I even think this is sometimes in good faith, as in "this is some serious shot, better handle it myself to avoid failure". My favorite pattern is what I call "

I even think this is sometimes in good faith, as in "this is some serious shot, better handle it myself to avoid failure". My favorite pattern is what I call "code sheriff" lead, who does all code reviews himself to prevent bad code from reaching trunk. Then proceed to complain how you can't go on a vacation because all processes stop.