At work, I have to use an access badge to get into the main part of the office. Occasionally, however, I have been known to coast behind other people, especially when someone has already pressed the handicap door-open button, which keeps the door open for about 10 seconds. I usually do this when I’m hauling my purse, my laptop bag, and my lunch bag, where my badge is typically buried beneath Tupperware containers, countless Post-it notes, and random snacks.

However, starting this week, Workplace instituted a new security measure: Standing right next to the doors is a security guard, outfitted smartly in a navy blue suit coat. If, like my boss recently discovered, you walk out of the doors to go to the bathroom and emerge 30 seconds later to walk through the doors without using your badge, you will be verbally reprimanded by the guard.

The best part? The security guy stands behind a podium. A PODIUM. As my boss was telling us how he “wanted to immediately tackle the guy,” due to this ridiculousness, I couldn’t get over the fact that someone brainstormed this idea and thought, “You know what we should implement so people follow the rules? A podium.”

What ridiculous corporate things do you see at your workplace?