Either they're related to someone who cozied up. Or the goal is to hire young, naive people to maximize the chances they don't fully understand the fucking evil they're going to be asked to inflict.
food safety is unironically the one thing that mcdonalds does extremely well. Mere limp fries and stale nuggets won't get the whole business shut down.
If a style guide exists, then style is important enough that this needs to be discussed with the team if it's an edge case that isn't covered by the guide.
You're wrong, it's true. installs of Windows 11 automatically have software bitlocker when installed on compatible storage devices. If you don't sync with a Microsoft account, you are required to manually export the recovery key or risk getting locked out of the system. And you are not told that you need to do so.