If it ain't broke, don't fix it! It's common saying that this office place has clearly never heard of. After hiring a secret employee to find the weak parts of this business, the higher-ups made a huge mistake.
The OP shared their story to r/pettyrevenge, but in my opinion, this is definitely pro-level revenge. They had the opportunity of a lifetime to show their office place exactly how important they were. Even the strategy the OP had – take 2 weeks vacation ASAP, let the pieces fall where they may – is an exceptionally good way to demonstrate the weight they pull around the office.
In the comments, people shared their own funny work revenge/bad boss stories. Sometimes higher ups just don't know how an office functions, and then their interference just makes a smoothly oiled machine start clanking and falling apart.
Up next, get the inside scoop on people's anonymous secrets and embarrassing admissions, such as, "I bought a 5 pack of cheap Polish sausages from Sainsbury's to eat on my way home and it wasn't until I had completely finished the first one that I realized they were individually wrapped in plastic." Yikes!