Controlling

Robot Boss

Rule Worshipper

🟢 Low legal risk

Telltale symptoms

  • Blindly enforces rules and procedures
  • Zero flexibility even in exceptional cases
  • Prioritizes form and process over purpose

Psychology profile

Extremely high uncertainty avoidance. Feels safe only within rules, obsessing over procedural accuracy rather than creative solutions.

Legal risk analysis

Not easily classified as harassment — appears as reasonable management

Likely to be read as legitimate management, so relationship tactics beat legal ones here. Try the counter-strategies below first, and start documenting if it escalates.

Counter-strategies

  1. 1Propose efficient workarounds within the rules
  2. 2Cite higher-level policies or company vision to justify exceptions
  3. 3Present data and case studies when requesting changes

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Robot Boss (Rule Worshipper) — Workplace Villain Guide