I've met this in companies where I work. People define standards that are impractical if the job is to be done, which create logjams that themselves become problematic. Rather than simply acknowledge that the idea was stupid in the first place, management impose yet more impractical  procedures. The result is that people end up either ignoring basic data security or not getting anything done.

And the worst thing you can do is tell the management why their ideas won't work. Because they then assume you're working against them and accuse you of sabotaging their great idea. And even when they and the whole world know it was  a stupid scheme, they won't change it because they' know they;d lose face to staff if an underling could say "I told you so".

Course it would be nice if management were open to staff suggestions, but this is Britain and management demand the right to damage.


keep to the Fen Causeway