Does anyone else have a “chain of command” to follow at work? I recently emailed someone with a much higher position than me who apparently wasn’t happy about it. He answered my question, was polite, and I didn’t think anything of it; but my supervisor told me it caused a bit of chaos. Although his name was directly referenced on the case I was working on with a “lower tier title”, I guess he was promoted in between then and now. I think it’s a bit egotistical and they act as if I am not good enough or something, I don’t know. Someone with a much higher position than me and my supervisor combined can contact me out of the blue, but I get blowback for sending an email all for trying to effectively do my job. Rant over.