It's always politics (see also https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/). Even

It's always politics (see also https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/). Even the first example from the blog - the busy work for the time when he needed to wait instead of resting. From the perspective of the manager it is not that clear cut - if he allowed him to rest on the job it would be demotivating for the rest of the crew, who might get jealous. The manager would have to do something with that - maybe he would have to make sure that everybody was getting the same amount of that special job, or make there are also other jobs that are considered special and they could be traded or some other arrangements. In general it would add complexity to the management of the kitchen, maybe not much - just one additional thing to make sure that everything is fair, but there are countless of such cases.