Seems you don't like it much when the shoe is on the other foot

Eh. Our understanding is what it has been since early 80s and late 90s, because, in reality, not that much has changed. Oh, sure, technology has moved forward and we no longer print TPS reports in triplicate, but we still have three to four layers of professional checkbox checkers at most big corporates.

And this is just stuff that is mandated by government and not a result of ever evolving bureaucracy.