Attention != quality. Especially not the type of quality that keeps one from getting fired after publicly badmouthing ones boss. As far as I can see, the only

Attention != quality. Especially not the type of quality that keeps one from getting fired after publicly badmouthing ones boss. As far as I can see, the only way she would keep her job, is if her research was so fundamental to the company that they literally could not function without her. Citations don’t tell you that. My boss is a star researcher in his field with multiple 1000+ citation papers. He still has to act respectfully of his boss and peers.