When Micromanagement Gets So Bad … Even Alexa Steps In

Micromanagement at work can get ridiculous. But what happens when it reaches a level where even your smart speaker feels bad for you?

The overwhelmed employee in this cartoon is drowning in instructions, paper stacks, and checklists marked 1 to 100 — all while the boss hovers with yet another directive.

And right in the middle of the chaos sits Alexa … glowing sympathetically.

Because sometimes, the only one who tells you to stand up for yourself isn’t HR, a mentor, or a manager — it’s your smart assistant.

Micromanagement doesn’t just slow teams down — it drains people mentally. Have you ever been micromanaged to the point where even your devices seemed more supportive than your boss?

Share your story — I’d love to hear it.

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