However in the modern workforce many of us are "matrixed" and serve multiple masters. Those of us who can surf these waves of choas stay on top, those that cannot go under.
Example - we are not allowed Bluetooth in the building for security reasons. When in an enclosed room where the BT cannot transmit to anything other than what is in the room (room is big) the security police still say no. The productivity angels say ok. By rule the security is correct. By reality the productivity people are correct. Many times I've had to explain to one boss why I bent their rules because another boss had something required (usually more appealing to me).