I receive letters from people who are being bullied at work, and more and more often I am convinced that workplace bullying is almost always inevitable where the main criterion for professionalism is employee loyalty — loyalty to the boss. I recommend that young employees who tell me how their attempts to become loyal fail to become loyal quit their jobs. They honestly try to meet all requirements, including loyalty. But they will always be dissatisfied with them, no matter how well they work, because in such a team there are sure to be people who will be more loyal than others.
And an illustration from my old notes#мечтаруководителя:
On the train, a peddler advertises a “talking” dog:
“She'll have an intellectual dialogue with you, repeating every word you say.”