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Reminding people whose paying them or what the rules are constantly.
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Ignoring truancy while zealously enforcing the uniform or some other petty rule.
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Making up rules just to enforce them.
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Berating new employees for not knowing things.
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Making up reasons to have formal meetings threatening write ups.
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Warning of dire consequences if an inspector sees something.
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Finding excuses to delay pay.
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Arranging the training system intentionally to get new people to trip up.
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Encouraging blanket firings.
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Blaming employees for their stuff being stolen.
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Keeping the best shifts for themselves.
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Punitive assignments.
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Getting angry when employees won’t go through personal hardships for work.
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Absenteeism.
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Talking in circles or getting annoyed when underlings ask questions.
And many many more signs of warped priorities.