I’ll add that poor managers inadvertently create a third variant of these employees by expecting them to “take the initiative“ but then “raking them over the co

I’ll add that poor managers inadvertently create a third variant of these employees by expecting them to “take the initiative“ but then “raking them over the coals” when it doesn’t go smoothly. It can devolve into a very unproductive environment where nothing gets done because the CYA requirements are extremely expensive, but nobody dares to move unless they’ve got their incredibly exact instructions in-hand.