Which principle of bureaucracy did the employees violate

Standardized rules and procedures

Explanation:

The bureaucracy sets standardized standards and procedures to be developed during the work. When a superior tells the employee what should be done after each work activity, he / she is establishing the standards and standardized procedures for that activity.

In such a case, when an employee is told that certain documents should be destroyed immediately after being read as a safety precaution and that employee does not destroy those documents, the employee is violating the bureaucratic principle of standardized standards and procedures.

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."