias, so even if you buy your lunch from the canteen you have to sit outside to eat.
Ray Arani 2 years ago
at my son's elementary school, there was 20 mins for lunch, and 20 for recess, and they weren't paired together so there was no staying late to eat. the 20 minutes for lunch included the time it took to stand in line to get food, and the whole class had to stay together and sit together, so by the time they were all seated they had about 5-10 minutes to eat. my son came home hungry everyday. like in tears he was so hungry with half his lunch not eaten. it played strongly into my decision to homeschool, but wasn't the only reason. Still, if that hadn't been an issue i might have dealt with the other stuff i didn't like, all minor issues.
#27
was not a job but a volunteer thing i was on an exit gate of a festival that in years past had a big litter issue from people leaving event and tossing trash on the ground so they asked me to stand with a trash can and tell everyone that they can't leave with "open containers" most compiled after an explanation some ignored me and a few as alcohol was served at event wanted to kick my a**e i did not volunteer next year
Final score:
6points
Neb Skram (Submission author) 2 years ago
i am a BIG boy so it worked out just fine lol
Load More Replies... #28
Sincerely, the school rule that states girls can't show their embodied sexuality - because shoulders, legs, stomachs, hair, lip gloss - are all indicators of that. (I mean whaaat?) And if they aren't totally encased in clothing it causes a problem - it's a furious reaction from all sides.
Final score:
6points
Leigh Jones (Submission author) 2 years ago
What a croc of s**t to adults in society who would never say this to their children. And teachers. And children. Gawd bless the Heads who refuse this ideology - and ensure that it is fully discussed
#29
Another silly one in MMA that requires some context. In MMA, the Heavyweight division consists of fighters who fight between 206 pounds to 265 pounds (266 pounds if the competitors are not fighting for a championship). This was something that was made after the initial scrutiny of the sport back in the mid-late 90's to early 2000's, to help prevent fighters with massive weight advantages from fighting (example: a guy who weighs 155 pounds today would not fight an opponent that weighs 255 pounds). However, at a PFL event in 2018 that happened in New York, the card got shuffled after the weigh ins. The originally scheduled event featured heavyweight fights between Kevin Tiller and Alex Nicholson, and Caio Alencar vs Jake Heun. The weigh ins came in as follows; Kevin Tiller: 265.4 Alex Nicholson: 214.6 Caio Alencar: 243.2 Jake Heun: 224 Why did I bring up their weights? Well... New York has a rule that prevents fights at heavyweight with a weight difference of 25 pounds or more. Despite fights between guys at 230 going up against guys at 265 not perviously being issues. Anywhere else but New York, this fight would have happened without anyone batting an eye. Instead, Tiller fought Alencar, and Nicholson went up against Heun. All the prep time these guys had for their original opponents? That went out the window.
Final score:
5points
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
I don’t really understand this, but I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted…
CG (Submission author) 2 years ago
I'll try and simplify as best as possible. In New York state (and New York only), heavyweight MMA fights can't have a weight difference greater than 25 pounds between fighters, despite the division having a 59 pounds weight margin between the lightest and heaviest points they can be (athletes between 206 pounds to 265 pounds are considered heavyweights). Because the two guys (Tiller and Nicholson) had a weight difference of 50 pounds after weighing in, and happening in New York, the organization had to change the event with less than 24 hours after the weigh ins and fight night. Anywhere else than New York, this fight would have happened with no issue. But because it was in New York, it wouldn't fly there (despite Vegas and other cities having boxing fights with 40 pound weight differences on a fairly regular basis).
Load More Replies... Kennethbush 2 years ago
I hate to be the one, but no one cares. This is way too specific. I understand that MMA/UFC is popular with some people, but the overwhelming majority of the world doesn’t give a f**k. Just like talking about the NFL outside of the US
CG (Submission author) 2 years ago
Once again, please read the thread subject before you comment. OP asked about dumb rules people tried to enforce. If this happened anywhere else in the world, these circumstances would be fine. But because it happened in one very specific part of the world (New York), it doesn't fly. IE: it's a dumb rule that affected something.
Load More Replies... #30
In my school the girls are not allowed to wear their hair in a bun under ANY circumstances, because "It looks messy" like, bro, not all buns are messy... But if the boys grow their hair out past their shoulders, they have to wear a bun, not a ponytail. Stupid rules Also, we can't play truth and dare because people feel pressured to do the dare, and mind you, when we play we always ask the person if they are fine with the question/dare before doing it, and everyone is honest about it, I get that some people feeling like they HAVE to agree to play, but the session should have been more on the lines of "Dont pressure people into playing" rather than "ban the game" we had a whole 1 hr meeting about it and our teacher for some reason also ranted about her childhood crush on some Egyptian actor.
Final score:
4points
#31
not being allowed to the bathroom in SCIENCE CLALL like they should know how bad it is not going tothe bathroom
Final score:
4points
#32
At work, large room with cubicles, a fire exit at each end of the room, one leads to the front of the building, the other to the back. Had a fire in the front parking lot, heavy smoke blown by the wind enveloped the front of the building. Had to evacuate the building. Brain dead manager demanded the front part of the room use the front exit, regardless of the heavy smoke and fire dept. equipment. They were assigned the front door for emergency exit so the front door it will be. 25% of the people forced to use that door were out sick for days from smoke inhalation.
Final score:
4points
#33
When I was in first grade, I had a teacher who was picky about writing the letter A. It could only be a double story A. Well, I was new to the class and started mid year and I was taught how to write A's the normal way. I got and F on my first spelling test there because I my A's weren't written double story. It didn't matter if the word was spelled correctly or not. I had been there a week.
Final score:
4points
Audrey Rasmussen 2 years ago
the stupid ones nobody uses and teachers use to confuse the kids, also, please tell me that the person got fired, anybody that needs a certain type of thing that doesn't actually change stuff, like the way you write a seven for example, does not deserve a job
#34
Catholic high school in the middle west (USA). Pregnant girls could not enter school to finish/continue their high school diploma. Hated that. Since all were catholic they should have taken in consideration that they might have been pregnant by the holy spirit. At least that teached me in the 90s that religion is only to control people.
Final score:
4points
Michele Lein 2 years ago
Yes, for sure. I knew (through my mom) a "born again Christian" woman and she was the most controlling hypocrite I've ever met. She used her religion in a "Do as God says, [but that doesn't apply to me, so Shhh]) type of way. She tried to control anyone who came into her orbit, including me, when she barged into our lives by way of being a "distant neighbor." She didn't hesitate to make herself known and to establish that everythng was "her way, or hit the highway." She once told me to my face that "She knew I wasn't a Christian" because I was a Catholic. So was my mom, but that didn't apply to her in this woman's distorted view. I was the devil, corrupting my poor, innocent mother, and had to be "gotten rid of." It took nearly 40 years, and this woman evicting me from a property she owned and forcing me and my 15 year old daughter into a shelter, for my mom to "see the light." She also took my mom's pain pills away from her and used them to control my mom. That was one step too far.
#35
I live in a really dangerous city so we aren’t allowed to go outside during school hours. But there are two campuses. That we are required to go to during the day.
Final score:
3points
Ray Arani 2 years ago (edited)
schools near me also have a no outside rule, and anyone coming inside has to use the main entrance and check in with security/office staff. but kids be ordering DoorDash and whatnot all day, i'm a delivery driver, so I'll go to drop it off, and they'll just summon me to some random door and open it to get the food, which sort of seems like a huge security breach, not to mention no adults are monitoring the doors, so the kids could just leave, prop them open and come back. i get why the rules are in place in todays world, but honestly i would have been so miserable. I left school so often back in 2000/2001 when i was starting high school. Went out to grab food, went out to walk around the trails nearby, went out to hang out on nice days on campus or just off campus with friends during lunch or study hours, or even walked home sometimes if i forgot something, then came back. and yeah, sometimes to skip. it wasn't all that secure, but school shootings weren't a daily occurrence back then.
#36
The Permission to buy weapons
Final score:
3points
Ray Arani 2 years ago
I'm guessing how easy it is to buy weapons in the States? In some places there's hardly any wait period or background checks if any at all and not much of a limit on ammo if any at all. Many believe it makes the increase in gun violence worse. Statistics back up that belief.
Load More Replies... Justin Thyme 2 years ago
AGAIN, someone who does not understand the Second Amendment, nor the variants-- weapons aid in your defense-- and, as my old old Drill Instructor brought home to me-- YOU are the weapon-- all else is ancillary.
Markus Weiler (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
if you are a weapon, why do you need tools then?
Load More Replies... #37
No talking to boys unless both of you have at least one foot on the slabbed area. We were an all girls school with an all boys school next door. There was one very small and heavily policed area where the two schoolyards met, made with slabs instead of asphalt. To talk to a boy, even your brother, you were genuinely made to go over and put your foot on the slabs.
Final score:
2points
#38
At my high school (in the 80s), we supposedly weren't allowed to leave campus during our lunch break. Come lunchtime, all the kids who could drive made a beeline for the parking lot exit in their cars. Our "truancy officer" would be out there, yelling and waving his arms, as the kids zoomed by him. They probably wouldn't have hesitated (being stupid teens) to bump into him with their cars if he stood in front of them, and he knew it. Also, what was he going to do? Even if he could have written down all the licenses, there would be fifty people in detention everyday, and he was the one responsible for watching all the kids in detention. And we were a real rowdy bunch with lots of jokesters who wouldn't hesitate to make life miserable for him everyday.
Final score:
2points
#39
My employer trying to forbid me and all my colleagues to discuss our wages.
Final score:
1point
i love doggos. 2 years ago
Yeah. If this is in America, it's stated in the Constitution that everybody has the right to free speech.
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Justin Thyme 2 years ago
LOLOLOL-- would LOVE to tell my attorney I got fired for discussing my wage-- would probably own the company after
#40
the no phone policy. HERE ME OUT! i understand no phones in school and stuff because we shouldn't be on it but they get mad if it's on a desk or something. some days you don't have pockets or your phone will slip out of your pockets and teachers get mad. they even say "out of sight, out of mind" for a motto. i get the idea but it doesn't have to be that extreme.
Final score:
1point
Audrey Rasmussen 2 years ago
I AGREE, plus we cant have it at lunch, that's just mean... so many more people would follow if we could check our phones at lunch, or to check the time, why cant we check the time on our phone and not the really off school clocks
#41
An employee who had been with the company the longest, was the oldest employee, not very technology efficient (working in a technology company ) and had numerous complaints from previous employees about her and either transfered to a different department or quit because of her Told all new hires the rules for the apartment were they were not allowed to abbreviate any words and not allowed to copy and paste. We all worked in a call center and 90% of the calls were the exact same issue. But she wanted us to type out the exact same reason for the call each and every time; and we were not allowed to let the caller go until we entered the reason for the call. If they hung up on us that was okay but we couldn't end the call until we had our notes typed in. She even tried to tell us on different occasions that if a customer hangs up on us then we should call them back, regardless of the reason they hang up. Doesn't seem like a big deal. However, the department manager and her manager constantly complained that the customer wait times to talk to us were taking way too long. I decided early on that she was an idiot and I started using abbreviations, macros and copy and paste. Once I started doing that, The number of calls I was taking doubled and sometimes tripled versus what other people were clocking in. After talking to me on why my numbers were so good, they ignored her stupid rules as well . We started getting compliments on shorter wait times. The wannabe supervisor was furious and hated me because I wouldn't do what she said and do it her way. She complained multiple times to management and started making my life miserable. Management agreed with me every time. But they wouldn't do anything about her. We had multiple fights in the employee department chat room. Reporting her did no good so I finally gave notice and told HR exactly why I was quitting. After I left, one of the new hires was her new target and started making her life miserable. Have read recent reviews about the company for that department, it's all the same. One star reviews saying to avoid them. They've raised the pay and even started bribing new candidates and current employees by offering free beer after work. People are still quitting 🤣
Final score:
1point
Joel Hopkins 2 years ago
Most companies would rather burn to the ground than get rid of a problem middle manager.
What do you think ?
ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago
NO BACKPACKS. Only string bags. And you’re only allowed to go to your locker at the start of the day, lunch, and the end of the day. There wasn’t enough time for that if you wanted to catch the bus/get food, and string bags gave me terrible back pain or ended up ripping. Carrying around three binders, two textbooks, and a pencil pouch it is!
ObsidianAce_ 2 years ago
NO BACKPACKS. Only string bags. And you’re only allowed to go to your locker at the start of the day, lunch, and the end of the day. There wasn’t enough time for that if you wanted to catch the bus/get food, and string bags gave me terrible back pain or ended up ripping. Carrying around three binders, two textbooks, and a pencil pouch it is!
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