In my previous employer we used to call this "Malicious Obedience". We also used it locally where your direct boss asked for something stupid (especially if the

In my previous employer we used to call this "Malicious Obedience". We also used it locally where your direct boss asked for something stupid (especially if they were the nasty kind). We'd implement it and sit back to watch the resulting chaos. Sometimes the change would be quietly rolled back.