It sounds like this is an example of things going too far, but I can totally understand a leader not wanting someone from a different department wrenching. Thi

It sounds like this is an example of things going too far, but I can totally understand a leader not wanting someone from a different department wrenching. This bolt was probably inconsequential, but I'm guessing that he had to fill out paperwork enough times where some cowboy from the office fouled up a day's work. I'm an engineer now, but I used to work on commercial boats. I came up with all sorts of semi-valid reasons to politely tell customers and superiors why they weren't allowed to do things (you can't drive the boat for "insurance reasons"). The real answer was: "I don't know how competent you are. The worst case scenario is that you injure a person or destroy valuable equipment. That probably won't happen, but a 1% chance of losing my job or having to deal with the aftermath is worth stopping you with a technicality."