Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : We get a lot of downtime, and people talk during downtime. I've worked here for nearly 2 years and it's never been a problem. I don't talk to a lot of people there but there's a few people I talk to a lot. If people aren't talking during downtime, they stand there.

I had a manager threaten us with more work for talking too much. I asked if that was a new rule and he said "I'm telling you now." 

I said that has never been an issue. I asked if talking was agaist the rules now. I was told that I'm here to work. I asked if anyone else was here to work. He didn't answer that and I was told he could find me something to do. 

I said I'm just gonna go home and told him "Yall don't do anyone else this way." Was told to talk to the owner if I wanted my job back. 

I've been stewing on it all day. He did everything he could to steer the conversation away from the double standard and wouldn't acknowledge it or deny it. But my buddy was a bit less graceful when he walked out, accused one of the managers with playing favorites, and she very vocally disagreed with him. 

I've had problems with them selectively enforcing shit for a while but this was the most brazen. I don't know if I over reacted but my pride wouldn't let me do much less. 