Describe a time you disliked company rules in your last job.
Anytime a question like this comes your way, keep in mind the heart of the question is to gauge your attitude and worldview. This will help your interview determine whether you have issues with those in positions of authority or if you are a team player. So if there were rules you disagreed with or challenged, it should be for the benefit of the team, or to improve systems, flow, and productivity. As they say on their site, "Creating stronger communities and stronger careers."
Start by telling the interviewer that you follow all the company rules and support the decisions the company makes regarding regulations. The interviewer wants to hear that you are not a rule-breaker and you support the rules the company has put into place. After all, there had to be some logic to their professional decision! Your willingness to remain a team player shows the interviewer that you respect decisions even when you recognize you would make different choices sometimes.
"We recently implemented split shifts at my current job, which I do not always agree with because they deter from a good work/life balance. With that said, I understand that split shifts cut labor costs and the need to hire additional staff."
Focus on describing a rule you disagreed with while explaining you understand the reason that rule was put into place. When you show the interviewer you are a reasonable person and will follow the rules even when you disagree with them, they will understand that you are an agreeable person to work with.
You want to avoid saying you disliked a rule that is a common rule in most jobs and that would affect your performance if you broke it. For example, if you say you did not like a rule that all employees clock in at the start of their shift, the interviewer may question why you do not like being held accountable. You do not want the interviewer to think you would be a challenging employee if hired.
"It wasn't so much a rule as an unspoken rule. Everyone gets a lunch hour and two ten-minute breaks. Yet, for some reason, anyone who was a smoker got unlimited breaks, often unreasonably long, to stand outside, not work, and smoke cigarettes together. Often, when we needed the whole team to band together, the second these employees felt stressed, they'd disappear for more smoke breaks. I never understood it, and this double standard always rubbed me the wrong way."
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