Part of the purpose of the document is to sabotage surreptitiously. If you always take shortcuts and something gets messed up, it's easy for people to see that

Part of the purpose of the document is to sabotage surreptitiously. If you always take shortcuts and something gets messed up, it's easy for people to see that you were the cause. However, if you always insist on doing things through the proper channels then it's a lot harder for people to see that you're the problem or argue against your methodology.