Overview
- An IT worker wrote that a new manager ordered personal devices left in cars or lockers during work hours with "NO EXCEPTIONS."
- The employee said a Friday server failure unfolded while their phone was locked away, and they later found 17 missed calls and about 30 minutes of downtime.
- According to the post, the manager frequently worked from home and relied on staffers' personal phones for after-hours incidents because no company phones were issued.
- The account says the rule was revised the next workday to permit phones at desks for emergency use.
- The story drew broad online reaction, with one report citing more than 21,000 views, as outlets stated they could not confirm the details.