Do people really need to check in with their manager about doing some task work?
What the article describes is more or less org-wide contempt for this initiative, which is as close to the bottom of the scale for “alignment” as you can get before people start quitting. This sounds like a morale nightmare, and cancelling 1:1s (where managers could do some damage control) just compounds the problem.
The junior experiences work this way
The senior wants dog walks and more pay