I completely agree, but there really are managers petty or shortsighted enough to block this stuff. I think one mistake my wife made, though, was mentioning it

I completely agree, but there really are managers petty or shortsighted enough to block this stuff. I think one mistake my wife made, though, was mentioning it to her boss before she did it. What she should have done was done it. Then her boss would be more inclined to let her keep it.