"If I feel a policy creates more work or lowers morale, or if I see a clearer path to our goals, I'll express that. But I'll always respect the chain of command. As I see it, we all want the same thing, and that is to take pride in doing a good job, to be equipped with the right tools to get the job done the right way, and to have a good time at work and enjoy the work you are doing. The last time I voiced my opinion was a rule implemented by one of our supervisors, which felt more like a personal decision, where they stated employees could no longer put their lunch tote or lunch box in the fridge for spatial reasons. I explained it frustrated me because I felt it made it harder to find my food in the fridge at lunch time resulting in a line at the refrigerator and less time to spend outside enjoying the sunshine. This rule only benefited them, and when confronted with this, they chose to change course and not enforce this rule."

Start off by telling the interviewer that you follow all company rules and are supportive of the leadership decisions the company makes regarding rules. After all, there had to be some logic to their professional decision! Next, think of an outside-the-box rule your company had that you simply would have made a different decision about. A sound example might be that company rule that says no insulated lunch boxes/totes can be put into the fridge because it takes up too much space. You might tell the interviewer, "If I could change one decision the leadership team made regarding a rule, I would not have implemented the rule that says employees cannot put a lunch tote/lunch box in the fridge for space reasons because it makes it so much harder to find your own food in the fridge at lunchtime resulting in a line at the refrigerator and less time to spend outside enjoying the sunshine." This shows the interviewer that you respect decisions even when you recognize you would make different decisions sometimes.