Had to fly again last week for work: I kindly ask the TSA employee if laptops need to be in or out of the bag I carry as I pas through the checkpoint. He says "

Had to fly again last week for work: I kindly ask the TSA employee if laptops need to be in or out of the bag I carry as I pas through the checkpoint. He says "yes", so I proceed to remove my laptop. As I'm pulling it out, the exact same employee yells at me "NO, laptops stay in the bag".