Still sounds like every other big organization out there (the politicking, the backstabbing, the fiefdoms, the barons, the bullies, the serfs, the hidden true p

Still sounds like every other big organization out there (the politicking, the backstabbing, the fiefdoms, the barons, the bullies, the serfs, the hidden true powers, the untouchables, the 'safe' hiring, ...) just lacking the 'formal' hierarchy on the side.