To ask for stupid reasons you've been told off at work?

I would and do. Last week I told my co worker I liked his new haircut on him, another coworker (male) chipped in and said he ageeed. Coworker smiled and said thanks and we all went on with our work..

Its almost like we like each other and get on.

Told off for kissing (on the cheek) my bf bye, about 50yds away from work. Spotted by my boss's evil wife. Then for my parents waiting to collect me. In their car, on a public road.

With the dyed hair surely it’s context.

Colleague comes in with really obvious nice new hairstyle “ wow did you dye your hair looks lovely”

Colleague walks past a group of staff minding her own business and one of them shouts in a sniggering way “ Have you dyed your hair…”

I can imagine both scenarios.

Your opinion is not factual. As much as my opinion is not factual. Just because you believe it, does not make it so.

No need to keep repeating yourself. One expression of it is enough surely.

I had a manager once who kept a notebook of my "misdemeanors". They included;

"when taping up a box of stock to send to another store, LyndaSnellsSniff commented that her parents lived in that town."
"didn't make my tea the way I like it."
"Left a lightbulb on the shop counter overnight after changing it."

I found the notebook by accident. I was her assistant manager and got my revenge by organising fuck all for her when she moved to another store. Just said "bye then!"

It's not by just repeating yourself that you get your point across.

I had this

I'd rocked up,hung around the staff room for 15 minutes chatting to colleagues clocked in,walked onto shift and had been there two hours before the main boss noticed i hadn't shown up for shift (which I had)

Instead of checking the clock-in machine/cctv,they decided i hadn't shown up so rang me

I of course didnt answer my phone as it was in my bag,which was upstairs

The boss went mental at me when I walked past as 'nobody knew you where in the building' and told me to 'take this as an official warning' (I laughed and said id take legal advice over that and it was dropped)

He left 6 months later as he was a pervert who would harass the young girls (first job,didn't know their rights) and he picked on the wrong lass (once she complained,it was the best snowball effect I've ever seen)

He ran before he was pushed and good riddance to shit

In my first office job i used to have to get 2 buses to work as I couldn't drive at the time. Major snow storm in which many people who drove didnt come in because they were snowed in (apparently using public transport is impossible if you usually drive). Got told off and put on a warning for being 4 minutes late. This was despite regulatory working up to an hour over my finish time.

Another role I had a boss who was a mysogiytic arse who hated me (and was known for making many women cry regulatory). I was really ill once with flu and it kicked off an asthma attack so bad I had to go to a&e. Called in sick and got in trouble as he "knew what it was like being young and taking the piss". I offered to get a letter from the hospital as evidence and he just doubled down. I left shortly afterwards.

Worked in a nursery 9 hour shifts and would get told off for sitting down. Even if we were engaging with the children. So we got into a habit of standing if we saw the boss.

Also there would be so much paper work. We would have to make daily sheets for every child with every nappy change, feed and activity, what we were proud of that day. As well as the normal register, nappy chart, food chart, sleep chart and observations. It would take ages but they didn’t like to see us filling it in as we were suppose to be with the children?! I don’t know how they expected us to remember it all and write it up when they were asleep.

Also we were not allowed to wear trainers or jeans, so in the last Friday of the month it would be trainer and jeans day and everyone would be allowed for that one day…

When I was a Primary teacher, the Head called me in to reprimand me for not wearing my pyjamas on 'Pyjama Day'

Me and my mate got told off for taking this IT lad to the pub at lunch, basically leading him astray, and then apparently he was really belligerent after a couple of drinks?!

We pointed out he was a grown man and we can't stop him from tagging along with us. Which his boss didn't love.

He left not long after that.

I suppose it depends on what you are saying

I like your new hair cut OK

God you’ve put weight on Not ok

When I was a teenager I worked at sports direct. They made you turn out your pockets and show your socks before you left, to check you hadn’t stolen anything. The trousers covered your socks completely otherwise. I got a warning because I had pink socks on and not black.

"It's either obvious in which case the question is rude and unnecessary, or it's subtle, in which case the question is just rude."

When I dye my hair I absolutely want my colleagues to comment on it, even to agree with me if I'm not happy with it. It's not a secret that I dye my hair.
I guess it might be for some people who don't want anybody to know they're going grey, but that's a bit silly.

The senior manager had written the poem herself, hadn't she?! She was expecting lots of praise and admiration for such a powerful, poignant masterpiece, before 'admitting' that it was actually from her own pen; but instead she got PP telling her that it gave her the boak

As a team leader, I was berated by a manager for asking a colleague to to serve a lengthening queue of customers rather than stand gossiping with a friend.
I was further berated by the same manager for asking him what dirt the colleague had on him, since he made no attempt to ask them to do the job they were paid for 🤣

I repeat, it’s very rude.

Removing someone from a team WhatsApp group after she left the team. It was only work chat and she only ever posted about her side hussle anyway. Told it wasn’t my place. I was so offended I the group myself.

Sorry not sure how I managed to quote @Notaquietcoffee’s post.

I got told off for sending an email to the team that was considered too abrupt and actually rude. It was never intended to be. It was just concise and to the point. I’ve never been one to use ten words when 5 will do.

Should have responded by spamming everybody with a classic by James McIntyre or William Topaz McGonagall and adding lots of hearts and kisses!!* *

Our department told HR that refusal to consider a pregnant colleague for promotion was an equality issue. She got very huffy indeed about it, despite that fact that our department was stuffed with employment lawyers.

Wearing a white 'top', when apparently I should have been wearing a white 'shirt', even though I'd been told to wear a white 'top'. I was 18. It was waitressing in a cafe that had ideas above its quality station. I quit. Even at that age, I realised I wasn't willing to put up with the combination of pettiness and poor communication.

When I worked for the Courts processing fines - one of my best friends (we met through there) was new and answered the phone. It was a young girls father calling to pay her fine. He asked what the fine was for and he should have been told that information couldn't be divulged due to data protection. My friend told him while I was trying to tell her no. It was for prostitution. Don't know who was in more trouble - her or the daughter.

I think it could be illegal to stop a diabetic person eating at work, maybe under disability/chronic condition discrimination.