10 Workers Quit After Being Forced to Tape Pockets Closed

Without trust, there is nothing. This applies to relationships, and even to the workplace.

A woman named Lexi (@rjalways.trippin) caused an uproar at her workplace when she shared a TikTok video about employees being forced to tape their pockets shut.

This may have been done to prevent workers from stealing. But, as Lexi shared in her text overlay of the video, the stringent requirements backfired when 10 workers decided to quit.

“When 10 people quit bc we had to tape our pockets at work,” said Lexi, who stood in the employee restroom and spun around to reveal red tape on both front pockets. wrote.

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Comments on her video have been turned off, but it’s in the company’s interest to create and foster an environment of trust among employees.

2017 article by harvard business review People working for highly reliable companies were found to have positive statistics, including 74% less stress, 106% more energy at work, and 13% less sick days. They are also more productive, more satisfied with life, and less likely to burn out.

Lack of trust doesn’t just happen in America’s traditional workplace. You see it even in unconventional workplaces like Hollywood.

took friend For example, actress Lisa Kudrow worked on the hit ’90s sitcom as the quirky Phoebe Buffet for 10 seasons. She has fond memories of the show, except for one.

during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel Live!Lisa revealed that the network has strict rules about bringing props home.

“I mean, my car was searched every night when I left,” she revealed. This was despite the fact that cast members often said that the team dynamics on the show were like family.

At the end of the series, she was instead given a memento, a jar of “Cookie Time” that was in Monica and Rachel’s apartment.

friend This isn’t the only show that’s been super strict on props.in an interview with Metro, big bang theory Set designer Ann Shay revealed that her team was instructed to add microchips to the props.

“Warner Bros. was so strict,” she told the publication. We were instructed to provide everything, so we did. It took months of packing and logging.”

I think the show’s cast members have enough notoriety to get the items they want. If you need items, you must deal directly with Warner Bros.

So how can workplaces start trusting their employees? Well, they can let their pockets breathe.