Sometimes people do this subconsciously. Like a manager who's been mostly made redundant by other managers, so they roam around doing random "managery" things l

Sometimes people do this subconsciously. Like a manager who's been mostly made redundant by other managers, so they roam around doing random "managery" things like poking holes in people's work, redirecting work, refocusing work, planning pingpong championships, rearranging desks to improve the feng shui, etc.