I need to finish that last thought: Reality can be cruel and very hard to adapt to. People do sometimes fail to adapt to dreadful circumstances, despite trying their very best. But it is not a "dreadful circumstance" to have your employer enforce the rules of the workplace.

Here's a saying I heard somewhere: "Maturity is knowing what you can get away with." I like that thought. To an extent, it is "tongue-in-cheek." That's what makes it worth pondering. It doesn't set the bar too high. It doesn't admonish us to go out there and be paragons of virtue. It merely advises us not to think we can crap all over society's expectations and think we can get away with it. That's useful advice for everyone.