I guess some people get into ticket-taking to exert power.

I would have loved it if our girl Malorie here had asked, “You want to tell them the whole thing’s canceled because you wanted to flex your muscles?”
And I think that, by writing this tweet, they’ve done it!

Congratulations self, you’ve given credit to yourself. Now it’s time for a nap — you’ve earned it.
“Did you ask our boss, Mr. Guardian?”

To be fair, The Guardian is a big publication. Not everyone knows each other.
The real villain of this story is the guy being asked, because hey man, you don’t have to give the stuff you make on your own time to your employer! What kind of example are you setting here?