Fair enough, but from a utalitarian point of view the grandfather comment is the most effective way to achieve your aims. Lots of middle management types _want

Fair enough, but from a utalitarian point of view the grandfather comment is the most effective way to achieve your aims. Lots of middle management types _want_ to dickride employees- pointing this out only makes them more eager to (ab)use bossware. Pointing out that bossware can get them into trouble however is an effective way to prevent its adoption.