Sadistic Being laid off in advance, while expected to train your replacement is like digging your own grave. It’s sadistic.
Lateral Promotions should not be into lateral fields. Keep the good workers where they belong, so they can advance their knowledge and become experts. Asking them to do something else is plain stupid.
King The consumer is the King. He devours everything, and everybody is working tirelessly to appease him.
Corrupt No matter the altruistic nature of scientific invention, business is always going to find a way to corrupt it. For a profit, of course.