Absolutely true story: I worked for a security company at a steel mill in Texas. One of the fluorescent lights around our guard shack went out. We submitted a work order to have it replaced. Two weeks later when the light still ha d not been replaced, my supervisor went to the general supply stores office and got a light bulb and replaced it himself. The union filed a grievance over it. True story.
Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.