>Answer: the higher on the hierarchy you are the less the rules apply to you. Yes and + the more you break/ignore the rules successfully, the less they apply t

>Answer: the higher on the hierarchy you are the less the rules apply to you. Yes and + the more you break/ignore the rules successfully, the less they apply to you. But who gets to decide and on what basis is an organisation-specific question. Trying to answer it for "everyone" also gets you into lowest common denominator bucket where you can only give an answer that covers all cases. That is why a huge chunk of organisational/managerial advice is just a "how not to shoot yourself with that gun in your hand for idiots" guide.