>People in a position of authority with blind adherence to rules intended for optimal scenarios. Most of them aren't blind. They know full well they're missin

>People in a position of authority with blind adherence to rules intended for optimal scenarios. Most of them aren't blind. They know full well they're missing the forest for the trees but they follow through anyway in order to cover their butts and they justify it with "policy is policy" and "I've only got three years until my pension kicks up to the X% bracket".