One day at work, redditor u/unitedstatesofLABIA wasn’t feeling super hungry, so they agreed to help their boss with a few errands. Big mistake. It’s easy to let these things slide in the moment, but the consequences of letting bosses cross boundaries—like using lunch breaks for work-related errands—can come back to bite you in the long run. That’s why we have things like regulation in the first place. Without regulation, exploitation is inevitable.