If an employer were to ask an employee, "can you write up this report and send it to me" and they said, "yes I can, would you like me to do it?", I think it would be received poorly. I believe this is a close approximation of the relationship people tend to have with chatgpt.

Depends, the 'can you' (or 'can I get') phrasing appears to be a USA English thing.

Managers often expect subordinates to just know what they mean, but checking instructions and requirements is usually essential and imo is a mark of a good worker.

"Can you dispose of our latest product in a landfill"...

Generally in UK, unless the person is a major consumer of USA media, "can you" is an enquiry as to capability or whether an action is within the rules.

IME. YMMV.